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Ipil-ipil was promoted as a “miracle tree” during the 1970s and 1980s. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) described the tree as something that “offers the wildest assortment of uses.”

Let’s enumerate them one by one. As forage, ipil-ipil is “highly palatable, digestible, and nutritious.” (However, its foliage contains mimosine, toxic to ruminants if consumed in “excessive amounts”.) Both beef and dairy cattle thrive on it and can live on ipil-ipil alone until mimosine-related toxicity occurs. This can be delayed or eliminated entirely by supplementing the diet with other forages.

“Livestock feed should not contain more than 20 percent” of ipil-ipil as the mimosine can cause hair loss and stomach problems, reminds the World Agroforestry Center.

In Batangas, a two-hectare area of ipil-ipil grown in association with atis was able to supply the fodder requirements of 20 growing cattle for six months.

At the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life

Ipil-ipil is found throughout the Philippines in settled areas at low and medium altitudes. It is a gregarious s locally abundant. It was introduced from tropical America and now pantropic in distribution.

This is a small tree, 2-6 meters high. The leaves are compound, 15-25 cm long, rachis hairy. The pinnae is 8 to 16, and 5-8 inches long. The leaflets are 20-30, linear-oblong, and 7-12 mm in length. The heads are solitary in the axils of the leaves, peduncles long, globose, and 2-5 cm in diameter, with many white flowers. The pods are thin, flat, ribbon-like, 12-18 cm long, wide and 1.4 to 2 centimeters, each with 15-25 elliptical, compressed, shiny, brown seeds.

Ipil-ipil is popularly familiar in the Philippines for firewood and is effective for work reforestation. It is also widely used as a cover crop and is a good killer of, “Kogon. The bark

Kim Chiu (Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu born on April 19, 1990) is a Filipina actress in the Philippines. Kim Chiu was the first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, and now part of Star Magic, under contract with ABS-CBN.

Chiu launched her career by winning Pinoy Big Brother: Teen edition. She was the first winner, beating 14 other housemates. Kim and the rest of the housemates entered the Big Brother house on April 23, 2006. On June 3, 2006, after 42 days of summer, spending on the Big Brother house, Kim was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes (41.4% of the total votes) in the Aliwen Theatre, Center Philippine Cultural Complex in Pasay City. She was the only housemate who were never nominated for eviction.

In the six months following the end of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, Chiu and Gerald Anderson appeared together in several programs

Kristine Hermosa is one of the most beautiful and talented actress in the Philippines. She makes several hit TV series and movies.

Kristine’s biggest break was “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” opposite Rosales. The show became number one in TV ratings in its times lot for a couple of months. It was a heavy drama series that showcased the acting talent of Kristine and also the birth of Kristine – Jericho love team. It was followed by “Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas” as well a top rater.

It was followed by another top-rater Tv hits “’till Death Do Us Part” and “Gulong Ng Palad”. Kristine’s career took a slump when she married Diether Ocampo. She was not given a big project in her mother studio (ABS-CBN) since her popularity was affected with her marriage.

After her marriage broke-up, she became active in Tv again, and she was given an afternoon

Iza Calzado win as Best Actress on 7th Golden Screen Awards for Movies (Drama) for Joel Lamangan’s “Dukot,” Iza is clearly enjoying a career peak!

Iza entered the GMA Executive Lounge oozing with sex appeal. The tab talk is that she had liposuction and starving herself to death. But during the interview by stir, she looks healthy in her slim look.

Iza candidly answers all these buzzes.

How true you had liposuction?

Sabi nila, pero ngayon ko lang nalaman yan na nagpa-lipo pala ako.

You look sexy! What did you do?

Actually matagal bago ko na-achieve ito. Last year, I started losing 15 lbs. because of exercise like running and jogging. Pero this year sumakit na tuhod ko kaya I had to slow down muna but still I continue my workouts. I have an instructor and I’m also doing the pool dancing.

You’re now have ideal body weight?

124 pounds ako now pero sana maging

The new network will broadcast “The Price Is Right” is buying out Willie Revillame’s contract from ABS-CBN, the producer of his lone show “Wowowee.” The game show is scheduled for airing on the network on July 2010, which aims to be the fourth largest network in the country. A diversified corporation had purchased in this network to solidfy their finances.

This acquisition seems to be the solution to bind Willie in the transfer to this new network. The contract has still 18 months to go or until November 2011.

Willie plans to hold a meeting with ABS-CBN president and COO Gabby Lopez on Monday, May 24.

For now, Willie is using his free time after the meeting in Macao, China playing golf. Elected Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, Edgar Mortiz, and unidentified advisers attended these said meetings.

Edgar is Willie’s best friend / confidant, he is the brother-in-law of ABS-CBN