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Sinulog 2012

2012-01-02T00:22:00.000-08:00

Sinulog 2012 Schedule of Activities (Fuente Osmena, January 2-31, 2012)
Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2012	Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
December 11, 2011	2nd Sinulog Cup Baseball Tournament c/o Cebu City Sports Commission
December 12, 2011	Sinulog on the Spot Painting Contest @ Fort San Pedro
December 16, 2011	Launching and Sinulog Photo Exhibits @SM City
December 17, 2011	Sinulog Poster Making Contest @ Emall
December 30, 2011	Sinulog 2012 Fun Run
December 30, 2011	Sinulog Best Dance Crew Elimination
December 30, 2011	Sinulog Musicfest Elimination

January 05, 2012 (Thursday)	Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM	Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 AM	Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM	Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2012

January 06, 2012 (Friday)	Sinulog 2012 Kick Off
2:00PM	Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño) sponsored by the Sinulog Foundation Inc and Cebu City government
3:00 PM	Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM	Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña
7:30 PM	Ms. Cebu 2012 Presentation @ Fuente stage
9:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
10:00 PM	Streen Party Bands

January 7, 2012 (Saturday)	Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
8:00 AM	2nd SINULOG FOOTBALL CUP c/o Cebu City Sports Commission
1:00 PM	Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM	Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM	Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) Department of Education, Cebu Province Division
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 8, 2012 (Sunday)	Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan
4:00 AM	Cebu City 2012 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
8:00 AM	2nd SINULOG FOOTBALL CUP c/o Cebu City Sports Commission
1:00 PM	Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM	Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM	Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands

January 9, 2012 (Monday)
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of Southern Philippines, Cebu Institute of Technology University, St. Paul’s College Foundation
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)
6:30 PM	Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 11, 2012 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Department of Education, Cebu City Division
7:00 PM	Ms. Cebu 2012 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 11-22, 2012	Sinulog Fiesta “OTOP Fair 2012″ Atrium A & B SM City Cebu Organized by Department of Trade & Industry -Cebu
January 12, 2012 (Thursday)
9:00 AM	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
10:00 AM	Sinulog Festival Queen 2012 Photo Shoot
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Salazar Colleges of Science Institute of Technology, Cebu Normal University, Asian College of Technology
6:00 PM	Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
8:00 PM	Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 13, 2012 (Friday)	Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM	Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
9:00 AM	Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent / Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym
5:00 PM	Sinulog Best Dance Crew Grand Finals
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Jose Recoletos, Southwestern University, Cebu Technological University
7:30 P.M	Metro Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
7:30 P.M	Sinulog Festival Queen 2012, Cebu City Sports Center
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 13-15, 2012
9:00 AM	Devotees’ City organized by Cebu City Government
January 14, 2012 (Saturday)
6:00 AM	Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
9:00 AM	Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño
12:00 PM	8TH “THE STREET VIBRATION & BIG BIKE RALLY 2012, by V-max Owner’s Group, Inc. Cebu Chapter
2:00 PM	Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 PM	Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu
7:00 PM	Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM	Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu

January 15, 2012 (Sunday)	SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM	Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM	Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM	Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM	Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM	Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña

January 16, 2012 (Monday)
1:00 PM	Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center

January 20, 2012 (Friday)	“HUBO”
4:00 AM	“HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño

January 21-22, 2012	CEBU CHESS FESTIVAL – “WORLD’S LARGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT” @ the Cebu City Sports Center
January 28, 2012 (Saturday)
1:00 P.M	Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
1:30 P.M	Sinulog 2012 Winning Photo Exhibits
6:00 P.M	Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu

January 28 – Feb. 10, 2012	Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu
For more information: Contact Us at 253700, 2545010, telefax 4164548 source: Sinulog Official Website

DotA 2 Tournament is Now Official! 1 Million USD Prize Money :3

2011-08-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Well, it seems our previous prediction is true after all. Valve has just announced the DotA 2 Tournament which will be held on August 17-21 2011 in Gamescom, Germany. The announcement was put on the www.dota2.com. I guess this explain why the blog is moved to the blog.dota2.com. Anyway here is the team that will attend the tourney:

Wow, cool huh? 16 teams from all over the world compete in the very first DotA 2 tournament for 1 Million USD prize. Ah, i’m kinda envy them.. Anyway, here is the details of the tournament!

Time : August 17-21 2011
Place : Gamescom, Cologne, Germany
Prize : 1 Million USD
Format : Group Stage Double Elimination Playoff
Teams :
- Europe: GGnet, OK.Nirvana.int
- Denmark: MYM, nevo
- Ukraine: Na’Ve
- China: CCM, LGD, TyLoo, EHOME, OK.Nirvana.cn
- Russia: M5
- Thailand: MiTH-Trust
- Vietnam: StarsBoBa
- Singapore: Scythe.SG
- Malaysia: MUFC
- Philippines: Mineski.Infinity

Otaku Fest 2011

2011-01-30T06:59:00.000-08:00

"Otaku Fest 2011"

Photo source: Rufi

Messge from Otaku Fest 4.0 organizers: "were overwhelmed with your presence guys! ^_____^
MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN THE EVENT. :D Isn't that great?! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!~"

Happy New Year 2011!

