Apple OSX Mountain Lion now out in the wild

 

The Mountain Lion has been unleashed.

 

Apple Inc. on Wednesday released the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system (10.8) by making it available on the Mac App Store.

 

Mountain Lion, which promises to port many features from iOS - Apple's platform for mobile devices - is available as a $19.99, 4.05-GB download.

 

 

 

 

"OS X Mountain Lion is the latest release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. Mountain Lion includes over 200 new features to update your Mac into the best computing experience yet," read a description on the App Store page for Mountain Lion.

 

Among its highly touted features are:

 

• iMessages, to send text, photos, videos, contacts, web links and documents to another Apple device like an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Mac
• Share button, which makes it easier to share files
• Reminders app
• built-in iCloud to keep data across all devices

 

Yet another new feature is Dictation, which "lets you talk anywhere you can type."

 

AirPlay Mirroring shows one's Mac screen on an HDTV with Apple TV, while Power Nap keeps the Mac up to date while it sleeps.

 

On the other hand, a new security feature - Gatekeeper - makes it safer to download apps from the Internet.

 

Chinese users will also get improved text input, and Chinese search engine Baidu as an option in the Safari browser.

 

 

 However, users will have to have at least OS X 10.6.8 or later before they can download and install Mountain Lion. — TJD, GMA News

 

article source: gmanetwork.com

PNoy: PHL to make peace with China

President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday called for a  calm approach in resolving conflicts peacefully, specially the geopolitical issues with China in the West Philippine Sea.

 

The world will witness Philippine efforts to make peace with China over tensions regarding the disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea, the President said in an ambush interview with reporters at the 114th Foundation Anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City.

 

Asked if the Philippines is capable of engaging China in armed conflict should the tensions with Beijing further escalate, Aquino said, “We are always ready... based on our own limitations. Pero... having thoughts of armed conflict.. enhance the prospects of having an armed conflict...

 

Most Chinese and foreign security policy analysts believe China wants to avoid military conflict across sea lanes that carry an annual $5 trillion in ship-borne trade, particularly if it raises the prospect of US intervention, according to a Reuters report Thursday.

 

However, they say Beijing is increasingly determined to block any unified effort from rival claimants to negotiate over disputes, preferring instead to isolate much smaller and weaker states in direct talks.

 

China has adopted a more aggressive stance in recent weeks on territorial disputes in the South China Sea as hard-line officials and commentators call on Beijing to take a tougher line with rival claimants.

 

“China's supreme policymaking body, the Politburo Standing Committee, is made up entirely of civilians, but outspoken People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, intelligence advisers and maritime agency chiefs are arguing that Beijing should be more forceful in asserting its sovereignty over the sea and the oil and natural gas believed to lie under the sea-bed,” Reuters noted.

 

Most of them blame the United States' so-called strategic "pivot" to Asia for emboldening neighboring countries, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam, to challenge China's claims, the report added.

 

"China now faces a whole pack of aggressive neighbors headed by Vietnam and the Philippines and also a set of menacing challengers headed by the United States, forming their encirclement from outside the region," wrote Xu Zhirong, a deputy chief captain with China Marine Surveillance, in the June edition of China Eye, a publication of the Hong Kong-based China Energy Fund Committee, Reuters reported.

 

"And, such a band of eager lackeys is exactly what the US needs for its strategic return to Asia," he wrote.

 

The Philippines and China have been locked in a standoff over Panatag Shoal since April, with both countries claiming sovereign rights over the shoal.

 

“So ulitin ko lang ho, sinabi ko nung SONA… kailangan nating ng hinahon, kailangan ng pagsasaliksik ng mabuti at mareresolba natin ‘yan at talagang mapapangalagaan natin ang interes ng sambayanan,” said Aquino.

 

“And let us reiterate, our interest is a peaceful resolution of this conflict,” he added.

