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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Trend Micro Asks "What's Your Story?" For the Safety of Our Children

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Who is not worried about their kids when they access the Internet? If you're not concerned, then you should be before it's too late!

Sadly, the online world can corrupt our kids to think differently and negatively. They are not safe, no matter how much you think that the net is harmless. It may really be educational, but our kids may be learning more than what they should know.

Trend Micro Incorporated, in line with its advocacy to keep our children safe online, put out a call for young Filipinos to submit video entries designed to inspire others of the same age to ensure safety on the Internet.

They dubbed it as "What's Your Story?", a global online competition that is aimed to encourage the sharing of online usage experiences among teens and young adults to spread awareness about the dangers that lurk online and how to safeguard oneself through online safety practices.

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Seiko Epson Corporation recently announced that its EP-976A3 all-in-one inkjet printer (sold in global markets as the XP-950) has been selected for a Japanese 2013 Good Design Award. These awards recognize designs that enrich life and society as a whole.

The EP-976A3 is designed for people who want a high-performance printer that can print out A3 sheets yet can be installed in the same space as an A4 all-in-one. Featuring a footprint more typical of an ordinary A4 printer, this all-in-one produces crisp A3 photos and documents with gorgeous detail. The clean, simple, compact design of the body also provides far greater freedom of installation.

Judges' comments

"When a user prints over WiFi, the output tray, which automatically extends, and the control panel, which automatically tilts upward, make perfect sense when design is considered from a behavioral standpoint. The user interface is similarly designed with affordance*, suggesting the next action to perform on the touch panel. In addition, the minimalist design is beautiful, a result of Epson's efforts to provide A3 output from a printer with A4 compactness. The flow of operations is designed for true ease of use, with affordances that suggest the next selection. "

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Crizal Transitions CinemaJam will be epic! Bands like Bamboo, Itchyworms, Callalily, Moonstar 88 and GraceNote! Movies like Love, Actually and Limitless!

The event will be bringing together these top bands and two special movies, plus a hosts of other exciting activities happening all in one day on November 30 at the Event Circuit in Makati. Whoah! That's too much to handle in a day.

It will be an exciting fun-filled event that will be a fest to the eyes and a great sight to behold thus you need the perfect pair of eyes with 20/20 vision to be able to appreciate the beauty and wonder of all these activities. Well, you're in luck for the organizers included in this event a special opportunity to correct our weary vision.

Crizal Transitions will be hosting the first ever outdoor movie marathon and music festival - a fun afternoon fair segueing into a sunset music festival, capped with an evening movie marathon and after-party concert.

Wazzup Pilipinas!I love everything proudly Filipino. I believe there is no Pinoy dish that I don't like yet except for those that were badly, or wrongly, cooked or prepared. Yeah, both the taste and the presentation counts a lot. The looks add a great plus points to make the food more appetizing other than the smell and taste for its the first personal body sense acting up that really makes sense if you think about it. Everthing should be done and prepared gourmet-style to attract more interest and create a sensational gastronomic delight for the enjoyment of our palate.
The Pino Pochero in the photo above is composed of tender beef and pork stew with crushed tomatoes, saba, kamote, pechay and chinese chorizo. The touch of a half-sliced egg floating on top adds not only beauty but appropriate creativity in adding a unique taste to the dish. Well, Ive cooked pochero, but I haven't used an egg along with the ingredients, also the Chinese chorizo is something new for me.

The dish is brought to us by Pino, a Fine Filipino Food restaurant and bar located along Jupiter street at Bel-Air, Makati city. Pino transforms favorite Filipino fare into creative dishes, surprisingly combining flavors, textures and ingredients. Pino is passionate about giving you delicious food that comes from the heart.

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Raymond Guttierez hosted the launch of Paktor held at the Skye Lounge located at the roofdeck of W High Street Building, 28th St. corner 11th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, BGC, Taguig.

Paktor is a simple and friendly smartphone application that is available for free for those who want to meet new friends via the magical online world. With just a two-click registration/confirmation process that utilizes our existing Facebook account, we'll be ready in just a few seconds to meet new acquaintances that could eventually become more intimate.

Founder Joseph Phua really made it sure it will be a very user-friendly app to get rid of the tedious process of struggling your way into a very complicated registration and log-in scheme. the Graphical user Interface of Paktor was also designed with simplicity in mind. It has a built-in GPS to search for Paktor users within your area so you could link, connect and who knows - maybe arrange a common place meetup to get to know each other better. So its a dating app ideally designed for social matching of people with common interests.

Rising star and international DJ, DJ KulKid was also there at the latter part of the launch providing entertainment via superb mixed beats.

