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Greenbelt 5 shootout, Rolex robbery (VIDEO)
19 October 2009
Watch the video of the Greenbelt 5 shootout and Rolex store robbery below. Six heavily armed robbers in black bomb squad uniforms were in a shootout with the security escorts of Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga after robbing a Rolex watch store in Greenbelt 5.
One of the robbers was killed in the Greenbelt 5 shootout http://www.timesnewsnetwork.com/greenbelt-5-shootout/ at the Rolex store. Mayor Tinga was having lunch with relatives in a restaurant when several gunshots were heard, which he did not know involved his escorts, at around 11:50 AM.
Greenbelt 5 has been opened to the public already, while the Rolex watch store remains closed pending investigation.
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Watch the video of the Greenbelt 5 shootout and Rolex store robbery below. Continue Reading
Balloon boy hoax, Heene PICTURES
19 October 2009
See pictures of the balloon boy hoax, balloon boy Falcon Heene, and the Heene family below. Continue Reading
Balloon boy hoax of Colorado
19 October 2009
The balloon boy incident in Fort Collins, Colorado is now officially a hoax. The balloon boy hoax, which worried millions, has been deemed a hoax by Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden. Continue Reading
Greenbelt 5 shootout
18 October 2009
Six heavily armed robbers in black bomb squad uniforms were in a shootout with the security escorts of Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga after robbing a Rolex store in Greenbelt 5. Right around noon of October 18, the Greenbelt 5 shootout occured after the six robbers went up against Tinga’s escorts named Cesar Ticlaw and Efren Cenesa.
One of the robbers in Greenbelt 5 was killed in the shootout. Mayor Tinga was having lunch with relatives in a restaurant when several gunshots were heard, which he did not know involved his escorts, at around 11:50 AM. Tinga stated about the Greenbelt 5 shootout and robbery:
“My escorts were just securing the vicinity of the restaurant when they caught the robbers in the act. It was a good thing that nothing bad happened to them for responding very quickly.”
The robbers had forcibly entered the Rolex store, which had a foreigner and his pregnant wife for customers, and smashed the watches’ glass casings with their rifles.
Southern Police District Director Chief Supt. Jaime Calungsod revealed that the robbers were carrying M14 and M16 rifles. He added about the Greenbelt 5 shootout and robbery:
“One of the robbers was gunned down but the rest evaded the police. We have secured and searched every floor but it was difficult to identify them from the civilians.”
Greenbelt 5 remains closed to the public, pending investigation. The main puzzle behind this is how the robbers of the Greenbelt 5 shootout grabbed hold of bomb squad uniforms.
Six heavily armed robbers in black bomb squad uniforms were in a shootout with the security escorts of Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga after robbing a Rolex store in Greenbelt 5. Continue Reading
Watch baby survive train hit (VIDEO)
18 October 2009
Watch the security video below of a baby getting hit by a train when the carriage she was in moves and falls on the railroad tracks. Continue Reading
Nobel Economics Prize winners
12 October 2009
Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel Economics Prize for their analyses of economic governance and also set Nobel landmarks. Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize since its founding in 1968. With Ostrom’s win, she became the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year, thus marking the year with most female Nobel winners.
Economic governance was defined, to some extent, as the way authority is exercised in companies and economic systems. Ostrom’s career involved her studies of the interaction of people and natural resources. Surprised to win the Nobel Economics Prize, Ostrom stated:
“There are many, many people who have struggled mightily and to be chosen for this prize is a great honor.”
Oliver Williamson, on the other hand, developed a theory where businesses can serve as avenues to resolve conflicts. The works of these Nobel Economics Prize winners reveal how economic analysis can determine most forms of social organization. The academy lauded the Nobel Economics Prize winners, stating:
“Over the last three decades, these seminal contributions have advanced economic governance research from the fringe to the forefront of scientific attention.”
Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel Economics Prize for their analyses of economic governance and also set Nobel landmarks. Continue Reading
Obama ends “don’t ask-don’t tell” at Human Rights Campaign (VIDEO)
11 October 2009
President Barack Obama vowed to end military discrimination towards gays, especially the infamous “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy. Obama admitted, though, that these policy changes, especially the gay military ban, he had promised since the campaign trail have not come as soon as planned.