Tourism and bananas

 

A retired journalist who was based in Beijing said during a forum Friday in the financial district of Makati the dispute with China is bad for business.

 

It could mean a “difficult period” for the country’s banana exports and tourism industry, where China plays a significant role, said Emmy award-winning journalist Chito Santa Romana, a  former Beijing bureau chief of ABC News.

 

“I think there is still a potential for developing banana exports (and tourism). But we’re going through a difficult period right now,” 

 

In the heat of the standoff over Panatag Shoal last May, China imposed tighter phytosanitary measures for Philippine bananas after it allegedly saw bugs in the shipments.

 

Also last May, China issued an advisory suspending tourism flights to the Philippines after Filipino society groups staged a protest against Beijing’s growing aggression in West Philippine Sea. The protest was staged in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati City.

 

Santa Romana said the Philippines and China should “get (the dispute) off the back-burner” to normalize trade relations with the world’s second largest economy.

 

“You need gestures of good will on both sides and we have to meet halfway in order to meet normal relations,” Santa Romana said during a forum on the impact of the Panatag Shoal dispute on the Philippine economy.

 

The Philippine-China Conflict Forum was organized by the Center for Philippine Futuristics. 

 

China is the fourth largest source of foreign visitors in the Philippines. Tourist arrivals from China increased by 29.7 percent to 243,137 in 2011 from 187,446 in 2010. 

Before the travel advisory was issued by China, the Philippines was targeting 2 million Chinese tourists by 2016, Santa Romana said. — With a report by Marc Cayabya/BM/VS, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com

James Holmes Mailed Massacre Plans to School Psychiatrist: Report

James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora movie theater shooting that left 12 dead and 58 injured, mailed planned details of his rampage to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the July 20 attack, Fox News reports.


But according to a law enforcement source, the unopened package sat in a mailroom for as long as a week before it was discovered on Monday, July 23.






Police and FBI agents were called to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus on Monday after the psychiatrist (who is also a professor at the school) reported receiving a package believed to be from Holmes.





Although that initial package proved to be harmless, a search turned up another package – this one reported to be from Holmes. Upon opening it, a notebook documenting the chilling details of Holmes's planned attack was discovered, according to the Fox report.

"There were drawings of what he was going to do in it – drawings and illustrations of the massacre," the source told Fox News.

The source added that the package had been in the mailroom since July 12, but it is unclear why it had not been delivered to the psychiatrist earlier.

It is also unknown whether the psychiatrist had any prior contact with Holmes.

source: people.com

After Colorado massacre, Obama pledges to address gun violence

NEW ORLEANS -- US President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to work with Democrats, Republicans and community leaders to "arrive at a consensus" on how to reduce gun violence across the United States.

 
Closing out a multi-day trip that began in Aurora, Colorado, where he met with families and victims of the movie theater massacre there, Obama told a mostly African American audience that such tragedies are replayed on a smaller scale in cities throughout the country on a daily basis.


"Every day and a half the number of young people we lose to violence is about the same as the number of people we lost in that movie theater," Obama said in remarks at the National Urban League Conference in New Orleans.

"I'm going to continue to work with members of both parties and with religious groups and with civic organizations to arrive at a consensus around violence reduction."

Discussing or even touching on the issue of gun control in the United States during an election year is risky, and Obama has been careful to avoid making sweeping proposals that could offend gun owners and rally his Republican opponents.

The president made a point of emphasizing his support for the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, which covers the right to bear arms.

"We recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage," Obama said.

"But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals. That they belong on the battlefield of war, not on the streets of our cities."

article source:  interaksyon.com

Katherine Jackson Could Lose Millions In Perks

The plot to turn Katherine Jackson against the Michael Jackson Estate has backfired in the most ironic of ways ... because the money grab could end up costing Katherine millions in perks.

When Katherine was appointed guardian of Paris, Prince and Blanket, the Executors gave an allowance of $60,000 per month for the care of the children ... that's $720,000 a year.  Less than a year later the judge increased the 60k to 70k, and that would make the yearly take $840,000.

