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MIANYANG - China was poised on Saturday to drain a dangerous "quake lake" in an attempt to avert a disaster that could have flooded the homes of over a million people.

Authorities started to helicopter workers away from a dam that was caused by quake-induced landslides after hundreds of soldiers finished an enormous drainage channel.

Water trapped in the lake in Tangjiashan was expected to start flowing out as soon as Saturday afternoon, according to Luo Haolong, a commander of the water resources section of the police working on the site.

"This afternoon, the water will flow again," said Luo. "Experts say we are ready to break through and allow the river to flow."

Other officials said that the breach may not happen for a few days, but they appeared confident their efforts would eliminate the risk of a disastrous flood.

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PERTH - Oil rose towards $133 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's gains on a supply outage at the Statfjord oilfield in the North Sea and a weak US dollar.

US light crude for July delivery rose 40 cents to $132.59 a barrel by 0229 GMT, extending Friday's gains of $1.38. It struck a record high of $135.09 in intraday trade last week.

London Brent crude rose 33 cents to $131.90.

"The market is continuing to focus on supply side concerns and the outage at Statfjord field is an issue," said Gerard Burg, a commodities analyst at the National Australian Bank.

An oil spill at Statfjord shut about 138,000 barrels per day of production on Saturday and triggered the evacuation of workers, operator StatoilHydro said.

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An estimated 100 houses were razed by a fire Saturday afternoon in Barangay Arena Blanco in Zamboanga City at around noon Saturday.

Residents cannot pinpoint which house the fire originated from but they said the blaze quickly spread around the neighborhood due to hot weather and also due to the light materials used in most of the structures.

The blaze was put out at around 3 p.m.

Arena Blanco Barangay Chair Hadji Adim Atti said more than 100 families lost their homes in the blaze due to the fact that more than one family lived in one housed in many of the homes lost.

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Now a day’s people are getting more practical when it comes to sex, right? Even young people now really know what sex is. And in fact some of them are now starting to explore what is the world of sex, right?

I have some website here that can help you about sex and especially for the male people it can really help in your daily living. They also offer a different kind of product such as: penis enlargement, penis extender. I know that all of you know what is penis enlargement right? So if you want to know more about this website and there product and try to click some of the given links in this article. I know that you will really enjoy in there terms and services and in there product. We are talking about this one so that people and even young people know that is the disadvantage of this and the advantage of these things on us. So what are you waiting for try to visit now there website for more information about there product and services. I hope that you will enjoy. I know that you will satisfied in there services. So visit now the website for more further information.

Philippine share prices closed 0.7 percent higher Tuesday on bargain hunting despite continued worries over rising inflation, dealers said.

The composite index rose 18.69 points to 2,896.15, off the day's high of 2,903.51.

The all-share index gained 8.70 points to 1,782.54.

Advancers outnumbered decliners 71 to 29, while 65 were unchanged.

Turnover improved but remained lean at P2.7 billion (63 million dollars), from Monday's P2.4 billion.

The peso traded at 42.80 to the dollar.

"The market continues to try and complete a full recovery. But the path is fraught with pitfalls and has not been an easy trek," said Francisco Liboro of PCCI Securities.

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I am so proud that I am living here in the Philippines because you can really see lot of tourist spot. Especially the kind of bird what we called the Philippine eagle. I really appreciate this bird because it is so beautiful it has a very large wing span. But now sad to say the number of this type of bird is decreasing. Because some people they are hunting all bird. But not only birds but also wild life like lion, deer, and many more.

Now a day people thinking of what gays and lesbians can do in our society. Well in fact they are a great contribution in our community as of now.

There are blogs now that are talking or about all gays and there events and one of these websites is the gay Romania. Gay Fest 2008 is also some of there events, and it is also there offer. Miss travesty is also one of there programs. So for more information about this happenings or events try to visit there website. Because now days some of the people treat gays and lesbian not right. But they also have the right to be respected. They are also human being that created by God and therefore there are also holy. So we have to respect theme as what they are, because it is not there fault why did they became like that or what. Because of the hormone why did they become like that. So we have to judge them in there inside look not in there outside look or what they are doing. So for further information about this website try to visit it by clicking some of the given link in this article.

Stocks extended their gains on Thursday as investors snapped up some blue chips following modest gains on Wall Street overnight.

A better-than-expected report on consumer prices sent US stocks up 0.51 percent Wednesday. The US Labor Department announced that inflation advanced only 0.2 percent in April, calming jittery investors.

"Inflation data in the US showed a good number that encouraged investors. This positive sentiment in Wall Street trickled down to Asian markets," said Jose Vistan, research head at AB Capital Securities.

Vistan, however, noted that the market was out of fresh local leads to catalyze more buying.

