Monday, May 31, 2010
Oil edges up as dollar weakens
SINGAPORE – Oil prices edged higher in Asian trade Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro, spurring investor demand for crude futures, analysts said.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, added 43 cents to $74.40 a barrel while Brent North Sea crude for July was up 50 cents at $74.52.
"The oil market continues to take its directions from the financial sector," said Victor Shum, an analyst with energy consultancy Purvin and Gertz.
"The US dollar has weakened versus the euro and we see a small increase in the oil pricing correspondingly," he told AFP.
In Asian trade, the euro bought $1.2314 in Tokyo afternoon trade, up from $1.2266 in New York late Friday. It gained to 112.71 yen from 111.80 yen.
A weaker US currency makes dollar-priced oil cheaper for holders of stronger currency units, which tends to stimulate demand and lift prices.
News that Fitch Ratings had downgraded the sovereign debt of Spain to AA+ from its top AAA rating sent prices retreating on Friday after recovering stock markets and positive data on the US energy market had helped boost sentiment.
With markets in the United States and Britain closed for a public holiday on Monday, trading is expected to be thin, said David Moore, a commodity strategist with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney.
Moore added investors will watch for data from the Institute for Supply Management Tuesday on the pace of US manufacturing growth to gauge the impact of the eurozone debt woes on the world's largest economy and oil consumer.
Source: Inquirer
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, added 43 cents to $74.40 a barrel while Brent North Sea crude for July was up 50 cents at $74.52.
"The oil market continues to take its directions from the financial sector," said Victor Shum, an analyst with energy consultancy Purvin and Gertz.
"The US dollar has weakened versus the euro and we see a small increase in the oil pricing correspondingly," he told AFP.
In Asian trade, the euro bought $1.2314 in Tokyo afternoon trade, up from $1.2266 in New York late Friday. It gained to 112.71 yen from 111.80 yen.
A weaker US currency makes dollar-priced oil cheaper for holders of stronger currency units, which tends to stimulate demand and lift prices.
News that Fitch Ratings had downgraded the sovereign debt of Spain to AA+ from its top AAA rating sent prices retreating on Friday after recovering stock markets and positive data on the US energy market had helped boost sentiment.
With markets in the United States and Britain closed for a public holiday on Monday, trading is expected to be thin, said David Moore, a commodity strategist with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney.
Moore added investors will watch for data from the Institute for Supply Management Tuesday on the pace of US manufacturing growth to gauge the impact of the eurozone debt woes on the world's largest economy and oil consumer.
Source: Inquirer
Hrithik Roshan Sunil Shetty And Kumar Sangakkara displaying jerseys during an IIFA press conference in Mumbai
Arroyo starts packing, will be out of Palace before noon of June 30
Outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has started packing in preparation for her departure from Malacañang on June 30, a Malacañang official said on Monday.
“Even before noon June 30, she (President Arroyo) should be on her way out of Malacanang," said Presidential Management Staff chief Elena Bautista-Horn.
Philippine law states that the president and his co-terminus officials should vacate Malacañang before 12 noon of June 30 to give way for the incoming leader and his new staff.
Sen. Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III, who is likely to win the presidency based on unofficial tally of votes cast last May 10, has earlier said that he would rather stay in their house in Times Street in Quezon City than in Malacañang if elected president.
Bautista-Horn said they respect Aquino’s decision if he wants to reside outside the Palace. “It is up to Senator Aquino wherever he decided to reside once he took his oath of office on June 30 as the newly elected President."
The Arlegui Premier State Guest House, where the president usually holds office, is already being prepared in case Aquino decides to reside within the Malacañang compound, Bautista-Horn said.
“If the incoming President wanted to stay in their residence or live in a condominium then it is up to him but we will still prepared the Arlegui guest house if ever the incoming President changes his mind and stays here instead of the main Palace," she said.
Bautista said President Arroyo, who was elected representative of Pampanga’s second district at the House of Representatives, would reside either in her family residence in La Vista subdivision in Quezon City or in the old Forbes Park home of her parents.
Source: GmaNews
“Even before noon June 30, she (President Arroyo) should be on her way out of Malacanang," said Presidential Management Staff chief Elena Bautista-Horn.
Philippine law states that the president and his co-terminus officials should vacate Malacañang before 12 noon of June 30 to give way for the incoming leader and his new staff.
Sen. Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III, who is likely to win the presidency based on unofficial tally of votes cast last May 10, has earlier said that he would rather stay in their house in Times Street in Quezon City than in Malacañang if elected president.
