“JESUS CHRIST, MARRED AND TINTED WITH BLOOD”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@hotmail.com
buddyandmind@yahoo.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/13/45/jesus-christ-marred-and-tinted-with-blood

I have never seen a Teacher
With mind abound with so much wisdom
Mouthing teachings and lessons
In parables, prose and poetry
Read by millions, in all generations

A teacher with remarkable composure
Of philosophical decent dignity
Waves of followers by the thousands
Sat quietly, listening intently
Gobbling His words with passion

His life sprouted from a virgin womb
From a blessed woman so delicately pure
Breathed life and had first seen the light
In a place so unfittingly low
Suited for non- human, so humiliating

Beyond panic, confusion and restlessness
In the midst of the limitless sea
Amidst the anger of the raging thunderstorm
The Teacher raised a hand
The weather became serene and calm

Number of acts, He performed
Miracles they called
Blind have seen the light
Cleaned skin blemished with leprosy
A man from his grave, recalled to life

In His birth, the holiest of all nights
Three kings journeyed long and far
From the east of Israel to Bethlehem
Guided with spotlight from a star so bright
With gifts they kneel to honor the King of kings

The Teacher gave out
His borrowed human body
Via horrifying painful crucifixion
Very forgiving though His mortal body
Marred and tinted with sinners blood

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“OIL PRICE HIKES AND THE PHILIPPINES BAND-AID REMEDY”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@hotmail.com
buddyandmind@yahoo.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/79/oil-price-hikes-and-the-philippines-band-aid-remedy

The price of black gold is alarmingly on the rise.

The recent past conflicts in Egypt, Bahrain and the escalating conflicts in Yemen and Libya in particular have contributed largely for the continuing shoot-up of oil and its by-products gasoline and diesel.

Economically, all countries are adversely affected by the increase of oil prices and confounded by the twin disasters in Japan and the continued threat of earthquakes and tsunamis as continued after shock and some earthquakes are being felt in other countries including the Philippines.

It is praiseworthy that the Philippines office of the president have acted swiftly by issuing an appropriate Executive Order directing the Department of Energy to come-up with a temporal relief (Band-Aid Remedy) to cushion the impact of oil price hikes by preventing hikes on transport fares via giving subsidies or discounts on fuel (gasoline/diesoline) to the public transport sector with Metro Manila as the first priority and will be implemented later in towns and provinces outside Metro Manila.

Immediately, most of the Metro Manila Jeepney and taxi drivers expressed satisfaction to the noble intention of the office of the president to extend assistance to the select sector of the society no matter how small or temporal is the remedy as they say that any relief or help are most welcome.

However, other sectors put weighs on the band-aid remedy. What about the buses? What about the fisherman who are also using fuels on their boats? What about the farmers who also consumes fuels?

What about the public transport sectors in towns and provinces?

To read more: here is the link:

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/79/oil-price-hikes-and-the-philippines-band-aid-remedy

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Seriously? 1GB per day cap?

The report came from Inquirer.net. The article said, herein quoted: http://laibcoms.com/sandbox/globe-implements-1gb-day-internet-cap

“BLOG POEMS 4 CA$H, EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN & ENJOY THE FUN”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@buddyandmind.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/65/blog-poems-4-ca-h-exercise-your-brain-enjoy-the-fun

Poem writing is the artistic and aesthetic arrangement of words, groups of words, sentences and paragraphs to evoke direct, indirect and or apparent meaning.

Poem, most often referred to as poetry is a literary art using languages. The beauty of poem lies on the meaning of its content through proper choice and arrangement of words. Sounds and rhymes add flavors and colors on how you write poems.

Nonetheless, poems and poetries have evolved in many ways. There are certain group of poets who specialize or just love to write poem songs, whereas, others concentrate on love poems, religious poems and the likes.

Writing poems involve lots of brain exercise. It gives out as well a lot of fun, excitements and a sense of achievements particularly when you came out of a poem that people loves to read and read all over again.

By blogging poems at www.buddyandmind.com, it gives you the feeling of enjoyment and a sense of pride as you can display your talent in a global landscape of active and engaging audience.

By blogging poems at www.buddyandmind.com, it exposes you to different types of people, race, color, gender, faith, age and values in life. Indeed, winning friends across the globe who shares your common interest is a kind of feel good experience and an achievement that you can treasure your whole life.

