Cebu Pacific 'Piso Fare' ends today

Cebu Pacific announced a seat sale yesterday wherein base fares for all domestic flights scheduled on December 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012 were all set to Php1. The said "Piso Fare" seat sale will end today, August 30, 2011.


Cebu Pacific Piso Fare 2011

To book a flight, please visit the Cebu Pacific website: www.cebupacificair.com.

Here are more details about the promo:

--Domestic Seat Sale
--Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200
--Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50%
--Get insured in travel insurance.
--Choose from available domestic and international rooms with Hotels
--Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.
--Sale Period: Up to Aug. 30, 2011 or until seats last
--Travel Period: Dec. 1, 2011 - Jan. 31, 2012
--Quoted fares are one way. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable.
--Fares are exclusive of government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges.
--Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
--At time of booking, pre-purchase your baggage allowance to save time and money at check-in.
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Bird Flu is back, mutant strain spreading: UN

Bird Flu resurgence feared
Bird Flu or the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 cases are on the rise again and the possibility of a major resurgence is being feared. These prompted the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to advise health authorities around the world to step up surveillance and readiness.

"Wild birds may introduce the virus, but people's actions in poultry production and marketing spread it," said Juan Lubroth, the chief veterinary officer of FAO.

Lubroth added, "The general departure from the progressive decline in 2004-08 could mean that there will be a flare-up of H5N1 this autumn and winter, with people unexpectedly finding the virus in their backyard."

Since 2003, there have been 565 individuals reported to have contracted Bird Flu. According to the UN, at least 331 of them died.

Because of the Bird Flu, more than 400 million domestic poultry have been destroyed since 2003, damaging $20 billion to world's economies before bird flu was supposedly eradicated from the majority of the 63 nations infected in 2006 (bird flu peak).

However, H5N1 has continued to be endemic in six countries - Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Egypt, China and Bangladesh.

The number of domestic and wild birds infected fell from 4000 in 2006 to 302 in 2008. However, over the last twenty-four months, numbers have been steadily rising. 800 cases were reported in 2010-2011.

A mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu is reportedly spreading in Asia and other parts of the world. The FAO has described its risks to the human health as "unpredictable."

At least eight people have reportedly died of Bird Flu in Cambodia this year.  Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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'Bromance', 'social media', 'tweet' added to Merriam-Webster dictionary

"Bromance," "social media," "tweet" and over 150 more new words have been added to the pages of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.



In a statement, Merriam-Webster's Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski said, "From the dramatic events of the Arab Spring to the scandal that brought down Congressman Anthony Weiner, tweet is a word that has been part of the story."



"We've been tracking words like social media and tweet for years, of course, and now we feel their meanings have stabilized enough to include them in the dictionary," he added.



Some of the words that also made it to the dictionary include the following:



Americana -- "a genre of American music having roots in early folk and country music"

boomerang child -- "a young adult who returns to live at his or her family home especially for financial reasons"

bromance -- "a close nonsexual friendship between men"

cougar -- "a middle-aged woman seeking a romantic relationship with a younger man"

crowdsourcing -- "the practice of obtaining information from a large group of people who contribute online"

duathlon -- "a three-part long-distance race with a running phase, a bicycling phase, and a final running phase"

first bump -- "a gesture in which two people bump their fists together"

helicopter parent -- "a parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child"

m-commerce -- "a business transaction conducted using a mobile electronic device"

parkour -- "rapid and efficient running, climbing, or leaping over environmental obstacles"

robocall -- "a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people"

walk-off -- "ending a baseball game immediately by causing the winning run to score for the home team in the bottom of the last inning"



Earlier this month, Oxford Dictionary also released the list of new words that included "cyberbullying," "retweet" and "sexting" among others.Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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Earthquake in the Philippines, August 25, 2011 | 4.5-magnitude quake jolts Panay

A tectonic earthquake which registered a Richter Scale reading of magnitude 4.5 struck Panay Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.




The red dot marks the epicenter of the August 25, 2011 Panay earthquake | Source: Phivolcs




According to Phivolcs, the quake centered at San Jose de Buenavista, Antique and has a depth of 16 kilometers.



The temblor was felt at the following intensities in the following areas:



Intensity IV - Valderrama, Antique



Intensity III - San Jose de Buenavista, Hamtic, Barbaza, Sebaste, Sibalom, Pandan, Culasi & Libertad Antique; Iloilo City



Intensity II - Bingawan, New Lucena, Oton, Leon, (Iloilo); Lezo, New Washington, Kalibo & Malay, (Aklan)



The were no immediate reports of damage to property or casualities from the quake.



