Monday, December 27, 2010

most expensive dog breeds








1st
The first on the list is the world’s famous and exquisitely rare breed called Samoyed, which costs around $3000 to $8000.



As seen in the top image, the puppy Samoyed is one of the most delicate and sensitive pet to handle due to their great deal of requirements. Food, shelter, room temperature and relationship with their master are all critical to their development.



2nd

2nd:  The second on the list is the popular British-born dog breed, which costs around $2000 to $5000, the Bulldog or colloquially known as English Bulldog or British Bulldog.
Despite of its English nature, Bulldog is very much popular in United States as one of the most common pet availed by males. According to psychologists, bulldogs illustrate a harmless and masculine imagery compared to other forms of skinless and hard-to-maintain dogs. In 1568, bulldogs are bred in England by crossing the Mastiff and a Pug breeds.







3rd

3rd:The third on the list is the small version of Spaniel type breeds, which costs around $800 to $3,500, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Cavalier Spaniels are well-suited as toy dogs due to their furry coat and human-attachment factor. In fact, Cavalier Spaniel is considered as one of the most intelligent dogs that can be easily trained in doing various dog tricks. This toy dog is also considered as one of the largest toy breeds with weight growth of up to 4.5 and 8.5 kg (10 and 18 lb) and height of 29 and 33 cm (12-13 inches).
These types of breeds are expensive due to their unique dog characteristics. The dog breed has its four recognized colors, specifically (1) Blenheim or the chestnut or creamy whitish fur coat, (2) Tricolor version, (3) Black and tan, and (4) ruby. However, unlike other color-based dogs, such as Chow chows, that greatly affect the pricing of the dog, Cavalier Spaniel still maintains its luxurious character at any form of color. According to history, even King Charles II owned his first two Cavalier Spaniels.


4th: The fourth is the smallest among the terrier kinds, which costs around $2,000 to $3,000, Norfolk Terrier.
Norfolk Terriers are proportionately formed type of dogs wherein agility, bone density and body frame are all coordinated together to best suit the playful and fun character of the dog. Norfolk Terriers first became fashionable among the girls of Cambridge University in England.  Why is it expensive? Norfolk terrier is relatively a rare kind of dog that is very difficult to breed due to its small body frame. The usual puppies produced per conception amounts to three or four, which somehow suggests a higher price configuration for the breeder.
 
5th: The fifth in the rank is a larger dog breed originating from Japan’s Akita Prefecture, which costs around $1500 to $3500, Akita Inu.
Akita Inu is a large breed of dog that weighs around 34-50kg for females and 34-54kg for males. It is usually available in five different colors: red, Fawn, Sesame, Brindle, and Pure White. Similar to chow chows, the pure white version of Akita is known as the rarest version of its kind; hence, also considered as the most expensive type of Akita.
6th:  The sixth most expensive dog is the small dog from the terrier category, which costs around $800 to $3000, Yorkshire Terrier.
Unlike other terrier breeds, Yorkshire or also known as Yorkie is a long-haired breed with distinct characteristics, such as being playful, sensitive and enthusiastic. Yorkies can be very much attached to their masters especially if they have been under their care during their puppy years. Another distinct characteristic of Yorkshire is their intellect, which is in fact above average compared to the average working dogs. According to Dr. Stanley Coren, with only 15 approximate repetitions of a given comman, Yorkies are likely to follow it with a rate of 70% or better. This is just one of the main reasons while Yorkies are one of the in-demand dog breeds in the United States.
7th:  The seventh most expensive dog is the only purple-tongued dog breed, which costs around $1300 to $3500, Cream Chow Chow.
The dog breed, Chow Chow, has first originated from Mongolia about 4,000 years ago. The breed is one of the 14 ancient dogs that have existed in the past up to the present. Chow Chow literally means a puffy-lion, which greatly describes their elegant and royal double-coats. Aside from its different color versions of cinnamon, red, black and blue, cream Chow Chow is considered the most expensive type of its kind. Why is Cream Chow Chow expensive? DNA analysis of Chow Chow confirms its genes as the oldest recognizable dog breed, which exited even in 150 B.C. Its historical figure and rarity of its color have become the main value of its breed.


Monday, December 20, 2010

Philippines enjoy morale-boosting goal fest




The Philippines enjoyed a confidence-boosting 5-0 win over Macau in a warm-up match for their AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying campaign, which kicks off with a game against Timor Leste on October 22. 