By blogging poems at www.buddyandmind.com gives you a global company where together you share ideas and learning. Regularly exercising your brain keeps your mind sharp while enjoying companies of friends 24/7.

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“SUCCESSFUL SLAVES”
(The choice is yours, not mine)
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@buddyandmind.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/67/successful-slaves

Secret of success so many stories told in many ways
Road to success in multitude variant ways
Some roads are long and bumpy
Others are short and easy
No road at all for
Many

Success
Luck or hard work
Pain and glory or both
Path may be easy, difficult or risky
Lotto, gambling’s, business and inheritance
Love, politics, careers, sports or underworld means

To so many, success comes through slavery as a recipe
Most successful persons come to think of it
Becoming a slave is a similar story
Most of them, yes, are slaves
Slaves of good
Habits

My habits
My master so powerful
In peoples’ lives, habits are dictators and tyrants
Drinker, gambler, chain smoker, laziness, womanizer
Workaholic, early riser, book worm, studious, attention to details
In our journey to success, habits, good or bad, are determinant factors

Just like eating peanuts, certainly, to develop good habits is not that easy
Trial and error, no way, tried and tested ingredients is right all the way
Mixed burning desire, sheer determination and rigid discipline
Flavored with ability to stay focus in the right direction
Plus the divine guidance of our Great Chef
Our Creator

Yes
Indeed, we are free
Though in habits, freeman is nobody
Be wise, be choosy, mannerism or otherwise
Refuse bad habits, go for good habits is my advocacy
It is all right, no risk, all gain. The choice is yours not mine. Isn’t it?

“DUST OF FAITH”

(Call to action on climate change)

By: Rosauro M. Angeles

rossmangeles@buddyandmind.com

rossmangeles@hotmail.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/8/dust-of-faith

Change is inevitable
In human, conception happens
So, life begins, a part of change

One may reach adulthood
Others just died
In his mother’s womb

Change happens so fast
Everywhere, anywhere
The world over

Change affects all living things
Our environment, the weather
And the way we live

Recently, multitude Asians
Are battered with storms
Earthquake, tsunami and the likes

So sudden big change has come
Overhauling one’s life
I am one of the thousands

The savage storm brought forth
Heavy rains, strong winds
Flash floods, landslides, falling trees

Wrecked homes, damaged crops
Drowned humans and animals
Deaths, panics and cries of pains

A phenomenon not seen
A hundred years past
Unlucky, I am still alive

My possession destroyed
My entire family dies
I do not know where to start

I was left with
A distorted body, a ravaged soul
And a dust of faith

A dust of faith
Enough to give me hope
To endure living

A dust of faith
Enough to love myself
To see life in a positive light

A dust of faith
I dearly hold
God you own my life

A dust of faith
Enough to believe
That God will not forsake us

A dust of faith
To believe that God will touch
Men in government, the community

To act now and in unison
To avert disaster
Climate change changes life

“ABORTION & A CHILD’S RIGHT TO LIFE”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@buddyandmind.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/57/abortion-a-child-s-right-to-life

Pleasure of the flesh, addictive and persuasive
Sexual Invitation, so difficult to resist
Blooming flowers, sensuous women of tender age
Waiting wet lips, coated with honey sweet lipsticks

Sexual intercourse, no love or marriage
Compatibility testing, no shared commitment
Hide and seek, laughing and playing games
So bad a trend of the new generation

Immature young boys, giggling girls
Philandering men, adventurous women
House masters, helpless house helps
Indecent proposals, opportunist working girls

Unwanted pregnancy, afraid of obligations
Fear of truth, lost of dignity
Unsupportive parents, boyish boys
Encouraging laws, accepting society

Angelic unborn child, full of innocence
Gift of nature, gift from God
Killing fetus, beating heart warmth with life
Abortion in all society, banned must be

Killing is neither a right, nor a privilege
Permissive law is evil in all sense
Trash all supportive politicians
JAIL OFFENDERS, LOUD NO 2 ABORTION

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By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@buddyandmind.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/56/join-just-4-fun-win-cash-prizes

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“21 CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT IN NIGERIA”
(More is Merrier, Chaotic than Ever)
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@hotmail.com
mybuddyandmind@gmail.com

http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/34/21-candidates-for-president-in-nigeria

In the latest pronouncement of Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, he said that there are 21 presidential candidates who will contest the April 2011 National Election. However, until now only 18 presidential candidates have been named so far.