The Philippines' composite index rose 15.73 points or 0.55 percent to 2,878.26.

The broader all-share index gained 9.83 points or 0.56 percent at 1,773.41.

Gainers beat losers, 64 to 36, while 59 stocks were unchanged.

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The Philippines said on Wednesday it has deferred the sale of two geothermal power plants by about three weeks to give interested buyers more time to complete bidding requirements.

The sale of the 289 megawatt Tiwi Plant in Albay province, and the 458.5 MW Makban in Laguna and Batangas, all on the main island of Luzon, was moved to June 27 from June 4.

"We decided to extend the bid submission deadline for the Tiwi-Makban geothermal complex to heed the request of the nine prospective bidders for more time to complete their deliverables, including conducting their due diligence," the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Managament Corp (PSALM) said in a statement.

PSALM, which is tasked to oversee the sale of the government's power assets, said it expects a successful auction after power supply contracts were attached to the sale of the plants.

The government has been guaranteeing supply contracts for plants it wants to sell to assure potential buyers of a ready income stream.

Philippine geothermal firm PNOC-Energy Development Corp, which was bought by local power producer First Gen last year, is among the interested bidders.

The Philippines has 22 active volcanoes and is the world's second largest producer of geothermal energy after the United States, as it sits on the seismically active Ring of Fire that also includes Indonesia.

Geothermal power accounts for 18 percent of the Philippines' energy mix.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

This are some of the beautiful places and tourist spot in Bohol that tourist really love to see. This hills are commonly called as the chocolate hills. As you see it is so beautiful and its look like a very huge chocolate hills right?

And the other one on the upper part is what we called tarsier. It is very popular because of its big eyes. I think they are now becoming one of the in danger species now in the Philippine. This two are only few of the beautiful places in Bohol So visit now Bohol. To know how beautiful Bohol is.

IF Smart USA, distributor of the Smart microcar, could get every person who shouted, whooped, ran into the street, stopped traffic and corralled me for a chat to actually buy a Fortwo like the one I drove around Los Angeles, Daimler’s factory in France would have to run 24/7.

There is no great secret to the car’s appeal: the Smart Fortwo may be the cutest and most unusual-looking production vehicle to arrive in this country since BMW’s front-loading Isetta 300 of the 1950s.

To see if the Smart was more than a fashion statement — the charm of its shape and colors draws admirers as if it were the latest gadget from Apple — I drove the company’s better-equipped model, the Passion, for two weeks, scooting around the San Fernando Valley suburbs and across the freeways to Venice, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.

This resonant cry fills the air as the people of Kalibo (Aklan) and their visitors dressed in outlandish costumes and get-ups -- gyrate through the streets in a hypnotized mass of dancing and shaking. Feet stamping, hands clapping, bongos beating , and whistles blowing, all cry out the rhythmic beat of the Ati-Atihan, undoubtedly the most fantastic fiesta in the Philippines.

The first-ever giant electronic display board, carrying real-time stock market information and positive news around the country, was formally unveiled Wednesday by a group led by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Mounted on the façade of the Insular Life Building at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati City, the P45-million project measures 30 meters in length and 1.5 meters in height.

“Apart from having our own version of New York City’s Times Square, the electronic display system will help bring the stock market closer to commuters and ordinary people so that they can continue to monitor the stock market even when they are outdoors,” said PSE president Francis Lim.

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Oil giant Petron Corp. said Wednesday its net income for the first three months of the year dropped 31 percent to P658 million from P953 million in the same months last year due to lower refining margins.

Despite high local prices, the company reported that its total sales volume went up 10 percent to P12.92 million barrels in the first quarter, compared to P11.75 million barrels in 2007.

Sales revenue also rose 37.5 percent to P59.60 billion from P43.35 billion.

"In spite of the drop in our income, we are confident that we will be able to meet our financial and operating targets for the year as we begin to see the positive impact of our new petrochemical feedstock units," said company public affairs manager Virginia Ruivivar.

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Petron had begun production of petrochemical feedstock propylene at its 180,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Bataan.

The company earlier commissioned a petro fluidized catalytic cracker that converts fuel oil to more high-value products like gasoline and diesel, and extracts the petrochemical feedstock propylene.

Now I really want to buy a new USB, because my old USB is not working properly and I don't know why. Maybe it is because of the virus that stay inside of it. I think the virus destroy the system of my USB so that now instead to copy a 1 gb files it only cpoy now 1/4 of it. I never thought that it will not happen to my USB. huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu what should I do now. And also I don't have a money now to buy another USB, btu I really need it in my class especially when we have a project or an assignment. So I think I have to wait for the moment that I have a money then I have to buy another new USB. jejejejejejeje