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Feature Article #1

Basketball, John Paul II and World Peace

If you think that basketball has no place in a friar’s blog, guess again. Did you know that John Paul II is a Harlem Globetrotter? On November 29, 2000, during the Jubilee Celebrations, the Harlem Globetrotters visited St. Peter’s Square and inducted John Paul II as their sixth honorary Globetrotter.

albert esmeralda | March 17th, 2011 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

AML Pages

I am currently checking out AML Pages. I have been trying it out for a few weeks, writing articles for the Bible Workshop. The software is currently in version 9.10, a testimony to the kind of work that has been put into it. If one is familiar with other Tree Outliners like Treepad, Maple or even the one produced by Note Tab Pro, one will appreciate the functionality of this software.

albert esmeralda | January 21st, 2011 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Birthday No. 49

Last Saturday, the parish celebrated my birthday. And then yesterday (January 16), the BEC group put together a dinner celebration for all birthday celebrants of the month of January. After the celebration, I went home to my parents to have some time with Mom and Dad and Ophie.

albert esmeralda | January 17th, 2011 | Continued

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About this Site

Nocturnal Intellections was a website I put up originally so that I can learn how to modify and tweak WordPress and the other CMS applications I was testing for AgustinongPinoy. That is, before I would install a plugin or introduce changes into a WordPress theme, I would do it here first before repeating the process [...]

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The Mystical Geek and Search Engines

I’ve been trying to see which articles are most read at the Mystical Geek. With the help of a WordPress plugin that monitors the visits for each page since the time I had the plugin installed — which was last year — I have come up with the following “all-time most popular ten”

27Jul2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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The NBA Semi-finals Are Upon Us!

The NBA Semi-Finals are upon us. After an 82-game regular season lasting from November to mid-April, 16 teams emerge. Here are the semi-finalists for the 2010-2011 NBA season.

16Apr2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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The Mystical Geek’s Top 10 As Of April 8, 2011

The top 10 of the Mystical Geek take on a more “Cuaresma-tic” look during this season of Lent.

8Apr2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Nuggets End Lakers’ Streak, 95-90

I caught the last few minutes of the fourth quarter of the game. That was the time when the Lakers were trying to overcome the lead of the Denver Nuggets. The game was aired at 4:30 AM here, and I saw it via the internet. Looks like the game was one of those after lunch events where the aging Lakers have struggled this season. +2 updates

4Apr2011 | albert esmeralda | 1 comment | Continued
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Lakers Dominate the Jazz, Get Closer to the Spurs

The Lakers won their 9th straight against Utah thereby officially ending the Jazz’s playoff bid. The Lakers came from a sluggish first half to dominate the Jazz in the third and fourth quarters for the win, 96-85. The Lakers played without Matt Barnes who was suspended by the NBA for his involvement in the fracas during the game against the Mavs. The Utah Jazz had an injury-laden lineup with three starters in street clothes. +1 update

2Apr2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Lakers Beat Mavs, Cement Hold On No. 2

Kobe and Co. showed the Mavericks who is ready for the playoffs with a 110-82 shellacking of Cuban’s team. The game was close in the first half of play, but the Lakers began to separate from the Mavs behind Odom’s shooting and Bynum’s defense. At the close of the third quarter, the Lakers were ahead by 12 points, a lead that they will protect and add to in the fourth. +2 updates

1Apr2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Lakers Make it 7 Straight

Kobe and Co. won their seventh straight since March 8 as they posted a 102-84 win against CP3 and the Hornets. This happened on a night when the Spurs lost their third straight to the Memphis Grizzlies, 104-111. With the win, the Lakers move up to four games behind the Spurs, keeping their hold on second place in the West. +4 updates

28Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Celtics and Spurs Lose, Lakers Win

The Lakers win over the Clippers 112-104 on a night that saw the Celtics and the Spurs fall to their respective adversaries. The Celtics lost to the Bobcats 81-83 while the Spurs was outscored by the Trailblazers 98-96. +1 update

26Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Celtics Lose and Lakers Shoot Up to 3

Boston lost to the Memphis Grizzlies today, 87-90. With this loss, the Celtics (.714) descend a notch in the Eastern standings beneath the Bulls (.729), and overall, beneath the Lakers (.718). The Lakers still hold onto second place in the West, but are now on third place overall. +1 update

24Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Lakers, Fourth in the NBA

The Lakers beat the Timberwolves, sweeping them 4-0 this season, in a game that turned physical in the fourth, 106-98. On a night when the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics fell to their respective opponents, the Laker victory pushed Kobe and Co. to fourth place in the league while cementing their hold on 2nd place in the West. +2 updates

20Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Mystical Geek Top 10, Feb. 17 – Mar. 17

Here is the top ten list of the Mystical Geek for Feb. 17 – Mar. 17.

17Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Kobe Plays, Bynum Dominates against Howard and Co.

Suffocating. That was how one sports writer described the Lakers as they kept the score of the Magic low during the third and fourth quarters to win 97-84 in a game that showcased the talents of D. Howard and A. Bynum. +1 update

15Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Basketball and Scriptures

Before this blog becomes a Laker fan blog, I must say three things first:
(a) I need these Laker-posts for a forum that sponsors Your Daily Inspiration. My 500-word posts at that forum garner me some 4-5 points and help me keep Your Daily Inspiration free.
(b) A post about the Lakers somehow jumpstarts my brain when I encounter block. In fact, it becomes easier for me to write about the Sunday readings when I’ve written something about a recent game that the Lakers won, as this blog would show (see below), and finally…
(c) Apart from theology and the Scriptures, the only other topic I can write about is basketball. That was how I became a sports editor for our High School Filipino students’ organ (a paper that never really got off the press).

14Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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Lakers End Road Trip on a High Note

The Lakers end their road trip on a high note with a win in Dallas. The win put back the Lakers in the +.700 and gave them ample opportunity to overtake the Mavericks for 2nd seeding in the West. +1 update

13Mar2011 | albert esmeralda | 0 comments | Continued
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