Duggar Family Extortion Plot?

Teresa Sullivan Hunt, an Iowa photographer has been charged by TLC  with extortion for allegedly threatening to sell photos of  Amy Duggar, a cousin of Jim Bob Duggar and also one of the cast member of the show " 19 Kids an Counting".

 The photographer sent a letter to the cable network demanding $10,000 and the shut down  of 19 Kids and Counting in exchange for photos showing Amy Duggar in  an “intimate situations” with a 56-year-old male acquaintance and fellow musician.

Referring to 19 Kids and Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, Hunt’s alleged letter said they “claim to be so Christian so they keep popping out more babies to keep their ratings up. Meanwhile (two names redacted by the FBI)are doing the nasty behind closed doors.”

Amy Duggar, denies allegations that she is involved with the musician and that there are no compromising photos of her with the musician, “It’s totally untrue. He is a longtime family friend who has always been supportive of my music career. He’s a good Christian and it’s upsetting that his generosity has been exploited like this.”

15.5 Pound Baby Chun Chun

 

Chun Chun, a 15.5-pound newborn baby in the city of Xinxiang, Henan Province has set the record for the heaviest baby born in China.The baby was delivered via caesarean section on Saturday  which the  hospital officials said was lasted for about 20 minutes .Both the mother and the baby boy are doing fine in the hospital  according to doctors who spoke with the Chinese newspaper the Dahe Daily.

Mother Wang Yujuan, 29, reportedly told local media that her pregnancy with her second child felt different than her first pregnancy with Chun Chun's big sister, who weighed 8.8 pounds at birth.
"I clearly felt that my body was more clumsy than when I had been pregnant with my daughter. My belly was bigger than it was then," Wang said.
She continued, "I guessed the baby would be between 10 and 11 pounds. I never expected to hear that he weighs 15.5 pounds."
Han Jingang, Chun Chun's father, told the Sun that his wife did not do anything different while she was pregnant with their son. He was thrilled when she gave birth to "such a big, fat son."
"Today is the first day of spring in the Chinese calendar and he's a 'dragon baby,'" Han told reporters. "I feel very happy."

The heaviest birth that  on record wieghed 10.8kgs(34 lbs) was a baby boy  born in Ohio in 1879 but unfortunately died 11 hours after birth.

Paula Abdul Fired From X-Factor

X- Factor Season 2 will return for new faces. Paula Abdul was informed through her lawyer that her service won't be needed anymore for the next season.Nicole Scherzinger  of Pussycat Dolls quit the show to focus on her music.Steve Jones went to his Twitter to announce that he won’t be back as well ,"I won't be hosting next season's X FACTOR which is a shame, but I can't complain as I've had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show." The only ones staying are Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid .

Simon Cowell personally recruited Paula  after she quit  from American Idol in 2009.They were both American Idol judges  from 2002-2009.He left the show in 2010 to launch  "X Factor".Paula did not  receive an explanation for the decision, but a source close to the show says Cowell has decided that the show needs a bigger celebrity on the panel next season.Mariah Carey’s name is being mentioned as a possible judge.

Recall your Mother's Best Meal

After a busy day at work or school, we cannot wait for one of our mom's delicious lunch or supper.For me, some of my mom's best menu consists of Pork Sinigang (buto buto or liempo), pork chop, beef steak, chop suey.On special occasions, she cooks her famous pancit palabok, rice cake(biko), lumpiang sariwa and bopis. In addition, of course, New Year is not complete without her Bulalo (Filipino beef bone marrow soup)

I always remember my mother preparing our food everyday, going to the market to buy anything that will fit to her tight budget but she always make sure that get all the nutrition we needed and at the same enjoying the food she is serving us.Mom's scrumptious meals are always something to look forward to .But now that I am a mother myself, I make sure that my children enjoys my cooking just like when I was a kid.This post reminds me too of my mom's birthday next month .She will be 70 years old and will be throwing a big party.Sadly,me and my kids cannot be there  on her big day.Happy birthday mother dear!We love you.

Pork Sinigang

Ingredients:

1 kilo pork, cut into chunks

2 pcs. onions,sliced

2 big tomatoes, quartered

1 bundle kangkong, cut into 2 inches long

1 bundle sitaw/string beans, cut into 2 inches long

2 pcs. raddish,sliced

3 pcs. gabi(taro)

4 pcs. jalapeño pepper(siling pangsigang)

3 tbsp fish sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

10 pcs tamarind or 1 packet sinigang mix

Coooking Instructions:

Boil sampalok in water until soft ,strain to get all the juices and the water out of the tamarind,set aside.

In a large pot, boil pork. remove scum .Add tomatoes ,onion,taro and continue boiling until the meat is tender.

Add the tamarind extract or the sinigang mix. Put enough amount according to your taste. Add fish sauce ,salt and pepper to taste.

Add the remaining vegetables. Let it boil for 2 minutes or until the vegetables are done but not over cooked.

Serve hot with rice .

Easiest Step to Put Facebook Comments on Your Blog

Plugin is the easiest way to connect your  blog to Facebook .I tried to put facebook comments many times  following tutorials from fellow bloggers but it  was a failure until I gave up.Until I found out the plugin .I tried it again ,followed the steps  and was happy about it.Here is the simple step:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/comments/
1. Put your blog's URL.
2. Click the "Get code", copy the first plugin code.

3.Go to template ,Edit HTML,expand widget and insert the plugin right after the opening tag. Save Template.
4.Copy the second plugin code .Go to your blog layout/design, add gadget ,click HTML, paste the code  and place it under your blog posts or wherever you want it to appear.Save arrangement.

5.View blog URL and type first FB comment on your site.