Gadget ON: MY Passport Slim 1.0TB Portable Hard Drive Review

WD recently announced the availability of WD My Passport Slim with capacity from 1.0TB and 2.0TB variant. Its a portable hard drive with a metal enclosure, and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.I won this My Passport 1.0TB during My Passport Slim Media Gathering held at WD's concept store at SM North EDSA Annex. So with that let me share my review with it.So better read on...Read more »

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Contest ON: Win a Lenovo Idealpad Yoga 11s on 'Yoga Pursuit of the modes' Contest

Want to WIN a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11s that is worth around Php 44,995, Lenovo Philippines is giving away one at their Facebook page contest.Yoga: Pursuit of the Modes (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the Philippines who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. How to join the contest you say! well better read on... Read more »

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Residential Needs of Adults with Severe Autism in New Brunswick Are Not Being Met

Autism parents, and some supporters, conducted protests in front of the Centracare pyschiatric hospital in Saint John 10 years ago advocating for better, autism spectific,  care for a man with a severe autism disorder who was placed there by the NB government of  the day. The man was relocated to a more decent accommodation outside New Brunswick but no modern residential care and treatment facilities have been built in NB. I drove to Centracare with the man's father on one occasion who told me while driving there that he had visited the facility and seen his son wearing only a "Johnny shirt" in a detention room with a cement floor and liquid

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Rum Raisin Rice Pudding

RIZ AU LAITCan anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self? ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Once upon a time, we were poor as the proverbial church mouse, yet living quite happily and abundantly in our frugality. We marketed together, eyeing prices, buying seasonally and planning out our meals. We loved to cook and did so in our little kitchen whose wide French windows opened out onto a tiny stretch of lawn, a handkerchief-sized garden. The sun would flood in through those windows as we stood and chopped, minced, breaded, stirred and simmered. Our few cookbooks, our past travels and my days spent working as an interpreter

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G10 new ASUS Gaming Desktop PC announced at the Pinoy Gaming Festival

ASUS announced the G10 Gaming Desktop PC at the Pinoy Gaming Festival held at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay City. The G10 is powered with the latest 4th generation Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce® GTX graphics for smooth multitasking and high-performance gaming.Read more »

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Lenovo Opens of its first Lenovo Exclusive Store in DAVAO City

Lenovo has announced the opening of its first Lenovo Exclusive Store for smartphones and tablets in the Philippines, allowing the company to reach more customers and expand its visibility particularly in the Mindanao region. (L-R) Davao Chamber of Commerce President Daniel Lim, Lenovo Philippines Marketing Communications Manager Anna Abola, Banana Telecommunications Inc. President Wilson Lu, Open Communications Inc. Business Unit Head John V. Rojo, Lenovo Philippines Country General Manager Mr. Michael Ngan, Open Communications Inc. Sales Director Nestor Remata, and Open Communications Inc. Regional Sales Manager for VISMIN Nelson V. NavaLocated at th

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Creamy Baked Ziti

Happy Monday! We made it to another week... and for me, it's my second week of intense training at my new job. It's exciting and stressful at the same time because I'm learning so much and adjusting to a new office culture. Thankfully there are still 4 more weeks of training left, which is great so that I'm being set up for success. With such full work days ahead of me, I'm balancing things out a bit by sharing new recipes and posts every other day, as opposed to daily - something I've done for years. I've also adjusted my teaching schedule on the weekends to give myself some more down time... which I need, especially as we get into the new year. Bein

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Sticks allo Sbrinz

Deliziosi bastoncini salati, perfetti per un aperitivo, una merenda veloce e ottimi come street food, vista la loro praticità nell'essere mangiati anche camminando! Per realizzare 60 sticks allo Sbrinz vi occorreranno: 40g di yogurt intero, 40g di olio d'oliva, 5g di zucchero, 1 uovo medio, 65g di farina, 30g di Sbrinz AOC grattugiato, 5g di lievito per torte salate, un pizzico di sale.Mescolare gli ingredienti in una ciotola fino ad ottenere un impasto omogeneo.Versare l'impasto nel Decopen e riempire lo stampo Sticks fino alla linea indicata.Cuocere al microonde a potenza media per 5' oppure in forno a 200°C per 18 minuti.Sformar

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Ομηρία στην Γερμανία, 1944 ( δεύτερο μέρος)

 Το πρώτο μέρος θα το βρείτε εδώ.-        Λεπτομέρειες που δεν έχω γράψει. Στο Helfingen θυμάμαι ότι ένας συνάδελφος, ο Στέλιος έπαθε μόλυνση από το δόντι του και δυστυχώς πέθανε. Έμεινε άταφος 4 ημέρες στο χιόνι, μέχρι που πήραμε άδεια να τον θάψουμε. Επίσης όταν πολλοί πήγαιναν να ζητιανέψουν στα χωριά, όταν έπεφτε  αρκετό ξύλο.-        Βέβαια μπορώ να πω ότι συναντήσαμε και καλούς ανθρώπους. Συγκεκριμένα στο OMΠΕΡΖΕΣΙΓΚΕΝ είχαμε 2 σκοπούς που μας πήγαιναν για εργασία. Ο ένας ήταν Γερμανός, σοβαρός, αυστηρός ο σε άλλος Αυστριακός ήταν πολύ καλός και μας υποστήριζε κάθε

