Radical Media Network

Lotto winner still has to claim P741 Million

2010-11-30T20:21:00.000-08:00

MANILA, Philippines—The winner of the P741-million lotto jackpot, who has yet to claim his/her prize but is likely to remain anonymous, beat odds of one in nearly 29 million to guess the right combination of six numbers between one and 55.

Margarita Juico, the chair of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), which operates the Grand Lotto 6/55, said the PCSO had no idea about the winner of the biggest pot ever save for the fact that the person had placed his or her bet somewhere in Luzon.

Later in the day, Liza Gabuyo, PCSO assistant general manager, said the bettor’s ticket, a lucky pick, was purchased in Olongapo City, Zambales province.

“It was bought in the day prior to the draw,” Gabuyo said.

She said the winner would be given one check for the full jackpot, which is tax-free.

To dispel doubts about the integrity of the process of picking winners, Juico said she was open to revising the PCSO protocol and allowing the winning tickets to be made public.

Kate Middleton

2010-11-26T17:39:00.000-08:00

Kate Middleton, born with her real name Catherine Middleton, is the current girlfriend of the prestigious Prince William of Wales. She was born and raised in the small town of Buckleberry in the county of Berkshire in the southern area of the country of England. Her father is Michael Middleton who is a business man in England. Along with her mother Carole, both parents own the company “Party Pieces” which as the name suggests, sell party supplies. She also has a younger sister named Pippa and a brother named James.

As for her education, she attended Marlborough College which is a public British boarding school nearby Berkshire County in the county of Wiltshire. She was a very good student in college. She got eleven General Certificate of Secondary Education! These certificates certify various courses a student has passed very strenuous tests in. Not only did she do that, but of these eleven certificates, three of them were at the A level.

In 2001, she was a student at the University of St. Andrews in the Fife, Scotland. It was here at St. Andrews where she met her sweetheart Prince William of Wales. At first they were just friends. Then in 2003, she broke up with her then boyfriend and befriended William. They have been a couple ever since. They were seen as a couple for the first time on a ski trip to Switzerland. Although she was originally a small time girl, she knows, because of her relationship with William she has had a lot of attention from the media. She aspires to one day make a clothing company and design the clothing herself.

Prince William Wedding

2010-11-23T20:17:00.000-08:00

William, the eldest son of the late princess Diana and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, will marry his long-term girlfriend in London after an eight-year romance but the venue has yet to be chosen.

The couple, both 28, began Wednesday to work out the details of the event with an eye on the public mood as Britain struggles with deep cuts in public spending designed to slash a massive budget deficit.

The couple, sweethearts since their university days, got engaged last month during a holiday in Kenya.

William presented his fiancee with Diana's sapphire and diamond engagement ring in a proposal that Kate described as "very romantic."

Mel Gibson's Ex speaks...

2010-11-18T03:15:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend talked about the couple's bitter breakup and the court fight over custody of their 1-year-old daughter in an interview set to air Wednesday night on CNN's "Larry King Live."

It is Oksana Grigorieva's first in-depth television interview about her domestic violence accusations against the actor.

She said she tried to forgive Gibson for an incident last January in which she says he "assaulted me while I was still holding the baby in my arms."

"I forgave him in a couple of weeks' time after the first, you know, severe beating that, you know, he struck me twice with his fist and then he was choking me and whilst I was holding Lucia and not protecting myself," Grigorieva said.

She said her 12-year-old son with actor Timothy Dalton witnessed the incident.

"Then we went on towards the pool and he had been screaming and yelling and then he told us, you know, to get the 'f' out and went to get the gun," she said. "And I asked my son to get in the car and that's how we left the 6th of January and from then on every day he was apologizing."

Gibson's lawyer declined to give a public response to Grigorieva's claims, citing confidentiality requirements in a family law case.

Grigorieva denied that she leaked recordings of phone calls from Gibson that were published by a gossip website.

Gibson and Grigorieva will be together again in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday in the custody battle for daughter Lucia.

The Los Angeles County district attorney is considering evidence gathered by sheriff's investigator to decide if a domestic violence case will be made against Gibson, according to a spokeswoman for the prosecutor.

Detectives are also investigating Gibson's charge that Grigorieva tried to extort him with the phone recordings, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Eva Longoria, Tony Parker divorce

2010-11-18T02:53:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES – Eva Longoria filed court papers Wednesday to divorce basketball star Tony Parker, citing irreconcilable differences.

Longoria, a star of TV's "Desperate Housewives," and Parker, an NBA All-Star with the San Antonio Spurs, were married July 7, 2007. They have no children together.

