The World's Smallest Man

The Guinness World Records recognized Colombian Edward Niño Hernandez as the current World's Smallest Man. But his record-breaking height of 27 inches may now be under-heightened by June Rey Balawing of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. At the age of 17, Balawing stands only 22 inches tall.

(Guinness World Records recognized Colombian Edward Niño Hernandez)

(June Rey Balawing carried by his father Reynaldo Balawing)

When he celebrates his 18th birthday in June he is excepted to shave five inches of the current Guinness World Record.

He cannot stand for long and is dependent on his mother, Concepcion, 35. ‘Junrey can only walk with some help and he can’t stand for too long because he’s in too much pain,’ she said.
‘But he loves it when I tell him he’s going to be the smallest man in the world. He smiles with pride.’
The family’s village is very remote and the nearest town is an hour away.
And while his younger but taller siblings Jaycel, 13, Jay-art, 11 and Jeanritch, six, go to school, he stays at home.

"I would love to be able to work while my other children are at school but I can’t leave Junrey. He needs my care every minute of every day,he was always sick and we noticed he wasn’t growing so we took him to see doctors but they were baffled."

Richest Person in the World

Top 10 Richest Person in the World

No.1 Carlos Slim Helu

$53.5 billion

Telecom, Mexico.

Telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico’s national telephone company in the 1990s becomes world’s richest person for first time after coming in third place last year. Net worth up $18.5 billion in a year. Recently received regulatory approval to merge his fixed-line assets into American Movil, Latin America’s biggest mobile phone company.

No.2 Bill Gates

$53 billion

Microsoft, U.S.

Software visionary is now the world’s second-richest man. Net worth still up $13 billion in a year as Microsoft shares rose 50% in 12 months, value of investment vehicle Cascade swelled. More than 60% of fortune held outside Microsoft; investments include Four Seasons hotels, Televisa, Auto Nation. Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft in 2008 to focus on philanthropy.

No.3 Warren Buffett

$47 billion

Investments, U.S.

America’s favorite investor up $10 billion in past 12 months on surging Berkshire Hathaway shares; says U.S. has survived economic “Pearl Harbor,” but warns recovery will be slow. Shrewdly invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs and $3 billion in General Electric amid 2008 market collapse. Recently acquired railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26 billion.

No.4 Mukesh Ambani

$29 billion

Petrochemicals, oil and gas. India.

Global ambitions: His Reliance Industries, already India’s most valuable company, recently bid $2 billion for 65% stake in troubled Canadian oil sands outfit Value Creations. Firm’s $14.5 billion offer to buy bankrupt petrochemicals maker LyondellBasell was rejected. Since September company has sold Treasury shares worth $2 billion to be used for acquisitions. Late father, Dhirubhai, founded Reliance and built it into a massive conglomerate.

No.5 Lakshmi Mittal

$28.7 billion

Steel, India.

London’s richest resident oversees ArcelorMittal, world’s largest steel maker. Net profits fell 75% in 2009. Mittal took 12% pay cut but improved outlook pushed stock up one-third in past year. Looking to expand in his native India; wants to build steel mills in Jharkhad and Orissa but has not received government approval. Earned $1.1 billion for selling his interest in a Kazakh refinery in December

No.6 Lawrence Ellison

$28 billion

Oracle, U.S.

Oracle founder’s fortune continues to soar; shares up 70% in past 12 months. Database giant has bought 57 companies in the past five years. Completed $7.4 billion buyout of Sun Microsystems in January; acquired BEA Systems for $8.5 billion in 2008. Studied physics at U. of Chicago; didn’t graduate. Started Oracle 1977; took public a day before Microsoft in 1986.

No.7 Bernard Arnault

$27.5 billion

Luxury goods, France.

Bling is back, helping fashion icon grab title of richest European as shares of his luxury goods outfit LVMH–maker of Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon–surge 57%. LVMH is developing upscale Shanghai commercial property, L’Avenue Shanghai, with Macau billionaire Stanley Ho.

No.8 Eike Batista

$27 billion

Mining, oil. Brazil.

Vowing to become world’s richest man–and he may be on his way. This year’s biggest gainer added $19.5 billion to his personal balance sheet. Son of Brazil’s revered former mining minister who presided over mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce got his start in gold trading and mining.

No.9 Amancio Ortega

$25 billion

Fashion retail, Spain.

Style maven lords over Inditex; fashion firm, which operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius, has 4,500 stores in 73 countries including new spots in Mexico and Syria. Set up joint venture with Tata Group subsidiary to enter India in 2010. Betting on Florida real estate: bought Coral Gables office tower that is currently home to

Bacardi USA.

No.10 Karl Albrecht

$23.5 billion

Supermarkets, Germany.

Owns discount supermarket giant Aldi Sud, one of Germany’s (and Europe’s) dominant grocers. Has 1,000 stores in U.S. across 29 states. Estimated sales: $37 billion. Plans to open New York City store this year. With younger brother, Theo, transformed mother’s corner grocery store into Aldi after World War II. Brothers split ownership in 1961; Karl took the stores in southern Germany, plus the rights to the brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S. Theo got northern Germany and the rest of Europe.

Pintados de Pasi Festival

A festival depicting the history of Passi through “pintados” as a colorful celebration of how Passi got its name, as influenced by the Spanish regime. This weeklong fun-filled different activities is the Official Festival of the city is held every 14th of March. It commemorates the ratification and conversion of the Municipality of Passi into a city through a plebiscite held in 1998. The festival’s main features include the parade and competition of Tribes,

Karosa Parada & Carabao Painting Contest

, Search for Bb. Pintados de Pasi, Laro ng Lahi, Binayle sa Kalye, Drum & Lyre Competition, Food Festival.

