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Miss Earth 2007 Media Presentation 2007-10-30 21:56:00 Median PresentationMiss Earth
2007 candidates hold placards and pose for pictures during a media presentation at the poolside of Traders hotel in Manila.At least 90 beauty queens from around the globe participate in an event to advocate measures to protect the environment.Ms. Earth Candidates pose during the media presentation.Ms. Earth Ukraine - Galyna AndreevaMs. Earth Peru - Odilia Pamela GarcíaMiss Earth candidate Jessica Scheel Noyola of Guatemala (front) and other pageant contestants carry placards during a press presentation.Miss Earth candidate Jiraporn Sing-ieam (front) of Thailand and other pageant contestants pose for the press at the Traders hotel in Manila, October 23, 2007.source: http://www.missearth.tv/ & http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/
2007 World Pool Championship teaser video 2007-10-30 21:44:00 Teaser VideoTeaser video
of the 2007 World
Pool Championship that will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines from Nov. 3-11, 2007.source: http://inquirer.promos.yahoo.com/
TIME Magazine honors Filipino environmentalist 2007-10-29 22:13:00 Heroes of the EnvironmentIt’s no surprise then that Hernandez has been named by Time magazine as among this year’s “Heroes of the Environment,” along with Al Gore, Mikhail Gorbachev and Prince Von Hernandez former literature professor, activist, environmentalist, and Greenpeace campaign director for Southeast Asia. As “Heroes of the Environment”, he is in the same list as Al Gore, Prince Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev. Hernandez is one of Asia’s leading activists against waste incineration. Instead he advocates the effective, polluatant-free technology that is recyling and recomposting of the mountains of trash across the Philippines. “The garbage problem in the Philippines can’t be burned away through waste incineration. Incineration spews dangerous toxic fumes and poison ash into the environment. Through community waste reduction and recycling programs, the Philippines can safely manage our garbage while protecting human health and the environment.” Hernandez Read more:Magazine
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Miss Earth 2007 Schedule of Events 2007-10-29 21:21:00 Chronological Schedule
of ActivitiesOctober 19 - November 11, 2007Philippines and VietnamOct. 19 to 21 - Arrival and Registration of Candidates; National Costume and Swimsuit PictorialsOct. 21 - Mall Show, Pageant briefingsOct. 22 - Environmental Seminar, Mall Show, Charity Visit, VTR ShootOct. 23 - Press Conference, Welcome Dinner with the Department of Tourism (DOT)Oct. 24 - Sponsor Visits, City Tours & Events (Manila)Oct. 25 to Nov. 02 - Tours and shows outside ManilaOct. 30 to Nov. 01 - Visit to Vietnam (Awards to be given: Miss Fashion, Best in Traditional Costume - Ao Di, Miss Charm and Beauty for a Cause)Nov. 3 - Swimsuit Competition (Fontana Leisure Park, Pampanga)Nov. 4 - Talent Competition (Traders Hotel in Manila)Nov. 5 - Long Gown Competition Nov. 6 - Preliminary Screening / JudgingNov. 7 - National Costume Competition Nov. 8 - The Search for Little Earth
Angels 2007 Finals; Candidates' RehearsalsNov. 9 to 10 - Rehearsals Nov. 11 - Miss Earth 2007 Pageant Night at the
The Philippines 40 Richest 2007-10-29 20:55:00 Top 40 Richest FilipinosThe Philippines
is making a comeback. Second-quarter growth of 7.5% was the highest in two decades; unemployment was 8%, the lowest since 1997. After a slip on subprime financial worries in August the stock market has made a full recovery and recently posted record highs. It is up 28% for the year.Forbes has released its list of the 40 richest Filipinos. The full list is below. Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family Henry Sy & family Lucio Tan & family Andrew Tan Manuel Villar George Ty Andrew Gotianun Enrique Razon Jr. Tony Tan Caktiong & family Oscar Lopez & family Vivian Que Azcona & family Inigo & Mercedes Zobel Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Emilio Yap & family John Gokongwei Jr. & family Enrique Aboitiz & family Alfonso Yuchengco & family Beatrice Campos David Consunji & family Luis Virata Gilberto Duavit Jr. & fam
Miss Earth 2007 in Manila 2007-10-25 01:08:00 Beauties for a cause!After establishing a track record in mounting world-class beauty pageants over the last decade, Carousel Productions Inc. decided to reinvent and improve the concept of beauty competitions for the new millennium.This November 11, fifty glamorous, beautiful and ‘environmentally-friendly’ ladies will compete for the title MISS EARTH 2007. The beauty pageant will not just be about wanting ‘peace on earth’. Rather, the candidates and winners will be actively promoting and getting involved in the preservation of the environment and protection of Mother Earth
.Miss Earth 2007 will culminate with the Coronation Night on the 11th of November at the University of the Philippines Theater and will be aired over ABS CBN Channel 2, with more than 80 delegates from across the globe participating and Read more:Manila