2010-12-31T10:00:00.000-08:00

Just wanna say Happy New Year guys!

Dota-Blog : DotA 2 is Announced! Coming in 2011

2010-10-15T21:27:00.000-07:00

Finally, after so many speculation and rumors, the DotA 2 is now officially announced! As the Game Informer mentioned, the game will be released next year on both PC and Mac platform.

Looking back a bit, IceFrog (the current DotA map developer on Warcraft III) is hired by Valve in 2009. Since then, many people starts wondering what kind of game they are working on. And as the curtain revealed, it appears they are bringing the DotA map into a full game based on the Valve's Source engine. That's mean many of the game limitation on Warcraft III is lifted. And with that, some new features are also introduced on the DotA 2.

Let's check it out!

In-Game Voice Chat

Ventrilo is no longer needed. Communication is the vital factor on the teamwork and typing sometime is not an option because our hand is already full controling the hero. The DotA 2 will cover that and have an integrated voice chat feature which will allow you to communicate during game easily.

Leaver AI Replacement

Awesome features. You will have less problem with the leaver. The disconnected players hero will be automatically taken control by an AI bots. However, don't get too excited and you decide to played it on a single-player game. Erik Johnson (the Project Leader) says, "Our goal with the AI is just that their experience isn't destroyed just because one person couldn't finish the game."

Cool Heroes Voice

The current DotA map is using the Warcraft III sound set which originally created for the Warcraft III campaign, not for DotA. The DotA 2 will have the heroes voice fit properly with the game. Amusing lines from heroes will coming out when you deny the enemy team last hits on creeps. Heroes who have related stories will trade quips when nearby. Maybe you will see Lina Inverse and Rylai teasing each other :p

Matchmaking System

Valve is using it's traditional Steamworks for the skill based matchmaking which will let you play comfortably.

In-Game Rewards

Valve is introducing a new system which will rewards you for participating in community forums.

Coaching System

Veteran players will be able to login as a coach and teach the newbies. The coach can see beginner's screen and can get private voice chat during the game. Still no words about how the trainer and trainee will be matched.

Wow, lots of amusing stuff there. I hope Valve can meet with our expectation. But i'm pretty disappointed with the fact that there's no screenshots of the game itself :( But hey, why ruin the surprise? Tell us what you think about DotA 2 on the comment box guys :)

Source: Game Informer

Philippines hostage drama

2010-08-23T19:05:00.000-07:00

Philippine security forces stormed a bus full of Hong Kong tourists on Monday to end a dramatic hostage crisis that unfolded live on global television, leaving at least eight people and the gunman dead.

Hong Kong eventually issued its top-level black travel alert for the Philippines on Monday after Hong Kong tourists were killed in Manila in a bus hijack by an armed ex-policeman.

The Hong Kong government said it was “very disappointed” about the outcome of a dramatic hostage siege.

The day-long ordeal began when a disgruntled ex-policeman armed with an M-16 assault rifle hijacked the bus in Manila’s tourist district in a desperate bid to get his job back.

Negotiations broke down after nightfall when the gunman, a highly decorated former senior police inspector identified as Rolando Mendoza, began shooting the passengers, and commandos stormed the bus.

Police said Mendoza was shot dead by a sniper after he used his captives as “human shields” in the final moments of the 12-hour standoff.

“I shot two Chinese. I will finish them all if they do not stop,” Mendoza told a local radio station as the police assault was about to get underway.

“I can see a lot of SWAT (special weapons and tactics police) coming in. I know they will kill me. They should all leave because anytime I will do the same here.”

Eight of the Hong Kong tourists were confirmed killed, according to doctors at hospitals in Manila and the Hong Kong government, although exactly how they died was not immediately clear.

Seven tourists, including children, and two Filipinos were freed at various times throughout the day from the bus parked at Rizal Park, a popular tourist destination just a few blocks from police headquarters.

The Filipino bus driver jumped out of a window and escaped moments before police stormed the vehicle, with his escape and the rest of the crisis broadcast live on television.

Another four hostages were seen scrambling out of the bus after the siege ended, but the fate of the remaining Hong Kong tourists originally on board the bus remained unknown late on Monday.

The Hong Kong government issued its top-level black travel alert for the Philippines after the crisis ended, but said it was sending in two charter planes to Manila for the families of the hostages.

Police were unable to get inside the bus for more than an hour after negotiations broke down and they decided to storm it.

They encircled the bus, smashed its windows and fired at it, but Mendoza held them off by shooting back.

The crisis eventually ended when police threw tear gas inside the bus, and fired again.

“He used the tourists as human shields. But he panicked and retreated to the front of the bus. He was then met with a valley of gunfire,” the assault team’s leader, Superintendent Nelson Yabut told reporters afterwards.

“One of our snipers managed to shoot him in the head.”

Mendoza, 55, was honoured by police chiefs in 1986 as one of the top 10 officers in the country.

But he was discharged in 2008 for his alleged involvement in drug-related crimes and extortion, and he hijacked the bus in a desperate bid to clear his name, according to police.

