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Pacquiao v Mayweather in in Dallas or Dubai?

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:04:00 +0000

Mayweather called out Pacquiao Tuesday, writing on his social networking site Twitter to “Step up punk.”    Roach scoffed at Mayweather’s challenge to fight on May 5 in Las Vegas but said he welcomes the undefeated US boxer’s willingness to step in the ring with his Filipino dynamo.

“We have been chasing this guy for two years and he receives a get out of jail card and now he wants to fight,” Roach said Friday at his Wild Card Boxing Club.
   “Dallas would be the best place to put on that fight in the US because you could get 100,000 people in Cowboys Stadium but Dubai is the best moneywise.”
Roach said a group from the Dubai is willing to pay huge sums so that the title fight can be staged in the United Arab Emirates.
   “There were negotiations with people from Dubai. I met with a group of people who were negotiating with (Pacquiao’s financial adviser) Michael Koncz,” Roach said.
   Roach said May 5 is possible but not practical for a number of reasons, including talks that are currently ongoing with another fighter.
   “I want Mayweather as much as anyone,” said Roach, who is the subject of a new HBO series called “On Freddie Roach” which airs January 20.
“A May 5 date is a possibility but a June date would be much better because we would have more time to train.
   “Manny always stays in good shape. If it was up to me I would pick the later date. But I also like a challenge.”
The problem with fighting after May is that Mayweather is supposed to report to jail on June 1 to serve a 90-day sentence for a domestic violence conviction.

   Roach said they shouldn’t move too quickly on a fight of this magnitude because it should be promoted properly on a grand scale.
   “That’s a fight you really have to promote. A May date could be rushing it.
   “Some of our other big promotions have included 12 cities in 14 days and we should take the time to do something similar.
   “It is good that Mayweather wants to fight now. I believe it will happen soon.”
Mayweather and Pacquiao, 33, previously saw a fight derailed by the US fighter’s demands about blood testing, with both boxers accusing the other of running scared.
   Boxing promoter Bob Arum said he favors a showdown in late May and previously told the Los Angeles Times he could secure $40 million more with the construction of a temporary venue in Las Vegas.

by:Greg Heakes, Sapa-AFP
Source: Sports Live

2012 Honda CR-V

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:32:00 +0000

2012 Honda CR-V

Exterior:
Versatility has a whole new look.
Turn Some Heads
The CR-V sports a bold, new look that's bound to get noticed.

Anything but Ordinary
A redesigned grille and front bumper give the CR-V an impressive new style.

It's All in the Details
Stylish design accents are everywhere, like 17-inch alloy wheels that come standard on EX models and above.

High-Tech Safety Features:
CR-V is packed with many of Honda’s safety features. Vehicle Stability Assist™ with Motion-Adaptive EPS (Electric Power Steering)[1] helps keep you safer through corners. The anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps keep you in control at all times. Front, front side, and side curtain airbags with rollover sensor come standard, and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)[2] alerts the driver when air pressure in any tire becomes significantly low.

Find out more here

iPhone celebrates fifth birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Five years ago today, Apple unveiled the original iPhone to the world. It wasn't a tightly kept secret, shrouded in mystery and speculation like more recent Apple announcements, but it was arguably the world's most anticipated gadget launch.

"An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator. An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator.... these are NOT three separate devices!" Jobs said when preparing to introduce the iPhone in January 2007.

"Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone. And here it is..."
"And we are calling it iPhone!"

iPhone 4s

iPhone3G - iPhone4 - iPhone4s

Dubai Shopping Festival - Opening Day Ceremony

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:56:00 +0000

Dubai: Today January 05, 2011 the Dubai Shopping Festival opens and about 40,000 fireworks will go off in a span of five minutes stretching six kilometres, the longest fireworks display in the history of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), to usher in the 17th edition of the event.

The fireworks are organised by Al Zarooni Group and will light up the sky over the Dubai Creek.

New Years Eve of 2012 in Dubai – UAE

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:01:00 +0000

A possible list of Fireworks Display in Dubai for 2012 New Year Eve:

Fireworks @ Burj Khalifa – Dubai (Dubai Mall if you want closer view or you can go to nearby places such as Jumeirah, Safa area, Business Bay or Al Quoz to get a perfect glimpse of fireworks)

Fireworks Show @ Burj Al Arab – best viewed if you are in or near Burj Al Arab / Jumeirah Beach hotel and from the open beach besides Jumeirah Beach Hotel Duration will be for 15 minutes and start at 12:00 midnight.