Pinoy martial artist honored 2007-10-25 00:44:00 Pinoy martial artist honored in USDoce Pares Grandmaster Dionisio Cañete was honored in the United States recently as the first and only Supreme Grandmaster of Filipino martials arts—eskrima kali arnis. Supreme Grandmaster Cañete, who turned his back on his profession as a court lawyer to promote Filipino martial arts around the world, has earned by the far the highest honor given to a Filipino martial artist.SGM Cañete, who just completed his three-month European and American Eskrima tour since July, had a fitting end of the tour as he reunited with his former students at the Doce Pares Word Headquarters at Sto. Niño Village in Banilad, Cebu City.His students and now Doce Pares masters befitted their mentor and thanked him for unselfishly sharing the Filipino martial arts, which was the key to the success of Doce Pares masters in the United States.SGM Cañete has conducted Eskrima seminars on tour in Scotland, Hungary, Norway, Holland, Ireland and England in Europe and various s Read more:Pinoy
Pinoy Businessman offers P5M 2007-10-25 00:39:00 US-based PinoyBusinessman
offers P5M to root out Glorietta bombersLucky Group of Companies founder and philanthropist Rene Medina, announced Sunday, October 21 that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has accepted his personal offer of PhP 5 million (about $114,000) as reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the blast of Glorietta 2 mall in Makati last Friday, October 19.The afternoon blast killed 11 people and injured more than 100 others, mostly office employees on lunch break. It left an eight meter-wide (26-foot) wide crater on the ground floor and blew a hole through the ceiling on the second floor. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has offered Php 2 million ($45.5 million) in reward money as well, aside from another PhP 1 million each from a group of Makati businessmen and the Makati city government. The Philippine National Police has reportedly also put up a PhP 2-million bounty.The Lucky Group, whic
Jackie Chan song for Beijing Olympics 2007-10-25 00:32:00 Jackie Chan records song for BeijingOlympics
Jackie Chan has flexed his vocal muscles for the Olympics. The 53-year-old actor, best known for his daredevil stunts, has recorded "We Are Ready," the official countdown song to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.He spent three hours recording the song during a recent trip to Beijing, Chan said in a blog entry on his Web site Wednesday.Chan, star of the "Rush Hour" movies, dabbles in music and has released several albums.He praised the lyrics of the Mandarin Chinese song composed by Peter Kam, who won a Silver Bear award for best film music at the Berlin Film Festival last year."Waiting year after year/ We can see into the future/ Together with hard work and sweat, we've created the five different (Olympic) colors," says one refrain.Olympic organizers have also recorded a second Chinese version sung by more than 100 pop stars.He told The Associated Press in a phone interview that an English version of the song may be recorded.Chan said in an Read more:Jackie
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US War Cost $2.4Trillion 2007-10-25 00:06:00 War May Cost $2.4 Trillion
Over DecadeThe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost as much as $2.4 trillion through the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said. The White House brushed off the analysis as "speculation."The estimate was the most comprehensive and far-reaching one to date. It factored in costs previously not counted and assumed that large number of forces would remain in the regions.According to analysis, the U.S. has spent about $604 billion on the wars, including $39 billion in diplomatic operations and foreign aid.If the U.S. were to reduce the number of troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to 75,000 six years from now, it would cost the U.S. $1 trillion more for military and diplomatic operations and $705 billion in interest payments to pay for the wars through 2017.source: http://www.npr.org/
Discovery Lifts Off! 2007-10-24 23:55:00 Discovery leaps from its launchSpace shuttle Discovery leaps from its launch pad on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, to begin the STS-120 mission to the International Space Station.The STS-120 crew will perform five spacewalks at the space station and install the station's newest component, the Node 2 module, also known as Harmony.Image credit: NASAsource: http://www.nasa.gov/ Read more:Discovery
Rubik's world championships 2007-10-08 20:56:00 Japan teen in historic Rubik