“He wants to be reinstated in the service,” Manila district police chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay said early in the day.

Joseph Tung, executive director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said the tourists on the bus were aged between four and 72.

They were on a three-day tour with Hong Thai Travel and were scheduled to return to Hong Kong late Monday.

“A serious kidnap incident happened in the Philippines. Hong Kong residents should avoid all travel to the country,” a Hong Kong government spokesman said in a statement.

“Those who are already there should attend to their personal safety and exercise caution.”

Monday’s bus hijack recalled a similar hostage-taking in 2007, when a troubled civil engineer armed with a grenade took over a bus and held 30 children but freed them after a 10-hour standoff with police.

The 2007 drama took place near Manila city hall, just off Rizal Park.

Monday’s tragedy also added to a fast-growing number of attacks of foreigners in the Philippines.

Gunmen shot dead a South Korean man in a separate attack on Monday morning in another section of Manila. Police said the incidents were not related.

Last month, an American, a South African, a Briton and their Filipina partners were killed in spate of murder-robberies in Angeles City north of Manila. The alleged killer was arrested.

J-Pop Anime Singing Contest 2010

2010-07-03T08:12:00.000-07:00

J-Pop Anime Singing Contest 2010

July 4, 2010 (Sunday)

SM Event Center, SM City Cebu

1. Introduction

The J-Pop Anime Singing Contest is presented by the embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Japan Foundation Manila and in partnership with SM City Cebu. This event is organized to foster friendship between the Philippines and Japan through their love of anime and music. This is also in conjunction with the Philippine-Japan Friendship Month celebration.

2. Activities

2.1. J-Pop Contest. It is a competition among competing bands, performing J-POP/ Anime songs live.

Mechanics:

a) The contest is open to all Filipino amateur performers/singers of all ages who can sing their favorite J-Pop and/or anime songs in Japanese.

b) Previous top three winners of the contest and professional singers with recording and singing contracts are not allowed to join the competition.

c) Participants may form a singing group or band composed minimum of three (3) to maximum of five (5) members.

d) Groups will be allowed to have Japanese members as long as they will only play supporting roles in the group. For a group of three (3), one (1) Japanese member is allowed. For groups of four (4) of five (5), two (2) Japanese members are allowed.

e) Groups should submit the following requirements:

e.1. A CD demo of the group rendition of two Japanese songs.

e.2. A detailed description of the chosen songs (i.e. artist, title and lyrics)

e.3 A group photo with a short write up about the group. The submitted photo and write up will be used for PR purposes and in the video presentation on the contest date.

e.4 Duly accomplished official registration form which can be downloaded from the Japanese Embassy website: Embassy of Japan in the Philippines.

2.2. Sponsor’s Booth. Sponsor's, partners, supporters and benefactors will have the chance to set-up their booths in the event area. They may display their products and do some product demo.

The J-Pop Anime Singing Contest 2010 is organized by AMBOX Events, and is intended to become a yearly event.

original post at: www.istorya.net

XOR win~!

Photo source by: Donna Joy Yamada

Why there's no PS4 or Xbox 720 yet

2010-06-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

It has been a staple in the video game industry for generations now: roughly every five years, the major console manufacturers roll out new systems, packing graphics that are even more eye-popping and features we couldn’t have previously imagined. The core gaming world immediately goes crazy for early previews of next generation titles, scrutinizing every frame of released video. And the countdown begins for the next generation.

Not this time, though.

While it's been five years since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360 (and four since the Wii and PlayStation 3debuted), the game industry is letting things ride, offering updates and new play techniques to existing consoles, but not making enormous financial bets on true next-generation machines. And, for the most part, everyone seems okay with that.

Still the ones.

The lingering recession and rising game development costs are partially to blame for the lack of new machines. As game systems have matured, the cost of making triple-A games has soared. Tent pole titles now cost (on average) between $20 million and $40 million -- and there are some extreme examples, like Rockstar Games' blockbusters "Red Dead Redemption" and "GTA IV," that have reportedly sailed past the $100 million mark.

Next-gen games will cost even more. With publishers struggling to achieve a profit in the current economy, no one is in a hurry to add to their expense sheet.

Console manufacturers are no different. Developing a new system is phenomenally expensive. Worse yet, Sony and Microsoft typically sell them at a loss for the first two or three years, making their money back on royalties from game software systems. (Nintendo has always sold its hardware for a profit, which is part of the reason the company has so much money in the bank.)

Currently, all three manufacturers have lowered their costs to a point where they make money on each console sale – and while hardware sales are slipping somewhat, they're still relatively strong. Believe it or not, there are still some retailers who have trouble keeping the PS3 or Wii in stock.

So, with strong demand and lower costs, there's no incentive for Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo to roll out a next-generation console at this point. But there's another reason the next generation won’t emerge until 2013 or 2014, at least.

We've seen some graphically amazing games on the Xbox 360 and PS3 to date -- and some wildly creative titles for the Wii -- but no one in the industry truly believes they have come close to tapping the full potential of any machine.

