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| The said DPWH photoshopped picture |
DPWH Funny Photoshopped Photos courtesy of their respective owners.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
DPWH officials are everywhere (Photoshopped Photos)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) already apologized for posting the photoshopped photo of its officials on its Facebook page.
However, that did not stop netizens to backlash the government agency even more. Apart from using Twitter and other social media sites to air their negative reactions, some Noypis actually took time to create photoshopped photos of the three DPWH officials in various places and events - even in movie and TV series scenes. Check out the said DPWH Photoshopped Photos below:
DPWH Funny Photoshopped Photos courtesy of their respective owners.
DPWH Funny Photoshopped Photos courtesy of their respective owners.
Born On This Day- October 1st... Zvi Mosheh Hirsh Skikne
There are many milestone movies that I have not gotten around to seeing. I have never seen Lawrence Of Arabia, & I have only first viewed To Kill A Mockingbird, The Women, & Double Indemnity in the past 5 years. I don’t know why I get embarrassed,but as a film fan who has taken Film History & Film Theory classes, & I had not seen the original Manchurian Candidate, but had managed to fit in a showing of Love & Other Drugs because Jake Gyllenhaal was naked.
Thin, dry, sexy Laurence Harvey was one of Hollywood's stranger success stories; never a major star, or even the subject of a cult following, his films were rarely hits, & those that were often seemed to achieve their popularity in spite of him. A cold, remote actor, he proved highly unsuited to the majority of the roles which came his way, & his performances were often the subject of unanimous critical dismissal; even his fellow actors derided his abilities. Yet, Harvey had a career much longer & more prolific than many of his contemporaries, & was one of the most important screen presences of the 1960s. His resumé includes at least a single classic- 1962's The Manchurian Candidate.
In his late teens, Harvey became involved with Hermione Baddeley, an actress, 2 times his age. He was married 3 times, in 1957 to actress Margaret Leighton, a woman of style, but old enough to be his mother, in 1957, to Joan Perry Cohn in 1968, the very rich widow of movie mogul Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures, & to Paulene Stone. Harvey had met Stone on the set of A Dandy in Aspic, & while still married to Cohn he became a father for the first time when Stone gave birth to a daughter in 1969. Eventually, Harvey divorced Cohn to marry Stone in 1972.
But shocking,Laurence Harvey was actually gay! Frank Sinatra's valet, author of Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra, George Jacobs recounts that Harvey often made passes at him while visiting Sinatra. According to Jacobs, Sinatra was aware of Harvey's sexuality but did not mind, joking that he had the handicaps of being" "a homo, a Jew, & a Polock, so people should go easy on him."
In his memoir- Close Up, British actor John Frasier wrote that Harvey was gay & that his long-term lover was his manager James Wolfe, who "discovered" Harvey in the 1950s.
A heavy drinker, Harvey died from stomach cancer at age of 45. Domino Harvey was his openly gay & disarmingly beautiful daughter. She became a Beverly Hills socialite & later launched a career as a model in NYC. She eventually became a famous bounty hunter who also died at an early age from drug abuse. They are buried together in Santa Barbara Cemetery in California.
Thin, dry, sexy Laurence Harvey was one of Hollywood's stranger success stories; never a major star, or even the subject of a cult following, his films were rarely hits, & those that were often seemed to achieve their popularity in spite of him. A cold, remote actor, he proved highly unsuited to the majority of the roles which came his way, & his performances were often the subject of unanimous critical dismissal; even his fellow actors derided his abilities. Yet, Harvey had a career much longer & more prolific than many of his contemporaries, & was one of the most important screen presences of the 1960s. His resumé includes at least a single classic- 1962's The Manchurian Candidate.