win Yu Nakajima, 16, took home the top prize 5,000 euros (£3,400, $7,000) after winning the main event of the three-day tournament at the Rubik's Cube world championship. Nearly 300 contenders from 33 countries tried their hands - and feet - at the puzzle, some completing it blindfolded. Hungarian architect Erno Rubik invented the cube in Hungary in 1974. More than 300 million cubes have been sold since.Yu Nakajima of Japan won the main event for twisting the classic 3x3 cube — which has nine colored tiles on each on its six sides — into the winning position, where all like-colored tiles are on the same face. source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ image source: http://www.yahoo.com/
More call centers in Metro Manila 2007-10-04 00:14:00 ICT Group opens two more call centers in Metro Manila
Outsourcing firm ICT Group has announced the opening of two more call centers in Metro Manila. The US-based operator said it has added another facility in Marikina City and has opened another one in Mandaluyong During formal inauguration ceremonies, Karen Batungbacal, ICT Group president for Asia Pacific, said the two facilities will have a combined capacity of more than 2,000 seats "potentially employing 3,000 people." In addition to its two new call centers, the company operates three other centers in Makati, Pasig and Marikina, which employ more than 6,000 workers. The company's first facility in Marikina, located at Riverbanks Center, operates more than 1,100 seats. The second center will likewise have a capacity of more than a thousand seats. ICT Group, headquartered in Pennsylvania, US, has been doing business in the Philippines for four years.source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/
Project Blackbox 2007-10-03 23:45:00 The world's first virtualized datacenter.You'll never look at an ordinary shipping container quite the same way again. Project
Blackbox is a prototype of the world's first virtualized datacenter--built into a shipping container and optimized to deliver extreme energy, space, and performance efficiencies. Project Blackbox applies Sun's trademark innovation, network computing infrastructure and HPC expertise to engineer out complexity and provide a better datacenter. Project Blackbox, the world's first fully contained, virtualized datacenter, delivers several unique advantages: Rapid, Easy Deployment: "Build once, deploy anywhere" Very High-density Computing: Capacity for over 700 CPUs, 2000 cores, or 8000 compute threads! Versatility an Flexibility: "What you want, where you want it, when you want it". Breakthrough Economics and Eco Responsibility: scalability, use of standard components, cooling innovation, low cost to
P1.2B Old Iloilo Airport 2007-10-01 23:42:00 Megaworld seals buy of Iloilo airport for P1.2BProperty developer Megaworld Corp. has purchased the 54.5-hectare old airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo from the government for P1.2 billion.In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange dated Oct. 1. Megaworld said it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with the government for the property, which it pans to transform into a business district.“Megaworld envisions its project to become a magnet for major business process outsourcing companies interested to set up shop in the Visayas region," the company said.Megaworld said it has already applied with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority for a special economic zone license for the area.Aside from building a BPO complex, Megaworld said it also plans to construct educational facilities in the area geared at equipping prospective employees of call centers and other BPO firms.source: http://www.gmanews.tv/
World’s Emerging Outsourcing Favorites 2007-09-30 20:24:00 Cebu, Pasig, Baguio cited among world's emerging outsourcing favorites.A study by industry publication Global Services and investment advisory firm Tholons put Cebu City as fourth, behind the Indian cities of Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, among the top 10 emerging outsourcing destinations for global companies. The entire list, numbering 50 sites, also cited Pasig City as 23rd, and Baguio as 36th. To be sure, India remains the favored technology outsourcing destination, the industry report said Sunday, even amid concerns a rising rupee and soaring wages would blunt that country’s competitive edge. The rest of the top 10 were: Kolkata, India, fifth; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sixth; Colombo, Sri Lanka, seventh; Shanghai, China, eighth; Chandigarh, India, ninth; and Beijing, China, 10th.The list is based on criteria such as scale and quality of work force, financial infrastructure, risk environment and qu Read more:World
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Pinoy Web Logo Competition 2007-09-28 03:07:00 "Proudly Pinoy
" Logo Design Competition www.proudlypinoy.org launched logo design competition last Independence Day, 2007. The competition is to design a “Proudly Pinoy” logo which intended for replacement on Filipino websites. The idea is to created a logo which expresses the pride of being Filipino, and which will allow a web site to elegantly declare its Philippines identity. Want more about Proudly Pinoy logo? Click image to view entries.Proud to be Pinoy!