Meanwhile, here are the Phivolcs description of the intensities above :



Intensity IV (Moderately Strong) - Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing considerably. Dinner, plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Liquids in containers are slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillate strongly. Rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.



Intensity III (Weak) - Felt by many people indoors especially in upper floors of buildings. Vibration is felt like one passing of a light truck. Dizziness and nausea are experienced by some people. Hanging objects swing moderately. Still water in containers oscillates moderately.



Intensity II (Slightly Felt) - Felt by few individuals at rest indoors. Hanging objects swing slightly. Still Water in containers oscillates noticeably.

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Bank of America 'most systematically risky' among major banks: NYU professor

Bank of America is the most vulnerable and the most "systematically risky" of the major banks in the US, NYU finance professor Viral Acharya told Yahoo Finance. According to him, Bank of America will need more capital under some economic scenarios. He added that it is necessary for the government to analyze its books, perform another round of stress-tests, and, if needed, re-capitalize it.



Check out the video Acharya's Yahoo Finance interview below:






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Ipo-ipo (Twister) in Surigao caught on cam | Video

An amateur video captures a twister, locally known as "ipo-ipo" or "buhawi," as it strikes off the shore of UM Tagago, Lianga, Surigao Del Sur.




A screen grap of the Surigao tornado video




The incident reportedly happened at around 3 p.m. last Sunday. The said video was then uploaded on Youtube. Check it out below:






Surigao Ipo-ipo caught on cam | Video courtesy of "markey7137"




A tornado over water is called a waterspout. It is characterized by a spiraling funnel-shaped wind current, connecting to a large cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. Waterspouts frequently occur in tropical areas near the equator.


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5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Virginia, USA on August 23, 2011

Just hours after the Colorado earthquake, another temblor struck a US state Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.



A map of the August 23, 2011 Virginia Earthquake | Source: USGS

According to its bulletin, the quake measured a Richter Scale reading of magnitude 5.8 (earlier reported to be 5.9) and had an epicenter located 14 km (9 miles) South Southwest of Mineral, Virgina at 17:51:04 UTC at a depth of 6 km (3.7 miles).

The intraplate earthquake reportedly was the strongest in Virginia's recorded history since 1897. It was felt as far away as Ontario, Canada; Michigan; Pennsylvania; Ohio; South Carolina; North Carolina; New York and Massachusetts. Many buildings were evacuated in New York and Philadelphia including the Capitol building and the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

There are also reports that it damaged the Pentagon, Washington National Cathedral and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

A couple of airports were temporarily closed and two nuclear plants in Virginia were taken offline because of the quake.

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Best Places To Live In America 2011 List

Planning to migrate to the United States? Have you decided on where to reside in America? You might consider this "America's Best Places To Live 2011" list by CNN Money which ranks various towns in America based on job opportunities, fiscal strength, top-notch schools, safe streets, good healthcare, cultural and outdoor activities, even nice weather.




Louisville, Colorado tops this year's list of CNN's "Best Places to Live in America" | Photo courtesy of city-data.com




Here's CNN Money's "Best Places To Live In America 2011" list:



1. Louisville, CO

2. Milton, MA

3. Solon, OH

4. Leesburg, VA

5. Papillion, NE

6. Hanover, NH

7. Liberty, MO

8. Middleton, WI

9. Mukilteo, WA

10. Chanhassen, MN

11. Sharon, MA

12. Farmington, UT

13. Johnston, IA

14. Arden Hills, MN

15. Sammamish, WA

16. Acton, MA

17. Montville, NJ

18. Newcastle, WA

19. Castle Rock, CO

20. Superior, CO



You can read info about the towns and the rest of the places included in the list here: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/snapshots/PL0846355.html?iid=Lead

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August 30 holiday declared | End of Ramadan 2011

It's official. August 30 is the Eid'l Fitr holiday for this year!



August 30, 2011 | Eid'l Fitr, End of Ramadan Holiday 2011



The President has signed Proclamation No. 234 declaring August 30, 2011 (Tuesday) a regular holiday nationwide in observance of a Muslim holiday which marks the end Ramadan, the Eid'l Fitr.



It is going to be a long break during the said week since the National Heroes Day will also be celebrated on August 29th (Monday), another regular holiday.



Check out below the full text of the Eid'l Fitr holiday proclamation:



MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 234
DECLARING TUESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2011, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)


WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9177 declared Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;


WHEREAS, Eid’l Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim World for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;


WHEREAS, to promote cultural understanding and integration, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr,


WHEREAS, in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Tuesday, 30 August 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country.


NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, 30 August 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan). The Eid’l Fitrprayer shall depend on the result of the Niyata or moon-sighting activity on the 29th day of Ramadhan 1432H, corresponding to 29 August 2011.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.



Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.


(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.

Executive Secretary
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Father poisons 3 sons in CDO

A man in Cagayan de Oro City reportedly added a rat poison into the chocolate drink he prepared and served it to his three sons aged one to five.



Citing a dzXL radio report, GMA News said the kids have been brought to a local hospital by their aunt after seen manifesting symptoms of poisoning such as vomiting and paleness. They are now under observation.



According to the report, the father also drank the tainted drink. The man and his wife, who is based in Manila, reportedly argue often about financial matters over the phone.



Update: One of the children has died.



According to an ABS-CBN Cagayan de Oro report, the man learned about his wife having an affair with someone else in Manila. A relative is convinced that the man intended to poison his kids.




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Flash mobs turn into crime mobs

Flash mobs , the gathering of people summoned (as by e-mail, text message, or social media sites) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing, have now been used as vehicles for crimes such as looting and violence, according to reports.



With the advent of technology, criminal flash mobs are said to be more easy to organize and thus becoming rampant.






In this typical flash mob, a large group of geeks gathered at a mall in Bristol, U.K. in 2010 to enjoy an epic light saber battle which amused shoppers. Nobody is supposed to be hurt.




The most recent reported crime mob occurred in Los Angeles just last Friday. A rapper named The Game was identified by the Los Angeles County sheriff's department as the one who incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system.



The rapper reportedly told his 580,000 followers to call the number (Compton station's hotline number) he tweeted if they wanted an internship with him.



Sheriff's Lt. Suzan Young told Associated Press that "the phones started ringing like crazy" around 5:20 p.m. The phone lines were said to be jammed for a couple hours.



The Game could face criminal charges, according to the report.



A more severe crime mob happened more than a month ago. On June 7, 2011, fifteen (15) teens reportedly stormed Chicago Transit Authority buses in two separate events, attacking their victims and darted off with electronic devices. Five (5) teens were nabbed by the police while the other members were still being identified and investigated.



For more crime mob stories please proceed HERE.



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Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 13th

The Perseid meteor shower, said to be the largest meteor display of the year, will be observed with its peak in the early morning hours on August 13, 2011, the PAGASA said.




Perseids meteor shower 2010 | Video courtesy of "meteorlog"




According to Wikipedia, during the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest to turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space.



The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year and is visible starting mid-July. It peaks on August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream.Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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Earthquake in the Philippines, August 11, 2011: Magnitude 5.4 quake rocks Luzon

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck northern Luzon Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.




The red dot marks the epicenter of the August 11 quake | Courtesy of Phivolcs




The tectonic quake hit its epicenter, 37 km Southwest of Calayan, Cagayan, at 10:59 a.m. It has a depth of 16 km and was felt at the following intensities in the following areas:



Intensity IV - Calayan, Cagayan

Intensity III - Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

Intensity II - Pasuquin and Laoag, Ilocos Norte



The Philvolcs said it is expecting aftershocks from the temblor.



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Renana, a rare sand cat, born at a zoo in Israel

After 9 weeks of gestation, a rare baby sand cat named Renana was born at Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday.




A video of Renana and her mother Rotem




According to Sagit Horowitz, the safari zoo's spokesperson, it is their first successful Sand Cat birth. The kitten is hoped to be included in the Israel's Sand Cat Breeding Program in order to help reintroduce the species into the wild.Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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London Riot Videos

London riot turns mad!



Said to be caused by local tensions and anger over economic situation which first flared after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police on Saturday, riots have spread over London the past days. Stores and shops were looted by angry teenagers and buildings were set to fire. They are said to be the worst riots in the British capital for years.




London Riots: A building set to fire in Croydon | Courtesy of Russia Today




Related upheavals were also seen in Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.



Additional 1,700 police officers have been deployed in London and at least 400 have been arrested.



Check out some dramatic videos of the London Riots below:















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Teens and Facebook: Positive and Negative Effects

Teens and Facebook: Positive and Negative Effects



Facebook and other social networking sites can have harmful effects on teens according to a recent study.




Harmful Effects of Facebook on Teens




Dr. Larry Rosen, a Psychology professor at California State University, outlined his findings before the American Psychological Association over the weekend.



“While nobody can deny that Facebook has altered the landscape of social interaction, particularly among young people, we are just now starting to see solid psychological research demonstrating both the positives and the negatives,” said Rosen.



Here are negative effects of Facebook on kids according to Rosen:


1. Teens who are heavy gamers or Facebook users have more trouble sleeping, higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stomach aches.



2. Young adults and teens who spend their days inside Facebook are more narcissistic and show more signs of other psychological disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania, and aggressive tendencies.



