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It’s quite loaded today as I deployed the Lenovo laptops to the staff, donated blood and fixed issues. I’m just glad everything went fine as things were falling into its places.
The laptops were fine. The users were pretty much happy with their new toy and it’s about time for them to play with it. The other group would still be waiting until next week as the MacBooks has just arrived this
Blogathon Vancouver 2008 came, blogged and conquered!
Thank you very much to everyone who passed by and donated for all the bloggers charities of choice. Much appreciation to Rebbecca, Miss604 for organizing, planning and making this years Blogathon Vancouver happened. And to my fellow participants:
Tania Morrison (Ottawa), Raul, Shane Gibson, Karen Hamilton, Isabella Mori, Danny [...]
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The team that brought motorsport to the forefront in Davao City, is back. Aw2spec Online is back and ready to party with the Infinit Ready to Drink Cocktail’s Auto Revolution 3. Get ready to have fun with Infinit as they bring you six events in one grand party at the Damosa Market Basket Parking [...]
News flash!!!
Before the main event in Manila, we will hold a mini-WordCamp in Davao City on 4 September 2008 (Thursday), from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Toto’s Bar, Casa Leticia, J. Camus Street.
Matt Mullenweg will be attending this occasion as well, and will be meeting up with the bloggers and developers of Davao. Hopefully, [...]
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Whoever was manning the applause sign during the 2008 State of the Nation address (SONA) should be fired!
I was listening to the SONA from Davao City to Compostela Valley. was iritated with the applause of those in attendance during this event. Its as if every pharagraph or every word was worth clapping.
Here is a complete [...]
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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 439 out of 909 passed the Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this July 2008.
Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Monday, [...]
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Here’s a funny mobile phone:
Look at the top left it says N77.. but on the middle of the Screen it says iPhone. HUWAH?
Well, its a china phone.. i wont be suprised to see a mobile phone with all the phone brands on it. Hahhahah
Oh hey, its a touchscreen phone with 1.3 megapixels cam.
[...]
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Talk of doublespeak.
The Arroyo administration has just thrown out the window its austerity program. In proposing a P1.4 Trillion budget for next year, it has likewise renege on its promise to balance the budget.
Liar, liar, liar!
The current economic crisis is the convenient excuse of Malacanang to ask for a 15 percent increase in its budget [...]
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Mathew 13: 47-53
Jer 18: 1-6 / Ps 146: 1-6
The kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast in the sea and brings in a haul of all kinds of fish.
(Matthew 13:47)
Help us not to fear, Lord Jesus
If we must lead a life of pain,
In working to spread Your Good News
We have hope of [...]
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The Aboitiz Group finally added a geothermal powerplant to their stable of power plants in the country when they won the bid to operate the governments 458 MW Tiwi-Makban Geothermal plant.
They edged out the Lopez Group’s bid of $368.44 million with their own bid worth $447M. The Aboitiz group have long since [...]
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It has been a week since Athens and I parted ways. I have somewhat come back to what I was before World Youth Day and I should say, I still have the “after taste” to our Sydney adventure.
It was hard. The last seven days was a struggle to get back on track. A morsel of silence would equate to loneliness. I tried so hard to get things on the roll but sometimes, the emptiness just needs to be
The future of sports in the Philippines is getting a shot in the arm with the revitalization of the Philippine Sports Institute.
PSC Chairman William I. Ramirez who is an athlete, coach, educator and sports leader recognizes the significant value of the PSIin the achievement of sports excellence in the country. He pointed out that the [...]
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Malacanang announced on July 29 the appointment of GILLIAN AKIKO THOMSON as Commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission replacing Jose Y. Mundo.
The announcement came within10 days of the opening of the 2008 Beijing OlympicGames and shows positivesteps that President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo is bent on re-invigorating the sports agency as it prepares for the [...]
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Matthew 13: 44-46
Jer. 15: 10. 16-21 / Ps 59: 2-3. 4, 10-11, 17, 18
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field. . .