Developers like to do that before moving on to the next system. Often, the defining games of a system come just before it is overshadowed by its successor. The PS2 favorite "God of War" hit stores just as rumbles about the PlayStation 3 were beginning to build. And smash shooter "Perfect Dark" was released for the N64 when many people were more curious about the forthcoming GameCube.

While the Wii isn't the sales powerhouse it once was, the system still outsells the competition by a healthy margin each month. And Nintendo’s games have long retail lives, giving them a steady stream of income with fewer titles.

For the Xbox 360 and the PS3, the launch of Kinect and Move will attempt to lure the casual audience while giving core gamers party games they're not embarrassed to play. (Granted, those titles are in short supply in the launch lineups.)

And since both companies are able to add new features to their systems via downloadable upgrades, users can get those previously unimaginable features without shelling out for a new system. For instance, no one thought they’d be able to stream Netflix through their game machine when these systems launched.

Make no mistake: While there have been some naysayers, a new generation of console systems will most definitely arrive sooner or later. Streaming cloud game services like OnLive are showing some potential, but won’t reach critical mass for many years. While no companies are talking directly about the next generation, there have been some hints from publishers that work is underway.

But it's going to be a while before anyone outside of the industry gets a look at 'em.

source from: yahoo

CCC Presents "Colors of Summer : Distant Stars"

2010-05-30T00:27:00.000-07:00

Pre-event contests :

Logo Design - 900
Mascot Design - 900

Event day contests :

On the spot contests :

Clay Sculpting - 250

Drawing - a. Themed - 500
b. Open - 500

Poster - 750

Singing - 750, 500, 250

Tshirt Design - 900

To be submitted :

Cosphotoshoot contest - 1500, 750, 500

Cosplay Challenge cup

Individual cosplay - 750

Group cosplay - 2000

Picture source from: Hei Kuro Shinigami, Nicole Ingrid Hibionada, Jhon Ryan Estrella, June Justine Hizole, Marla So and Jack Hunt

Hubble catches planet being devoured by its star

2010-05-25T06:59:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Hubble space telescope has discovered a planet in our galaxy in the process of being devoured by the star that it orbits, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The doomed planet, dubbed WASP-12b, has the highest known surface temperature of any planet in the Milky Way -- around 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,800 degrees Fahrenheit).

But it could be enveloped by its own parent star over the next ten million years, the paper's authors have concluded.

Using a new instrument called the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph that was installed on Hubble in 2009, the researchers observed how the planet was whipped into an elongated shape by gravitational forces.

"We see a huge cloud of material around the planet, which is escaping and will be captured by the star. We have identified chemical elements never before seen on planets outside our own solar system," team leader Carole Haswell of The Open University in Great Britain said.

Discovered in 2008, WASP-12b is located about 600 light-years from Earth in the Auriga Constellation and is more than 300 times the size of Earth.

It also has a mass 40-percent greater than that of Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.

It is so close to its parent star that it orbits it in little more than 24 hours.

Astronomers already knew that stars will swallow a planet that comes too close to it, but this is the first time that the phenomenon has been observed so clearly.

The paper, which was published in the May 10 edition of The Astrophysical Journal Letters, confirms a theoretical paper published in the journal Nature last Friday by Shu-lin Li, an astronomer at Peking Universityin Beijing.

Shu-lin had predicted that the planet's surface would be distorted by the star's gravitational pull, and that gravitational tidal forces would make the interior so hot that it would greatly expand its outer atmosphere.

source: yahoo

Newfound Asteroid Will Fly Close by Earth Thursday

2010-04-07T22:24:00.000-07:00

A newly discovered asteroid will zip close by Earth Thursday, but poses no threat of crashing into our planet even though it is passing within the orbit of the moon.
The asteroid, called 2010 GA6, is a relatively small space rock about 71 feet (22 meters) wide and was discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson, Az. The space rock will fly within the orbit of the moon when it passes Earth Thursday at 7:06 p.m. EDT (2306 GMT), but NASA astronomers said not to worry...the planet is safe.
"Fly bys of near-Earth objects within the moon's orbit occur every few weeks," said Don Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in a statement.
At the time of its closest pass, asteroid 2010 GA6 will be about 223,000 miles (359,000 km) from the Earth. That's about nine-tenths the distance between Earth and the moon [more asteroid photos].
The space rock is not the first asteroid to swing close by Earth this year.
In January, the small asteroid 2010 AL30 passed within 80,000 miles (130,000 km) when it zipped by. Other space rocks have flown past Earth at more comfortable distances greater than several hundred thousand miles.
NASA routinely tracks asteroids and comets that may fly near the Earth with a network of telescopes on the ground and in space. The agency's Near-Earth Object Observations program, more commonly known as Spaceguard, is responsible for finding potentially dangerous asteroids and studying their orbits to determine if they pose a risk of hitting the Earth.
NASA's latest space telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched in December, has been given the task of hunting new asteroids that were previously undetectable because they shine only in the infrared range of the light spectrum.
So far, the WISE telescope has been discovering dozens of previously unknown asteroids every day. Some of those space rocks have been tagged for closer analysis since they may be potentially hazardous to Earth, WISE mission scientists have said.

source from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100406/sc_space/newfoundasteroidwillflyclosebyearththursday

~~I'm Hoping to see this !!~~

Physics2A - Magnetic fields and forces

2010-03-31T23:06:00.000-07:00

The term magnetism is used to describe how materials respond on the microscopic level to an applied magnetic field; to categorize the magnetic phase of a material. For example, the most well known form of magnetism is ferromagnetism such that some ferromagnetic materials produce their own persistent magnetic field. However, all materials are influenced to greater or lesser degree by the presence of a magnetic field. Some are attracted to a magnetic field (paramagnetism); others are repulsed by a magnetic field (diamagnetism); others have a much more complex relationship with an applied magnetic field. Substances that are negligibly affected by magnetic fields are known as non-magnetic substances. They include copper, aluminium, water, gases, and plastic.