3. Students who use more technology are likely to miss more school.



4. The more teens and adults use Facebook, the more likely they are to also use alcohol.



5. Students from junior high through college age were observed to generally check social networks or text messages every few minutes while studying, leading to lower test performance than students who focus for longer periods of time.



6. The average teen sends 2000 texts per month, which can lead to problems communicating with family and even carpal tunnel syndrome in a few cases.
Rosen also laid out the following positive influences linked to social networking:


1. Young adults who spend more time on Facebook are better at showing “virtual empathy” to their online friends.



2. Online social networking can help introverted adolescents learn how to socialize behind the safety of various screens, ranging from a two-inch smartphone to a 17-inch laptop.



3. Social networking can provide tools for teaching in compelling ways that engage young students.
“If you feel that you have to use some sort of computer program to surreptitiously monitor your child's social networking, you are wasting your time. Your child will find a workaround in a matter of minutes,” he said. “You have to start talking about appropriate technology use early and often and build trust, so that when there is a problem, whether it is being bullied or seeing a disturbing image, your child will talk to you about it.” Rosen advises parents.Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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Cebu Pacific slashes 50% off all domestic, international flights

Cebu Pacific has just announced a 50% off seat sale on all its domestic and international destinations for flights scheduled on September 1 - December 14, 2011. The promo started at around 2 p.m. today (August 4, 2011) and will end on August 7 or until seats last. For reservations, please proceed to the Cebu Pacific website: www.cebupacificair.com.


August 4, 2011 Cebu Pacific Seat Sale Details

Time to SPLIT!

Domestic & International Seat Sale
Pick your favourite seat from as low as P200
Supersize your baggage! Pre-book and SAVE up to 50%
Get insured in travel insurance.
Get exclusive deals! Sign up for SeatSaleAlert!.
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Arjohn Gilbert, Pampanga's singing sensation (Videos)

Remember the boy featured on the Youtube video titled "Kid Singing in Puregold Clark" which was posted here on Noypistuff? His name is Arjohn Gilbert, an Aeta from Mabalacat, Pampanga. The said video of him, which was uploaded on July 31st, now has more 90,000 views as of this writing (It was still less than 1,000 when I shared it here).



Arjon Gilbert performing a mash-up of "Baby" (Justin Bieber), "Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) , "Replay" (Iyaz) and "Angels Cry" (Mariah Carey feat. Neyo)


It is not really the first time that a video of the singing Aeta boy on Youtube gained so many hits. During the past years, some videos of him uploaded on the popular video sharing site already attracted thousands of views prompting a couple of TV shows on GMA-7 to feature him.

He sells bamboo flutes on the streets of Clark, Pampanga. Singing to his customers is actually his way of getting more sales, a marketing strategy. :D

Check out Arjohn Gilbert's videos below:



Arjohn Gilbert singing Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" and Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby"



Arjohn Gilbert performing Justin Bieber's "Baby" and MJ's "I'll Be There"



Arjohn Gilbert covering Rihanna's "Take A Bow"


It's about time to ink this boy a deal! Good luck Arjohn! :D

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Pinay in Australia hopes to be home for Westlife's Manila concert, sings on Youtube

I just stumbled upon a cute video from a cute Naypi abroad... Lol. :D

Uhmmm... Yeah... Check out this Filipina from Australia who goes by the name "Ms. Hyper Singer" on Tumblr, Youtube and other social networking sites, who uploaded a singing video about how she felt sad hearing about Westlife's Manila Concert this September when she just left the Philippines for Australia.

Here's Ms. Hyper Singer singing "Get Me, Manila":


"Get Me, Manila" courtesy of "MsHyperSinger"


Lurv it! :D

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MMDA suspends Number Coding on Wednesday afternoon

The MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) has suspended "Number Coding" starting 12 p.m. on August 3, 2011 all over the metro, except in Makati.


"ADVISORY: Number Coding is suspended today Aug.3,2011 as of 12:00 PM.including Las Piñas, except Makati," MMDA tweeted.

Meanwhile here are traffic updates from MMDA as of 12 p.m.:

"Traffic Update: as of 12:00 PM, EDSA SB Scout Albano to Ortigas - (MH), Guadalupe to Buendia - (MH), Magallanes to Evangelista - (M). #mmda"

"as of 12:00 PM, EDSA SB Scout Albano to Ortigas - (MH), Guadalupe to Buendia - (MH), Magallanes to Evangelista - (M)."

"as of 12:00 PM, EDSA Ortigas sb - (M), nb - (L)."

"as of 12:00 PM, EDSA SB Santolan to Ortigas - (MH)."Source URL: https://celebrityvma2011.blogspot.com/search/label/other%20stuff
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