Having spoke to Josh from iCyclone a few moments ago, they guys are putting their final Preparations together for the Arrival of what is the Strongest Typhoon ever seen on Earth. Winds gusts up to 370km/h, Wave heights to 50 feet, central pressure is 895hPa, this is as powerful as a strong Tornado, however this won't just last a few minutes, this is going to go on for several hours.
The Guys are bunkered down in a Solid Concrete Bunker in Tacloban, Philippines, if you want to see there Exact location type this into Google Maps : 11.242N 125.003E
Typhoon Haiyan, roughly 48-60 hours from a dangerous encounter with the Philippines, is rapidly intensifying.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimates its maximum sustained winds are 120 mph (as of 18 UTC), the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. That’s a a 70 mph increase since Monday when peak winds were around 50 mph (at 15 UTC).
Haiyan is forecast to have maximum sustained winds of 150 mph within 12 hours, which would classify it is a super typhoon. By Thursday, its highest sustained winds may peak around 160 mph, rendering it a catastrophic category 5 storm just as it is nearing landfall in the central Philippines. The JTWC officially brings Haiyan ashore with peak winds near 155 mph around 6 UTC Friday (1 a.m EST, 2 p.m. local time in Manila).
Several tropical storms and typhoons have crossed the Philippines this year, but Haiyan promises to be among the most intense if not the strongest. (Utor crossed the northern Philippines as a category 4 storm in early August.)
“Haiyan will likely be the most dangerous tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines this year,” writes Wunderground meteorologist Jeff Masters. “This is particularly true since Tropical Depression Thirty dumped heavy rains over the central Philippines Monday, which helped saturate the soils.”
Rain totals along the path of Haiyan could top 200 mm (8 inches). Mudslides are a serious concern in the higher terrain, where localized totals of 250 to 300 mm (10 to 12 inches) are not out of the question.
The expected track of Haiyan will take it directly over the areas hardest hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 150 people in the middle of October.
Haiyan will also produce a severe and inundating storm surge, especially along the eastern coast of southern Luzon and Samar islands.
Manila should remain north of the most violent part of the storm, but is still likely to be impacted by damaging winds and torrential rain.
Watch how the Filipinos dominated the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) 2013 held in Hollywood, California! Talents from 50 countries competed in an olympic-style battle for the title of "Grand Champion Performer of the World".
The results: 2013 SENIOR GRAND CHAMPION PERFORMER OF THE WORLD Beverly Caimen - Philippines
2013 JUNIOR GRAND CHAMPION PERFORMER OF THE WORLD Aldeza Dela Torre - Philippines
2013 Sr. Grand Champion Vocal Group of the World Gollayan Sisters - Philippines
2013 Sr. Grand Champion Male Model of the World Reynaldo Gorospe - Philippines
2013 Jr. Grand Champion Vocalist of the World Aldeza Dela Torre - Philippines
2013 Sr. Grand Champion Vocalist of the World Beverly Caimen - Philippines
In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move into a dilapidated, old farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island with their five daughters. During the first day, the family moves in smoothly except for the dog, who refuses to come into the house. That night, the children play a game called hide-and-clap; while playing, one of the daughters finds the boarded up entrance to a cellar. After Roger inspects the basement with a match, the family goes to bed. Carolyn expresses concern because the dog is barking outside, and one of the daughters feels someone pulling at her feet.
In the morning, Carolyn wakes up with a mysterious bruise and their dog Sadie, is found dead. Over the next couple of days, various paranormal activities occur; doors open and close seemingly by themselves and Carolyn hears clapping when nobody is there. At night, their young daughter Cindy sleepwalks into the eldest daughter's bedroom, where she bangs her head repeatedly against an old wardrobe. The activity culminates in the eldest daughter being attacked by a spirit that looks like an elderly woman. Carolyn seeks the help of Ed and Lorraine Warren, noted paranormal investigators, to validate their concerns. Lorraine senses that a particular malevolent spirit has latched on to the family. They conduct an initial investigation, and conclude they should get involved, explaining to the Perron family that the house may require an exorcism. However, this cannot be done without further evidence and authorization from the Catholic Church.
During the process of researching the house's history, Ed and Lorraine find out that the house belonged to an accused witch, Bathsheba. When Bathsheba's husband caught her sacrificing their week-old infant, she climbed to the top of a tree on the property, cursed all those who would take her land, and proclaimed her love for Satan before committing suicide. This is followed by reports found of numerous murders and suicides in houses that have since been built upon the property.
Ed and Lorraine return to the house with a police officer, and another paranormal investigator, Drew. They set up thermal cameras, and alarm systems throughout the house in an attempt to prove the spirit of Bathsheba is inhabiting the house and receive authorization from the Catholic Church. For the first night, nothing happens, and the clocks do not stop at 3:07AM. The next day, they all eat breakfast together and Roger Perron thanks Ed Warren for doing what they can to help. Ed explains that with every exorcism they do, a little piece of his wife Lorraine is taken, but he promises they will do what they can to help them.
During another night of investigation, nothing seems to happen until nightfall, when Cindy begins to sleepwalk again. While walking upstairs, thermal cameras observe a temperature drop around her as she enters into the wardrobe, whereupon the door slams shut behind her. The others force their way into the room and find a secret passage behind the wardrobe. After Cindy is taken out, Lorraine enters the wardrobe and falls through the floor boards down into the cellar. There, she sees the spirits of people whom Bathsheba has possessed, and realizes Bathsheba's purpose: to possess mothers and use them to kill their children.