(Matthew 13: 44)
Thank God for this greatest treasure:
The gift of His Son by Whom we’re saved;
It was His love beyond measure
That freed us from what had us enslaved.
“The [...]
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We had a slight problem here in our company. Our clocks showed different time.
To solve that, we had to synchronize….
The next small problem was finding the right time.. which time should we use as reference. Which site shows the Philippine standard time or the official time here in the Philippines? The first site that i [...]
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Okay, this one really is stretching man’s EBM-ish about any form of health care treatment. Trying to determine if prayer is a factor for patient’s recovery is one very interesting study to make, even on patients undergoing heart surgery! Here’s the abstract of one such study taken from American Heart Journal.
Am Heart J. 2006 Apr;151(4):934-42. Click here to read LinksStudy of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer.
Benson H, Dusek JA, Sherwood JB, Lam P, Bethea CF, Carpenter W, Levitsky S, Hill PC, Clem DW Jr, Jain MK, Drumel D, Kopecky SL, Mueller PS, Marek D, Rollins S, Hibberd PL.Mind/Body Medical Institute, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. hbenson@bidmc.harvard.edu
BACKGROUND: Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
METHODS: Patients at 6 US hospitals were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: 604 received intercessory prayer after being informed that they may or may not receive prayer; 597 did not receive intercessory prayer also after being informed that they may or may not receive prayer; and 601 received intercessory prayer after being informed they would receive prayer. Intercessory prayer was provided for 14 days, starting the night before CABG. The primary outcome was presence of any complication within 30 days of CABG. Secondary outcomes were any major event and mortality. RESULTS: In the 2 groups uncertain about receiving intercessory prayer, complications occurred in 52% (315/604) of patients who received intercessory prayer versus 51% (304/597) of those who did not (relative risk 1.02, 95% CI 0.92-1.15). Complications occurred in 59% (352/601) of patients certain of receiving intercessory prayer compared with the 52% (315/604) of those uncertain of receiving intercessory prayer (relative risk 1.14, 95% CI 1.02-1.28). Major events and 30-day mortality were similar across the 3 groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Intercessory prayer itself had no effect on complication-free recovery from CABG, but certainty of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with a higher incidence of complications.
Take note of their conclusions. In a predominantly catholic country like ours, I think our bishops would not be very happy with this. Unless they come up with another similar randomized multicenter study disproving this same results!
Uh what the!
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Hello my dear readers… I’m giving away 5 umobile invites for this month..
It seems that Umobile is replenishing the invites every month after every successful invitation sent and when the invitee accepts it.
So, the first five readers to send their your Name and Mobile Number to me by email: buddymigs at gmail dot com (don’t [...]
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The City Council finally approved the application for reclassification of the Floirendo property, site for the Ayala Center Davao project.
Local media reported the voting as unanimous. Actually here are the tallies - Approval of the Committee Report - 23-0; Approval of the Resolution - 24-0; Approval of the Ordinance on Second Reading - 25-0. Only [...]
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Rey Ann, a 4th-year high school student sent a comment about the SONA and believed it was a “lie.” Like every Filipino consumer, he complained about the continuing rise in prices.
New Yorker Rudy Guiliani, the “Mayor of America” is in town and counseled Filipinos to have leaders who are transparent and they can trust. The [...]
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Police chief Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz of the Makati - Philippine National Police (PNP) said that they have started feeding their diesel patrol vehicles with biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) donated by restaurants. 40% of the fuel from their tanks will be composed of the WVO biodiesel.
WVO biodiesel is biodiesel created from used [...]
It’s our blog anniversary today. We’re 1 year old! Horrayyyy!
Thank you so much for your visits, your comments and your links to our blog and posts. Without you, this blog is nothing. Here are our milestones:
Incidentally, here are fitting gifts for our anniversary. We reached the following highs yesterday - No. 2 in Top Blogs [...]