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Chinese Knockoffs Gold iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c for only S199.99

Chinese or China made smartphones are mostly clones of the Original designs, and even Apple is not spared from this copying. Goophone is of the chinese website that is now offering Goophonei5, Goophonei5c and Goophonei5s.The name Goophone sounds funny if you think about it, but according to Redmondpie, these copycap iPhones look really like the real thing and it only cost $199.99 that is only around Php 10K or less.Read more »

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Sony Xperia Z1, Waterproof Smartphone with 20.7MP Camera priced at PHP 36,990

Xperia Z1 is the latest addition to Sony’s premium Z series of smartphones  it features Sony’s award-winning “G Lens” with a 27mm wide angle and bright F2.0 aperture, custom made large 1/2.3-type CMOS image sensor Exmor RS for mobile with 20.7MP and a BIONZ for mobile image processing engine. Sony Xperia Z1 are underpinned by Sony’s one-touch functions with NFC technology which will number approximately 100 compatible products by the end of the year including TVs, headphones, audio speakers, tablets, and more Read more »

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8 Years Later: Autism Youth & Adult Residential Care & Treatment Still Abysmal in New Brunswick

In May 2007 I commented on this site about the abysmal state of Youth and Adult Residential Care in New Brunswick. That commentary included the October 2005 article by then Toronto Star journalist Kelly Toughill who is apparently now a Director and Associate Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Kings College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As an Autism Society New Brunswick representative and as the parent of a son with severe autism and profound developmental delays I have reminded the NB government, under both Liberal and Conservative administrations of the need for autism trained staff to work in group homes with autistic youth and a

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Children's Fall Baking Party

Happy Friday! We've made it through the work week and so far I'm enjoying my new position at a new firm. It's been quite a week full of new information, new colleagues, new schedule, and a whole lot of adjustment but I'm looking forward to settling in as time goes on. Thankfully, I have my boys to come home to. I've mentioned how Patrick will occasionally surprise us with his culinary skills and prepare dinner every now and then. But Joel is a budding sous chef himself. He absolutely loves to be in the kitchen, especially when it comes to baking so that he can watch the magic that happens in the oven through the oven window lol. Because he enjoys it s

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Sony’s Sony’s One Touch, One Christmas Campaign

The Filipino Christmas is one of the longest celebrations in the world. Once “ber” months come, colorful lights are sure to dawn the streets & carols start to fill the cool air. This season, Sony Philippines joins in the festivities by sharing the gift of one touch as it introduces its wide array of NFC enabled devices in an interactive product display.Read more »

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Beer & Paprika Beef Stew Bread Bowls

This weather has made it blatantly known that fall is really here. It seems like just a week ago it was in the upper 70s and I could still get away will wearing flip flops outside. Blah... I guess it was about time for me to accept that the summer sun and warmth will be taking a hiatus for awhile. Thankfully food has helped me transition to the weather a bit. These Beer & Paprika Beef Stew Bread Bowls especially made it easier to stay in, snuggle and get cozy with my boys. Slow cooked beef simmers in a savory bath of beef stock, beer, and paprika while carrots, potatoes and peas joins the party in a crusty popover bread bowl just before serving...

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Trend Micro Promotes Online Privacy and Security with “What’s Your Story” Video Contest

In line with its ongoing advocacy to keep kids and teens safe online, Trend Micro Incorporated, the leading global security company, today put out a call for young Filipinos from the age of 13 and above to submit video entries designed to inspire others their age to ensure their safety on the Internet.Dubbed ”What’s Your Story?”, the global online competition, this year launched for the first time in APAC, aims to encourage the sharing of online usage experiences among teens and young adults to spread awareness about the dangers that lurk online and how best to safeguard oneself through online safety practices.Read more »

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MY Passport Slim the First 2TB DRIVE with Metal Case Php 8,490

WD (Western Digital) company, announced the availability of its My Passport Slim line of portable hard drives, the first thin drives to offer up to 2 TB capacity, a metal enclosure, and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.The included WD SmartWare Pro data protection software allows users to back up their data to their My Passport Slim and keep an extra copy in their Dropbox account for peace-of-mind.Read more »

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10 SOUPer Bowls of Delicious Warmth...

Snow. That is like the S-word I fear hearing this time of year. Supposedly we got some flurries overnight but I'm thankful there's no visible trace of such thing this morning. With weather like snow enters conversations, I want nothing more than to stay indoors. It's great to have snow if I don't need to drive in it! And should those snowfalls come, I hope to be warm and snug with a big pot of soup cooking away. Continuing on with comfort foods this week, today I'm focused on soups. Every kitchen should have one solid pot and I prefer a good dutch oven. They are sturdy, and withstand high temps allowing it to be used both on the stovetop and in a

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