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On to its 15th year in the property development industry, Property Company of Friends, Inc. (Pro-Friends) has been consistent in its mission: to be a trusted developer in building homes and communities.

Through the years, Pro-Friends has evolved from building small housing developments to establishing a 1000-hectare community and other major estate developments mostly located in Cavite. Currently, Pro-Friends has completed 15 successful communities and has 11 on-going projects including Parc Regency Greens, a nature-inspired community, first of its kind in Iloilo and the very first vertical property development set amidst the prestigious New Manila and Greenhills area that is the Ilustrata Residences.

Aside from Iloilo, Pro-Friends also expanded its roots to the North with the Palms Lakeshore. It continues to amplify its projects to different regions in the South and plans to be one of the top developers in the country offering quality yet affordable homes for the Filipinos.

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I recently bought online a new sling bag to replace my already worn out favorite, but the one I bought was not really that good. It was not that tough for my requirement - I put my Sony Alpha NEX camera only in my sling bag to make it very accessible and convenient for my use especially when I go out covering events. The new bag, which I wasn't really able to actually see because I just browsed it over the Internet in one of the popular online shopping portals, was so weak. It was not designed to provide protection for your gadgets because there was no padding or protective features that will make sure your gadget stays in great health.

My prayers were answered when I was invited to attend the launch of a second branch of Urbanize located at the 5th floor of EDSA Shangri-La Mall East Wing in Mandaluyong! I was very lucky that they provided as tokens for the media a sling bag, originally designed for an iPad and other similarly shaped gadgets like tablets or phablets. I swear I was jumping up and down (only inside) upon seeing the complimentary gift.

The sling bag had protective features that will guarantee the safety of my camera, and also my phablet and other small stuff, because there was still has room in the bag for my "abubots".

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Yipppee!! Isa na namang masaya at super cool na adventure ang ating natunghayan last Saturday morning sa #Superbook Tagalog, #LetMyPeopleGo! Maraming salamat sa lahat ng mga nanood! Please LIKE this article kung napanood mo ito.

They have given a good twist to the story but the relevance was still there. Superbook is the best show to watch with your kids to instill moral values to their young minds so that they will grow up as respectable members of our society. We need more respectful and well-mannered behavior among our countrymen and we can only be successful to have that wish if we start molding them while they are still young, eager and "moldable".

Matigas na ulo natin kapag tumanda na tayo, and the youth is so aggressive that they will venture into anything if we don't guide them right and proper.

I think last Saturday's episode was the best so far that I've seen. The parting of the sea still "rocks" for me. Imagine the wall of water as you pass by. Amazing! and a great miracle, indeed!

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I did tell Rob Schneider that he was my favorite comedian. I can laugh all day at his style of comedy, and never get tired of watching his movies, lead-role or not. I laugh more at his wacky antics than his good friend Adam Sandler, especially when he plays a nemesis of sorts to Adam's character in the movie. His facial expressions, body movements, and those expressive eyes, are the best!

This 2011 Emmy-nominated actor never fails to impress me even when he does stand-up comedy. He said they'll be trying to perk up stand-up comedy for the world, and that includes the Philippines and the rest of Asia where he is doing a world tour and on their move to setup a project involving stand-up comedy.

His one night performance at the Solaire Resort and Casino was a real blast! My wife and I had the opportunity to watch him live and alive at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resort and Casino last October 28, also attended his morning presscon earlier that same same.

You could say Rob Schneider "knocked our socks off" or anything similar to that expression (not referring to any Google search result to confirm - I trust myself) both at the press conference and his performance. I could sense that he is truly proud to be half-Filipino and loves his family and mother (whom he mentions a lot on his jokes) so much. Congratulations also to his 11-month old baby!!! Rob Schneider is a proud, proud, proud father!!

First Outdoor Movie Screening, NuCinema : NUVALI Outdoor Film Festival

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Watching movies was never been this fulfilling when you tried it out outside your very own house. An endless field full of grass, the cold gentle wind, couples getting the pleasure from the lake and getting in touch with NUVALI’s scenery. Never did I think of seeing 15 different short films that will showcase such a beautiful enormous place like NUVALI.

Last October 26, NUVALI had its first outdoor movie screening featuring 15 finalists of the first ever NuCinema: NUVALI Short Film Competition. Associated with Asia Pacific Film Institute, Sky Cable and Ayala Cinemas, NuCinema set sights on uplifting, promoting and celebrating the local film industry and also facilitate new talents who aspire in becoming filmmakers. The event acknowledged 15 Finalists of the first NuCinema NUVALI Short Film Competition and screened all 15 entries at the same time.