The judge is now in position to strip Katherine of guardianship altogether.  If that happens, the executors will almost certainly petition the court to funnel the money in TJ's direction, since he would be caring for the children.

Katherine never had control of the money for the kids, but she enjoys a lot of the perks the kids get, and that goes away if she loses guardianship.  She would still, of course, retain the allowance he personally receives from the Estate.

Short story ... Randy, Jermaine, Janet and Rebbie set out to turn Katherine against the estate so she could get more money during her lifetime -- money she could dole out to them -- but the plot may have actually screwed Katherine.

When she realizes what hit her, mama's gonna be pissed.

source: tmz.com

Lovi Poe, nadala sa mainit na love scenes with Benjamin?

Ang ‘Horror Princess’ na si Lovi Poe ang umupo sa hot seat ng Don’t Lie To Me segment ng Showbiz Central noong Linggo, kasama ang funny at energetic host na si John “Sweet” Lapus.

Tila nahirapan si Sweet na paaminin si Lovi hinggil sa napababalitang relasyon nito with hunk actor Jake Cuenca. Ayon sa mga katrabaho ng actress, palaging bumibisita, nagdadala ng pagkain at sinusundo ng actor sa set ang gorgeous Kapuso actress.   

Isa rin sa nilinaw ni Lovi ang pinag-uusapang daring love scenes nila ng newest Kapuso heartthrob na si Benjamin Alves. Sa kanilang pelikulang Guni-Guni, mistulang nadala raw ang actress sa mga maiinit  na pagtatagpo.

Lovi also clarified kung sino ang taong pinasasaringan niya sa kanyang controversial tweet, when she posted this on her Twitter wall: “One day, you will look into someone’s eyes and realize how much damage that person has caused you.”

Tanong: May namamagitan na ba sa inyo ni Jake Cuenca?
Lovi’s answer: No
Lie detector says: Lie
 
“Well in terms of you know, wala namang namamagitan. That part I don’t know, pero kasi we maintained naman ‘yong aming friendship, although constant ‘yong communication namin. Syempre rin, I don’t want it to come from me naman. Hindi rin naman kami madalas magkasama, pero madalas magka-tweet kami,” explains Lovi.

Tanong: May pinariringgan ka bang tao sa iyong controversial tweet?
Lovi’s answer: No
Lie detector says: Lie

“Wala naman akong pinariringgan na tao, kasi wala naman siyang Twitter. So ayun, saloobin ko lang ‘yon sa tao na wala namang access sa Twitter, but it’s really for someone,” nakatawang pahayag ni Lovi.

Tanong: Nadala ka ba sa daring love scenes niyo ni Benjamin Alves?
Lovi’s answer: No
Lie detector says: Lie
 
“Masasabi ko na ‘di ako nadala sa eksena, kasi mahaba siya at matagal gawin. Focused kami at isa ‘yon sa highlights ng pelikula. Mahirap din kasi na madala ka sa ganitong scene, kasi ang daming nanonood sa inyo sa set. Syempre dito sa Guni-Guni, may ganyang eksena. Importante kasi siya sa movie (love scene) at marami silang madidiskubre sa character ko,” kwento ng actress.
 
‘Di rin inaasahan ni Lovi ang pagbisita ng kanyang leading man na si Benjamin Alves at inamin nito na kinabahan din siya sa ilang love scenes nila, but he never took advantage of the actress. “Kinabahan din ako ng konti, naaalala ko noong tinanong kami kung kailangan pa namin  ng bonding time. Pero okay na naman kami eh. We’re good, tsaka kung ano yung ni-require ng eksena, hanggang doon lang kami."

Ayon pa sa actor, he appreciates the actress pagdating sa acting at sa work ethics nito dahil wala silang naging problema sa mga scenes.

