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Winner of Survivor Philippines Final Poster Making Contest

377 votes/likes 39 people votes/likes 287 votes/likes 168 votes/likes 92 votes/likes 41 votes/likes 140 votes/likes My entry got 77 votes/likes more than other entries however unfortunately it didn't  get to win. 

Scotland's St. Andrew’s Day on November 30, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – November 30, Tuesday is Scotland's St. Andrew's Day. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St. Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day. To mark this special occasion, several events are held, such as celebratory dinners and ceilidhs (traditional Gaelic social gatherings) around the nation. Located in the eastern part of Scotland, the town of St. Andrews celebrates its patron in style with a week-long St. Andrews Festival, incorporating music, arts, dance, and drama. This year, the Scottish Government has launched a poster competition for schools with the theme of Scotland's Food and Drink. As early as 2003, the idea of making St. Andrew's Day an official bank holiday was broached by Dennis Canavan, Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West. Three years later, the Scottish Parliament proclaimed St. Andrew's Day as an official holiday. St. Andrew's Day is celebrated not only in Scotland but al...

George W. Bush appears live on Facebook chat

DALLAS – Former President George W. Bush talked in a relaxed Facebook Live webcast about everything from the joy of spending time with his parents to some of the hard decisions he made as president. When Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg asked Bush Monday why he decided to appear on Facebook, Bush quipped: "Because you've got a lot of people paying attention to us, and I'm trying to sell books." In the hour-long chat webcast on Facebook's live video streaming channel, Bush stood by his vow to not criticize the current administration, but he did respond to a question asking what he thought the Obama administration had handled well. Bush said he thought they'd done well with Afghanistan so far. Bush's book, "Decision Points," was released this month.   — AP

The sermon on the mount and the Lord's prayer

Blessed are we to hear these words. The greatest speech ever given. Rather the greatest words ever spoken and ever heard. For centuries now, these words are being handed down from generation to generation . the power of these words to alter and shape the human consciousness. Pregnant with meaning - both earthly and mystic. 

November 2010 RADIOLOGIC & X-RAY TECHNOLOGIST LICENSURE EXAMS RESULTS

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 335 out of 979 passed the Radiologic Technologist and X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Radiologic Technology in the cities of Manila and Zamboanga this November 2010 . The results were released in two (2) days after the last day of examinations. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Thursday, December 2, 2010 but not later than December 13, 2010. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Regi...

Facebook moves closer to trademarking the word 'face'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook has moved a step closer toward trademarking the word "face" - at least in certain contexts. The company's 2005 application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received a "notice of allowance" Tuesday, which means Facebook now has six months to show that it uses the trademark and pay a $100 fee, said Cynthia Lynch, administrator for trademark policy and procedure at the agency. Or, it can file for an extension for up to 36 months. Once that's done, the trademark can be approved or rejected. Even if it's approved, Facebook wouldn't have a trademark on "face" in every instance, only in online   chat  rooms   and electronic bulletin boards for the "transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter," according to the Patent and Trademark Office's database entry on the application. It oddly exempts uses "primarily...

Black Friday in United States

I just learned about this event during the 'Black Friday Sale' in Mafia Wars facebook games. When they held an event last year where all ammunitions was sale from 25 Reward Points to as low as 5 Reward Points. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the USA and falls on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November. It is a busy shopping day as many people do not have to work. Many start shopping for the upcoming Christmas season. What do people do? Many people have a day off work or choose to take a day from their quota of annual leave on Black Friday. Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season. In the United States, it is very popular to start Christmas shopping on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers with very low prices on some goods, particularly on electronics and popular toys. Traditionally, people bought these as Christmas gif...

BSP to release banknotes with PNoy’s signature Friday

signature of President Noynoy Aquino MANILA, Nov. 24 –- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will make available starting Friday bank notes signed by President Benigno Aquino III. The notes, dubbed new series, will be presented by BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. to the President on Thursday. The BSP, however, did not release any information about the new notes. The new series is separate from the redesigned bank notes, which the central bank earlier said would be released next month. Earlier, BSP Deputy Governor Armando Suratos said the new P500 bill will include the image of former President Corazon Aquino with her husband, Benigno Aquino Jr., whose picture is now used on the said note. Monetary officials said the redesigned notes will feature prominent places in the country like the Mayon Volcano. They said it will also include improved security features that would enable the public to easily determine counterfeit bills. The existing notes will still be in circulation three years ...

Top 10 online video sites: US

I usually watch online videos from youtube, well maybe because it is the very first hit video sites. I believed it is like using a mobile of Nokia brand, when you get used to it, it's kinda hard to change a brand however only for quite sometimes since i'm already adjusted myself with the key functions of LG mobile...lol... According to netimperative here are the list of Top 10 online video sites: 175 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in October for an average of 15.1 hours per viewer, according to new data. Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique Viewers Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property with 146.3 million unique viewers. Yahoo! Sites captured the #2 spot with 53.8 million viewers, followed by Viacom Digital, jumping 4 positions in October with 52.9 million viewers. VEVO secured fourth place with 47.6 million viewers, closely followed by Facebook.com with 47.4 million. Google...

PRC: 2,040 pass licensure exams for civil engineers

A total of 2,040 of the 5,028 exam takers passed the licensure exams for civil engineers administered this month in eight cities in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Wednesday. Arvin Venzuela of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) led this year’s set of passers, with a score of 96.50 percent, while Melito Andrew Daro III of the Sorsogon State College came in second place with 96.30 percent. Other exam takers who made it to the “Top 10" include: 3. Teofilo De Guzman Jr. of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Romeo Longalong of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) and Armando Saraum of the University of Cebu – 95.60 percent 4. Ershie Clemente of the Bulacan State University (BulSU), Joseph Ginatilan Jr. of the Eastern Visayas State University, John Francis Manila of Bicol University and Arvin Santiago of BulSU – 94.90 percent 5. Rommel Baraquiel of the University of Rizal System in Morong and Russell Herno of the ...