Education for All 2007-09-27 22:49:00 Teachers’ groups launch ‘education for all’ movementFour national organizations of teachers formed Thursday the Education
For All (EFA) Movement, a broad alliance that will campaign for quality basic education for Filipino children. The coalition is composed of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the Samahan ng Manggagawang Pilipino-National Organization of Teachers and Office Workers (SMP-NATOW), Teachers’ Organization of the Philippine Public Sector (TOPPS), and Trade Union VIII-Education-Federation of Free Workers (TU VIII-FFW).ACT chairman Antonio Tinio said the organizations forming the nucleus of EFA are all affiliates of Education International, the global union of teachers and education workers.Will exert pressure on the government to fulfill its commitment made at the World Education Forum in Dakar in the year 2000, to provide quality basic education for all by 2015.The launching of the movement was held at the Batasan Hills National High School in Quezon Cit
Philippine King of the Road 2007-09-27 04:42:00 Philippines Taxi and King of the RoadThe jeepney is the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines. It is comparable to taxis and minibuses that travels along fixed routes yet it is only found in the Philippines. This is ethnic and rare mode of transportation has the traditional hood decorations such as a horse & several mirrors and an antenna on it’s left front fender. Other details include headlights, signal lights and license plates which has Manila on it. It even has a steering wheel and gear shift. The jeepney has rubber tires and is painted with real automotive paint with a glossy finish. Each one is intricately assembled and finished by hand.image source: www.google.com/ Read more:Philippine
Crazy dancing baby. 2007-09-26 20:52:00 Watch this baby show off some classic dance moves.source: www.yahoo.com/ Read more:Crazy
Be Your Own Boss 2007-09-26 20:44:00 Top 5 "Be Your Own Boss" CareersA growing number of Americans have discovered the joys of working for themselves. By developing a marketable skill, you can work directly for customers and clients without having to worry about middle managers or boring company presentations. In today's increasingly flexible job market, medical careers no longer require working in hospitals, and technology degree holders can find lucrative work from their home offices.According to government data, these five careers offer some of the easiest ways to get started with self-employment. In many cases, you can usually start earning money while completing your formal training.1. Home Health AideWhile most home health aides spend their time working from clients' homes, this fast-growing profession combines many of the benefits of a nursing career with the flexibility of self-employment. Earning $20,000 per year or more by working part-time, a typical home health aide assists clients when he or she is not cari
Iloilo Marathon qualifier 2007-09-03 20:39:00 Former marathon leg champ, rookie shine in Iloilo qualifierLOILO CITY -- Former leg winner Eric Panique and rookie Meriam Miranda topped the 21-kilometer qualifying race of the 31st National Milo Marathon
in an out-and-back course here at the Freedom Park here.Panique, the 2005 Iloilo leg champion, pulled away from the lead pack after the first seven kilometers and never looked back, finishing in one hour, 12 minutes and four seconds.Placing second was Panique’s running buddy Anthony Babiera, who came in two minutes and two seconds behind. Local favorite Wilfredo Gelladula Jr., who won here last year, settled for third place in 1:16:11.The 18-year-old Miranda of Victorias, Negros Occidental, won the women’s race in 1:45:50, seven seconds ahead of last year’s winner Genevieve dela Pena.Allyn Grace Salas was third in 1:47:28.The top three runners in both divisions qualified to the grand finals in Metro Manila in November.Herman Suizo of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo stole the limelight, how
Unlocked iPhone 2007-08-28 03:13:00 NTC: AT&T complaint needed vs iPhone
SIM 'hacking'Unless AT&T complains, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) cannot stop people from unlocking the subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the Apple iPhone so that it can operate on a local network. "When a SIM is unlocked and cloned, that is illegal. But we are talking of individual SIMs you paid for. If someone hacks into your SIM to unlock it, that's wrong," said NTC Deputy Commissioner Jorge Sarmiento, in a telephone interview. "Strictly speaking, it is wrong, but unless AT&T complains, we cannot act on this," he added. Apple iPhone users in the Philippines can now access a local mobile network without using a roaming arrangement with AT&T. This was after a certain forum user "Dubeditions" posted a photo and a short entry in a website forum indicating that he had found a way to unlock the iPhone and make it work on the network of Globe Telecom, a local telecommunications firm. Froilan Castelo, vice president and head
