Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv
(Updated) Two kids killed in Manila fire, eyewitness says
(Updated) Two children were killed on Thursday afternoon after a massive fire razed an informal settler community and several establishments along Claro M. Recto Avenue in Manila, a resident’s...
Comelec seeks passage of law allowing early ARMM polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday urged lawmakers to pass pending bills that would allow polls to be held at least a week earlier at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
US Congress to RP govt: Prosecute Maguindanao massacre culprits
Lawmakers in the United States are calling for a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the “senseless killings" of 57 people, mostly...
Filipino who saved lives during storm among TIME's Top 10 heroes
A Filipino who sacrificed his life during the onslaught of tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) in September was named among TIME Magazine’s Top 10 heroes this year.
RP on track to get $470M from US good governance agency
The Philippines is on track to receive more funds next year from a United States agency that provides aid to nations committed to good governance.
Officials back on hot seat as Congress resumes joint session
Government officials found themselves back on the hot seat Thursday afternoon as Congress resumed its joint session on the declaration of martial law over Maguindanao.
PNP: No reason to fear Ampatuan houses in Metro
Houses reportedly owned by the powerful Ampatuan clan in Metro Manila are unlikely to be used as staging points for violence, the police said on Thursday.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Manny Pacquiao tops Google, Yahoo ‘Most Searched’ lists for 2009
Google and Yahoo! have released data a propos the most searched topics and names of 2009 according to local users.
Iza Calzado is ambitious like her TV persona
Just like the lead character that she plays on the afternoon soap “Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit,” Iza Calzado consid
ers herself ambitious.
SHINee vows to return to RP
Korean idol group SHINee will likely include the Philippines in their itinerary if they embark on an Asian tour.
Eminem named best-selling artist of the decade
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? A new throne awaits, Your Highness.
Cholo and Jodi’s fateful romance ends Friday
The undying love story of Cholo and Jodi in GMA’s “Stairway to Heaven” comes to its bittersweet finale on Friday.
Rep. Plaza: Increase film piracy penalty to P1.5 M!
Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo G. Plaza has urged for the increase of penalty of film pirates to at least P1.5 M fine and an imprisonment of at least 3 years and not more than 6 years!
Armand TJ: From Boracay to the world
I had the privilege of meeting Armand while shooting a travel documentary in Boracay in 2007.
Piolo and KC: Real lovers in Paris?
According to director FM Reyes, the ending of the Filipino version of "Lovers in Paris" will not be the same as the original version's.
Straight from Hayden’s mouth: ‘I’m not dead’
Hayden Kho himself has refuted rumors that he was hospitalized recently for trying to commit suicide by ingesting drugs.
Mike Defensor: ‘Herbert Bautista has done nothing for QC’
Former Malacañang official Mike Defensor derided Quezon City vice mayor Herbert Bautista, saying “he has done nothing for the city.”
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Roach, Pacquiao to craft new game plan vs Mayweather
MANILA, Philippines – Famed American trainer Freddie Roach admitted that he and Manny Pacquiao would have to make some changes in their training when they prepare for the mega fight against Floyd Maywe
ather, Jr.
UFC 107: Mir eager to take on Kongo
MANILA, Philippines -- Former heavyweight champ Frank Mir thinks he won't have any problem tangling with French MMA fighter Cheick Kongo when they face in UFC 107 on Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee (Sunday in the Philippines).
Filipino jins score 2 more golds in SEAG
MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) -- The Filipino jins continued the country's medal haul in Day 2 of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, scoring two more gold medals in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday.
Tennis stars to gather in Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines – Tennis superstars Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will kick off their 2010 season in Hong Kong for an exhibition tournament that features teams from Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Russia.
Mayweather - I will defeat Pacquiao
(CNN) -- Unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather, Jr. claims he will knock out WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao when the two boxing giants lock horns next year.
Pacquiao: March 13 fight vs Mayweather not too early
MANILA, Philippines – Despite his grueling fight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto last month, Manny Pacquiao guaranteed his readiness to face undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Masaru Ibuka (井深大 Ibuka Masaru, born April 11, 1908, Nikkō City, Japan – died December 19, 1997, Tokyo) was a Japanese electronics industrialist. He co-founded what is now Sony.
He graduated in 1933 from Waseda University where he was nicknamed "Captain America." After graduating, he went to work at Photo-Chemical Laboratory, a company which processed movie film. In 1945, he left the company and founded a radio repair shop in Tokyo.
In 1946 Ibuka and Akio Morita co-founded Sony Corporation, originally named Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (prior to 1958). Ibuka was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor technology to Sony from Bell Labs in the 1950s, thus making Sony one of the first companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses. Ibuka served as president of Sony from 1950 to 1971, and then served as chairman of Sony between 1971 and 1976.
Death
Ibuka left Sony in 1976, but maintained close ties as an advisor until his death in 1997 from heart failure at the age of 89.