Pinatdos de Pasi Festival 2011 Schedule

March 14, 2011 (Monday) 13th Foundation Anniversary

6.30 A.M – Mass at Parish of Saint William
8:00 A.M. – Opening Program/ Opening Salvo
1:00 P.M – Battle of the Mini-Sound
6:30 P.M – Opening Food Festival with Live Band
7:00 P.M. – Miss LGU “KUNO” – Year 7
Sponsored by: Passi City Government Employees Association

March 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
7:00 P.M. – Talents Night – Search for Bb. Pintados

March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
6:00 P.M. – Pintados Night

March 17, 2011 (Thursday)
A.M. – Pintados de Pasi Cultural Contest

March 18, 2011(Friday)
7:00 A.M. – Karosa Parada & Carabao Painting Contest
7:00 P.M – Grand Coronation Pageant – Search for Bb. Pintados

March 19, 2011 (Saturday)
7:00 A.M. – Sinadya sa Suba
Venue: Jalaur River (Near the Passi City Bus Terminal)
P.M – “Pinta Lawas” / Ginoong Pintados
Venue: Plaza Paloma

March 20, 2011 (Sunday)
6:30 A.M. – Mass at Parish of Saint William
8:00 A.M. – Tribe Competition
3:00 P.M. – Awarding/Closing Program
7:00 P.M. – “A Night with STARS”
Fireworks Display

Call of Duty: Black Ops in 3-D

As if the gun-toting action in “Call of Duty: Black Ops” wasn’t expected to feel real enough in high definition, Activision Blizzard Inc. announced Tuesday that the latest entry in its successful first-person-shooter video game franchise would be released in 3-D, yet another addition to the 3-D revolution’s growing arsenal.

Mark Lamia, studio head at developer Treyarch, said “Black Ops” would be available in 3-D as an option for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC editions of the game when it is released Nov. 9. He said the game would be the same if played in 2-D or 3-D and that no content was created especially for the 3-D version, though it looks much more immersive.

“When you’re looking at the game in 3-D, the space you’re looking at feels real,” said Lamia. “When I’ve got a weapon, and I’m painting a red dot on an enemy target, I’m painting a red dot on an enemy target. When I’m aiming down the sights, I’m aiming down the sights. When someone’s down the corridor, it feels like somebody’s down that corridor — for real.”

“Black Ops,” the seventh installment in the “Call of Duty” shoot-’em-up saga, will take aim at the Cold War, thrusting players into a time-hopping adventure that involves military cover-ups and shoot-outs in locales such as Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cuba and Russia. The game will also include extensive online multiplayer and cooperative “zombie” modes.

“We haven’t actually changed any art in the game as a result of 3-D,” Lamia said. “It’s the same high-quality, high-fidelity art in both experiences. It’s all engineering that’s gone into that. I think people are going to be shocked when they see it because they’re going to think that we crafted art or experiences for 3-D because it looks so good in 3-D.”

The gaming medium is well suited to be displayed in 3-D because most modern games are already created in three virtual dimensions, unlike many films and TV shows that must either be film

ed with special cameras or converted to 3-D. At this early stage, however, many gamers have yet to adopt the in-your-face technology because it requires a 3-D TV and glasses.

Only a handful of games, such as Ubisoft’s “Avatar: The Game” and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” are available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 3-D, while hundreds of games, including Electronic Arts’ “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” and Capcom’s “Resident Evil 5,” can be played on a PC in 3-D with the right equipment.

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Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosely or Juan Manuel Marquez?

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosely is getting closer to the ring.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that the pacquiao will be back to the ring on April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Arum wants two fights for Pacquiao next year, and probably the only way to this is if the fighting congressman in Sarangani holds his next fight no later than May.

There are a couple of names being contemplated, and since it’s highly improbable for Floyd Mayweather to step up the plate, the choice is down to Mosley or Juan Manuel Marquez.

“It looks like it’s Mosley,” said Pacquiao’s business manager, Eric Pineda, yesterday.

“The only thing we don’t have now is the contract,” he added.

Reports said negotiations have been ongoing between Pacquiao’s representatives in the US, including his adviser Mike Koncz, and Mosley, who’s willing to seal the deal by himself.

Mosley is ready to keep Golden Boy, which promoted his most recent fights, out of the deal because he must have realized that it’s the only way for him to land the fight with Pacquiao.

Golden Boy and Top Rank are locked in a legal battle regarding Pacquiao’s fight earnings.

A fight with Mayweather could earn Pacquiao as much as $70 million (roughly P3 billion), according to one of his advisers, Chavit Singson. But there are too many obstacles facing the superfight.

Pineda said Pacquiao is not backing off from any fight, not even with Mayweather or Marquez, who’s been shouting all over that he had beaten Pacquiao twice.

“Manny wil fight anybody. We know that,” said Pineda.

“But I think it’s going to be Mosley. I just don’t know anything about the date. Manny said he wants to return to the ring in May,” Pineda added.

“I have to make sure with Manny and make sure he’s okay with it. It’s an ideal date, right after the Final Four and the start of the baseball season and right around the beginning of the NBA playoffs,” said Arum.

“As long as it doesn’t interfere with his duties as a congressman, I think we’ll be in good shape,” he told the Las Vegas Review Journal.

According to Michael Koncz, one of Pacquiao's close adviser, Golden Boy Promotions has very high demand fight purse .

"Marquez and Golden Boy can not figure it out that Manny is not the draw with Marquez, I think so They had have overpriced themselves on that, and again, as Manny has said so many times, We have nothing to prove," said yet of Koncz.

Pacquiao will enjoy his 32th birthday this December.Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is possibly here, as well as Pacquiao who will be his opponent.