The phenomenon of magnetism is "mediated" by the magnetic field. An electric current or magnetic dipole creates a magnetic field, and that field, in turn, imparts magnetic forces on other particles that are in the fields.

Info source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetism

Last Chance to Get a Good Look at Mars Until 2012

2010-03-25T14:58:00.000-07:00

On Thursday night, March 25, many people may look up at the sky and ask the question, "What's that bright star next to the moon?"
The answer for Thursday night is Mars, but that answer changes night by night as the moon travels along the ecliptic, the path the sun, moon and planets follow across the sky. If you ask the question again on Monday night, March 29, the answer will be the ringed planet Saturn.
Such conjunctions of the moon and planets are regular reminders of how rapidly the moon moves across the sky.
Mars was in opposition to the Sun on Jan. 29, when it appeared 14 arcseconds in diameter, 1/120 of the diameter of the moon. Two months later, it is much farther away, and has shrunk to only 10 arcseconds in diameter.
This will be your last chance to get a good look at Mars until it approaches the Earth again in 2012 [see more Mars photos].
The sky these spring evenings presents a striking contrast between its western half, filled with the bright stars and constellations of winter, and its eastern half, with Regulus the only bright star. Mars sits in solitary splendor in Cancer, one of the most insignificant zodiac constellations, just above the plane of the Milky Way.
But there is much lurking beyond the dim stars of spring, for we are entering the realm of the galaxies. The constellation Leo alone contains five of the brightest galaxies in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog of deep sky objects.
When we look towards Leo, we are looking above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy at the depths of intergalactic space, unhindered by the clouds of dust and gas which fill our galaxy.

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100324/sc_space/lastchancetogetagoodlookatmarsuntil2012

Apple Director Jerome B. York Passes Away

2010-03-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

more info @: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/18york.html

source from: http://www.apple.com/

PopCap Games - Plants vs. Zombies

2010-03-14T00:53:00.000-08:00

Get ready to soil your plants in an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap! A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they can reach your front door.

Each zombie has its own special skills, so youll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds as you battle the fun-dead, obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. And with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies!

Official Website: www.popcap.com/games/pvz

Break: a CCS fun day

2010-03-13T03:13:00.000-08:00

University of Cebu - Banilad

Schedule of activities

I. Mass 7:30 - 9:30 Quadrangle

II. Opening Program 9:30 - 11:00 Quandrangle

III. Pinoy Games 11:00 - 12:00 Quandrangle

Seminar on Computer Troubleshooting 11:00 - 12:00 Function Room

Seminar on HIV Awareness ( for men) 11:00 - 12: 00 AVR1

Seminar on HIV Awareness ( for women) 11:00 - 12: 00 AVR2

IV. Basketball 1:00 - 3:00 Quadrangle

V. CCS logo - Making Contest 1:00 - 2:00 Computer Lab2

VI. Singing Contest 3:00 - 6:00 Quadrangle

VII.Dance Contest 3:00 - 6:00 Quadrangle

VIII. Band Showdown 7:00 - 9:00 Quadrangle

IX. Awarding 9:00 - 10:00 Quadrangle

Courses: BSCS,BSIT,BSIS,BSIM

~~Champion: 2nd year and 3rd year.~~

Did you know?

2010-03-11T05:08:00.000-08:00

Cartoons

∞ Mickey Mouse received the most fan mail of all cartoon characters. In 1993 he received 800,000 letters from her fans.

∞ The animated movie Chicken Run to the most used plasticine, 2,380 kg. This plasticine is used in making movies.

∞ The name of the largest cartoon museum located in Florida USA is International Museum of Cartoon Art. It has 160,000 original animated drawings from 50 countries.

∞ The name of the hometown of Popoeye is Sweet Haven

∞ The cartoon character Popeye was based on real people whose name was Frank Fiegel.

∞ The original name of Bugs Bunny is Happy Rabbit.

∞ The name of the father of Donald Duck is Quackmore Duck.

∞ The middle name of Donald Duck is Fauntleroy.

∞ The Peanuts cartoon strip, the name of Snoopy's mother is Missy.

∞ Rover the original name of Pluto, the dog at Disney.

∞ The full name of Barbie Doll is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

My first experience in bowling

2010-03-08T19:56:00.000-08:00

What: Bowling

Where: Country Mall Bowling complex

When: February 21, 2010

Bowling was Fun!

