The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.
The L.A. Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2007–08 season) the most wins (2,905), the highest winning percentage (61.5%), the most NBA Finals appearances (30), the second fewest non-playoff seasons with five (San Antonio Spurs has four), and the second-most NBA championships with 14, behind the Boston Celtics' 17. They also hold the record for compiling the longest consecutive win streak (33) in U.S. professional team sports (also an NBA record) in the 1971–72 season. 14 Hall of Famers have played for the Lakers, while four Hall of Famer (John Kundla, Bill Sharman, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson) have coached the team. Four Lakers (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player award for a total of 8 awards.
Since the LA Lakers were established in 1948, the team has only missed the NBA playoffs five times. The team has 14 NBA titles and has appeared in the NBA Finals 15 other times. These appearances include eight NBA Finals appearances in the 80s. The best record posted by the team was 69–13, in 1972; the worst record was 19–53, in 1957–58.
David Cook in Philippines
The Grand winner of the American Idol season seventh (2008) David Cook whose real name is David Roland Cook is now in the Philippines to perform with David Archuleta, his runner-up for a live concert entitled "David and David Live in Manila".
David Cook and David Archuleta will perform live at the Open Ground of SM Mall of Asia or the so-called MOA in Pasay City on May 16, 2009 Saturday.
This is one of the most awaited concert in the Philippines. See you there!
David Cook and David Archuleta will perform live at the Open Ground of SM Mall of Asia or the so-called MOA in Pasay City on May 16, 2009 Saturday.
This is one of the most awaited concert in the Philippines. See you there!
David Archuleta in Philippines
David Archuleta whose real name is David James Archuleta is now in the Philippines for his concert with David cook in SM Mall of Asia (MOA) open ground on May 16, 2009 Saturday (Manila times). David Archuleta is the runner-up of the American Idol seventh season.
David Archuleta will visit many of the Philippine's TV shows and will be seen on Malls for the promotion of their concert with David Cook. Archuleta and Cook will be seen live on 24 Oras tomorrow.
David Archuleta will visit many of the Philippine's TV shows and will be seen on Malls for the promotion of their concert with David Cook. Archuleta and Cook will be seen live on 24 Oras tomorrow.
Swine Flu Outbreak
The swine flu is likely a descendant of the infamous "Spanish flu" that caused a devastating pandemic in humans in 1918–1919. In less than a year, that pandemic killed more an estimated 50 million people worldwide. Descendants of this virus have persisted in pigs; they probably circulated in humans until the appearance of the Asian flu in 1957, and reemerged in 1977. Direct transmission from pigs to humans is rare, with 12 cases in the U.S. since 2005.
The flu virus is perhaps the trickiest known to medical science; it constantly changes form to elude the protective antibodies that the body has developed in response to previous exposures to influenza or to influenza vaccines.
Swine influenza (also swine flu) refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (swine). Strains endemic in swine are called swine influenza virus (SIV).
In humans, the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in most cases causes only mild symptoms and the infected person makes a full recovery without requiring medical attention and without the use of antiviral medicines.
Swine flu is common in swine and rare in humans. People who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine influenza if the swine carry a strain able to infect humans. However, these strains rarely are able to pass from human to human. Rarely, SIV mutates into a form able to pass easily from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak is believed to have undergone such a mutation. This virus is named swine flu because one of its surface proteins is similar to viruses that usually infects pigs, but this strain is spreading in people and it is unknown if it infects pigs.
The flu virus is perhaps the trickiest known to medical science; it constantly changes form to elude the protective antibodies that the body has developed in response to previous exposures to influenza or to influenza vaccines.
Swine influenza (also swine flu) refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (swine). Strains endemic in swine are called swine influenza virus (SIV).
In humans, the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in most cases causes only mild symptoms and the infected person makes a full recovery without requiring medical attention and without the use of antiviral medicines.
Swine flu is common in swine and rare in humans. People who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine influenza if the swine carry a strain able to infect humans. However, these strains rarely are able to pass from human to human. Rarely, SIV mutates into a form able to pass easily from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak is believed to have undergone such a mutation. This virus is named swine flu because one of its surface proteins is similar to viruses that usually infects pigs, but this strain is spreading in people and it is unknown if it infects pigs.
Pacquiao vs Hatton
The fight is now set for Pacquiao vs Hatton. Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton or the so called "The Battle of East and East" and "War of the Worlds will be held on May 2, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Nevada. It's Pacman vs The Hitman. Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is from the Philippines while Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton is from Great Britain. It is also considered as a battle for the best boxing trainors of the world Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr. It's time to know who's really the best pound for pound king of the ring. Let's watch the Pacquiao vs Hatton boxing fight.