Brewfinder: Enthusiasm Over Coffee at the The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Debuts Tom Epperson’s Latest Works.

 Looking for that perfect inspiration to help you in your photographic pursuits?

From May 30 to June 5, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf gives photography and art aficionados a real treat as it lets everyone marvel at Tom Epperson’s latest works in a special art show that will be held in Greenbelt 5. Entitled “Brewfinder: Enthusiasm Over Coffee at the CBTL,” the weeklong exhibition highlights the artist’s photographic prowess with a set that revolves around the concept of finding beauty in just about everything.

 

“This event is part of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s commitment to enrich passions, especially passions that are related with the arts,” shares Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. “Needless to say, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has always supported causes we believe can help improve society, and art does that. Art teaches us that perseverance and patience, and not just skills, are important when it comes to creating beautiful things. And this is something that The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and its employees live by.”

 

The six-piece set draws inspiration from Tom’s interest in dealing with erratic objects. “Lately, I have been working with mediums that are basically uncontrollable—a lot is left up to serendipity,” Tom said. “I like the idea of surprise, it reminds me of going into the darkroom in the days of analog and watching a print develop for the first time, it was magic. This is the same feeling I get when working with smoke.”

 

“Brewfinder: Photography Enthusiasm Over Coffee at the CBTL” is the first of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s Taste Series, a seven-part pocket event series that highlights the brand’s single-serve system—the CBTL. Borne out of a partnership with the Italian design and espresso-making expertise of Caffitaly, CBTL raises the bar for coffee and tea aficionados by bringing the distinct Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf café experience into your home.

 

The CBTL. One touch. One perfect cup.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Fight Promo

To my idol Manny Pacquiao, Good luck po!

Manny Pacquiao is once again hard at work, enduring all kinds of pain as he prepares for his upcoming bout against the undefeated Timothy Bradley. With the support of Alaxan FR and the entire Philippines, Manny "Pacman"Paquiao is set to defend his title and once again bring honor to the Philippines.

Support our Pambansang Kamao and wear your Philippine pride through the special edition Aray Mo, Galing Natin Pilipinas shirts by Alaxan FR. You can get one of these shirts simply by joining my promo and following these rules:
 

1. Show your support for Manny by taking a photo greeting for him for his upcoming fight against Timothy Bradley on June 10. Hold a placard, a board, or a paper with your one-liner message and don’t forget to include “Aray Mo, Galing Natin Pilipinas!”
2. Send the photo to pacquiaobradley@gmail.com. State your name, contact number, and for tracking purposes, also state my blog’s name.
3. Like the Alaxan FR Official Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/AlaxanFastRelease

 
Alaxan FR will be giving away 100 special edition Pacman shirts to the first users who send in their photo greetings.
 
The promo will run from May 23, 2012 and ends on June 5, 2012. Winners of the promo will be announced on June 6, 2012. Join now!

PHILIP PHILIPS IS THE NEW AMERICAN IDOL

Another white guy with a guitar won the Americal Idol once again. Wondering why? It is because no matter how many times you cast your votes please remember that the title of this show is AMERICAN IDOL. The african american peeps were saying BOOO ! They wanted Jessica to win #AioNSw

But then again, who cares if JESSICA SANCHEZ did not won the title? It's just a title. JESSICA HAS IT. STARDOM is coming her way. I believe Jessica Sanchez deserved the title more, but that's how they play the game in the United States. Jessica Sanchez is the best among the best among the Amercan Idol contestants. For most people who have listened to her wonderful songs Jessica Sanchez will be their NEW WORLD IDOL. She'll surely have a lot of records because BIG record labels awaits her. We learned a valuable lesson again today. That is, if you are multi-ethnic and does not look at all like a typical white American, don't expect to win American Idol.

Great job #jessicasanchez ! Congratulations!

VIDEO of Jessica Sanchez and Jennifer Holliday's duet "And I Am Telling You"

VIDEO of Jessica Sanchez and Jennifer Holliday's duet "And I Am Telling You"

Jessica Sanchez is the new World Idol

Phillip Phillips may have won the title " American Idol" but for a lot of people Jessica Sanchez is the new World Idol! #IdolFinale

In terms of technical ability, Jessica can wipe the floor with Phillip Philips. But the true winner is AT &T and the producer of the show :-D.

The American Idol Finale was held at Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles in front of 7,000 screaming fans. It was telecast live to the East Coast and the Midwest viewed by millions of people all over the world. They equipped the event with a jumbo projection screens plastered on either side of the stage. The crowd assembled at the theater are mostly excited parents and their very small children. There were few posters, far fewer than in past finales, and there weren’t any crazy tributes to any one contestant. Unlike last year where there were huge, blow-up balloons spelling S-C-O-T-T-Y in the audience. This year, there's no such extravagance.

Cory appeared to the tune of LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem,” which got the crowd moving. He yelled at the crowd: “If you’re ready to party, say yeah! Cory dragged various members of the crowd up to the center stage. It was a dream come true for the fans because they were able to shake their booties and had a few minutes of fame.

Wanted Medical and Non-Medical Volunteers for Operation Smile

Operation Smile Philippines is in need of the following Medical Volunteers!


Operating Room Nurses
Ward Nurses
Anesthesiologist,
Speech Pathologist
Biomed Technician
Plastic Surgeon
Dentist
Medical Photographer
Pediatrician
Medical Records Specialist


From these areas:


Pampanga
Manila
Cavite
Naga
Bacolod
Cebu
Cagayan De Oro
General Santos
South Cotabato
Iloilo
Mindoro
Davao


Benefits for Medical Volunteers

Qualified / Credentialed Volunteers will be given proper training and will receive certifications from American Heart Association (AHA) in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS). You can't find this training just anywhere and Operation Smile will give it to credentialed medical volunteers for FREE, as Operation Smile Philippines is the first organization recognized as a global and mobile international training organization (ITO) of the American Heart Association.

Travel incentives - Operation Smile Philippines was able to send 31 of its volunteers to 10 countries where international missions were held, to wit: China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Russia, Thailand, East Timor, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Bolivia and Brazil. 

Calling Non-Medical Volunteers 

During missions, non-medical volunteers assist in patient mobilization, final screening, patient assistance, physical set-up, photo and video documentation and other non-medical tasks that may be required.  

You can join Chatters Care For Kids Inc. as a non-medical volunteer as our objective is to help in future missions of Operation Smile especially on its 30th anniversary in November. So, if you are living in these areas:  Pampanga, Manila, Cavite, Naga, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, General Santos, South Cotabato, Iloilo, Mindoro and Davao, please sign up below

Non-Medical Volunteers may include bloggers who can cover the event, photographers and videographers who can document the event, Filmmakers who can make a video for Operation Smile, Masscom students and graduates who can also help in making videos for Operation Smile, Graphic Artists who can make brochures, flyers, posters that will be mass-produced by Operation Smile and anyone else who has a kind heart and is willing to help change a child's life. 

Be a Non-Medical Volunteer - Sign up here - http://ccfk.org/get-involved

Chatters Care For Kids Inc. is doing a Tinapay at Inumin Campaign where Non-Medical Volunteers can donate and bring bakery products, juices or bottled water that will be given to the parents, patients and volunteers during a mission. This will help cut down Operation Smile expenses. With the savings, Operation Smile can buy more medical supplies and do more surgical operations.

Non-Medical Volunteers can also bring Coloring books and Crayons and play with the patients so they won't worry about their upcoming surgery.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ties the knot

PALO ALTO, California — Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home, capping a busy week for the couple.

Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, on Monday, the same day Zuckerberg turned 28.

The couple met at Harvard and have been together for more than nine years. A source authorized by the couple to speak said Zuckerberg designed the ring featuring "a very simple ruby." The ceremony took place in Zuckerberg's backyard before fewer than 100 guests, who all thought they were there to celebrate Chan's graduation.

Even after the IPO, Zuckerberg remains Facebook's single largest shareholder, with 503.6 million shares. And he controls the company with 56 percent of its voting stock.

The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago, has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people. Zuckerberg founded Facebook at Harvard in 2004. He was named as Time's Person of the Year in 2010, at age 26. Zuckerberg grew up in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 

Source: Providence Journal

CCTV Video of Filipina Rape Victim with the Panamanian Diplomat

A closed-circuit television Video of the Panamanian diplomat accused of raping a 19-year-old Filipina, and the alleged Filipina Rape Victim's CCTV video is making the rounds on the internet.

The CCTV was allegedly taken inside the Panamanian Makati apartment. The Panamanian Diplomat has denied the allegations in a press statement. Erick Shcks, a technical officer of the Panama Maritime Authority, said he engaged in sexual intercourse with the complainant "Pamela" (not her real name) last April 23 but stressed that the act was consensual. Shcks dispelled allegations that he drugged the Pinay teen and forced her to have sex with him.

Shcks left the country last May 11, 2012 and was declared persona non grata by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Shcks’s departure drew the ire of Senators Loren Legarda and Vicente Sotto III, who believed that the Panamanian rape suspect should not have been allowed to go scot-free. The DOJ said that Schks may be tried for the alleged rape once the Panamanian government waives his diplomatic immunity.