A hat-trick from striker Ian Araneta and goals from midfielders James Younghusband and Emilio Caligdong secured the victory for the Philippines. 

The win came after a 4-2 loss against Hong Kong and a 1-1 draw with Chinese Taipei in the four-team Long Teng Cup staged in Kaohsiung. Hong Kong won the tournament with the Philippines coming in third on four points. 

The Philippines have a settled line-up ahead of the qualifying tournament involving hosts Laos, Cambodia and Timor Leste when the winners and runners up will progress to the AFF Suzuki Cup finals in December. 

Defender Anton del Rosario, midfielders Younghusband and Caligdong and Aly Borromeo all played in the 2007 AFF Suzuki Cup when the Philippines recorded a surprise 0-0 draw with Myanmar in a group match. 

The Philippines failed to make it through to the finals in 2008 when Cambodia and Laos progressed but the results in the Long Teng Cup will have given them hope of qualifying this time around. 

Arguably the best result in the tournament was their 1-1 draw with hosts Chinese Taipei, Araneta securing the point with a goal deep in time added on. 

James Younghusband's brother Phil scored both goals in the loss to Hong Kong earlier in the competition. The Philippines showed a lot of spirit to fight back from two goals behind but went down to a couple of late strikes. 

THEY MAY HAVE LOST THE GAME BUT THEY WON THE HEARTS OF ALL THE GIRLS...




ENGLISH-FILIPINO FOOTBALLER Phil Younghusband played for Chelsea and the Philippine national team, put up a football clinic, joined show biz, made young girls swoon with his magazine pin-ups and ad campaigns. But on the pitch, he’s just another player being watched over by his mother.

“I’m like, ‘Mom!’ I’m 22!’ but it’s okay, you can never be too conscious when playing because the game is so fast that you won’t have the time to think about your parents on the sidelines,” Phil said, laughing.

His Filipino mom Susan, to this day, looks after him and his brother James in tournaments—even during practice.


Phil and James are the ambassadors for 1Goal, a global signature campaign that aims to make education a priority and helps 72 million children—6 million of whom are Filipinos—to complete primary school by 2015.

Advocacy group VSO Bahaginan will facilitate school and community tours with the Younghusband brothers to get people to join.





<3<3<3<3...... =))) 

Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge the best goalkeeper! =>




(born 7 February 1990) is an EnglishFilipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham. He also represents the Philippines at international level, after being a former England school boys international.





Neil Etheridge is an England born Fulham reserve goalkeeper and used to represent the Under 16 for England. But he played for the men’s national team of the Philippines on May, 2008.
Etheridge has a mountain to climb for him to get into first team play in the Premier League for Fulham since the club has just recently purchased two experienced goalkeepers. This kid looks promising though, he had a clean sheet when he represented his first three games for the Philippines. Hopefully, he will one day be in the level of Peper Reina or Schiemichaels.

Quick profile
Name: Neil Etheridge
Birth: February 7, 1990
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6′ 3″
Club: Fulham
Nationality: English, Filipino
International caps: 3



AFF Suzuki Cup 2010: Philippine Azkals OUT, Indonesia IN for the finals

The AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 Finals is going to be between Team Malaysia and Team Indonesia (Garudas) after the latter won tonight its semi-final game, 1-0, against the Philippine Azkals.

As shown on Studio 23, the 2nd leg of the semi-final game of Garudas vs the Azkals was again held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia before a
70,000 Indonesian crowd.

And just like last Thursday, the Indonesian President was watching again live at the venue. He's not a busy President, isn't he?

Cristian Gonzales of Indonesia once again scored that only goal in the game, which puts Indonesia in the finals of AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 happening after Christmas.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Time-Traveling Gadgets

Antikythera

The Greek antikythera was a mystery for years, an intricately complex piece of machinery that scholars eventually concluded was used for astronomy. The FAQs at the Antikythera Mechanism web site includes "Is the Antikythera evidence of time travel?"
The answer, of course, is no. It's evidence that our precursors were much more capable and much more like us than we usually give them credit for.