2012 Fireworks show at Dubai Creek... Can be viewed from Bur Dubai Abra Station or Deira Creek side and Maktoum Bridge.

Fireworks @ Bab al Shams for 2012 New years Fireworks in the Desert.

Various Activities in Global Village for welcoming 2012 and probably a fireworks display also.

Malaria case in Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:06:00 +0000

Dubai: Several cases of malaria have been reported in International City (IC) in Dubai, doctors said. Doctor treating 2-3 cases every week as mosquitoes thrive in dirty water bodies .

General practitioner Dr Fouziya Ayyub, who works in IC, said dozens of residents could be infected by mosquitoes thriving in dirty water bodies in the residential cluster. "The stagnant waters are mosquito-breeding grounds. People get bitten and fall sick. When I test them, it turns out to be malaria," said Dr Fouziya.

"As far as I know, there were zero malaria cases here. But now I see about two or three cases per week."
She added some cases appear to be "local transmissions" rather than "imported" ones.
The UAE was declared malaria-free by the World Health Organisation in 2007, but there have been incidents of people getting infected abroad and entering the country.
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) told XPRESS: "Like any other capital cities where malaria transmission is eradicated, we do have cases of imported malaria in the country... People can get the infections and return to UAE. This is what we call imported malaria." It added: "All cases reported to DHA in 2011 are cases of imported malaria; all the cases are expatriates..."
However, Dr Fouziya said some patients had told her they had not travelled outside the UAE "for a long time". If her suspicions are true, this would be a case of local malaria transmission, she added.

source Gulfnews.com

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Viagra in a Condom

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:47:00 +0000

A new condom that aims to enhance erections may also lift earnings and buyout prospects for unprofitable U.K. drugmaker Futura Medical Plc. (FUM)

Durex condoms made by partner Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc will contain a dose of Futura’s Zanifil gel inside the tip, boosting blood flow within the penis. The product results in firmer, larger and longer-lasting erections for men who may find wearing condoms challenging, according to Futura.

Premium pricing may help the condom generate global sales of 150 million pounds ($235 million) annually within five years, tempting Slough, England-based Reckitt Benckiser to keep all that revenue for itself, said Daniel Mahony, who manages $300 million at Polar Capital in London. Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Lysol cleaners, doesn’t usually agree to sales-sharing accords, which makes it likely takeover talks are under way, said Lala Gregorek, an analyst at Edison Investment Research.

“It’s essentially Viagra in a condom,” said Mahony, who owns shares of Guildford, England-based Futura. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Reckitt tries to either buy the whole company or buy that royalty stream out at some point.”

Futura Chief Executive Officer James Barder declined to comment on any discussions with Reckitt Benckiser. While Futura isn’t for sale, he said, “ultimately, we’re looking to optimize and maximize our return at the appropriate time.”

source: bloomberg.com

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:22:00 +0000

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Dubai : US actor Tom Cruise (R) poses on the red carpet with Emirati Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on December 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

Most Earth-like planet discovered

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:11:00 +0000

(Reuters) - The most Earth-like planet ever discovered is circling a star 600 light years away, a key finding in an ongoing quest to learn if life exists beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday.

A diagram comparing our own solar system to Kepler-22, a star system containing the first ''habitable zone'' planet discovered by NASA's Kepler mission, is seen in this undated handout picture released by NASA, December 5, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech/Handout

The planet, called Kepler-22b, joins a list of more than 500 planets found to orbit stars beyond our solar system. It is the smallest and the best positioned to have liquid water on its surface -- among the ingredients necessary for life on Earth.

"We are homing in on the true Earth-sized, habitable planets," said San Jose State University astronomer Natalie Batalha, deputy science team lead for NASA's Kepler Space Telescope that discovered the star.

The telescope, which was launched three years ago, is staring at about 150,000 stars in the constellations Cygnus and Lyra, looking for faint and periodic dimming as any circling planets pass by, relative to Kepler's line of sight.

Results will be extrapolated to determine the percentage of stars in the Milky Way galaxy that harbour potentially habitable, Earth-size planets.

This is the first detection of a potentially habitable world orbiting a Sun-like star, scientists reported in findings to be published in The Astrophysical Journal.

Kepler-22b is 600 light years away. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion km).

read more here

source: reuters.com

Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:36:00 +0000

"Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol" the trailer shows some of the film's widely anticipated action-packed scenes.

UAE President issues National Day resolutions

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:23:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a series of resolutions on the occasion of National Day that aim to provide stability and good life for Emiratis, as well as meeting their aspirations.

As per the resolutions, federal government employees will receive a salary hike in 2012. Judicial authorities will receive a 100 per cent raise on their basic salary. Ministry of Health employees will receive a 100 per cent raise on their work nature compensation, and a 100 per cent raise for Ministry of Education teachers.

