How to Recognize a Fake US Bill

The U.S. government estimates that less than 1/100 of 1 percent of U.S. paper currency in circulation is counterfeit. Considering recent advances in printing technology and the obviously vast incentive to counterfeit bills, that's a pretty small number. In part, that's because the U.S. Secret Service thoroughly investigates all reported counterfeiting cases, and because there are harsh criminal penalties for counterfeiting or passing fake bills. Perhaps more than anything, though, counterfeiting is difficult because of the bills' security features, which are hard to reproduce but easy to use to verify your money's authenticity.

How to Detect Fake Peso Bills

Have you ever been in a situation wherein you were paid or given a change that happened to be a fake peso bill? Pretty sure, it’s an awful situation, especially if it’s a large bill, and you can’t do anything about it.

One way to prevent this from happening is to confirm before paying that the cash you are using is indeed not fake. For you to do this, below is a good guide in determining if your currency is fake or not. Information was 

provided by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Sony VAIO E Series Review

Sony’s new 15.5-inch VAIO E Series promises style, performance, and multimedia prowess at recession-conscious prices. Though $919 configuration is a bit steep, this machine provides more than ample performance to serve as an all-purpose family PC that surfs the Web, plays Blu-ray movies and games, and looks great in your den, kitchen, or living room. However, short battery life and tinny speakers hold this system back.

Vitamin D deficiency connected to high BP

People with low levels of Vitamin D are more prone to have stiffer arteries and inability of blood vessels to relax.

A study conducted by the scientist at the Emory/Georgia Tech. Predictive Health Institute resulted to a conclusion of lack of vitamin D can lead to impaired vascular health, contributing to high blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Vascular health and lower blood pressure were seen to the study participants who usually go under the sunlight, or by means of diet to increase their levels of Vitamin D.

Strawberry Consumption Helps Prevent Cancer

Scientists have studied that consumption of strawberries may help in decreasing the risk for esophageal cancer.


Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer and in China together carried out the study. This was the first-ever joint Ohio State cancer clinical trial to be conducted in China.

"We concluded from this study that six months of strawberry treatment was safe and easy to consume. In addition, our preliminary data suggests that strawberries decreased histological grade of precancerous lesions and reduced cancer-related molecular events," said Tong Chen, lead author, and assistant professor at Ohio State.

Laughter Is Not The Best Medicine?

“Laughter is not the best medicine”.  That’s what a scientist has pointed out.

A recent study was conducted by Dr. Margaret Stuber, a psychiatry professor at University of California, about whether laughter truly helps patients.

After discussing and analyzing, she found out that laughter helps in mood improvement and lessening distraction, but she could not find a benefit from laughter alone (Discovery News).

National Team versus Philippines Team: Smart Gilas against Barangay Ginebra (Game 4)

With Barangay Ginebra leading the series at 2-0, Smart Gilas had answered the call of their coach Rajko Toroman and stopped the momentum of Gin Kings, breaking the plan of sweeping them in 100-88 victory on Wednesday (2-1). The Nationals forced a rubber match as they meet today, Easter Sunday match at 6 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum.

“Our guys showed that they’re competitive; that they know how to play basketball. What makes me proud is the sportsmanship and fair play we bring in the game. No one can say we play dirty. We only play with our skills,” said Toroman.

Whatever Toroman was trying to imply, Ginebra Coach Jong Uichico refused to react.

“I respect Toroman and I want to avoid getting into a word war with him,” said Uichico.