Writing
Ibuka also authored the book Kindergarten is Too Late (1971), in which he claims that the most significant human learning occurs from ages 9 months to 3 years and suggests ways and means to take advantage of this. The book's foreword was written by Glenn Doman, founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, an organization that teaches parents about child brain development. Ibuka and Doman agreed that the first years of life were vital for education.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11:16-19.
To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,'We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, 'He is possessed by a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, 'Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is vindicated by her works."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
provender • \PRAH-vun-der\ • noun
1 : dry food for domestic animals : feed
*2 : food, victuals
Example Sentence:
"The ambrosial and essential part of the [huckleberry] fruit is lost with the bloom which is rubbed off in the market cart, and they become mere provender." (Henry David Thoreau, Walden)
Did you know?
When English speakers first chewed on the word "provender" around 1300, it referred to a stipend that a clergyman received from his cathedral or collegiate church, something also known as a "prebend." A mere 25 years later, though, the word’s current meanings had developed. These days you’re most likely to encounter "provender" in articles written by food and travel writers. A few such writers confuse "provender" with "purveyor," meaning "a person or business that sells or provides something," but most of them keep the words straight, as Deidre Schipani does in this quote: "The kitchen remains true to its local roots. Buying from island farmers, fisherman, shrimpers, butchers and small local artisans keeps the provender and purveyors in alignment." (The Post and Courier, September 3, 2009)
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
Origin of famous business names Part two
Hotmail
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in ‘mail’ and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters “html” – the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing.
Hewlett Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Intel
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company ‘Moore Noyce’but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Lotus (Notes)
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from ‘The Lotus Position’ or ‘Padmasana’. Kapoor used to be a teacher of Transcendental editation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Microsoft
Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the ‘-’ was removed later on.
Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
ORACLE
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.
Sony
It originated from the Latin word ’sonus’ meaning sound, and ’sonny’ a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
SUN
Founded by 4 Stanford Universitybuddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network. Andreas Bechtolsheim built a icrocomputer; Vinod Khosla recruited him and Scott McNealy to manufacture computers based on it, and Bill Joy to develop a UNIX-based OS for the computer.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Bathtub test…..truely amazing….enjoy
During a visit to the mental hospital, one newspaper reporter asked the Director ‘How do you determine whether or not a patient should be admitted to the hospital.’
‘Well,’ said the Director, ‘we fill up a bathtub, then we give a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him to empty the bathtub.’
‘Oh, I understand,’ the reporter said. ‘A normal person would use the bucket because it’s bigger than the spoon or the teacup.’
‘No. the Director continued,
.
.
.
.
‘A normal person would pull the drain plug. Well……. Do you want a bed near the window?’
Source: GMA News.tv
(Updated) Two kids killed in Manila fire, eyewitness says
(Updated) Two children were killed on Thursday afternoon after a massive fire razed an informal settler community and several establishments along Claro M. Recto Avenue in Manila, a resident’s...
Comelec seeks passage of law allowing early ARMM polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday urged lawmakers to pass pending bills that would allow polls to be held at least a week earlier at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
US Congress to RP govt: Prosecute Maguindanao massacre culprits
Lawmakers in the United States are calling for a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the “senseless killings" of 57 people, mostly...
Filipino who saved lives during storm among TIME's Top 10 heroes
A Filipino who sacrificed his life during the onslaught of tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) in September was named among TIME Magazine’s Top 10 heroes this year.
RP on track to get $470M from US good governance agency
The Philippines is on track to receive more funds next year from a United States agency that provides aid to nations committed to good governance.
Officials back on hot seat as Congress resumes joint session
Government officials found themselves back on the hot seat Thursday afternoon as Congress resumed its joint session on the declaration of martial law over Maguindanao.
PNP: No reason to fear Ampatuan houses in Metro
Houses reportedly owned by the powerful Ampatuan clan in Metro Manila are unlikely to be used as staging points for violence, the police said on Thursday.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Manny Pacquiao tops Google, Yahoo ‘Most Searched’ lists for 2009
Google and Yahoo! have released data a propos the most searched topics and names of 2009 according to local users.
Iza Calzado is ambitious like her TV persona
Just like the lead character that she plays on the afternoon soap “Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit,” Iza Calzado consid
ers herself ambitious.SHINee vows to return to RP
Korean idol group SHINee will likely include the Philippines in their itinerary if they embark on an Asian tour.
Eminem named best-selling artist of the decade
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? A new throne awaits, Your Highness.
Cholo and Jodi’s fateful romance ends Friday
The undying love story of Cholo and Jodi in GMA’s “Stairway to Heaven” comes to its bittersweet finale on Friday.
Rep. Plaza: Increase film piracy penalty to P1.5 M!
Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo G. Plaza has urged for the increase of penalty of film pirates to at least P1.5 M fine and an imprisonment of at least 3 years and not more than 6 years!
Armand TJ: From Boracay to the world
I had the privilege of meeting Armand while shooting a travel documentary in Boracay in 2007.
Piolo and KC: Real lovers in Paris?
According to director FM Reyes, the ending of the Filipino version of "Lovers in Paris" will not be the same as the original version's.