CESDEV : Forest Maintenance

2010-03-07T08:48:00.000-08:00

   What: Tree Planting and Forest Maintenance
   When: March 7, 2010( 7am - 11am)
   Where: Brgy. Toong Cebu City

Picture source from: Dorothy Borces

R2D4 CEBU

2010-02-28T04:34:00.000-08:00

What: R2D4 Cebu

where: SM cebu @ Entertainment Plaza

when: February 27, 2010

e - Games: Ran online, ZX online, Cabal online, Audition online, Runes of magic, Granado espada and OP7

They also introduce their new game named ''Band master''.

e - Gamers! get ready for the battle!

Meet the GM's

SAN KAPA!

Tsunami from Chile quake reaches Japan

2010-02-27T20:59:00.000-08:00

TOKYO – The first tsunami from Chile's earthquake has hit Japan's outlying islands, but the initial waves are small.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the first tsunami to reach Japan after the magnitude 8.8 quake off Chile was recorded in the Ogasawara islands early Sunday afternoon. It was just 10 centimeters high. There were no reports of damage.

Officials warned that bigger waves could reach Japan's main islands, and kept up their alert for the nation's Pacific coastline.

Japan put all of its eastern coastline on tsunami alert Sunday and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as waves generated by an earthquake off Chile raced across the Pacific at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Meteorological Agency has warned that a "major" tsunami of up to 9 feet (3 meters) could hit northern coastal areas within the next few hours following a massive earthquake in Chile.

The agency issued the tsunami alert Sunday morning for its entire Pacific coast. The tsunami was expected to be biggest in the north, with waves of 6 feet (2 meters) or less expected along other coastal areas.

The tsunami was expected to hit northern areas about 1:30 p.m. local time (0430 GMT).

The agency urged residents in coastal areas to head quickly to higher ground.

source from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_tsunami

Road to Domination IV CEBU [Audition online]

2010-02-26T04:17:00.000-08:00

Road to Domination Cebu here we come! Sa lahat ng mga Audistas sa Cebu we are so excited to head over there. Maraming prizes to be won and items to be given away.

Where : SM Cebu @ the Entertainment Plaza

When : Itong Sabado na Feb 27, 2010 ang Road to Domination Cebu!
Registration starts at 10 am

Don’t forget to bring 20 EP for entrance.

Want to dominate the dance floor this upcoming Domination IV?! Think you’ve got what it takes to be the best virtual dancer? We’re here to pave your way to stardom in Audition’s Domination IV Tournament!

All events are first come first serve so be early!

Audition’s Domination IV Eliminations Tournament

Mechanics:
• The tourney will consist of 3 rounds: the eliminations, semi-finals and finals.
• During the first round, the top 2 players from each 6-man group will advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the top 3 players from each group will then move on to the finals. During the finals, the final 6 players will then have a dance-off.
• All modes will be set at “No Chance”.
• The top 3 highest-scoring players will win the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively.

Regional Prizes:
1st Place:
• 1,000,000 den
• Indefinite Upper and Lower Garment of his/her Choice
• Representative for the National Tournament for Domination IV

2nd Place:
• 500,000 den
• Indefinite Upper Garment and 30-day Lower Garment of his/her Choice OR 30-day Upper Garment and Indefinite Lower Garment of his/her Choice

3rd Place:
• 300,000 den
• 1 Indefinite Upper Garment OR 1 Indefinite Lower Garment

Consolation Prize for All Participants
• Audition T-shirt

Audista Fashionista
Only a Maximum of 30 registrants, so come early!
Guidelines:
1. Interested individuals must register at the registration booth.
2. For those below 18 years old, they must sign a waiver form and give it with the registration form. No waiver, no entry.
3. First come, first serve. No registration of slots.
Mechanics:
Round 1:
• Audistas will walk on stage and show-off their clothing.
• Facilitator will ask then ask questions about your outfit.
• Players will cheer for their favorite and the 10 contestants with the loudest cheer will move on to the next round.

Round 2: Q&A
• Facilitator will hold envelopes with questions
• Players will then choose an envelope and answer the question
• Facilitator will then ask the players to give their votes in the registration booth
• Top 3 winners will be announced during the awarding of winners

Prize:
Top Audista Fashionista:
• Audition Goodie Bag
• Fashion Box
• Indefinite Upper Garment and Lower Garment
Consolation Prize for the other top 2 participants:
• Audition Pin
• 30-day Upper Garment and Lower Garment

Kita kita tayo!

source from: http://www.clubaudition.com.ph/article/272/road-to-domination-iv-cebu

Road to Domination IV in Cebu![ZX online]

2010-02-26T04:01:00.000-08:00

Get ready Immortals of Cebu, because we’re paying you a visit for the Visayas leg of Road to Domination 4!

Join us this February 27, 2010 at SM Cebu for a day filled with ZX goodies. Rare and unreleased items alike shall be given away to lucky ZX Immortals who win in the event activities.
Extreme Ampao Challenge Episode 2
Mechanics

Each team must have 3 members to participate.
A challenge with clues is inside every ampao the participants receive. Participants will use these clues to help them get to the finish line.
The team to complete the series of tasks wins!