In the filing, Longoria requested that her name be restored to Eva Jacqueline Longoria. She had taken Parker's name when they married.

Pacquiao vs Margarito Update: Antonio Margarito Suffered Orbital Bone Fracture

2010-11-16T07:25:00.000-08:00

Earlier reports said that Antonio Margarito was rushed to the hospital after the fight for check-up. During the fight, the Mexicanboxer was badly beaten by Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night.

ESPN reports said that Antonio Margarito suffered a fractured orbital bone to his face and was expected to stay in the hospital for observation until Sunday.

Orbital bone according to Wikipedia is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.

As quoted in USA Today, Manny Pacquiao asked the referee to stop the game on the 11th round. However, Margarito does not want to stop the game.

“There was no way I was gong to quit. I’m a Mexican, we fight until the end,” Margarito said.

Margarito was not able to attend the postfight news conference at the request of the fight doctor due to his condition.

Antonio Margarito’s face was so badly beaten byManny Pacquiao in Pacquiao vs Margarito boxing match this weekend. Earlier reports said that MexicanAntonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito suffered a fractured orbital bone to his face. Margarito‘s face was cut open during the fight and it was incredibly swollen by the end of round 12, but the Mexican boxer was determined to make it to the end of the fight before losing a unanimous decision to Pacquiao.

According to ESPN.com, Top Rank promotor Bob Arumsaid that Margarito had to undergo facial surgery, onTuesday at Dallas Methodist Hospital, to repair a fractured orbital bone in his face. Arum further explained that the injury is not career-threatening. However, the surgery can’t be performed until the swelling on the eye has reduced.

“He’s in very good spirits and he’s not in pain,” Arum said. “They just have to wait until the swelling reduces, then they can do the surgery and he’ll be released to fly home.”

Pacquiao vs Margarito

2010-11-10T21:09:00.000-08:00

Pacquiao: A shifty assassin with dynamite in both fists, the Filipino southpaw is a sharpshooter of the highest order. His straight left is a concussive weapon, while his right hand wallops do a lot of damage as well. Pacman has improved his feet, control of distance and overall command of ring geometry and geography. At 5’6” with a 67 inch reach, he is extremely small for a welterweight, but especially for a junior middleweight—even if the bout is at a catchweight of 150. Amazingly he's still just 31 years old, despite a championship resume dating back to 1998.

Margarito: A slugger who takes punishment, only to unleash it back on his opponent with greater menace. A rangy puncher, Margarito goes to the body well and throws a lot of punches. His left hook, both upstairs and to the body, is a great weapon. When at his best, he’s a passionate brawler who hurls himself at the task at hand with total passion. Despite the Mosley knockout, he has shown himself to be a durable campaigner. At 5’11” with a 73 inch reach, he will have a big size advantage over Pacquiao. At 32 years old, Margarito is 9 months older than Manny.

Korean actress Lee Da-Hae mocks Filipino's english accent

2010-11-10T06:54:00.000-08:00

There has been an uproar recently on the Internet after a Youtube clip of actress Lee Da Hae surfaced which showed her demonstrating how English was spoken in different countries.

The clip was from defunct KBS2TV variety show, “Sweet Night“, and it featured Lee Da Hae as one of the guests. Lee and her family had stayed in Sydney, Australia for five years, where she graduated fromBurwood Girls High School, and thus she has a good command of English.

It was fine when Lee Da Hae was asked to demonstrate speaking English with American and British accents, but when asked to demonstrate how it would be like with a Filipino accent (according to the show’s graphics), Lee spoke in a way which sounded rather insulting, and it angered many Filipinos who got wind of the video.

According to her, she is only making fun without any intentions to put the Filipinos down and that she refers to the accent in Asia, not just the Filipino accent. But on my keen observation with Koreans who are living in the Philippines even discriminate and act dominantly over the Filipino people. That shouldn't be the case because they are just only strangers in the Philippines(they should behave as aliens) and regarding with the ''accent'' issue, it's undoubtedly and absolutely that Filipinos are way much better in speaking English, unlike the Koreans which is so hard to teach and sounds like chipmunks when they speak English because of their accent.

Mail - Bomb

2010-11-10T06:52:00.001-08:00

A suspicious package personally addressed to the chancellor of Germany was sent from Greece and resembled a series of small mail bombs found in Athens, Germany's top security official says.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the package, which arrived Tuesday midday at the mailroom of the Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, was sent from Greece two days earlier.

The package in Berlin came on the heels of a series of small mail bombs, two of which exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens, in attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists.