La Salle G’hills bags 4 trophies in Athens Scholars Cup

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Aug 252017
 
La Salle G’hills bags 4 trophies in Athens Scholars Cup

La Salle Greenhills High School (LSGH HS) students brought home 284 medals and 4 trophies from the World Scholars Cup (WSC) 2017 Athens Global Round. LSGH Delegation at Delphi [via LSGH] The LSGH’s big medal haul was accomplished by 15 Junior and 16 Senior High School individuals and their teams which competed in 4 events against some 1,800 delegates from 40 countries. The Philippine delegates answered the WSC Scholar’s Challenge, a 120-item multiple choice exam on the 6-subject curriculum spanning from myths to statistics, artichokes, and more. The high school students also had to “survive three rigorous rounds of debate, a session of collaborative essay writing, and the Scholar’s Bowl, a team-based event where time is precious and all the subjects are interconnected,” according to the LSGH release which posted the full medal tally. Top teams from the Athens Global Round will prequalify for the Tournament of Champions at Yale University to be held in November, along with top teams from the Hanoi round held in June, and from the Cape Town round in August. The WSC 2017 LSGH winning delegates were trained by LSGH faculty, Karen Anne Beltran, Dr. Evangeline Panganiban, and Gello Marie De Jesus and her debate team, who are mostly alumni of Batch 2017.   The post La Salle G’hills bags 4 trophies in Athens Scholars Cup appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Pinoy kids win in S’pore programming tilt LPU Laguna in Top 10 of Microsoft Imagine Cup Pinoy students score 4 medals Read More …

PHL and Japan to design Mega Manila Subway

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Aug 252017
 
PHL and Japan to design Mega Manila Subway

The Philippines and Japan are set to start designing an underground mass transportation system to connect major business districts and government centers in the National Capital Region. Mega Manila Subway [via Build] Dubbed the Mega Manila Subway, the 25-kilometer underground transport is expected to serve around 370,000 passengers per day in its opening year, according to the DOTr information. Estimated to cost at Php 227 billion, the subway design will begin in November, announced Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia in a press conference. "The subway I think is going to be the project of the century for the Philippines. Designing of that will be in November when Prime Minister Abe will come for the ASEAN Summit," Secretary Pernia said. The contract signing between the two governments is expected to happen when Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in the Philippines for the ASEAN ministers meeting in November. The subway project began in 2015 under then President Benigno Aquino III, as the Mass Transit System Loop or the Light Rail Transit Line 5. The Mega Manila Subway project study was conducted with a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).   The post PHL and Japan to design Mega Manila Subway appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Japan’s Sogo Sosha to invest almost P 200B in PH economy Japan Cruise Lines to boost cruise tourism in PHL Japan’s Nomura upgrades PHL economic growth Filipina figure skaters win 12 gold, 6 silver in Japan

Money Can Be A Peace Stealer

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Aug 252017
 
Money Can Be A Peace Stealer

Chinkee Tan Are you a worrier? Do you worry about money? About your family and future? If you do, you’re not alone. I also used to worry a lot. I can still remember when I didn’t have enough money to pay my staff. I was so stressed. I couldn’t sleep at night thinking when to get salaries and overhead payment for my business. I would look at my bank book every night before I sleep, when I wake up in the morning, and up to lunchtime. It was so stressful! I really lost my peace of mind. I couldn’t take it anymore and asked for help from one of my mentors, Ariel Marquez. Me: Ariel, I’m so stressed. I don’t know where to get the money for my staff. What am I going to do? Ariel: What are you doing about this problem? Me: Hmmm. Every night, before going to bed, I look at my bank book. I do that in the morning, too. Ariel: Ahhh. The solution is simple. Go to the bank first thing in the morning and withdraw all your money. Give it all away. Me: What?! Did I hear you correctly? That’s all the money I have left and you want me to give it away? I really won’t have anything left for payment. Ariel: What are you doing to do when you get home? You’re going to do the same thing. You’ll look at your bank book. What will you see? Still nothing! Good news! Read More …

Shopify Ecommerce Developers – Tampa-Florida

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Aug 242017
 
Shopify Ecommerce Developers – Tampa-Florida

Need help with Shopify ecommerce platform? Whether you are located in the Tampa, Florida, USA or elsewhere in the country or for that matter anywhere in the world, we can help you with Shopify ecommerce. Our designers and developers are experienced in Shopify and can help you with Shopify in particular and ecommerce in general.

