Monday, March 14, 2011

News Updates

 A visibly shaken Ronnie Liang-who was formerly disqualified from GMA-7's 


Pop Superstar" for already having a manager and who eventually became a second runner-up on ABS-CBN's "Pinoy Dream Academy"-sat on the hot seat of the Presscon Express segment of "Paparazzi" on March 13 to finally break his silence about his feud with his former manager, George Roca.
"Pangatlo, humihingi po siya ng 500,000 [pesos] dahil kabayaran daw po 'yun sa pagdiscover niya sa akin. [At] gusto [rin] po kunin 'yung titulo na napanalunan ko sa 'Pinoy Dream Academy'... 'Yun pong premyo. Kasi 'yun daw po 'yung bayad ko sa kanya," he related.



"Pang lima, gusto po niyang papuntahin ang aking mga magulang sa kanya... ako po at ang aking buong pamilya para po lumuhod at magmakaawa kasi sinasabi niya sa akin 'pag hindi ko raw po ginawa 'yon, sisiraan niya po ako. 'Pag hindi ko raw po ginawa yon, ire-release niya ako. So sabi ko, 'George, go ahead, gawin mo 'yung gusto mo..."'




The Japanese government has asked for more equipment to cool down three reactors damaged by last week's massive earthquake and tsunami, which triggered the worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986.
The Fukushima complex, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, is trying to avoid a major radiation leak. Explosions at two reactors on Saturday and Monday sent a huge plume of smoke billowing above the plant.
For years, Wang Yulan and her husband drove their three-wheeled vehicle to an outdoor market near Beijing to sell broccoli, peppers, eggplants and tomatoes grown on their small plot of land.
Now, thanks to the web, they don't even have to leave their living room.
Two years ago the couple bought a computer and joined a growing number of Chinese farmers selling their produce online, giving them access to customers around the country and boosting their meagre income.


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