It is more likely that additional candidates will emerge before the expiration of the deadlines for substitution of candidates on February 28, 2011. More candidates, the merrier, the presidential election will become more chaotic than ever.

The initial presidential candidates’ qualifiers who are named so far are as follows:

1. Akpona Solomon(National Majority Democratic Party);
2. Ambrose Awuru (Hope Democratic Party);
3. Chris Nwaokobia (Liberal Democratic Party);
4. Chris Okotie (Fresh Democratic Party);
5. Dele Momodu (National Conscience Party);
6. Ebiti Ndok (United National Party for Development);
7. Goodluck Jonathan (Peoples Democratic Party);
8. Ibrahim Shekarau (All Nigeria Peoples Party);
9. Iheanyichukwu Nnaji (Better Nigeria Progressive Party);
10. John Dara (National Transformation Party);
11. Mahmud Waziri (People for Democratic Change);
12. Muhammadu Buhari (Congress for Progressive Change);
13. Nuhu Ribadu (Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN);
14. Nwadike Chikezie (Peoples Mandate Party);
15. Pat Utomi (Social Democratic Mega Party);
16. Peter Nwangwu (African Democratic Congress);
17. Rasheed Shitta-Bey (Mega Progressive Peoples Party); and
18. Yahaya Ndu (African Renaissance Party).

The coming April 2011 National Election will ask Nigerians to elect state and federal law makers, state governors, vice-president and president among other elective positions.

It is expected, however, that most of the candidates named above will decide to pull out from the race and be swayed to support other candidates that are more viable and winnable.

Otherwise, the April 2011 Nigerian National Election will become a circus show parading a myriad of hopeful presidential candidates in a multiple choice electoral process thus demeaning the democratic exercise that will define the future of Nigeria as a country.

“WHO IS THE REAL CORRUPTION CZAR, BUHARI OR RIBADU?”
By: Rosauro M. Angeles
rossmangeles@hotmail.com
mybuddyandmind@gmail.com
Link: http://www.buddyandmind.com/blogs/5/35/who-is-the-real-corruption-czar-buhari-or-ribadu

Graft and corruption is a cancerous and malignant disease whose widespread ill effects affect hundred of millions of Nigerians.

Today, there are two fine gentlemen whose election offering is to prescribe a cure-all medicine for graft and corruption.

Who is the real corruption czar, Buhari or Ribadu? Both had colorful careers in government and are both carrying the tags of corruption busters.

General Buhari was a military leader who formerly ruled and had risen to power in Nigeria by virtue of a coup-d-etat. He is believed to have authoritarian tendencies. He reasoned that the coup-d-etat was necessary to rid out Nigeria of wide spread corruptions.

General Buhari institutionalized the “War against Indiscipline” of which up to this day was acknowledged as the most successful government campaign that propagated and instilled orderly behavior in conducting both public and private affairs in Nigeria since Independence Day.

As a General, he played a significant role in re-taking the 19 islands in the Lake of Chad that was taken by invading Chadian soldiers in 1983.
He courageously attempted to unearth the truth behind the allegations of graft and corruptions in the Ministry of Defense. This brave attempt was widely believed to be the reason why he was overthrown from power on August of 1985 by members of Supreme Military Council led by General Babangida.

General Buhari lost by wide margins in the presidential elections of 2003 and 2007 to Obasanjo and Yar’ Adua respectively of which he said was both marred with massive electoral frauds.

On the other hand, Ribadu better known as the anti-corruption crusader of Nigeria has an image and trade mark that has become a popular house hold name in every corner of Nigeria in terms of busting corruption.

It can be remembered that under his helm with Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), he issued thousands of indictments. Out of that, he achieved 270 convictions of which the most prominent case involved the Nigerian Inspector General who was then his immediate superior. His boss, Mr. Tafa Balogun, was convicted, jailed and made to return to the government coffers 150 Million Pounds under a plea bargain agreement.

Under his credit is the now popular “419”, the advance fee fraud to counter illegal activities usually perpetrated by gang operators and scam-minded individuals. Ribadu also actively handed evidences that helped prosecuted foreign businessmen who offered bribe while doing business in Nigeria.

