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 Eight Days Away from Philippines 2010 Elections: Voting  Do's and Dont's Yes its just a week away from the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections. Surrounding this critical  political exercise, worries  remain in the hearts and minds of the voting public. There's a lot of talk  about worst case election scenarios. Take the case of NoEl or "no elections".  Some feel that the elections seems to have been designed to fail. And what about the reliability issue of the PCOS machines; the highly sensitive nature of the ballots and other possible mishaps that could happen during election day at the precint level not to mention  digital or manual transport of the precint level results. It appears that some quarters, to this day,  do not trust COMELEC given its track record of booboos like Garci and Co. We have to remind ourselves that another issue that may have been overlooked even by the candidates themselves is the assurance that votes cast by...

One More Reason To Be Vigilant Come May 2010 Elections Phone jammers.

My daughter's friend Faye is running her own Pre-School within the Mandaluyong- Ortigas Center area. Prior to working abroad, my daughter used to run it with her. It wasn't easy in the beginning and remains more so now. Competition is tough. Large companies, setting up their own day care with pre-schooling facilities are becoming a trend. Not to mention that pre-schools are sprouting all over the place, one in every corner. And if you're one who is concerned with that right now, the best thing to do is research. Due diligence will allow you to evaluate which is what  and where is who. If not for your child, perhaps for a grandchild, a nephew or a niece or even for a friend's child, school must always be "right". Since "right" is a relative word here are some tips on what to look for; and match it with what you want and what you need. 1. How many teachers to number of students? 2. What is its reputation? Too expensive, uncaring staff, etc. 3...

 If you need help in converting waste to energy try N-Viro I wouldn't wish what happened to us even to my worst enemy. Parts of our country was devastated with Typhoon Ondoy flooding in September of 2009. Most of Metro Manila, including the city where I live, Marikina,  was almost totally submerged in muddy flood waters. It was rumored that the flooding was not really caused by the rains from the typhoon. Some say that the untimely release of water from the dams, located in Northern Luzon,  all four of them,  caused the overflow down spiraling to Central Luzon, and then on to the National Capital Region;. What was not said by the authorities? The water was accompanied mostly by waste from the overflowing  landfills situated in the Eastern portion of Metro Manila. I saw with my own eyes, the mind-boggling  amount of garbage that wreaked havoc into the homes located in Provident Village, where our home was.. stinky and dirty muddy flood waters. Could i...

For about US$20 you can play project runway on your PC. In much the same way it is played in  actual TV show segments,  users will have to construct or design  clothes (choices provided by the game), pick your own make up for a model and present it on the site's virtual catwalk. Again, just like the show, the clothes will be represented virtually, with celebrity jurors  rendering  their respective judgements. It would be interesting to see how this game works. Something the owners can make money from, I bet.  But unlike the  TV presentation,  drama may not be trully captured in the game version. Atari developed the game as licensed by the Weinstein Company, owners of the TV show, Project Runway. It is said to be targetting girls aged 6 to 12. This seems to be an inappropriate app for the target market. Just saying. Check out the news link here .