No. of Winner/s
· 1 team
Prize/s for each winner:
· 1 Faery Mage Monkey Pet (Permanent)
· 1 ZX ID Lace

Outwit the Wise men

Mechanics

The host shall choose 2 teams composed of 3 members.
Each team will be provided a Manila paper and marker pens.
They will play a game of charades and the team to get the most number of right answers in 5 minutes wins.
Charade Rules:
- You cannot say any words. Doing otherwise means automatic disqualification.
- You can only provide physical GESTURES and ACTIONS like nodding to say yes, or forming an “X” sign with your hands if it’s wrong
- You can only use the provided materials: paper, pens, etc.
- Drawings can be used, but you cannot write any WORDS or LETTERS
- Do a THUMBS-UP once that your team member has provided the correct answer
- 1 point is given to every correct answer from your members
- If your members cannot provide an answer, they can PASS!
- You have a maximum of 3 minutes to have your members guess all the words
- The Community Manager or GameMaster will read out the CATEGORY of the words to your members

No. of Winner/s
· 1 team
Prize/s for each winner:
· 1 Faery Mage Monkey Pet (Permanent)
· 1 ZX ID Lace

Chopsticks Challenge

Race to get items
Mechanics

The host will choose 5 pairs.
Each team member will be provided a pair of chopsticks.
Each participant will use their chopsticks and they must get the items announced by the host.
These items must not be dropped. If the item is dropped, the participant must go back to the starting line and repeat the process.
The first team to successfully get the items in the storage box wins the game.

No. of Winner/s
· 1 pair
Prize/s for each winner:
· 1 Faery Mage Monkey Pet (Permanent)
· 1 ZX ID Lace

SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Spot the ZX T-Shirt

Mechanics
1. Come to the event wearing your ZX Online t-shirt.
2. Proceed to a Gamemaster or Community Manager MeiYan for verification.
No. of Winner/s
· First come, first serve!
Prize/s for each winner:
· Rare items from the GMs
Now make sure you mark your calendars so you won’t miss this rare event! See you all on February 27!

source from: http://zxonline.e-games.com.ph/?p=2197#more-2197

AI Love Cosplay Fashion Show [ 2/21/10]

2010-02-21T19:29:00.000-08:00

Winners will be announced within this week

Cosplayers

Band Master online

2010-02-17T08:04:00.000-08:00

About:

Do you love music?

E-games will release another
casual game in the Philippines called Band Master. Band Master's
gameplay is like O2 Jam but this time you can roam around just like
Highstreet 5.It would be fun if E-games would sell some guitars or
drums for the PC just like in guitar hero.

Time to unleash your inner rockstar! Band Master online is the newest online music game brought to you by X-Play Online Games.

Hit the correct notes at the right rhythm, jam with friends, and work your way to becoming the country's best digital rockstar!

Master 6 different instrument: guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, brass, and piano. Each instrument has a corresponding level of skill difficulty, and each is suited to differing play styles of music rhythm players.

Jam to the most popular international and OPM hit songs added regularly.

Play in different modes: practice mode, concert mode, versus mode, and SOS mode. Each mode has different rules.

DRESS THE PART! CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF STYLE COMBINATION S AT THE VIRTUAL ITEM MALL.

Philippine Website:
http://bandmaster.com.ph/

Official Website:

http://bandmaster.ndolfin.com/

Ai “Love” Cosplay Fashion Show

2010-02-10T18:57:00.000-08:00

Ai (Love) will be held in Parkmall, Mandaue, Cebu this 21st of February.

Cosplay Guidelines
1. Cosplay event is open to all event attendees.
2. Cosplay event will be an OPEN CATEGORY event where participants could cosplay any character that they want whether it’s from an anime, manga, games, comics, movies, western animation, visual kei, harajuku fashion, etc. Pls. keep in mind that Original Characters are not qualified.
3. Cosplay event will be on February 21, 2010. Both the INDIVIDUAL COSPLAY and the GROUP COSPLAY will be on the said date.
4. The cosplay registration will be both on-site/at-con registration and online pre-registration. The on-site/at-con registration will be on February 21, 2010. Cosplay should register at www.caneevents.com; for pre-registrants they are required to confirm their pre-registrations on-site during the cosplay registration period.
5. Cosplayers under eighteen (18) years old must have their parent/s and/or legal guardian/s sign the waiver/image release form which will be distributed at the event.
6. Fanservice (ie. yaoi, yuri, etc.) is allowed but should be “General Patronage”. Any kind of extreme kind of fanservice (ie. kissing, PDA, etc.) that is deemed inappropriate for minors are strictly prohibited. Keep in mind that it is a wholesome event.
7. Costumes that are too revealing (ie. exposes private parts) are prohibited. Scantly clad and/or sexy costumes are allowed but are not encouraged. The Ai: Love OR CANE TEAM has the right to disqualify any participant on this ground.
8. All kinds of props must be handled with utmost care and not harmful to other people. Any kind of pyrotechnic equipment/s that will be used as props that could render damage to the venue and/or property is strictly prohibited.
9. The Ai: Love cosplay team, CANE EVENTS organizers and its staff will not be held responsible for damage or injury resulting from mishandling and/or negligence of a cosplayer in his/her use of props/materials throughout the duration of the event.
10. Judges’ decisions are final and can’t be appealed.
11. Ai: Love organizers reserve the right to disqualify any cosplayer who ignores and/or violates any of the aforementioned guidelines.
12. Registration and participation to the cosplay event constitutes that the cosplayer gives the right and the authority to Ai: Love organizers/staff, its sponsors and authorized press media to take pictures and/or videos of registered cosplayers, cosplay groups and its members and will be the sole property of the organizers/staff, its sponsors and authorized press media to be used for future publications and/or advertising promotions.
13. Organizers and its staff and their relatives up to the 2nd degree of affinity or consanguinity are disqualified from participating in the cosplay event.

