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Today is the death anniversary of Nikola Tesla.

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:51:04 PST

Nikola who? If you don't know him, can't blame you. But I am glad he is alive in Facebook with over 200,000 fans--- way below Michael Jackson's 10 million but much ahead that of his nemesis, Thomas...

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Anjoy takes oath as new electronics and communications engineer

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:17:32 PST

Anjoy (Andy Jr.) Gimpaya passed the ECE board exam last Oct 2009. Only 26% of more than 4000 examinees passed this exam, acknowledged as one the most difficult to date. Anjoy, a 2009 ECE graduate of...

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Tiger Woods and Sex Addiction

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:35:26 PST

After the “accident” that caused Tiger Woods and his luxury car to crash on a hydrant and a tree, the scandal about his promiscuity with women has hounded and disgraced the best golfer in town. His...

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Norwegians think Barack Obama is rude for snubbing the traditional events for the Nobel Prize awards

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:30:17 PST

In accepting the Nobel Prize for peace, Barack Obama travels to Oslo, Norway. But he cancelled some of the traditional events that go with the awarding, among them a snub to the invitation of...

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OLPDA's Christmas Party on December 19, 2009

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:25:14 PST

The Our Lady of Penafrancia Devotee’s Association (OLPDA) headed by Boy Cabaero has scheduled its yearly Christmas Party on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Our Lady of Victorires Church in Jersey...

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127 killed in Iraq bombings

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:38:17 PST

In another wave of bombings in Irag, 127 died in blasts that took place within several minutes from each other. About 400 people were injured. Iraqi security forces were scouring the site of...

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Arms cache found in massacre suspect's home

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:22:58 PST

When the police and government soldiers were dispatched to investigate the house of Datu Unsay town Mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr’s home, they found a cache of weapons. The raid was conducted after...

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Climate change summit in Copenhagen brings more polluting carbon emission

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:37:14 PST

In spite of the economic downturn that needs some form of austerity among delegates of the global warming conference in Copenhagen, those who will attend will display a measure of extravagance. The...

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Russian nightclub death toll climbs to 112

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:19:42 PST

The Lame Horse night club blaze thought to have been sparked by a wayward fireworks display on December 5, 2009 in Perm, Russia had now killed at least 112 people. rushed to hospitals for treatment...

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$30 billion aid needed by poor countries to curb global warming

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:26:40 PST

Just as the Copenhagen international conference on climate change is about to start, United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer said an emergency $30 billion funding is needed by poor countries to help...

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Medical and dental mission in Albay

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:58:43 PST

About 200 indigent medical and dental patients were treated in a mercy mission conducted by Ako Bicol and the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Concerns on Community Organizing for...

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Changing the guidelines of mammography may increase breast cancer mortality

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:40:58 PST

The US Preventive Task Force, a panel of experts, none of whom are oncologists, has recommended the following which has stirred much confusion and controversy: 1. Raise the age of first mammogram...

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Mrs. Celi Oracion celebrates 80th birthday

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:48:15 PST

With gladness and thanks, Mrs. Celi Oracion, loving wife of Mr. Lossiette Oracion celebrated her 80th birthday at Torrance, California. She was feted by her dermatologist son Dr. Renato M. Oracion of...

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Gate crashers enter the White House

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:25:13 PST

In the US presidential palace where visits of movie stars and celebrities have become quite common, Michaela Salehi and her husband Tareq, a couple among Viriginia’s horse-country set were able to...

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Ferry sinking in Bangladesh brings 51 deaths

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:55 PST

MV Coco, a passenger ferry with a capacity to carry 650 passengers capsized in Bangladesh on Friday, November 27, 2009 leaving at least 51 dead. The fatal accident occurred in Tetulia River near...

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Dubai money woes augur a new phase in the economic crisis?

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:06:00 PST

As if to remind the world of the fragile economy, Dubai, the Middle East country with an ambitious agenda to grow financially was spooked by its inability to meet debt obligations. Dubai’s debt at...

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Miss Brazil is Miss Earth 2009

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:44:58 PST

The 2009 Miss Earth beauty contest in Boracay Island, Philippines brought in a winner in Miss Larissa Ramos of Brazil who romped away with the crown and the cash prize. Runner-ups in the pageant...

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Terrorist attack suspected in Russian train blast

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:22:20 PST

The blast in the Russian passenger train which left a crater on the ground and killed at least 39 people and wounded more than 50 is alluded to be the workings of terrorism. In August 2007, a...

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Incredible aftermath of a massacre: 28 journalists among the dead

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:59:29 PST

A list showing the names of the journalists who were massacred in Maguinadano Province on November 23, as compiled by GMANews.TV staff and the Center for International Law. The horrific incident, the...

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Tiger Woods suffers lacerations in a car crash

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:42:01 PST

Tiger Woods crashed his 2009 Cadillac SUV against a fire hydrant close to his 2.4 million Florida home then to a neighbor’s tree on November 27, 2009. His wife Elin Nordegren Woods was inside their...

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Lack of forensic science logistics in the Maguindanao massacre probe

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:29:12 PST

It is like what happened to the sinking of the passenger ship Princess of the Sea at the height of a typhoon which drowned 800 or more people on June 22, 2008. The Maguindanao political massacre is...

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Advent retreat in preparation for Christmas

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:33:04 PST

The Our Lady of Penafrancia Devotees Association (OLPDA) composed of mainly Filipinos of Bicol roots in the Northeast is conducting an advent retreat this Satuday, November 28, 2009 at 10 AM to 3 PM...

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UP bags top recognition in an international computer programming tilt

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:01 PST

For solving 10 out of 10 computer problems, the team “Mga Sogo ni E.T.) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City bagged the 2009 ACM International Colle giate Programming Contest...

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Thanksgiving Kid

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:34 PST

Noah Cannady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt and Jomarie Cannady of North Carolina, waits for the meaningful day of Thanksgiving.=0=

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Happy Thanksgiving Day!

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:32 PST

For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee! ~Ralph Waldo...

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