Teen disables porn filter 2007-08-28 01:19:00 Australian teen disables government's porn filterSYDNEY -- The Australian government Monday admitted no Internet child safeguards were foolproof after a teenager claimed he was able to break through its multi-million dollar pornography filter in minutes. Sixteen-year-old Melbourne teenager Tom Wood said it took him less than 30 minutes to override the cyber barrier technology which was launched by Prime Minister John Howard earlier this month. "I downloaded it on Tuesday to see how good it was, because for $84 million [$69 million US], I would have expected a pretty unbreakable filter," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "Tried a few things, it took about half an hour and [it] was completely useless," he said, having effectively disabled the software. Communications Minister Helen Coonan said that the NetAlert filters, which the government has announced will be free for every family, were always going to be challenged by teenagers. "Sadly, just as a seatbelt will never p
Miss Earth 2007 Fashion Show 2007-11-04 20:10:00 Fashion ShowMiss Slovakia Barbora Palovičová shows off her fashion sense and style in a mini-fashion show, as one of the activities for the ongoing Miss Earth
2007 Pageant in Manila, Philippines. Miss Switzerland Stephanie Gossweiler Miss Taiwan Sonya Lee Miss Zambia Sphiwe Mutale Benasho Miss Thailand Jiraporn Sing ieam Miss Belgium Melissa Cardaci Miss Belize Leilah Pandy Miss Martinique Elodie Dolor Miss Netherlands Milou Verhoeks Miss Sierra Leone Theresa Turaysource : http://www.missearth.tv/ & http://mykiru.blogspot.com/ Read more:Fashion
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Miss Earth 2007 Swimsuit Competition 2007-11-04 19:37:00 Swimsuit CompetitionFifteen finalists were already chosen Saturday, Sunday and Monday to compete for the Miss Earth
2007 Swimsuit Competition Finals held last November 3, 2007.The 90 Miss Earth 2007 candidates were subdivided into three groups, competing in 3 different strategic locations, Batangas, Urdaneta City and Vietnam.Top 5 Group 1: Miss Bolivia Carla Fuentes Rivero Miss Ecuador Verónica Ochoa Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel Miss Kazakhstan Zhazira Nurkhodjaeva Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Je T'aime Cheree Cerge. Group 2: Miss Venezuela Silvana Santaella Miss Poland Barbara Tatara Miss India Pooja Chitgopekar Miss Colombia Mileth Johana Agamez Lopez Miss Peru Odilia Garcia.Group 3:Miss Brazil Patricia Silva FerreiraMiss Mexico María Fernanda Canovas LealMiss Romania Alina GheorgeMiss Slovakia Barbora PalovičováMiss Thailand Jiraporn Sing ieamMiss Philippines Jeanne
Discovery Undocks From Space Station 2007-11-05 20:25:00 Shuttle Discovery
heads home after ambitious, risky missionImage Above: The space shuttle Discovery as seen from the International SpaceStation
after undocking. Image credit: NASA TV The US shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, wrapping up a complex mission marked by a daring spacewalk to repair a torn solar array. After saying goodbye to their space station colleagues and closing the hatches, Discovery crew members smoothly sailed away from the ISS at 5:32 a.m. (1030 GMT) before a scheduled landing set for Wednesday at 1802 GMT in Florida, the US space agency said.Before heading back to Earth, the shuttle steered by co-pilot George Zamka performed a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the repaired solar antenna on the ISS and to document the latest construction work to the orbiting outpost. During their 11-day stay at the space station, the Discovery astronauts delivered the Italian-built Harmony module, which will con
FHM goes environmental 2007-11-05 19:18:00 FHM goes environmental
with Miss Earth Canada- Riza Santos.Last Month, the undisputed number one men's magazine in the country goes environmental with the first FHM cover of Miss Earth finalist Riza Santos. Half Filipino Half Canadian was FHM Philippines October 2007 Cover Girl. Riza, a full-blooded Filipino, was born to folks hailing from Malolos, Bulacan, and Mariveles, Bataan, and raised in Canada. Since competing for the Miss Earth tilt last November, Riza's return to her parents' homeland has made her busy campaigning for the environment. "Ideally, you should have a passion for the environment," Riza explains about being a Miss Earth candidate. She has gone on to head the Coastal Protection Foundation, partnering with the Philippine Tourism Authority to promote eco-tourism, environmental responsibility, and poverty reduction. Riza says that traveling all over the country is a good opportunity for her to explore her roots as a Filipino.image source: http://www.fhm.com.ph/
Torch to Mount Everest during Olympics 2007-11-04 22:33:00 China to relay torch to Mount Everest
during Olympics
The Mount Everest, also called Mount Qomolangma, is 8844.43 meters above sea level, the highest peak in the world. China is confident to relay the torch from Olympia, Greece, the cradle of the Olympiad, to the Mount Everest, which was promised when China applied to host the 2008 Olympic Games.The games, which feature in 21 medal sports and four demonstrating events, attracted 7,450 athletes from 164 countries and regions, a record in the 39-year history of the games.Some 20,000 delegation officials, coaches, celebrities and family members of the Special Olympics athletes also came to Shanghai while more than 40,000 volunteers, most of them students from China and overseas as well, served the games and the intellectual disabled athletes with passion and love. The Special Olympics World Summer Games are held every four years. The next edition will be hosted by Athens, Greece in 2011.source: http://www.chinaview.cn/ Read more:Torch
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