The decision stipulates that employees in the rank of under-secretary and assistant under-secretary would get a special raise of 35 per cent of the basic salaries of those whose ranks are between special first and sixth rank, while those on the seventh to the 14th rank would get a raise of 45 per cent of their basic salaries. The increase will be added to the employee’s transport allowance.

Shaikh Khalifa also issued a resolution, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, to allocate 2,500 plots of land for Emiratis, which is in line with Shaikh Khalifa’s keenness to ensure that Emiratis receive adequate housing, and ensuring stability and security for their family and future.

The President issued another resolution setting up a fund with a capital of Dh 10 billion to study and address the loans of Emiraits with limited income. The fund will settle personal loans by coordinating with the UAE Central Bank and other banks in the country.

Shaikh Khalifa also issued a resolution increasing allocations for social aid by 20 per cent for specified cases that are eligible for the aid.

Shaikh Khalifa also issued a resolution that allows the sons and daughters of Emirati women married to non-nationals to apply for the citizenship when they reach the age of 18.

The resolution also orders all ministries, governmental departments and concerned bodies to treat the sons and daughters of Emirati women married to non-nationals as Emiratis.

The President issued a Federal Decree setting up the UAE President Appreciation Award, which will honour innovators and hard workers that have accomplished achievements that enhanced the UAE’s position on the local, regional and international stage. The award seeks to The winners will be awarded with a badge and a financial reward.

The decree stipulates that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs will set up the board of trustees, which will be chaired by the Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, and include the membership of six other officials that possess the necessary capabilities and expertise.

The board’s duties include specifying the conditions and terms for nominating people for the award, and setting up the award’s specialized committees. The board of trustees will also determine the specifications of the badge and the financial reward.

Source: Gulfnews.com

Dubai Airports Flash Mob

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:43:00 +0000

Please Watch:

Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2012 - "Dubai at it's Best"

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:09:00 +0000

Dubai: The Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE) has announced the dates for the seventeenth edition of the globally renowned event - Dubai Shopping Festival. The 32-day festival will be held from January 5 to February 5, 2012. Attracting millions of visitors each year, the festival showcases the region’s best in shopping, winning, and family entertainment.

‘Dubai at its best’ is the marketing slogan for the 2012 edition of DSF and symbolizes the best of what Dubai has to offer for residents and visitors.

UAE Regulator clamps down on fake mobile phones

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:40:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi: UAE telcommunication service providers etisalat and du will suspend all services to mobile phone subscribers who are using counterfeit handsets as of January 1, it was announced at a news conference here yesterday.

"Users of fake devices will be imminently contacted by their service providers and all phones that are not type approved will be disconnected from all telecom services, including calls, texts and the internet," said the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in a statement.

"We want the UAE to be clean of fake handsets — the operators have been told," TRA Director-General Mohammad Nasser Al Ganem told reporters.

Al Ganem said as many as 70,000 fake handsets had been identified by the two telecom service providers, which fall short on minimum quality standards.

source: Gulfnews.com

Dubai Airshow 2011 Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:46:00 +0000

Patrouille de France

EK777 & Al Fursan Fly By

Foot Stopper Trick? by Juan Manuel Marquez

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:13:00 +0000

Watch this video on how Marquez done his Foot Stopper Trick during the Fight with Pacquiao..

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 - Pacquiao wins

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:55:00 +0000

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3

Manny Pacquiao wins over Juan Marquez via anonymous decision.

Da Best ang Pasko ng Pilipino - ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:15:00 +0000

Dubai Airshow 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:47:00 +0000

Running from 13 to 17 November 2011 at Airport Expo, the Dubai Airshow is the foremost aerospace event in the Middle East.

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 HBO 24/7

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:29:00 +0000

BurJuman's Pink Walkathon - for Breast Cancer awareness

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:04:00 +0000

More than 4000 people participated in the 3rd BurJuman 'Pink Walkathon'.

Men, women and children of all ages and fitness levels wearing Safe and Sound T-shirts and caps, joined senior BurJuman officials and breast cancer survivors in the 3.6-kilometer walk, which began at 8.00 am at BurJuman.

This year's Walkathon was supported by Damas, Taktical, Saks 5th Avenue and Samsung.

"The people of Dubai came out in full force today to support Safe and Sound - a true testament to the generous spirit of this city," said Sabina Khandwani, head of PR and marketing, BurJuman. "The enthusiasm was heartening to see and bodes well for the future as we embark on our journey to make Safe and Sound a year-long public education initiative centered on early breast cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment."