After Lorraine escapes the cellar, she and Ed take their evidence to Father Gordan to organize an exorcism while the Perron family takes refuge at a hotel. Their relief is interrupted when Carolyn suddenly drives back to the house with two of the daughters. Ed and Lorraine rush to the house, where they find Roger and the police officer struggling with Carolyn as she tries to stab one of her daughters with a pair of scissors. Ed suggests they call the priest, but Lorraine reminds him that the priest is too far away, forcing Ed to perform the exorcism himself. While the others hold the tormented Carolyn down, Ed continues the exorcism.
Carolyn seemingly stops struggling, and for a brief moment it seems the excorism was successful. Suddenly, her chairs flips over end and she is held upside down. Ed yells for the demon to put her down, and after a few tense moments, she is released onto the ground. Ed rushes over to Carolyn, and tells the demon to leave her body. Carolyn slowly turns to Ed and says, "She's already gone.".
Meanwhile, Drew finds April hiding under the floorboards in the kitchen. He yells down the cellar that he found her, and this alerts the Demon inside Carolyn and she dashes up cellar stairs to find April, in order to complete the sacrifice. Ed and Lorraine Warren, along with Roger, rush up the stairs after her in order to stop her from going through with it. The possessed Carolyn chases after April thru a tunnel underneath the floorboards. Carolyn grabs a hold of April, but at the same time, Lorraine reaches down through the floor and grabs Carolyns head. She tells Carolyn to remember how much her family means to her, and to remember what she told her about how special they were to her and that they mean the world to her, and what she would leave behind if she went through with it. This seems to get through to Carolyn, as her face relaxes, and her breathing returns to normal. The demonic presence in her eyes seems to fade, and she puts April down.
The scene changes to Carolyn being helped out of the front door, to a now sunny morning. As she crosses from threshold of the door into the sunlight, the bruises on her skin fade away and she returns to her normal self. Roger and Carolyn rejoice with their family in the front yard, embracing one another, knowing that it's finally over.
After they ward off the demon at the Perron household, the Warrens return to their home. The scene cuts to Ed Warren entering his room of possessed objects and artifacts. He places the old music box from the house on an empty space on a shelf. Lorraine enters the room, and they leave together. After a few seconds, the music box starts to play on its own, and the camera slowly pans back to the music box. The camera zooms in on the mirror of the open music box, and the music slowly comes to a stop. The screen cuts to black, and the credits roll.
Chito Miranda, the singer of popular Filipino band Parokya Ni Edgar, has been mired in a scandal along with girlfriend Neri Naig, a former model.
Miranda on his Instagram account apologized for a “private video” him and his girlfriend that apparently leaked onto the Internet. “Thank you for your prayers,” he continued.
According to local reports, the video–which included explicit acts–was uploaded to YouTube before it was taken down. Some people took screenshots and uploaded them to social media networks.
“I am asking for forgiveness from our families for this unfortunate incident,” Miranda said in a blend of English and Filipino.
“Our hard drive was stolen from our room in our house along with several other stuff…,” he added on Twitter to his 500,000 followers.
Media reports said that he will not grant media interviews over the matter.
On Twitter, Filipino users expressed a mixture of sadness and sympathy.
“Ok. so now Chito Miranda’s trending. So wat if may scandal siya?That doesn’t make him any less of a person. Move on! I’m still a fan of PNE,” referring to his band Parokya Ni Edgar, said one user.
“Let’s give them respect,” another wrote.
“Aw feel so sorry for Chito Miranda and Neri Naig’s video. Tsk. Privacy people!” wrote another.
Parokya Ni Edgar is pop rock band that formed in 1993, winning numerous awards and selling hundreds of thousands of albums.
TEENAGERS Arin Andrews and Katie Hill look like any loving young couple posing in their swimwear.
It is hard to believe that just two years ago he was a girl called Emerald and she was a boy called Luke.
Arin, 17, and Katie, 19, have both undergone surgery to change their gender.
Just over a year ago Katie, a university student, had gender reassignment surgery.
Last month Arin, who is still at school, had his breasts removed.
He says: “I hated my breasts, I always felt like they didn’t belong. Now I finally feel comfortable in my own body.
“Now when I’m out in a public pool or lifting weights, no one raises an eyebrow. They just think I’m a guy “I can wear a tank top, which I couldn't before, and I can go swimming shirtless. I can just be a regular guy.
“And I’m so lucky to have my family and Katie to rely on.”
The couple met nearly two years ago at a support group for transgender teenagers. They bonded through their shared experiences.
Katie says: “To me, Arin’s just my Arin. He’s always looked manly to me. But now he’s had the surgery he’s much more confident and comfortable with himself.
“Being transgender myself, I understand Arin better than anybody else — how good he feels and how complete he feels.”
The teens now love to go swimming and sunbathing together like other couples.
Both their families are supportive of their relationship and say the way the teenagers, from Tulsa in the US, have supported each other has helped in their transition.
But they have not been so lucky with their peers.
Katie was bullied and Arin had to change schools when he revealed he was transgender.
He says: “I lost one of my best friends through the transition.”
Katie started her degree course last autumn but has struggled to make new friends.
She says: “I had a lot of friends in college that were really close to me. Then, all of a sudden, they just stopped talking to me.
“I think they found out I was trans through gossip and decided it was too much for them.”
It has also been difficult for the teenagers’ families, as they have had to come to terms with losing their son and daughter — and also some of their own friends.
Arin’s mum Denise says: “There are still people we don’t interact with any more. I know they questioned me as a parent.”
It is hard for anyone comfortable with their gender to understand how disturbing it is for young people to feel forced to live in the wrong body, writes Sun Agony Aunt DEIDRE SANDERS.
Of course, parents have to be careful not to jump to conclusions.
But when children seem depressed and talk of feeling they are in the wrong body, parents should not allow their own anxieties to make them dismiss it.
A world class reclamation project being planned in Manila Bay is expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs. The project includes a Boracay-inspired man-made beach. But some critics say, the project could do more harm than good.
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