In his late teens, Harvey became involved with Hermione Baddeley, an actress, 2 times his age. He was married 3 times, in 1957 to actress Margaret Leighton, a woman of style, but old enough to be his mother, in 1957, to Joan Perry Cohn in 1968, the very rich widow of movie mogul Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures, & to Paulene Stone. Harvey had met Stone on the set of A Dandy in Aspic, & while still married to Cohn he became a father for the first time when Stone gave birth to a daughter in 1969. Eventually, Harvey divorced Cohn to marry Stone in 1972.
But shocking,Laurence Harvey was actually gay! Frank Sinatra's valet, author of Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra, George Jacobs recounts that Harvey often made passes at him while visiting Sinatra. According to Jacobs, Sinatra was aware of Harvey's sexuality but did not mind, joking that he had the handicaps of being" "a homo, a Jew, & a Polock, so people should go easy on him."
In his memoir- Close Up, British actor John Frasier wrote that Harvey was gay & that his long-term lover was his manager James Wolfe, who "discovered" Harvey in the 1950s.
A heavy drinker, Harvey died from stomach cancer at age of 45. Domino Harvey was his openly gay & disarmingly beautiful daughter. She became a Beverly Hills socialite & later launched a career as a model in NYC. She eventually became a famous bounty hunter who also died at an early age from drug abuse. They are buried together in Santa Barbara Cemetery in California.
Crazy Ants: What Do They Do?
Crazy ants, particularly the Rasberry crazy ants (Nylanderia pubens), which were first found in Houston, Texas in 2002, are now infesting many parts of the US including Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana, according to recent reports. But what exactly are the effects of crazy ants?Here's a discussion from the Department of Entomology of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Impact: What do they do?
In infested areas around the Houston area, large numbers of Rasberry crazy ants have caused great annoyance to residents and businesses. In some situations, it has become uncomfortable for residents to enjoy time in their yards. Companion animals may, in some cases, avoid the outdoors as well, and wildlife such as nesting songbirds, can be affected. The economic impact is currently unknown.
Biting and medical implications to people, livestock and wildlife: Rasberry crazy ants do not have stingers. In place of a stinger, worker ants possess an acidopore on the end of the abdomen, which can excrete chemicals for defense or attack. They are capable of biting, and when bitten, they cause a relatively sharp pain that quickly fades.
A related species in this genus, Nylanderia fulva, has been a serious pest in rural and urban areas of Colombia, South America. In this case, they reportedly displaced all other ant species and caused small livestock (e.g. chickens) to die of asphyxia. Larger animals, such as cattle, have been attacked around the eyes, nasal fossae and hooves. The ants also caused grasslands to dry out (dessicate) because the ants aggravated sucking insect pests (hemipterans) because the ants feed on the sugary "honeydew" produced by these plant feeding insects.
Electrical equipment: In areas infested by the Rasberry crazy ant, large numbers of ants have accumulated in electrical equipment, causing short circuits and clogging switching mechanisms causing equipment failure.
In some cases the ants have caused several thousand dollars in damage and remedial costs.
Agriculture: Todd Staples, Commissioner of Agriculture, suspects this to be a potentially serious agricultural pest (see Press Release). These ants show likelihood of being transported through movement of almost any infested container or material.Thus, movement of garbage (See image B below), yard debris (See image A below),bags or loads of compost, potted plants, bales of hay, can transport these ant colonies by truck, railroad, and airplane. No information is available on potential yield effects in infested lands.
Impact on Wildlife: Wildlife such as nesting songbirds is irritated by the Rasberry crazy ants. Masses of crazy ants covering the ground and trees likely affect ground and tree-nesting birds and other small animals and cause wildlife to move out of the area.
The ants are even displacing red imported fire ants in areas of heavy infestation. However, after experiencing the Rasberry crazy ant, most residents prefer the fire ant.
A related species of crazy ant has been a serious pest in South America, reportedly displacing all other ant species. In addition, the South American crazy ant pest caused chickens to die of asphyxia due to ants obstructing their nasal passages. Larger animals, such as cattle, have been attacked around the eyes, nasal area and hooves.
Source: http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm#impact
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