Panoorin si Lovi Poe at Benjamin Alves sa Party Pilipinas every Sunday. —GMANetwork.com

source: gmanetwork.com

'The Jeffersons' actor Sherman Hemsley dies at 74

El PASO, Texas - Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons," a 1970s sitcom that was one of the first to focus on a black family's move up the social ladder, has died at age 74 in El Paso, Texas, officials said on Tuesday.

He was found dead on Tuesday, El Paso police said in a statement. An autopsy will reveal the exact cause of death, but foul play is not suspected, police said.

Todd Frank, the actor's agent, said in a statement: "He was not only a great client and actor and good friend ... he was a very loyal human being."

Hemsley's best-known role was as George Jefferson, the affluent and sometimes scheming owner of a dry cleaning business who lived in a New York luxury apartment with his wife, Louise, and a son named Lionel.

"Movin' On Up," the gospel-flavored theme song of the show, that celebrated the Jeffersons' economic rise and their claiming a "deluxe apartment in the sky," became a pop culture classic.

"The Jeffersons" was a spinoff of creator Norman Lear's show "All in the Family." In that program, the Jeffersons were introduced as the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker.

"With the passing of Sherman Hemsley, the world loses one of its most unique comic talents and a lovely man," Lear said in a statement.

"The Jeffersons" ran on television from 1975 to 1985. After that, the Philadelphia-born Hemsley went on to guest star in shows, including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," and had a role in the animated series "Family Guy."

Hemsley was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1984 for outstanding actor in a comedy series for "The Jeffersons." He was also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. — Reuters

source: gmanetwork.com

Oscar-winning 'Dog Day Afternoon' writer Frank Pierson dies

LOS ANGELES - Frank Pierson, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon," died on Monday at age 87, representatives for the writer said.

Pierson passed away of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said the Writers Guild of America, West, a group for which Pierson once served as president.

Pierson most recently co-wrote an episode of the critically acclaimed television show "Mad Men" that aired earlier this year, and he had roughly 20 writing credits in television and film.

But he is best known for "Dog Day Afternoon," which starred Al Pacino as a man who tries to rob a bank to pay for his male lover's sex change operation and becomes a hero to a crowd of bystanders during a standoff with police.

Pierson also directed the 1976 Barbra Streisand film "A Star Is Born" and several made-for-television movies. Aside from his Oscar win for "Dog Day Afternoon," Pierson also was nominated for Oscars for his writing on the 1965 Western "Cat Ballou" and 1967 prison drama "Cool Hand Luke."

"From great, great movies like 'Cat Ballou' 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' to his joining the writing staffs of 'The Good Wife' and 'Mad Men' well past his 80th birthday, he's always shown us ... how to do it with class, grace, humor, strength, brilliance, generosity and joyful tenacity," said Phil Robinson, a member of the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Pierson, who was born in Chappaqua, New York, worked in advertising before he sold a story and changed careers to become a screenwriter.

He is survived by his wife, Helene, children Michael and Eve, and five grandchildren. — Reuters

source: gmanetwork.com

Bachelor Pad Premiere: Who Got the Boot and Who Got Busted?

Did you get your nights mixed up?

Yes, usually tonight would be The Bachelorette (and the finale for that matter), but we closed the book on Emily Maynard's love life last night, so that we could make room for some more drama on Bachelor Pad tonight.


 Former contestants Kalon McMahon, Rachel Trueheart, Blakely Jones, Lindzi Cox, Sarah Newlon, Jamie Otis, Erica Rose, Chris Bukowski, Michael Stagliano, Ed Swiderski, Reid Rosenthal, Jaclyn Swartz, Ryan Hoag, Nick Peterson and Tony Pieper were all a part of this journey to find love (again), and more importantly, to try and win $250,000.

But they weren't the only ones.