Individual Cosplay Guidelines

1. There will be no entry limit for the Individual Cosplay event. There is a deadline for the registration and anyone who registers before the deadline is included to the official list of Individual Cosplay participants.
2. Cosplay registration for the Ai: Love Individual Cosplay event will be both online pre-registration and on-site/at-con registration.
3. Pre-registrants who fail to confirm their registration from 10am-1pm on February 21,2010 the organizers has the right to forfeit their pre-registered slots and will be given to the on-site Individual Cosplay registrants.
4. Individual Cosplay participants are only allowed to have a maximum of two (2) human props.
5. Individual Cosplay participants will be given name tags that must be worn at the event venue at all times.
6. Individual Cosplay participants are not qualified to join the Group Cosplay event even as a cameo role or as a prop.

Group Cosplay Guidelines

1. A cosplay group must strictly consist of at least five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) members per group. Any group that lacks/exceeds to the set number of participants will be disqualified. Human props and the Cosplay Group’s Technical Director are included in the member count.
2. A cosplay group member is only allowed to join in one cosplay group.
3. A member of a particular cosplay group is not qualified to join the Individual cosplay event.
4. Cosplay registration for the group cosplay will be both online pre-registration and on-site/at-con registration.
5. All cosplay groups are required to have a cosplay skit. Each cosplay group will be given a maximum of 7 minutes of stage time to do their skits.
6. All BGMs that will be used for the cosplay skit must be in audio format (.CDA) or in MP3 format and must be within the limit of their cosplay skit. Audio CDs must be properly labeled and submitted at the event itself upon registration. A cosplay group is required to have a technical director who will assist the Ai: Love technical team in the usage of their CDs.

REGISTRATION FEE: 150php each

Source: http://www.kiatan.com/ai-love-cosplay-fashion-show/#ixzz0fBxpyUwx

Jane's Effect

2010-02-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

Mark Tangpu's Twin

2010-02-05T22:09:00.000-08:00

Mark Tangpu's twin?!shocking!

Xtian's PokerFace!

2010-02-05T22:05:00.000-08:00

During our TW. This is what happen to xtian. Lolz

L' Lawliet

Sinulog 2012

Sinulog 2012 Schedule of Activities

DotA 2 Tournament is Now Official! 1 Million USD Prize Money :3

Otaku Fest 2011

Messge from Otaku Fest 4.0 organizers: "were overwhelmed with your presence guys! ^_____^MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN THE EVENT. :D Isn't that great?! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!~"

Happy New Year 2011!

Dota-Blog : DotA 2 is Announced! Coming in 2011

Philippines hostage drama

J-Pop Anime Singing Contest 2010

Why there's no PS4 or Xbox 720 yet

CCC Presents "Colors of Summer : Distant Stars"

Hubble catches planet being devoured by its star

Newfound Asteroid Will Fly Close by Earth Thursday

Physics2A - Magnetic fields and forces

Last Chance to Get a Good Look at Mars Until 2012

Apple Director Jerome B. York Passes Away

PopCap Games - Plants vs. Zombies

Break: a CCS fun day

Did you know?

My first experience in bowling

CESDEV : Forest Maintenance

R2D4 CEBU

Tsunami from Chile quake reaches Japan

Road to Domination IV CEBU [Audition online]

Road to Domination IV in Cebu![ZX online]

Outwit the Wise men

Chopsticks Challenge

SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Spot the ZX T-Shirt

AI Love Cosplay Fashion Show [ 2/21/10]

Band Master online

E-games will release anothercasual game in the Philippines called Band Master. Band Master'sgameplay is like O2 Jam but this time you can roam around just likeHighstreet 5.It would be fun if E-games would sell some guitars ordrums for the PC just like in guitar hero.

Ai “Love” Cosplay Fashion Show

Jane's Effect

Mark Tangpu's Twin

Xtian's PokerFace!

Messge from Otaku Fest 4.0 organizers: "were overwhelmed with your presence guys! ^_____^
MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN THE EVENT. :D Isn't that great?! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!~"

E-games will release another
casual game in the Philippines called Band Master. Band Master's
gameplay is like O2 Jam but this time you can roam around just like
Highstreet 5.It would be fun if E-games would sell some guitars or
drums for the PC just like in guitar hero.