His bigger-than-life achievement in the field of police enforcement in the area of graft and corruption made him as the most noted corruption buster in the whole of Africa and with him EFCC made the name accordingly as the most prominent anti-corruption agency respected not only in Africa, but throughout the whole world.

As proof, Ribadu was able to have Nigeria de-listed from the FATF list of non-cooperative countries and territories. Nigeria was likewise admitted into the prestigious Egmont Group and the consequent withdrawal of the US Treasury FINCEN Advisory on Nigeria.

In the limited context above where the writer is aware of, I encourage every concerned Nigerians to contribute and enlightened the writer and its readers either trough a separate blog write-up and or to comment in this article so that an active discussion and informed decision will be reached on who between the two fine gentlemen can offer a cure-all medicine to heal the land of its debilitating disease infamously called as corruption.

Patchi Chocolates from Beirut found its way to the shores of the Philippines, onto my desk and eventually, to my ever excited taste buds.

Once you enter the Patchi store, it is easy to be intimidated. Their display of gift baskets of chocolates are worth at least 4 thousand pesos. On their display shelf of individually wrapped chocolates, you will find an overwhelming number of variants. Even with the menu and description, an indecisive person may experience something short of a seizure from all of the choices… 40 variants!

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A fragile state may be characterized by weak state institutions, unstable political arrangement and internal armed conflict. In these times of climate change where risk hazard for citizens are increasing, fragile states may find their problems intensify. A fragile state has minimal or no mitigation and adaptation policies for the effects of climate change, and in the event of a calamity, will most likely fail to deliver basic services to those who need it.

The Philippines is an example of a fragile state. State institutions are inefficient, laws are not taken seriously by its citizens and more than 4 decades of armed conflict that challenges the legitimacy of the state itself.

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School lockers are a symbol of high school education. It is a student’s personal space away from home. It holds our books and notebooks. It may also contain some self care products and some clothes. Most, if not all students who had their locker decorated that tiny bit of space according to their personality.

In my younger years, I have always dreamed of renting my own locker. My school does not give locker space for free and I wanted one not because I really need it, but because I have watched too many teenage genre movies and a scene beside a locker is a practically obligatory.

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We thought that a new year should come with some changes; so what we have done is reshuffled the functions of our packages. This is not really accurate, so read on! Missed The Crunchies? There is a link at the end of the newsletter to watch the whole show!

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MORE JOBS IN CANADA! Canadian Immigration prospects are better than ever. Economists had predicted that 15,000 people would join the Canadian workforce in January 2011. According to a recent announced by Statistics Canada however, almost 70,000 people were added to the workforce in Canada last month, almost 5 times the amount originally predicted! The provinces of Alberta and Ontario experienced the highest job growth rates, with Alberta adding 22,000 jobs last month. According to the report, Canada has regained all of its jobs lost from the recession. Please sign up for our free monthly Ezine at www.visaserve.com for regular updates about Canadian immigration.

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Nachman & Associates, P.C. (THE VISASERVE TEAM) is pleased to provide you with the following information about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s methodology for verifying the validity and size and function of petitioning organizations for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas. Of course, not that we are cynics, but every D&B Report we have reviewed for the last 20 years has contained some inaccurate information or misstatement. We are given to understand that the Dunn & Bradstreet (B&B) Database will be at the foundation of the VIBE database. If D&B (or some database of the like) is going to be used for VIBE, there should be a formal way for the petitioner or an authorized representative of the petitioner to challenge and receive damages for inaccurate or misleading information placed in the database. The VIBE program is described by the DHS as follows . . .

Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) Program

Introduction

The Web-based Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) is a tool designed to enhance USCIS’s adjudications of certain employment-based immigration petitions. VIBE uses commercially available data to validate basic information about companies or organizations petitioning to employ alien workers. USCIS is beta-testing VIBE, and petitioners may begin seeing VIBE-related Requests for Evidence (RFEs).
Background

Currently, when adjudicating employment-based petitions, USCIS primarily relies on paper documentation supplied by the petitioning company or organization to establish the petitioner’s eligibility for the requested classification. Petitioners often submit large amounts of paperwork as evidence of their current level of business operations. When petitioners’
paperwork does not sufficiently document the evidence required under the law, USCIS issues a Request for Evidence (RFE) for additional documentation, delaying final adjudication of the petition.