Straight from Hayden’s mouth: ‘I’m not dead’
Hayden Kho himself has refuted rumors that he was hospitalized recently for trying to commit suicide by ingesting drugs.
Mike Defensor: ‘Herbert Bautista has done nothing for QC’
Former Malacañang official Mike Defensor derided Quezon City vice mayor Herbert Bautista, saying “he has done nothing for the city.”
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Roach, Pacquiao to craft new game plan vs Mayweather
MANILA, Philippines – Famed American trainer Freddie Roach admitted that he and Manny Pacquiao would have to make some changes in their training when they prepare for the mega fight against Floyd Maywe
ather, Jr.UFC 107: Mir eager to take on Kongo
MANILA, Philippines -- Former heavyweight champ Frank Mir thinks he won't have any problem tangling with French MMA fighter Cheick Kongo when they face in UFC 107 on Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee (Sunday in the Philippines).
Filipino jins score 2 more golds in SEAG
MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) -- The Filipino jins continued the country's medal haul in Day 2 of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, scoring two more gold medals in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday.
Tennis stars to gather in Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines – Tennis superstars Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will kick off their 2010 season in Hong Kong for an exhibition tournament that features teams from Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Russia.
Mayweather - I will defeat Pacquiao
(CNN) -- Unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather, Jr. claims he will knock out WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao when the two boxing giants lock horns next year.
Pacquiao: March 13 fight vs Mayweather not too early
MANILA, Philippines – Despite his grueling fight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto last month, Manny Pacquiao guaranteed his readiness to face undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Masaru Ibuka (井深大 Ibuka Masaru, born April 11, 1908, Nikkō City, Japan – died December 19, 1997, Tokyo) was a Japanese electronics industrialist. He co-founded what is now Sony.
He graduated in 1933 from Waseda University where he was nicknamed "Captain America." After graduating, he went to work at Photo-Chemical Laboratory, a company which processed movie film. In 1945, he left the company and founded a radio repair shop in Tokyo.
In 1946 Ibuka and Akio Morita co-founded Sony Corporation, originally named Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (prior to 1958). Ibuka was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor technology to Sony from Bell Labs in the 1950s, thus making Sony one of the first companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses. Ibuka served as president of Sony from 1950 to 1971, and then served as chairman of Sony between 1971 and 1976.
Death
Ibuka left Sony in 1976, but maintained close ties as an advisor until his death in 1997 from heart failure at the age of 89.
Writing
Ibuka also authored the book Kindergarten is Too Late (1971), in which he claims that the most significant human learning occurs from ages 9 months to 3 years and suggests ways and means to take advantage of this. The book's foreword was written by Glenn Doman, founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, an organization that teaches parents about child brain development. Ibuka and Doman agreed that the first years of life were vital for education.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11:16-19.
To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,'We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, 'He is possessed by a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, 'Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is vindicated by her works."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
provender • \PRAH-vun-der\ • noun
1 : dry food for domestic animals : feed
*2 : food, victuals
Example Sentence:
"The ambrosial and essential part of the [huckleberry] fruit is lost with the bloom which is rubbed off in the market cart, and they become mere provender." (Henry David Thoreau, Walden)
Did you know?
When English speakers first chewed on the word "provender" around 1300, it referred to a stipend that a clergyman received from his cathedral or collegiate church, something also known as a "prebend." A mere 25 years later, though, the word’s current meanings had developed. These days you’re most likely to encounter "provender" in articles written by food and travel writers. A few such writers confuse "provender" with "purveyor," meaning "a person or business that sells or provides something," but most of them keep the words straight, as Deidre Schipani does in this quote: "The kitchen remains true to its local roots. Buying from island farmers, fisherman, shrimpers, butchers and small local artisans keeps the provender and purveyors in alignment." (The Post and Courier, September 3, 2009)
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
Origin of famous business names Part two
Hotmail
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in ‘mail’ and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters “html” – the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing.
Hewlett Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Intel
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company ‘Moore Noyce’but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Lotus (Notes)
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from ‘The Lotus Position’ or ‘Padmasana’. Kapoor used to be a teacher of Transcendental editation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Microsoft
Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the ‘-’ was removed later on.
Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
ORACLE
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.
Sony
It originated from the Latin word ’sonus’ meaning sound, and ’sonny’ a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
SUN
Founded by 4 Stanford Universitybuddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network. Andreas Bechtolsheim built a icrocomputer; Vinod Khosla recruited him and Scott McNealy to manufacture computers based on it, and Bill Joy to develop a UNIX-based OS for the computer.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Bathtub test…..truely amazing….enjoy
During a visit to the mental hospital, one newspaper reporter asked the Director ‘How do you determine whether or not a patient should be admitted to the hospital.’
‘Well,’ said the Director, ‘we fill up a bathtub, then we give a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him to empty the bathtub.’
‘Oh, I understand,’ the reporter said. ‘A normal person would use the bucket because it’s bigger than the spoon or the teacup.’
‘No. the Director continued,
.
.
.
.
‘A normal person would pull the drain plug. Well……. Do you want a bed near the window?’
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