Bautista-Horn said they respect Aquino’s decision if he wants to reside outside the Palace. “It is up to Senator Aquino wherever he decided to reside once he took his oath of office on June 30 as the newly elected President."
The Arlegui Premier State Guest House, where the president usually holds office, is already being prepared in case Aquino decides to reside within the Malacañang compound, Bautista-Horn said.
“If the incoming President wanted to stay in their residence or live in a condominium then it is up to him but we will still prepared the Arlegui guest house if ever the incoming President changes his mind and stays here instead of the main Palace," she said.
Bautista said President Arroyo, who was elected representative of Pampanga’s second district at the House of Representatives, would reside either in her family residence in La Vista subdivision in Quezon City or in the old Forbes Park home of her parents.
Source: GmaNews
Comelec proclaims 28 winning party-list groups
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday proclaimed the 28 winning party-list organizations in the 2010 automated polls.
Comelec chairman Jose Melo, reading an en banc resolution, announced on Monday afternoon that the following party-list organizations will be awarded seats in the 15th House of Representatives:
Coalition of Association of Senior Citizens in the Philippines - 1,292,182 votes (2 seats)
Akbayan Citizen's Action Party - 1,058,691 votes (2 seats)
Gabriela Women's Party - 1,001,421 votes (2 seats)
Cooperative Natcco Network Party - 943,529 votes (2 seats)
ABONO - 766,615 votes (2 seats)
Bayan Muna - 746,019 votes (2 seats)
An Waray - 711,631 votes (2 seats)
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc. (AGAP) - 515,501 votes (1 seat)
Alliance for Barangay Concerns Party (ABC) - 469,093 votes (1 seat)
Anakpawis - 445,628 votes (1 seat)
Kabataan Party-list - 417,923 votes (1 seat)
Abante Mindanao, Inc. (ABANAMIN) - 376,011 votes (1 seat)
Act Teachers - 369,564 votes (1 seat)
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) - 335,635 votes (1 seat)
Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (Ang Kasangga) - 296,368 votes (1 seat)
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) - 292,875 votes (1 seat)
Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) - 269,009 votes (1 seat)
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano, Inc. (AGBIAG) - 262,298 votes (1 seat)
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) - 238,675 votes (1 seat)
Arts Business and Science Professionals - 257,301 votes (1 seat)
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) - 244,623 votes (1 seat)
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamayan, Inc. (AGHAM) - 241,898 votes (1 seat)
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA)
Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala - 234,717 votes (1 seat)
Kalinga Advocacy for Social Empowermennt and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc. (Kalinga) - 229,198 votes (1 seat)
Alagad Party-list - 227,116 votes (1 seat)
1 Angg Pamilya - 217,032 votes (1 seat)
Alliance of Volunteer Educators - 214,760 (1 seat)
Melo has deferred the proclamation of 11 party-list groups which have pending disqualification cases filed against them or their nominees. These are:
Ako Bicol Political Party
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong Party-list
1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE)
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)
LPG Marketers Association, Inc. (LPGMA)
Ang Asosayon Sang Manguguma Nga Bisaya-Ow Mangunguma, Inc. (MBIS-OWA)
Association of Philippien Electric Cooperatives (APEC)
Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD)
1-UTAK
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A Teacher)
Butil Farmer Party (BUTIL)
The Party-list System Act (Republic Act 7941) says that those who received at least two percent of the total votes cast for the party-list system shall be entitled to one congressional seat each while those who received more than two percent of the votes shall be entitled to additional seats in proportion to their total number of votes.
However, each party-list organization shall not be awarded more than three seats in Congress.
The Comelec has yet to receive all the votes cast for the party-list system, specifically from areas where there were failure of elections.
Included in these areas are seven municipalities of Lanao del Sur, two municipalities of Basilan, and one municipality of Sarangani - where special polls have been scheduled on June 3.
The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that 20 percent of the seats in Congress be allotted for the sectoral representatives.
