Kate Moss Gold Statue

Kate Moss gold statue - the largest gold statue built since ancient Egypt which the British Museum plans to display. The statue of Kate Moss is holding ancient Greek sculpture called "Siren". It weighs 50 kilograms. The exhibit is expected to run from OCtober 4 through January 25, 2009. Source: Time.

PICOP Resources, Inc. Pilferage

Pilferage and looting of millions worth of pesos company property in the millsites at Tabon, Bislig City

New Species of orchid named after Ninoy Aquino Jr.

Environment Secretary Lito Atienza announced that a new species of orchid will be named after the later Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. to mark his 25th death anniversary.

The orchid is a hybrid flower with yellow blooms, its petals last longer than other cut flowers.

A orchid worth dying for.

PICOP Resources Inc. - in the news

Court stops Picop, affiliate from selling properties

The Makati Regional Trial Court issued a stay order preventing Picop Resources and its affiliate, New Paper Industries Corp., from selling, encumbering, transferring or disposing of properties except in the ordinary course of business.

The court issued the order in response to the petition for corporate rehabilitation filed by Land Bank of the Philippines for Picop and New Paper Industries.

Makati RTC presiding judge Cesar Untalan said the court found the petition filed by LandBank for the corporate rehabilitation of Picop and New Paper sufficient in form.

The court appointed Roberto Lozada as rehabilitation receiver.

Picop is the only integrated forest and paper company in the country. It is engaged in the manufacture of newsprint and pulpwood products, while New Paper Industries is into buying and selling pulp, paper and paper bonds of every kind.

LandBank is a creditor of Picop, holding more than 25 percent of the company’s total liabilities based on last year’s audited financial statement.

The bank said Picop’s financial obligations had ballooned and that the company could no longer pay its obligations as they fell due.

LandBank said Picop hasdalso begun to default on the payment of its outstanding obligation despite several restructuring and demand.

LandBank earlier said it filed the petition “for Picop and New Paper to continue operating in view of the massive impact in the 12 municipalities and the City of Bislig in the four provinces affected by its operations.”

Picop earlier asked the assistance of LandBank for the release of its harvesting permit, which had been pending since June last year with the office of the environment secretary.

Picop hoped that the court and LandBank could help facilitate the release of the harvesting permits from the Energy and Natural Resources Department. Manila Standard Today. Jenniffer B. Austria (August 16, 2008)

Michael Phelp's Diet

Breakfast: three fried egg sandwiches; cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise; three chocolate-chip pancakes; five-egg omelette; three sugar-coated slices of French toast; bowl of grits; two cups of coffee.

Lunch: Half-kilo of enriched pasta; two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread; energy drinks.

Dinner: Half-kilo of pasta, with carbonara sauce; large pizze; energy drinks.

Russia - Georgia War

Spray-on Condom

Spray-on condom - consists of a hard plastic tube with nozzles that spray liquid latex from all directions, much like the water jets in the tunnel of a car wash. The condom fits 100% perfectly.

Problem: the latex takes too long to dry. Liquid latex currently takes two to three minutes to vulcanize, making it impractical.

Inventor: Jan Vinzenz Krause

Kerri Walsh & Kinesio Tape

The black marking that looks like a tattoo spread across the right shoulder of Kerri Walsh is a kinesio tape. Kinesio tape is a elastic material designed to support muscles while offering an unimpeded range of motion which help stabilize the shoulder during the match.