Beijing Olympics 2008 USA BASKETBALL TEAM!

Composed of the Best players of NBA (National Basketball Association)

Team Line Up

Player name: position:

Tayshaun Prince (forward)
Carmelo Antony (forward)
Carlos Boozer ( Center forward )
kobe bryant ( Guard )
Lebron James (Guard )
Dwight Howard ( Center forward)
Deron williams (Guard )
Jason Kidd (Guard )
Michael Redd (Guard )
Dwayne Wade (Guard )
Chris Bosh ( Center forward )
Chris Paul (Guard ).

Additional Information: Nickname
The Dream Team

General
The USA has long been the international benchmark for men's Olympic basketball. The American team, which since 1992 has included players from the NBA, the world's strongest league, has taken gold in 12 of their 15 Olympic Games participations. The 'Dream Team' has earned an overall win-loss record in Olympic play of 114-5 but the team's most recent Olympic result, a bronze in Athens, was the team's worst ever performance.

The team lost more games at the 2004 Olympic Games than it had lost in all previous Olympic competitions combined. This, in addition to a bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships in Brazil, has put the American team under immense pressure to perform in Beijing. The task has been made even more difficult as the team has been unsettled in the past years. After the Athens debacle the powers of USA basketball decided that all national team players must commit two years to the team, taking their involvement to the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. This request forced several veteran players, like Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, to rule themselves out of the team leaving head coach, Mike Krzyzewski, to rebuild.

The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was the last time team USA won a gold medal, it was the third consecutive success for the Americans after they won gold in Barcelona and Atlanta. In Beijing the team will again have no shortage of talent, with the trio of NBA superstars, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade leading the team from the front. With support coming from dominant big men Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh the USA should again be the team to beat.

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The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and World Championships
- All Placings at Continental Championships

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- All Placings at Olympic Games and World Championships

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Schedule of games

Men's Preliminary Round Group B- Game 12
August 10: USA vs China 22:15
Men's Preliminary Round Group B- Game 23
August 12: Angola vs USA 20:00
Men's Preliminary Round Group B- Game 35
August 14: USA vs Greece 20:00
Men's Preliminary Round Group B- Game 48
August 16: USA vs Spain 22:15
Men's Preliminary Round Group B- Game 59
August 18 USA vs Germany 22:15

Orenji Renji ( Orange Range ) Japanese Rock Band

Orange Range is a Japanese hip-hop and rock band hailing from Okinawa. They started when childhood friends, Kitao "Kat-chan" Kazuhito (former drummer) and Hiroyama Naoto (guitarist) got together and decided to form a band. They then recruited Miyamori Yoh (bassist), Hokama Hiroki (mid vox), Yoh's brother, Ryo (low vox) and Ganeko Yamato (high vox).
In 2002, they signed under Spice Music and released their first mini-album, Orange Ball, which carries their single, Michishirube. In 2003, they signed under Sony Music and released two singles, Kirikirimai and Shanghai Honey, in which the later debuted in #5 in the Oricon charts. After that, they gained even more fame when their next single, Viva Rock, was featured as the third ending theme song for the hit anime Naruto. Later in that same year, they released their first major album, 1st Contact. Through the years, their songs were featured in tv dramas, anime, commercials, movies (including the Hollywood hit 2005 Fantastic Four) and even major events like the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
In the middle of 2005, founding member, Kat-chan left the band. It was initially reported that this was due to a bad case of tendonitis, though there were speculations that it was really because of the band's "creative differences", wherein the band is turning in more hip-hop to rock.

Band Members:

Hokama Hiroki

Miyamori Ryo

Ganeko Yamato

Hiroyama Naoto

Miyamori Yoh

Kitao Kazuhito "Katchan"

Discography

Albums:

Orange,Range,Orange Range,Orange Range Remix Album "Squeezed"NaturalmusiQOrange Ball1st Contact

Singles:

Ikenai Taiyo,Ika SummerSayonara,Un Rock StarChampioneKi-zu-naOnegai! SenoritaLove, ParadeAsterisk,Michishirube/ Midnight GageHanaChestKirikirimai,Shanghai Honey,Viva Rock,Locolotion,Michi Shirube - A Road HomeRakuyou

Learn About Sex Education??