For the first time this season, ABC included a group of Super Fans into the mix. Twin blondes Brittany and Erica Taltos (competing as one person), Paige Vigil, Donna Zitelli, Chris Bain and David Mallet were also working toward that money, we mean, finding true love.



The drama began before you could blink (which we're not complaining about) as Jaclyn made it very clear to all of us that she was not a fan of Blakely, but remained civil...for now. Ed could've cared less about anything other than the pool, which he stripped down to enjoy right away.

Chris Harrison informed the group that they would need to partner up for their first challenge the next day.
As everyone tried to find their better half, or at least, someone who could actually win the competition, we learned that the reality stars were plotting to get the Super Fans out of the house first. Yes, that's kinda rude considering they're their fans, but whatever.



Their first competition proved to be equal of an Olympic challenge—just kidding. Basically, each pair had to cram themselves into a heart that was raised into the air and had to try and stay inside of it during the various tilts.

Things got interesting when the winners of the challenge were actually two Super Fans, Brittany and David. The TV regulars weren't very happy about that one. The prize for winning was a fantasy date for the two, er, three of them (remember, the twins play together). The trio enjoyed a stroll on the boardwalk and some rides, followed by an impromptu (or was it?) skinny dip in the ocean.

Meanwhile, things got steamy back at the house, with Chris (who was apparently Blakely's property) and Jamie getting hot and heavy in private, until Jaclyn and Blakely busted in on them and ruined the mood. Oh, and Blakely cried about it.

Oh yeah, that's already happening.

source: eonline.com

Olympics: Nostalgic Dream Teamers fancy Team USA's chances for hoops gold

BARCELONA - Original "Dream Team" members David Robinson and Chris Mullin renewed their love affair with Barcelona 20 years after the squad's gold medal triumph and are confident the current crop of U.S. Olympians will match their achievement.

"Old great memories," Mullin, a jump-shooter on the all-conquering 1992 team, told Reuters after watching the U.S. practice at Palau Sant Jordi on Monday (Tuesday, PHL time), a day ahead of the Olympic champions' final tune-up before London against Spain.

"I love the city, it's a beautiful place to be. I think there's a connection with Barcelona and that team. I think we embraced the city and I think that the people that were around at that time have a connection. It's a distant home."

Robinson also basked in the memory of the 1992 Dream Team experience, when he along with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird ushered in an era of National Basketball Association (NBA) stars competing on the Olympic stage.

"We went back to the arena out there in Badalona and it was a lot of fun," Robinson said about the arena where they enthralled fans around the globe.

"It brought back memories of how nice the people were, how crazy it was out on the Rambla. There's always zillions of people around. It made it a lot of fun."

Robinson, Mullin and teammate Clyde "The Glide" Drexler were honored during halftime of Sunday's U.S.-Argentina friendly to enthusiastic cheers from the Barcelona crowd.

Despite a tight 86-80 scoreline in favor of the Americans, the Dream Team alumni said they were impressed by the latest squad.

"They can put the ball in the basket," Robinson said. "They've got a few guys that are virtually unstoppable when they want to be.

"You've got a LeBron James and a Kevin Durant. You've seen guys like Russell Westbrook go off and Kobe [Bryant], you know what he can do. These guys are unstoppable. It's going to be tough for any team to slow us down."

Said Mullin: "Offensively, there are so many gifted players sharing the ball and creating good shots for each other."

Force turnovers

Robinson said defensive pressure was the U.S. key.

"They have to work together a little bit better, especially on perimeter defense. Giving wide open three-point shots, people are going to make those shots out here," he said.

"You have to at least get a hand in their face to challenge some shots. They get a little better on their rotations and they're going to be OK."

Mullin saw it differently.

"Perimeter-wise they're phenomenal. Defensively they're off the charts. They can really apply pressure and force turnovers and take other teams out of their offensive sets."

Neither former Dream Teamer thought a lack of size, brought about by injuries that ruled out Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh, would derail the Americans.