This year's Pink Walkathon included a performance by the famed Dubai Drums, who provided encouragement to the participants and added to the general merriment during the walk.

Once the walk was completed, participants enjoyed a fabulous Jazz Breakfast at BurJuman, with entertainment provided by jazz musicians. Select food outlets from the mall had set up breakfast stands in the South Village from where visitors and participants bought delicious breakfast and settled down to enjoy the entertainment which also included clowns and face painters happy to paint you up in Pink.

Later that evening, the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra performed a special show in the Mall Observatory at 7.30 pm.

Proceeds from this year's walk will be going to the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Emirates to fund awareness and education programmes, community outreach initiatives, breast screening and treatment services, support services for patients, the Breast Cancer Registry Project, and the Foundation's research project.

source: AMEinfo

United Nations University ranks the Philippines as the world's third riskiest country

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:35:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A recent study carried out by the United Nations University ranks the Philippines as the world's third riskiest country, following Tonga and Vanuatu, Ma Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, executive director of the Manila Observatory said, adding that the ranking was based on country's coping capabilities.
"All of these natural hazards are making us the prime laboratory for the study of disasters all over the world," Loyzaga told the Inquirer during a lecture on how to survive disasters, at Ateneo University in Rockwell Commercial Center

In addition, a local paper said, some 50 million schoolchildren and 15 million coastal residents live in low-lying coastal areas; about 10 metres below sea-level and are exposed to earthquake hazards and rising sea levels, respectively; confirming Philippines one of the world's riskiest places,.
A Columbia University study in 2007 also says that the 50 million Filipino school children at risk during quakes topped the number in India and China. This estimate had been made after a powerful earthquake hit Szechuan, China in May 2008.
Furthermore, coastal areas are subsiding in the Philippines, putting residents of these areas and the entire country at risk in the event of tsunamis, Loyzaga quoted Columbia study's warning.
"This will give us an indication of where we must be most careful as far as protecting our students. Therefore the Department of Education in the Philippines must look at the places where schools are built, and find out if they are sitting on fault lines,” Loyzaga said..

Loyzaga also cited studies done by the Manila Observatory which showed the Philippines is "getting hotter and this has implications on the country's food security".
A one degree change in minimum temperature will lead to a 10 per cent decrease in rice yields, according to studies by the International Rice Research Institute, Loyzaga said.

Source: Agency

Philippines DPWH officials Photoshop themselves into typhoon cleanup photo

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:49:00 +0000

By Elizabeth Flock

Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways officials were left red-faced Thursday after it was discovered they had Photoshopped three officials into a typhoon cleanup photo.

Typhoon Nesat struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing 31 people, displacing 60,000 families, and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The disaster’s cost is estimated at nearly $23 million.

In the cleanup photo, the three officials appeared to be assessing the damage of the typhoon, but one discerning blogger and civil engineer noticed that something didn’t seem quite right.

A careful look at the photo shows that the officials seem to be floating in mid-air, and that their images were likely dragged into the scene using Photoshop’s lasso tool.

The department has taken down the photos and issued an apology on its Facebook page:

We would like to apologize to Undersecretary Romeo Momo, Director Rey Tagudando and District Engineer Mikunug Macud for whatever inconvenience that may have caused them regarding the photo earlier posted. Rest assured that we shall exert more diligence and prudence in the execution of our mandate to inform the public of our plans, programs, projects and official activities.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

GITEX Technology Week 9-13 October 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Gitex Technology Week, the largest and most influential technology event in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, is introducing four new features to this year’s event scheduled to be held from October 9 to 13.

Heralded as one of the largest and most important ICT events around the globe, GITEX delivers a leading platform for industry innovation and an impressive track record of attracting the biggest names in the IT sector, connecting over 3,500 domestic and international IT vendors with more than 136,000 ICT professionals

Apple online store in the UAE launches

noreply@blogger.com (Buddy dela Cruz) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Apple Inc, the US-based technology giant, has launched an online store in the UAE as the company moves to ramp up sales in fast-growing emerging markets.

The online store prices iPad 2s from AED2,099 and iPhones from AED1,899, undercutting sale prices at local retailers such as Sharaf DG and Jumbo Electronics.

Alongside iPhones, iPads and MacBooks, the Apple store will offer customised services including free engraving on products. Users can also build customised Macs, choosing their own specifications for memory and drives.

UAE electronics retailers said earlier this month they had seen a surge in revenues on the back of strong sales of Apple’s iPad. Jacky’s Electronics said sales of the tablet had accounted for about 14 percent of all technology sales in the year-to-date, a figure expected to rise to over 15 percent by the year-end.

source Arabian Business.com