Protection for ATM clients asked

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"Grain Supply Shortage Seen" -- Headline. Are we facing a grain drain?

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A report in THE STAR says "a quarter of Taiwan's kids are fat or obese." A big and heavy problem this.

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When asked if he had ever lied, Noynoy Aquino replied he had never lied in his life. Reminds me of the World Lying Contest in England where the winner got the crown by simply saying: "I have never lied in my life."

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A study shows that misquoting news sources or qouting sources out of context is a universal slip by news reporters. Which means that we are not alone.

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Napoleon Bonaparte, for instance, has complained about being misquoted. He denied having said "Not tonight, Josephine." What he said was: "Not Josephine tonight."

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Many places in the world are facing the problem of cemetery congestion. In Le Labandou, a town in France, the mayor solved this problem by issuing an order banning any citizen from dying! So as not to aggravate the cemetery problem.

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After a year, the mayor happily announced to his constituency: "I'm glad to report that everyone obeyed the order." The ban against dying was later lifted on appeal of funeral parlors.

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Former Sen. Sonny Osmeña has been reported to have withdrawn from the Cebu City mayoralty race. His main reason: He cannot win. Sonny has shown once again his smartness as a veteran politician. Indeed, what's the use of running in an election if you know you cannot win?

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A reader who gave his name as Eisenhower Cabahug says he cannot understand why former Cebu Gov. Lito Osmeña has been stricken out from the list of senatorial wannabes. "It's people like Lito O that the Senate needs ... kaanugon nga wa siya hatagi’g chance sa Comelec," Mr. Cabahug said.

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A nurse-reader (name withheld on request) calls on banks with Automated Teller Machines (ATM) located near the sidewalks to protect in some way bank clients withdrawing money from the ATM at night. "The bank security guard should go near the ATM if there are clients withdrawing money," she said. "And please keep the ATM area well-lighted."

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