"They can play Carmelo [Anthony] at the 4 [power forward], LeBron at 4," said Mullin. "They can do it a little bit differently than a traditional lineup."

Spain, losers to the U.S. team in the 2008 Beijing final, will have a size advantage inside, while the U.S. team has greater depth, quickness and athleticism.

They figure to give the United States a good challenge, unlike the series of routs registered by the '92 Dream Team, who went 8-0 with an average victory margin of 43 points.

"We weren't exactly tested, whereas these guys will be tested probably a few times in this Olympics," Robinson said. "But that's great. It's great to see basketball on the world stage get better and better."  - Reuters

source: gmanetwork.com

A$AP Rocky Rapper BU$TED for Brawl with Photogs

Rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into NYPD custody tonight after he allegedly put the smackdown on 2 guys who took pics of him ... TMZ has learned.
 




According to law enforcement sources ... A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, had gotten into a verbal dispute with someone in downtown Manhattan, when 2 civilians started snapping photos of the incident.

We're told A$AP and a friend quickly turned their attention to the amateur photogs ... and a full-fledged fight erupted. Our sources say the two victims suffered cuts and bruises with one requiring treatment at a hospital.

We're told responding officers arrested AR ... and he's expected to be booked for attempted robbery. It's unclear, at this point, what he's accused of trying to pilfer.

Rocky is a native New Yorker and member of the hip hop group A$AP Mob. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the BET Awards this year.

source: tmz.com

Dolphy, planong ipagpatayo ng rebulto sa Quezon City

Plano ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City na magpatayo ng rebulto para sa namayapang Comedy King na si Dolphy.




Ang proyekto ay magiging bahagi ng plano para mapatingkad pa lalo ang pagkilala sa lungsod bilang 'Entertainment Capital of the Philippines' at 'City Of Stars'.




"I think it's also high time, and in this particular area, Tomas Morato, South Triangle, eh maglagay tayo ng mga gan'on na parang mayroong istatwa ni Ninong Dolphy na tumatawa. So, maraming magpapa-picture doon," paliwanag ni QC Mayor Herbert Bautista sa panayam ni Lhar Santiago sa Chika Minute nitong Martes.

Bagamat sa Tondo, Manila lumaki at nag-aral ang Comedy King, naging malaking bahagi rin sa buhay ng yumaong komedyante ang Quezon City dahil sa kanyang trabaho bilang isang artista.

Ayon kay Herbert na isa ring artista at komedyante, plano ng lokal ng pamahalaan na isagawa ang proyekto sa loob ng dalawang taon.



 "Many people actually go to that area [South Triangle] near the networks para lang mag-abang ng mga artista. So, if we put a tribute to Dolphy, I'm sure matutuwa ang mga tao at dadayuhin nila 'yan [ang rebulto ni Dolphy]," pahayag naman ni QC Vice Mayor Josefina Belmonte.

Bukod kay Dolphy, plano rin ng lungsod na magpatayo ng rebulto ang iba pang mga artista tulad ng yumao na ring Action King at National Artist na si Fernando Poe Jr.

Ipinaalam din ni Mayor Herbert na bago pa man pumanaw si Dolphy ay nabili ng lungsod ang lupain ng komedyante sa Novaliches na pagtatayuan ng eskuwelahan.

"Mayroong lupa diyan si Tito Dolphy sa may Barangay Gulod. Binili naming. Walang high school doon, tatayuan namin ng High school. If he becomes National Artist, I'm also pushing that the high school be named Rodolfo Quizon High School," ayon sa alkalde. - Mac Macapendeg/FRJ, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com

Dolphy, comedian adored by many Filipinos, dies

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' "King of Comedy," the performer fondly called Dolphy by generations of Filipinos, has died.

Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. was 83. He died late Monday at Makati Medical Center of multiple organ failure and complications from pneumonia, according to an email from the hospital where he had been treated. He also suffered from kidney failure.