The VIBE Program

VIBE allows USCIS to electronically receive commercially available information from an independent information provider (IIP) about a petitioning company or organization, including:

* Business activities, such as type of business (North American Industry Classification System code), trade payment information and status (active or inactive)
* Financial standing, including sales volume and credit standing
* Number of employees, including onsite and globally
* Relationships with other entities, including foreign affiliates
* Status, for example whether it is a single entity, branch, subsidiary or headquarters
* Ownership and legal status, such as LLC, partnership or corporation
* Company executives
* Date of establishment as a business entity
* Current physical address

A USCIS officer will review all information received through VIBE along with the evidence submitted by the petitioner. Adjudicators will use the information provided from VIBE to verify the petitioner’s qualifications.
For example, if a petitioner is seeking L-1 status for a beneficiary, VIBE will help adjudicators confirm that the petitioner has a foreign affiliate, which is a requirement for granting L-1 status. In cases where petitioners must establish ability to pay, information from VIBE will assist in confirming the petitioners’ financial viability. USCIS will not deny a petition based upon information from VIBE without first giving a petitioner the opportunity to respond to USCIS’s concerns. USCIS will issue an RFE or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) if it is necessary to resolve relevant inconsistencies or other issues that emerge upon review of information supplied by VIBE that are material to the benefit requested. The Immigration Services Officer (ISO) will make a final decision based on the totality of the circumstances.
Immigrant Classifications Included in VIBE

The following I-140 employment-based immigrant classifications will be included in VIBE:

* E12 Outstanding professor or researcher
* E13 Multinational executive or manager
* E21 Member of professions holding an advanced degree or an alien of exceptional ability (with the exception of National Interest Waiver
petitions)
* E31 Skilled Worker
* E32 Professional
* EW3 Unskilled/Other Worker

Additionally, the following I-360 employment-based immigrant classifications will be included in VIBE:

* SD1 Minister of Religion
* SR1 Non-minister in a religious occupation or vocation

The following I-129 employment-based nonimmigrant classifications will also be included in VIBE:

* E-1 Treaty Trader
* E-2 Treaty Investor
* E-3 Member of specialty occupation who is a national of the
Commonwealth of Australia
* H-1B Specialty occupation worker
* H-1B1 Specialty occupation worker from Chile or Singapore
* H-1B2 Worker performing services related to a Department of Defense
(DOD) cooperative
research and development project or co-production project
* H-1B3 Fashion model of distinguished merit and ability
* H-2A Temporary or seasonal agricultural worker
* H-2B Temporary non-agricultural worker
* H-3 Trainee or special education exchange visitor
* L-1A Intra-company transferee in a managerial or executive position
* L-1B Intra-company transferee in a position utilizing specialized
knowledge
* LZ Blanket L petition
* Q-1 International cultural exchange visitor
* R-1 Religious worker
* TN NAFTA professional from Canada or Mexico

At this time, the following classifications will not be included in VIBE due to the very unique eligibility requirements for these classifications:

* E11 Individuals of extraordinary ability
* E21 National interest waiver
* EB-5 Immigrant investor
* O Individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement (including essential support personnel)
* P Internationally recognized athletes and entertainment groups, performers under a reciprocal exchange program, and artists or entertainers under a culturally unique program (including essential support personnel)

Goals of VIBE

By enhancing USCIS’s ability to distinguish eligible petitioners more easily from those who may be ineligible, VIBE is expected to increase the efficiency of reviews by USCIS ISOs. In the future, VIBE should reduce the need for petitioners to submit identical paper documentation with each petition to establish their current level of business operations. VIBE should also assist USCIS to reduce the number of RFEs issued to otherwise eligible petitioners.

By providing the same petitioner information to all four USCIS Service Centers, VIBE promotes the consistent review of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions. Overall, the information provided by VIBE improves the integrity of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant programs and the process for petitioners seeking foreign workers to employ.

Feedback about VIBE

Some petitioners may receive an RFE or NOID referencing information received from the IIP through VIBE. Petitioners are required to respond to these RFEs or NOIDs; failure to respond may result in a denial of the petition. However, USCIS encourages petitioners to bring to our attention any questions related to RFEs or NOIDs involving IIP information USCIS received through VIBE, as well as suggestions for improving the program by contacting us at VIBE-Feedback@dhs.gov.

Very truly yours,

David H. Nachman, Esq.
NACHMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Immigration and Nationality Attorneys
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