There is nothing in this world more beautiful than love. It touches a heart turns it into a temple.
It lifts a soul toward heaven & makes each 1 of us better when we giVe OUrselvEs..

True l0ve is beIng tHe bEst of fRiendZ. Being able to sAy and sHare anYtHing whIle sTill bEing seNsItive to the otheR’s feElingZ..

TrUe l0ve iZ knOwing tHat you’D rAtheR be wiTh thIs peRsoN thAn wIth any1 else , and you feel if the tw0 oF yoU aRe aPart , the empTineSS..
tRue l0ve is shOwing and saYing I LOVE YOU <3 <3 <3…EveN whEn yoU b0th kn0w through a sImPle =] smile that d0ing so iSn'T neceSsary

IT IS COMPLETE W/IN ITSELF, AND IT LASTS INTO ETERNITY…

<3

WHY DOES MY NOSE RUN?
–> The nose serves as one of the body’s first barriers against infection. Your nose makes more mucus when a foreign substance , such as a virus, enters the body. That mucus, combined with an increased flow of blood to the nose caused by the infection, makes your nose ” run ” with excess liquid. And it keeps tissue companies in business.

WHY DO WE BLINK?
–> Blinking protects our eyes from foreign objects, sweeps up dirt that gets in our eyes and lubricates our eyes by spreading tears across their surface. Isn’t that a lot to accomplish in the ” blink of an eye”?

source: Factmonster

“yeS, JimMy? WHat cAn I do for yOu?”

SEizinG the oPpoRtunIty, JimMy asked, “GOD? What is a milliOn years like tO yOu?”

Knowing that JimMy could not unDerstaNd the concEpt of infInitY, GOD reSpondeD in a mAnneR to whIch JimMy coUld relAte, “A milliOn yeArs tO me, JimMy, is likE a minUte.”

“Oh, “said JimMy. “Well, tHen, whAt’s a millIon dOllars Like to you?”

“A Million doLlars to me, JimMy, is like a pEnny.”

“WoW!” remArkEd JimMy, gettIng an idEa, “YoU are sO gEneroUs … can i hAve One of your peNniEs?”

GOD replied, “SUre thing, JimMy! JUST A MINUTE.”

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Funny yet so true. God enriches us more and more, when we are willing to wait for Him longer. Even during the times when it seems we are losing: losing beloved ones, relationships, jobs, health, wealth … He sustains us with more spiritual gifts: hope, wisdom, joy, patience, peace, glory to carry us through. Set your heart to wait upon the LORD Almighty and trust He will not only carry you through but will raise you highly above the tough situations you might be going through. At the moments when pain, temptation or anger seem too tough to handle, sing with King David, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my Strength and my Redeemer.”

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[>>According to the Georgian calendar, February is the second month of the year, and also the shortest month. February has 28 days until Julius Caesar gave it 29, and 30 days every four years. According to tradition, Augustus, the Roman emperor, took one day off to add one day to August, the month named after him. We now have February with 28 days, and 29 on leap years. In the northern half of the world, February is a very cold month. There are usually sunny days that show Spring is not too far off. The Southern hemisphere usually enjoy midsummer weather during February.<<]

FEBRUARY QUOTE

Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone
Which hath but twenty-eight, in fine,
Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.

FeBruAry    2-0-1-0     =] =]

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Review

I understand fully that kids aren’t the most discriminating audience in the world, but adults should still hold filmmakers responsible for some measure of quality in regard to family films. The Spy Next Door, brought to us by comedically tin-eared director Brian Levant (Snow Dogs, Jingle All the Way), is just plain lazy on all levels. Not content to rummage through the garbage bins of the action-star-who-can’t-take-care-of-kids subgenre, searching for uninspired gags like one in which star Jackie Chan can’t cook oatmeal, it also raids the waste baskets for the discarded bits from international superspy kid flicks (a subgenre long stripped bare of any of its original charm after never-ending waves of Spy Kids imitators).

Chan is in full-on clown mode as Chinese Intelligence agent Bob Ho, a spy next door to Amber Valleta’s Gillian, who he’s also dating, and her three children, teen Farren (Madeline Carroll), precocious Ian (Will Shadley), and toddler Nora (Alina Foley). As the film opens, Ho is retiring from the spy biz and wants to take his relationship with Gillian to the next level by coming clean to her about his secret double-life. Gillian isn’t even ready to listen to Bob until her, frankly, hateful children warm up to him. At this point we got a convenient plot contrivance that sends Gilian out of town to her ailing father’s side, allowing Bob to watch the children for an extended period of time with the hope that they’ll all bond as a family.

Levant really has a thing for bratty kids, and they don’t come much brattier than the hellions in The Spy Next Door. I’m not laying blame on the child actors; I’m laying blame on screenwriters Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer, and Gregory Poirier, who supply Levant with the petulant, mean-spirited behavior that he happens to find funny and that fueled his previous klunkers Are We There Yet? and Problem Child 2. There’s a predictable eleventh-hour emotional turn for the kids at the end of the film, but it doesn’t alleviate the pain of the previous hour, watching Chan get treated like a complete moron by overly sarcastic children.