Philippine government officials, fellow movie and TV celebrities and common folk heaped praise on Quizon, who shot to fame for portraying gay roles and odd characters.

One of the late actor's sons, Eric Quizon, read a family statement before a huddle of TV cameras and journalists, thanking millions of Filipinos for supporting his father and asking for prayers.

"Heaven is a happier place with him there," said Quizon, who is also an actor.

The elder Quizon started performing on stage in the 1940s during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and made his final comedy flick, where he played a priest, two years ago.

One of Quizon's biggest comedy hits was `Facifica Falayfay," where he played a gay man. He also starred in a popular, longtime television comedy, "John en Marsha," where he played a man perpetually at odds with his mother-in-law.




Quizon starred in more than 200 films in his 66-year career, according to the state-run Philippine News Agency.

Many of his comedy flicks were produced by his own movie firm, RVQ Productions, which he set up in the 1960s.

President Benigno Aquino III said Quizon was a kind man who represented the Filipino everyman and gave his countrymen "a reason to smile for the daily happenings" in their lives.

Ex-President Joseph Estrada, a former actor, says Quizon should receive the prestigious National Artist award.

Quizon had never been married but bore children with a number of women. Some of his children also entered the movies, with a few following in his footsteps as a comedian.

As a young boy, he worked as a laborer, watching comedy stage shows before he himself became immensely popular. Philippine presidential candidates had sought his backing during elections to endear themselves to his massive following.

source:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120710/as-philippines-popular-comedian/

Taylor Swift Hangs with Patrick Schwarzenegger on Independence Day

Has Taylor Swift found a new Romeo in Patrick Schwarzenegger – or are they just happy to be celebrating Independence Day?

On the Fourth of July, the Grammy winner, 22, was spotted hugging Schwarzenegger – the son of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger – after spending time with him and much of the Kennedy clan at the Kennedys's Cape Cod compound the day before. The two were also seen laughing and walking along the beach together.








 "Had such an amazing day," Schwarzenegger, 18, Tweeted. "Best 4th of July I could ask for. Hope everyone had a great day!"

On Monday, Swift performed a duet with James Taylor at the Tanglewood Music Festival, in Lenox, Mass. The "Love Story" singer has previously been linked to Joe Jonas, John Mayer, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

But this isn't the first time the singer has been spotted hanging out with the Kennedy family: In January, ABC News reported that Swift was spotted at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of the documentary Ethel (about Ethel Kennedy), where she was spotted alongside the film's director Rory Kennedy. And Swift told Vogue at the time, "The only time in my life I have ever been starstruck was meeting Caroline and Ethel Kennedy."

Schwarzenegger, a male model, owns a philanthropic clothing line called Project360.

 source: people.com

Katie Holmes I Don't Want Scientology Interrogating Suri

Katie Holmes desperately wanted to save Suri from a form of interrogation practiced by the Church of Scientology that she was steadfastly against ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Katie tell TMZ, back in 2005 she had witnessed Tom's other kids participating in a Scientology ritual she found to be troubling ... and feared Tom would drag Suri through the same process.

Ex-Scientologists call the process "sec checking."  Here's the way it works.  The subject holds electrode handles on a device called an e-meter and is then asked a series of personal questions that help the Church locate "areas of spiritual distress."




 Some ex-Scientologists claim the questions include:

-- What has somebody told you not to tell?
-- Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?
-- Have you ever bullied a smaller child?
-- Have you ever lied to a teacher?
-- Have you ever done something you were very much ashamed of?
-- Have you ever refused to obey an order from someone you should obey?
-- Have you ever gotten yourself dirty on purpose?

During the process, a person called an "auditor" collects e-meter readings.

Several ex-Scientologists have come out against "sec checking," claiming it's a mild form of psychological terrorism designed, in part, to get children to report on their parents.

We're told Katie would have none of it and it is one of the reasons she broke from the Church and ultimately Tom.

source: tmz.com