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This week has started busy and I know the following days would again be very, very busy. I’m somewhat loaded with so much stuff and I’m getting confused to what has to be done first. Anyway, doing things reactively tend to do some order so I guess; I just have to stick to this plan.
With so many things to do, I haven’t fixed my room yet. Everything has been sitting everywhere and it’s a bit
“Texting is a way of life. I asked the telecoms to cut the cost of messages between networks. They responded. It is now down to 50 centavos.”–Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, SONA 2008Of the 102 times that Mrs. Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address received la…
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Texting is a way of life. I asked the telecoms to cut the cost of messages between networks. They responded. It is now down to 50 centavos.
That’s what President Arroyo said during her State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday. And it was one of the most applauded part of her speech.
I’ll repeat… SMS between [...]
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The timing is bad given the dim prospects of the travel industry due to rising cost of fuel.
However, I believe local tourism industry players should strike the iron while it is hot.
The recent air agreements signed by the country has finally included Davao as a new gateway. I have been batting for this during the [...]
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We’ll soon be publishing the schedule of activities and birds-of-a-feather sessions. However, we are still a couple of people/topics short. Specifically, we need resource speakers for the following:
PHP & “The Loop“
WordPress Security / Anti-Hacking Techniques
Microformats
WordPress for E-Commerce
Should you be deeply interested and immensely capable, do give us a buzz now na! In exchange for the [...]
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Calendar of business for today’s regular session of the City Council:
Invocation by Councilor Louie Villafuerte (3rd District);
National Anthem; Davao City March - Tayo as Dabawenyo
Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Session
Privilege Hour
First Reading - 22 items, e.g. Item No. 1284 - Application for Development Permit (DP) of White Rock, a family subdivision of the [...]
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According to Former Department of Energy (DOE) secretary and current chairman of World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) Vincent Perez Jr, there are about $850 Million worth of Renewable Energy projects awaiting the passage of the Philippine Renewable Energy bill.
The Projects on Hold are:
Geothermal - 20 megawatt (MW)-project in Nasulo, Dumaguete; 50MW in South [...]
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Luke 10: 38-42
Jer. 14: 17-22 / Ps 79: 8, 9, 11 & 13
You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken away from her.
(Luke 10:42)
In all the things we say and do
Lead us to ‘choose the better part’,
Grant [...]
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December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing
Just a member of the list of songs that make me want to learn how to play the guitar
Tags: Lyrics, December, Collective Soul
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Like yesterday - Sunday, it was HOT.. HOT day in Davao City.. This is the first time if felt the heat of the sun since the start of the rainy season.
Today also marks the day when the President delivered her 2008 State of the Nation Address (SONA). While Majority of Dabawenyos went on with their [...]
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The 32nd National MILO Marathon Media Photo Contest
Shoot the action, capture the drama and win cash prizes!
Catch all the exciting marathon action and drama at the 32nd National MILO Marathon and get a chance to win cash prizes! The photo contest is open to all accredited media photographers . To qualify, entries must be [...]
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A number of opposition solons boycotted the SONA. I am truly sorry for them. They missed the grandest show, err … fashion show, of the year in the Strange Republic!
Ok, as promised, here’s my SONA rating:
GMA’s hair - Oh my, it was short, and she, therefore, must have used less gel! - 99%
Her make-up - [...]
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The Malacanang occupant has been bitten by the pink bug of Bayani Fernando, Metro Manila’s czar who has painted the metropolis with pink colors for his beautification drive.
Short on good things to say on her State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) today, GMA would highlight the event instead by what she would be wearing for the joint opening [...]
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I noticed many visitors reached my blog by searching the “94th anniversary” of the Iglesia ni Cristo. I mentioned it in passing in listing events during the last week of July.
In fairness to those visitors, here’s the City Council Resolution which I sponsored on July 15 for their information.
It was approved unanimously with almost all [...]
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