The recent sex education controversy involving the Catholic Church’s and other religous groups insistence on discontinuing the implementation of DepEd’s Lesson Guides on Adolescent Reproductive Health in the High School Curriculum only proved what little concern, let alone respect they have, for the nation’s youth to be well-informed about their reproductive health and rights. The Church would rather keep students ignorant about the topic of sex, and if they were to venture into uncharted territory and make mistakes, they would pay for it dearly. The Church also decided to pass the buck onto the parents when it comes to educating their children about sex. Not only is that easier said than done, it assumes that all parents are flawless experts on the matter. As it is, “the birds and the bees” is of the most awkward topics to broach during a child’s coming-of-age, not just for the tween/teen but for mommy and daddy as well.While people, even parents, may have made mistakes in the past and learned from them, it’s never too late for young people, if given the proper access to information through education or sheer resourcefulness, to be in-the-know about sex (for making babies) and other related issues – premarital sex, safe sex and contraception, teen pregnancy, rape/molestation, incest, abortion, child prostitution and trafficking, pornography, sexually transmitted diseases, population etc. Such smarts could either prevent many situations that they may not be physically or emotionally prepared to deal with, or help them confront and cope with unfortunate incidents. To have or not to have sex ed also has a bearing on our population. Both our economic development and reproductive health as a nation hang in the balance on what the youth know or do not know about sex and their bodies.

here are some questions that im going to answer (hehe)

1.Do you need sex education? If so, what would you want to know/learn about?

2.Would you want your parents to talk to you about sex, or would you prefer to learn about it in school? Why so?

3.Do you think sex is dirty? Do you consider certain parts of the body dirty?

to answer the question:

1. yes I need sex education... ika nga ni ka ernie.. kung walang knowledge, walang power

2. for me I learned some in school but most of it I learned due to my own curiosity and from friends.

3. Sex is not dirty. I don't consider any part of the body dirty.

"Sex should be taught with responsibility. Moral and proper education. Most people are thinking it is more of a pleasurable thing than what is really sex's purpose in our lives."

Making A Family

...what does it takes to have a not so perfect but a better family of your own.??
Do you love the person that you would like to have a family with?
If so, ask yourself if you are financially stable?
If you are, plan how many children you'd have, as well as the spacing of years in between.
These are some things to ponder about.

1. Do you have a stable job? (Does your wife have a stable job?)
2. If you fall out of love, are you man enough to brave it?
3. Are you willing to take a bullet for your wife and children?
4.Are you willing to make sacrifices 99% of the time?
Making a family is a mean feat you have be mentally, emotionally, and financially ready to do so.

Character of the Month Of August ( SON GOKU)

Name: Son Goku

Other names: kakaroth , monkey boy, greatest saiyan

Birth: Planet Vegeta

Nationality:" Saiyan (Sai-jin)

Transformations: Great Ape Oozaru/Super Saiyan1/Super Saiyan2/Super Saiyan 3/
Super Saiyan 4/Gogeta,Vegeto (Fussion with Vegeta)/
The Only Saiyan who achieve all transformations.

Origin: Toriyama's Goku finds his origins in one of Toriyama's earlier characters named Tanton, a fictional protagonist who appears in a one-shot series called Dragon Boy. In this story, Tanton's odd physical characteristic was bat wings. When Toriyama decided to create Dragon Ball, he used author Wu Chengs Journey to the West as inspiration for his own series. Toriyama's main character had the same name of the monkey king,Sun Wokong , a central character in Journey to the West; the only alteration being that it was changed to the Japanese variant of the name, "Son Goku".