Filmmaker George Clarke recently discovered a clip that some people believe is evidence of time travel.
It appears in the DVD extras from Chaplin's The Circus, and shows a woman in the background using what appears to be a cellphone. Since the footage was shot in 1928, that's an anachronism to say the least.
The discovery excited not just the blogosphere, who are ready to gawk at and dismiss anything the least bit interesting, but news-hungry cable TV, which presented it as news with about as much journalistic scrutiny as Ron Burgundy gave the water-skiing squirrel in Anchorman.
If it were a one-time thing, we'd chalk it up to a fluke. But we've seen this before. "Time Traveler Captured on Film" has graduated from meme to trope.
There's something about the juncture of photography, consumer tech, history (near and far) and our readiness to believe in conspiracies, science fiction and the occult that leads us to fall for this shtick over and over again.

Neurosurgeons

Surgeons alike all other physicians make a decent living. However, surgeons make even more than regular doctors. Surgeon in general are said to make approximately $170,000. Many factors can either increase or decrease these earnings, though. factors including the location and the experience of the doctor.   There are many advantages to being a neurosurgeons.  They can receive gratitude when they improve the life of another.   The wages are also very rewarding. Also in the community you can even be look upon as hero or heroine. The disadvantages are obvious. The long hours. A surgeon can also be emotionally hurt when he or she makes an error and permanently change the patients life in a negative way.

Physicians will always be need. A neurosurgeon is a field that looks excellent for the future because there aren't that many around right now in comparison to doctors. 

 

 

Here are some Iconic Products That America Doesn’t Make Anymore

Converse shoes
Last production date: 2001
Marquis M. Converse opened Converse Rubber Show Company in Massachusetts in 1908. Chuck Taylors– named after All American high school basketball player Chuck Taylor– began selling in 1918 as the show eventually produced an industry record of over 550 million pairs by 1997. But in 2001 sales were on the decline and the U.S. factory closed. Now Chuck Taylors are made in Indonesia.

Levi jeans
Last production date: Dec. 2003
Levi Strauss & Co. shut down all its American operations and outsourced  production to Latin America and Asia in Dec. 2003. The company’s denim products have been an iconic American product for 150 years.

Televisions
Last production date: Oct. 2004
Five Rivers Electronic Innovations was the last American owned TV color maker in the US. The Tennessee company used LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology to produce televisions for Philips Electronics. But after Philips decided to stop selling TVs with LCoS, Five Rivers eventually filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Oct. 2004. As part of its reorganization plan, the company stopped manufacturing TVs.

Cell phones
Last production date: circa 2007
Of the 1.2 billion cell phones sold worldwide in 2008, NOT ONE was made in America, according to Manufacturing & Technology publisher Richard McCormick.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010



part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.

Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort... alive.

Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale—the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.

Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Open House (7-21 and 22-2010

The open house was a welcome activity of us,  the students as we get to have visitors who come in and observe what assumption education is. Parents and students from different schools were toured and made to view the classrooms and facilities of the school. We the students would in turn behave appropriately as we could. This experience made me realize that beyond these gates and walls of our school is a wider and diverse world as represented by the various people from different backgrounds coming to and fro the campus. We are part of a larger community of people and we must learn to live in harmony with the rest. The two day open house was a success and I am looking forward to an activity such as this in the near future. 

Fun fair (8/11/10)

I was looking forward to the centennial fair days before this day came. Alumni lining up the entrance with all the stubs and stuff to welcome this event had always been a sight to see. Finally it was Wednesday and the D day is here. The day started off as expected with tons of fun and amusements scattered all throughout the school ground. Booths, rides, and a lot more can be seen. Alumni, classmates,schoolmates, teachers and guest roam the campus with smiles on their faces , looking for a new and interesting place to go to.  The young and old alike are had their share of fun and enjoyment. Looking back, with all the hustle and bustle, one important thing that you should have with you wherever you go is money. but despite the rains and financial concerns what is important is that we all enjoyed.

the grand centennial velada


The Velada was a success after all the practices that we did and all the difficulties that we've gone through in doing the props and a lot of stuff.It was a great experience for me because it taught me a lot of things like team work and discipline. Even though my parents would sometimes get mad at me because i always go home late,i did not regret that i have joined the grand Velada because it taught me lessons that will stay with me and ideas that I can use to improve myself. With this experience I also met people and developed friendships along the way.I get to experience with all its grandeur as the cast are more mature. All in all it was fun and memorable.