Jackie Chan, through all of this junk, remains a professional. He’s enthusiastic beyond measure, certainly more than the material warrants. It’s got to be a blessing that his language barrier probably keeps him from realizing just how phony-baloney his fellow actors are. A wooden Billy Ray Cyrus (seriously, what is up with that hair?) and a visibly tired George Lopez co-star as Bob’s CIA buddies, drawing him back into the spy game when little Ian accidentally downloads the plans for a petroluem-devouring bacteria through a satellite link on Bob’s computer. Russian baddie Poldark (Magnus Sheving) wants to use it to control the world’s oil supply. You can tell he’s Russian because he pronounces “formula” as “fer-mooluh” and “antibodies” as “antoo-botties”.

Soon Bob is carting the kids around, trying to keep them out of danger, while Poldark attempts to retrieve his formula. Levant is as good with the action as he is with the comedy, which is to say not at all. Chan’s stunt double has never been more obvious — a younger guy in a shaggy black wig, doing all the tricks that Chan shouldn’t be doing anymore and certainly not in films like this. Even Chan’s trademark proto-parkour leaps up the side of buildings are floaty and more than a little sad, with apparent wire work helping the actor along the way. I don’t blame Chan for sitting out the more physical bits, but I do blame Levant for making Chan’s lack of participation obvious.

I also blame Levant for making Alina Foley’s performance so inexplicable. I understand she’s a hair’s breadth past toddlerhood, and as such, isn’t going to be giving Meryl Streep a run for her money (yet?), but if a kid actor makes a distracting face in a scene that doesn’t call for it, don’t use that take and definitely don’t cut to an insert shot of her making that face. I’m sure it was very cute on set — she’s a cute girl — but as a director, you have the power to make her look like a little pro. Cutting to moments where she is obviously thinking about anything but the movie at hand makes you look bad. I’m not sure why I expect this level of care from someone who apparently couldn’t give George Lopez some Visine before takes.

Jackie Chan will survive all of this unscathed. He shows up with energy, works through his lines, and gives it his all. And for what? To star in a movie that time will bury with its forgotten predecessors like Mr. Nanny and Catch That Kid Family filmmakers can keep on thinking kids care about the international spy trade (kids don’t care) or whether or not men can cook a decent breakfast (kids don’t care), and, honestly, this won’t be the last kiddie flick to feature either one of those things in it. Concerning The Spy Next Door, if the lazy filmmakers don’t care enough about their movie to offer at least one single original idea, then you shouldn’t care enough to go see it.

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by: John Gholson

In page 27 … the corresponding saying is “when the going gets tough, the tough get going” i ask him to explain this further… He said…

Mental toughness is the abillity to be at your best at all times, regardless of the circumstances. It’s easy to do well when there’s no pressure or stress. Mental toughness is constancy of purpose; it is total focus and emotional control. Mental toughness is not rigidity in the face of challenge. It is seeking out the corporate pressure that can’t be avoided anyway and being energized  by it. It’s not the ability to survive a mistake or failure; it’s the ability to come back even stronger from failure.

Mental toughness is not inherent. It’s not something that people are born with. Instead, it’s learned . We start small, achieving a minor goal. Then we set our sights higher and succeed again. We may not succeed each time, but if we work patiently toward our larger goals, savoring victories and shrugging off small setbacks, we will prevail. And each time we raise the ante, we gain skills and confidence that make the next success more likely …This particular cycle–hardwork,success, more hard work , more success, with the occasional setback thrown in— is the crucible of character..

aDviCe like thiS usuaLly aRrives from my dAd— but I can alSo hEar it frOm my moM, granDfatHer, gRandmothEr,unCles ,aUnts and even my teAcheRs or  coAcheS. My dAd maY noT alWays be the MoSt elOquEnt wheN iT cOmes to eXpreSsing hiS thouGhtS aNd feElingS ,FOR ME HE’S STILL THE BEST DAD IN THIS WORLD!!!

=]  >>> i <3 my dAd  & also my mom <<<  =]

papa           &        mama

2. A tree frog in Brazil has an unusual form of camouflage. It looks like a splash of bird droppings  on  a  stone.

3.Crocodiles have a keen sense of smell. They travel up to 2 miles  (3.2 km) to share a meal

4. Turtles cannot leave their shells the way snails can. Many turtles’ bones , including their backbone and ribs , are attached to the shell

5. In some species of frogs  and  toads, the females are larger than the males. The females carry the males piggybank  to the spawning ponds

6. A  crocodile can leap out of the water and be propelled forward by its powerful tail. This “tail walk” resembles the way some dolphins  travel on water.

7.The male dusky salamander scrapes the female’s skin with its teeth  to  inject a special chemical. This chemical makes the female accept his courtship advances.

8.Many people believe that snakes are  hypnotized  by  the  music  of  snake  charmers. In fact, the snake is preparing to strike . Its dancelike motions follow the  movements  of  the  snake charmer’s flute

9.It is difficult for reptiles to survive in climates that remain cold for long periods of time

10. HERPETOLOGISTS  are  scientists who study live reptiles and amphibians.

Following this announcement, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared September 7, National Day of Mourning for our Executive Minister Eraño “Ka Erdy” Manalo.

“All flags all over the Philippines will be flown at half-mast,” Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said.

September 7 is also a non-working holiday in the US, as Americans celebrate Labor Day.

we will miss you KA ERDY.. WE LOVE YOU…