At the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner, Obama vowed:
“I will end ‘don’t ask-don’t tell.’”
The US President also commended the patriotism of homosexuals in the military and condoned the military gay ban by adding:
“We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve the country. We should be celebrating their willingness to step forward and show such courage… especially when we are fighting two wars.
He did not, however, declare a timetable or any more specific details regarding the military gay ban. Obama instead reassured the crowd at the Human Rights Campaign dinner that progress regarding the military gay ban issue will come:
“I appreciate that many of you don’t believe progress has come fast enough. Do not doubt the direction we are heading and the destination we will reach.”
Apart from the discrimination that homosexuals face in the military, President Obama also called on Congress to repeal the Defense Of Marriage Act. The act details and limits how state, local, and federal bodies can recognize partnerships and thus determine benefits. He pushed for a law to extend benefits to domestic partners which will definitely advantageous for gay partnerships and marriages.
Overall, Obama expressed strong and reassuring support for the Human Rights Campaign agenda. It seems that the president is unwavering in his resolve at ending discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. Whether it be regarding the military gay ban or any other form of sexual discrimination, Obama stated:
“My expectation is that when you look back on these years you will look back and see a time when we put a stop against discrimination … whether in the office or the battlefield.”
President Barack Obama vowed to end military discrimination towards gays, especially the infamous “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy in the Human Rights Campaign video below. Continue Reading
Obama: Nobel Peace Prize winner
09 October 2009
United States President Barack Obama was declared the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner for his efforts aimed at reducing nuclear arms, promoting diplomacy in place of war, and appeasing the Islamic community. Despite the Nobel Peace Prize win, Nobel observers were shocked by the Obama win because they deem it still too early in his presidency.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized the efforts of Obama at promoting peace but at the same time admitted that some of his plans, such as reducing nuclear arms, bringing the Islam community at peace with the US, and spearheading climate change.
The chairman of the Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, stated about the Obama Nobel Peace Prize win:
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future.”
But because the U.S. is still at war in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq, and the US still has not taken up a bigger role in promoting climate change, people like former Polish President Lech Walesa, a 1983 Nobel Peace laureate, criticized the Obama Nobel Peace Prize win, saying:
“So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act.”
He did, however, gave room for Obama to operate and prove his worth as a Nobel Peace Prize winner:
“This is probably an encouragement for him to act. Let’s see if he perseveres. Let’s give him time to act.”
Many had expected others to be this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, like Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Chinese dissident, and an Afghan woman’s rights activist. A record 205 people were nominated and vied to be a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lauded the decision for Obama as the Nobel Peace Prize winner, stating:
“The exciting and important thing about this prize is that it’s given to someone … who has the power to contribute to peace,”
Barack Obama is only the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after President Theodore Roosevelt won it in 1906 and President Woodrow Wilson in 1919.
United States President Barack Obama was declared the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner for his efforts aimed at reducing nuclear arms, promoting diplomacy in place of war, and appeasing the Islamic community. Continue Reading
Shroud of Turin fake says Italian scientist
06 October 2009
An Italian scientist named Luigi Garlaschelli claimed he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, the supposed burial cloth of Jesus Christ. His recreation of the Shroud of Turin furthers his claim that the supposed cloth of Jesus Christ is a medieval fake.
The Shroud of Turin bears what seems to be photographic negative of Jesus Christ, as believed by many Christian. Italian Luigi Garlaschelli said:
“We have shown that is possible to reproduce something which has the same characteristics as the Shroud.”
The Shroud of Turin shows a bearded man with long hair and arms crossed on his chest. Blood stains mark the cloth. Carbon dating revealed the shroud to be from the years 2360 to 1390. These signs make Christians believe that this is the ancient burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
Garlaschelli reproduced the Shroud of Turin using materials from the middle ages, to further his claim that the ancient Jesus Christ cloth is fake. He simply placed a linen sheet over a volunteer and then rubbed it with a pigment containing traces of acid.
An Italian scientist named Luigi Garlaschelli claimed he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, the supposed burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Continue Reading
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