To be creative with the character, Toriyama stated that he designed Goku not as a monkey like the character Sun Wukong, but as a human-looking boy with a monkey tail. Toriyama later developed the story to where Goku is an extraterrestrial called Saiyan from a fictional planet named "Vegeta".

Abilities
:Kamehame-ha :Kamehame-ha (x10) :Instant Transmission
: Genkidama (Spirit Bomb) - Most Powerful attack athers from all things on Earth; humans, animals, plants, even rocks
:Super volly wave
:Energy ki (Rapid fire)
:Explosive Dragon fist
: Kaioken
: Kiaiho
: Zanzoken

Memorable Quotes of Goku:

Goku: It looks like they only want me, and that's exactly who they'll get.
Goku: It would be meaningless to fight with you now. You're too scared and ashamed. Live with the shock. Keep it bottled up inside you. Silently.
Goku: I would rather be a brainless monkey than a heartless monster. (To Frieza)
SSJ3 Goku: If I can't do it, then who else can! Exploding Dragon Fist!
Goku: How can androids have babies?
Goku: Kaio-Ken! Times Ten!
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Vegeta: I'd rather die than fuse with you!
Goku: Vegeta, you're already dead!
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Goku: Hi, Hercule.
Hercule: Hey, how are you?
Pan: Don't forget me, grandpa.
Hercule: How's my little girl? So have you come to cheer grandpa on?
Goku: No, silly, we're all entering the tournament.
Hercule: [stammers]
Goku: Don't worry, Hercule. If one of us makes it to the finals, we'll let you keep your title. Okay?
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Vegeta: This can't be! His beam is as strong as my Gallick Gun!
Yarijobe: You did it! Gokuuuuu!
Goku: Not quite. He's regaining control. He'll be off my beam soon, probably mad as a hornet, I bet.
Yarijobe: Are you sure?
Goku: Mmm-hmm.
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Goku: Sorry, I saw an opening that just screamed 'ATTACK,' so I did, ha!

What is Good Sex??

Sex at its best is when you express it to the person you promise to stay married with... im looking forward when that day comes...^_^ Good sex is making love and enjoying it with the one you love particularly your wife... it should not entail too many acrobatic moves so to speak...so long that you are both enjoying the moment (kahit missionary lang), regardless of where or when you are doing the deed...

Work Place Romance

My thoughts about having sexual relationship with your co-workers

For me, I believe in the rule "You dont shit where you eat", meaning no dating with co-workers. Eventhough I havent experienced dating co-workers(because im a nursing student), and I do have an eye on some of em, I still think that fouling your on nest isnt a good idea in keeping a professional relationship with your corporate female assistant/subordinate/superior, no matter how hot they are. But if you have love at first sight well, its ok for you to do the shit. ^_^

anyways it has some good and bad side so here they are

Lets start on the GOOD, you can make sure that the lady your dating is a professional and well-educated. You may also say that you share some interests in common since you are working for the same company. Especially if you belong to the same department, both of you could be engineers, CPAs, lawyers, etc. thus you share a common ground, your interests may be the same. You can also make adequate background checks as you can make a lot of inquiries with her friends and officemates. Plus you can also have an idea of her salary range and her financial capacity. In case your relationship prospers, you can see her everyday (which can be good or bad, depending on how you treat it).

As for the BAD, there would only be an issue when you break up with your girl and there would be a lot of ackward moments when you bump with each other in the office. You may also have a hard time getting over her since you would see her regularly. And if another co-worker would take your place, you would know how fast you were replaced. Also in the unlikely event of corporate dissolution, you'd find yourselves together in the unemployment line, looking for a new job. With regard to bonuses and incentives, you cannot hide anything from your girl... She would know when you would receive your 13th month, 14th month and other perks and financial privileges.

But on the over-all I think there is nothing wrong with going out with an officemate. So long as you really like the girl and your intentions are directed to have a serious relationship that is on a long-term basis. And make sure that the company allows it.