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Archive for October, 2006

World’s 6th Billionth Baby

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Lorrize Mae was born seven years ago. Lorrize Mae was chosen by the Population Commission (Popcom), the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) and the United Nations Population Fund, as the Philippine representative for the six billionth baby, a symbolic way of marking the global population milestone. Her parents received a P50,000 cash gift, […]

Breeding the Perfect Pug

Friday, October 20th, 2006

A Pug is a toy dog breed of dog with a wrinkly face, and medium-small body. The word “Pug” may have derived from the Latin Pugnus; the Pug’s face can look like a clenched fist. The current breed standards call for a square, cobby body, a compact form, deep chest, and well-developed muscle. Their heads, […]

Most Memorable College Football Brawl

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

In the first meeting between the two schools whose campuses are nine miles apart, heated words and taunting led to a third-quarter free-for-all that lasted about five minutes and resulted in 13 players getting ejected from the game. Florida International subsequently dismissed two players from the team and suspended 16 others indefinitely. Miami suspended one […]

Dogs. Made in the Philippines.

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Bullet proof liquid body armor

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Next year the president and chief operating officer of Armor Holdings Inc. aims to be selling what he describes as “liquid armor” — garments constructed from layers of tough fibers and fluid polymers — to prison guards. By the end of 2007, he hopes, police and maybe soldiers will begin wearing the company’s new protective […]


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