WooCommerce or Shopify – Which one is better

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Aug 232017
 

This is an interesting debate that people considering an online store constantly ask on forums. WooCommerce or Shopify, which one is better, which one should I go with. As ecommerce specialists, we develop both WooCommerce and Shopify websites along with other popular ones. But lets look at this questions of WooCommerce or Shopify…

Eric Cray retains 400m hurdles SEA Games crown

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Aug 232017
 
Eric Cray retains 400m hurdles SEA Games crown

Eric Cray has once again won the gold for the Philippines in the 400-meter hurdles at the South East Asian (SEA) Games. Eric Cray, wins the 400-m SEA Games gold medal [by PSC-POC Media via Rappler] The Filipino-American athlete made his 3 rd repeat of his feats in 2013 in Myanmar and 2015 in Singapore to keep the title as Asia’s Top 400m hurdler. The Olongapo-City born Cray clocked 50.03 to take the men’s hurdles finals gold, giving the country its 8th gold in the current 29th SEA Games in Malaysia. Interviewed by sports journalist Dyan Castillejo after his win, Cray said, "I should retire now from the 400-meter hurdles. It's such a hard race." Cray also picked up the Silver at the 100-m sprint despite finishing the hurdles finals barely an hour before the scheduled sprint finals. Before the SEA Games, the track and field champion took home the Philippines’ first 400m hurdles gold from the Asian Athletics Championships held in India. The 2016 Rio Olympian has been donning the Philippine colors in tracks around the world at the encouragement of his Filipina mother.   The post Eric Cray retains 400m hurdles SEA Games crown appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Fil-Am Eric Cray is 400m hurdles Asian champion Team Philippines rule SEA Games sprints, boxing and softball Pinoy fencers win 3 golds, 10 medals in SEA tilt PH hosts Rio Olympics Taekwondo qualifiers

LPU Laguna in Top 10 of Microsoft Imagine Cup

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Aug 232017
 
LPU Laguna in Top 10 of Microsoft Imagine Cup

Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Laguna Team Opticode finished in the Top 10 of the 15th Annual Microsoft Imagine Cup, impressing audiences with their Minerva mobile app for the visually impaired. Team Opticode [via Microsoft News Center Philippines] Team Opticode’s 3-member team composed of Christian Lou Cepe (Team Leader), Jasmine Pearl Raymundo, and Ma. Rochel Reyes bagged 8th place against 54 other teams from 39 countries in the World Finals of the Imagine Cup. The Microsoft news release hailed the BS Information Technology students who teamed up to present a technology solution to help improve the quality of life of those with visual impairment with their mobile app, Minerva, a virtual assistant mobile application that taps on the power of the smartphone camera to identify objects in the real world. “Using various Cognitive Services running on Microsoft Azure, Minerva identifies objects in the immediate environment of users. After pointing their smartphone cameras at a box of cereal, for instance, the app will to describe this aloud using the phone’s speakers,” describes the Microsoft report of the Philippines’ entry in the world tech competition. Microsoft Philippines Managing Director Bertrand Launay praised Team Opticode saying, “This is a most impressive accomplishment for Team Opticode. The Imagine Cup is the world’s most prestigious student tech competition and we’re extremely proud of the team for all they’ve accomplished. A top 10 finish among 54 other teams from 39 countries in the World Finals shows that the Philippines can compete with the best in Read More …

Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

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Aug 232017
 
Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

Life is What You Make It [via Facebook] Celebrated Broadway music producer Jhett Tolentino is in the Philippines to screen his bio film about how a child from the slums of Iloilo rose to critical acclaim in New York. Tolentino, a 3-time Tony Awardee and Grammy winner, is currently screening his self-written, produced and directed short documentary “Life Is What You Make It” in Iloilo theaters as part of his mission to inspire indigent and indigenous children. The Tolentino bio film shows how the Broadway producer has been self-reliant since the age of 12, fought to be educated amidst poverty in rural Philippines, beat the odds by becoming a successful Broadway music producer, and his journey home after over a decade as “an accomplished individual, to trace his steps and reunite with his family and his hometown,” describes BroadwayRecords. In a social media post about the bio film, the Calumpang, Iloilo City native shared, “We aim to take this film wherever it would lead us, to reach the most depressed areas where children have no means to educate themselves.” Life is What You Make It OST [via Facebook “This film may be able to open minds of both poor children to be resourceful and be educated; and for the well-to- do to do more in helping educating indigenous children.” The short film’s theme song has already earned a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement at the Global Music Awards. The “Life Is What You Make It” theme written and performed by Read More …

Are You Ready To Take The Next Business Challenge?

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Aug 232017
 
Are You Ready To Take The Next Business Challenge?

Each one of us goes through highs and lows in life. In this imperfect world, we strive to become the best person that we can be. But along the way, we face challenges that could change our lives forever. It is up to us how we look at these challenges.  Is the glass half full or half empty? People have different opinions.  In my case, I strive to see the beauty in imperfection. I choose to only see the positive side of life because it helps me become more effective at what I do.  As a business mentor, I provide encouragement to people. I motivate them to take the leap and stand up.  When you face a challenge, there are only two options: grow up, or give up. Which one will you take? GROWING UP Who do you look up to? One may take inspiration from parents who struggle to work abroad to provide a better life for their families, or a boss who was able to climb the ladder to success starting out as a janitor, or the man selling balut across the street who won the lottery and shared his blessings to abandoned elderly, or even the homeless woman who was able to send her children to school with her measly earnings from selling flowers.  You may have seen their struggles in life, seen the hardships they had to endure before meeting a better life. As an entrepreneur, going through similar ordeals is part of the process. It Read More …

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