Source: GmaNews
Comelec chairman Jose Melo, reading an en banc resolution, announced on Monday afternoon that the following party-list organizations will be awarded seats in the 15th House of Representatives:
Coalition of Association of Senior Citizens in the Philippines - 1,292,182 votes (2 seats)
Akbayan Citizen's Action Party - 1,058,691 votes (2 seats)
Gabriela Women's Party - 1,001,421 votes (2 seats)
Cooperative Natcco Network Party - 943,529 votes (2 seats)
ABONO - 766,615 votes (2 seats)
Bayan Muna - 746,019 votes (2 seats)
An Waray - 711,631 votes (2 seats)
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc. (AGAP) - 515,501 votes (1 seat)
Alliance for Barangay Concerns Party (ABC) - 469,093 votes (1 seat)
Anakpawis - 445,628 votes (1 seat)
Kabataan Party-list - 417,923 votes (1 seat)
Abante Mindanao, Inc. (ABANAMIN) - 376,011 votes (1 seat)
Act Teachers - 369,564 votes (1 seat)
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) - 335,635 votes (1 seat)
Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (Ang Kasangga) - 296,368 votes (1 seat)
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) - 292,875 votes (1 seat)
Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) - 269,009 votes (1 seat)
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano, Inc. (AGBIAG) - 262,298 votes (1 seat)
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) - 238,675 votes (1 seat)
Arts Business and Science Professionals - 257,301 votes (1 seat)
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) - 244,623 votes (1 seat)
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamayan, Inc. (AGHAM) - 241,898 votes (1 seat)
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA)
Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala - 234,717 votes (1 seat)
Kalinga Advocacy for Social Empowermennt and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc. (Kalinga) - 229,198 votes (1 seat)
Alagad Party-list - 227,116 votes (1 seat)
1 Angg Pamilya - 217,032 votes (1 seat)
Alliance of Volunteer Educators - 214,760 (1 seat)
Melo has deferred the proclamation of 11 party-list groups which have pending disqualification cases filed against them or their nominees. These are:
Ako Bicol Political Party
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong Party-list
1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE)
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)
LPG Marketers Association, Inc. (LPGMA)
Ang Asosayon Sang Manguguma Nga Bisaya-Ow Mangunguma, Inc. (MBIS-OWA)
Association of Philippien Electric Cooperatives (APEC)
Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD)
1-UTAK
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A Teacher)
Butil Farmer Party (BUTIL)
The Party-list System Act (Republic Act 7941) says that those who received at least two percent of the total votes cast for the party-list system shall be entitled to one congressional seat each while those who received more than two percent of the votes shall be entitled to additional seats in proportion to their total number of votes.
However, each party-list organization shall not be awarded more than three seats in Congress.
The Comelec has yet to receive all the votes cast for the party-list system, specifically from areas where there were failure of elections.
Included in these areas are seven municipalities of Lanao del Sur, two municipalities of Basilan, and one municipality of Sarangani - where special polls have been scheduled on June 3.
The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that 20 percent of the seats in Congress be allotted for the sectoral representatives.
Source: GmaNews
Jessica Simpson Sexy Healthy Hair
Jessica Simpson Sexy Healthy Hair
Jessica Simpson is a very popular singer and actress. The star has a huge fan following, and she has quickly become a household name for many people. She is also a fashion icon and is seen as having a great sense of style and a knowledge of beauty. Many people enjoy copying her look, and her hairstyles are no exception.
Jessica Simpson Hair 2010
One of the biggest trends this season is big hair. Not the big helmet hairstyles from the 1980s but teased hair that is big on top and full of volume. Jessica has jumped on the big hair bandwagon and she looks fantastic. Half updos are very popular in Hollywood, and when combined with teased up hair they look great. These styles make the cheekbones stand out and look high, are easy to do, and flatter nearly everyone. With Jessica's style, her hair was teased on top to add a lot of fullness, giving her a huge updo that was smooth, finished, and quite elegant.
Jessica Simpson 2010 Hair
This is an easy style for anyone to get. All you have to do is put your hair half up. Medium-length hair is the perfect length for this style but longer hair will work just as well. Make sure that you use a shampoo and conditioner that will build up volume in your hair, and any styling products you use should help build volume as well. If you have fine hair and you want to tease it into a big hairstyle like what Jessica wears then you should use protein based products as these will help to build up your hair. Use a blow dryer and round brush to add even more bounce to your hair and remember that the bigger the barrel the bigger the hair. Tease through the crown to have the right height and use hairspray to hold it all in place.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Jessica Szohr Cute Hair Models for Long Hair
Jessica Szohr wears sexy and cute hairstyle with her curly and double ponytails.To get for you this hairstyle just like Jessica Szohr, the key is you’re going have to pull the style as loosely as possible Place your ponytails loosely at a point directly below your earlobe, keep them in front and you’ll look really sexy.Here are some photos:
Jessica Szohr Cute Hairstyles for Long Hair 
Jessica Szohr Cute Hairstyles for Long Hair 
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