Bloomberg Television Features Steve Jobs, Who Dies at Age 56

October 6, 2011 by

Steve Jobs, one of the greatest of American innovators, died today at the age of 56.

 

Jobs, who resigned as Apple Inc. chief executive officer on Aug. 24, 2011, passed away today.  The creator of the iPhone who relinquished his position as CEO co-founded the company when he was 21.  Handing the CEO post to his hand-picked successor, Tim Cook, 6 weeks ago, Jobs became Apple’s chairman.  Yesterday, Cook released news about the iPhone 4S and today, this breaking news about the death of Steve Jobs.

The Former CEO battled cancer for years.  The tumor in Steve Jobs pancreas was found in 2003 and in 2004, doctors said that he only had 6 months to live but Jobs underwent pancreatic treatment.  In 2009, he had a liver transplant.   [Read more…]

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Miss Universe 2010 Winners in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

August 24, 2010 by

 

 

The Official TOP 15 and TOP 10

 

The OFFICIAL final 15 contestants announced:

  1. Miss Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente (21)
  2. Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska(23)
  3. Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete (22)
  4. Miss Belgium Cilou Annys (19)
  5. Miss Ireland Rozanna Purcell (20)
  6. Miss South Africa Nicole Flint (22)
  7. Miss France Malika Menard (23)
  8. Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell (19)
  9. Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps (24)
  10. Miss Russia Irina Antonenko (18)
  11. Miss Albania Angela Martini (24)
  12. Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro (23)
  13. Miss Guatemala Jessica Scheel (20)
  14. Miss Czech Republic Jitka Valkova (18)
  15. Miss Philippines Venus Raj (22)

 

 

 

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MISS UNIVERSE 2010 TOP 10

 (LIVE in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas)

 

Ireland

Albania

Philippines

Jamaica

Mexico

 

Ukraine

Puerto Rico

South Africa

Guatemala

Australia

 

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Miss Congeniality – Miss Australia

Miss Photogenic – Miss Thailand

National Costume – Miss Thaliand

 

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Miss Universe TOP Five

 

  1. Mexico (pretty Mexicana with so much appeal)
  2. Australia (girl next door beauty)
  3. Jamaica (looks like Jada Pinkett Smith with a sharper feature)
  4. Ukraine (soft beauty like a porcelain doll)
  5. Philippines (ethereal beauty and charm!!!)

 

 

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Miss Philippines Question:

What is the one big mistake that you did in your life? And what did you do to make it right?

 

Miss Philippines Answer:

Thank you for that wonderful question.  Good evening Las Vegas! 

In my 22 years of existence, I don’t think I have a major major problem done in my life. 

I’m very confident in the love my family has given me.  And I’m so happy to be here!!!

 

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TOP Five Final Standing

 

4th Runner-up:

Miss Philippines

 

3rd Runner-up:

Miss Ukraine

 

2nd Runner Up:

Miss Australia

 

1st Runner-up:

Miss Jamaica

 

 

Miss Universe 2010 WINNER:

 

Miss Mexico!!!

 

 

Miss Universe 2010 winner is Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarette.

 

 

Congrats Miss Mexico!!!!

and congrats Miss Philippines, Venus Raj!!!! 😉

 

xoxo

 

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Earth Hour Forever?

March 27, 2010 by

 

***UPDATE*** Timbaland concert will supposedly start at 930 PM tonight to make way for Earth Hour.

 

It’s the time of the year again when we show Mother Earth that we still care.

 

It’s as simple as the flick of a switch.

 

The lights will go out for one hour on March 27 at 8:30 pm Manila time – wherever you live on planet earth.  It’s called Earth Hour – and it’s our best bet at stopping climate change.

 

 

But instead of just expressing your support tonight, you can show it the whole year by being more environment conscious and joining groups that help save the planet.  Manileños can start with helping revive the Pasig River.

 

 

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Miss Universe 2009 Winner

August 25, 2009 by

 

 

Miss Venezuela won the 2009 Miss Universe crown giving a back-to-back title to their country.  It is also Venezuela’s sixth time bagging the coveted beauty crown since the pageant’s creation.  Very young at 18, Stefania Fernandez, dressed in a flowing tiered red evening gown, jumped in joy (rather not so gracefully) with fellow Miss Venezuela 2008 winner.  As the crown was passed from one Venezuelan beauty to the next, the two cheered and teetered in elation that made the crown briefly fell to the floor. 

 

 

Personal bet Dominican Republic Ada Aimee de la Cruz was the first runner up.  Dominican Republic had the toughest question being asked whether or not HIV test should be mandatory.  Another personal bet in the top 15 didn’t make it to the next cut, Miss South Africa.  Our Filipina bet didn’t also make it to the Top 15 cut.

 

 

The other finalists were Miss Kosovo, Droga Ganusha; Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; and Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez.  Miss China, Wang Jingyao, was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej, won Miss Photogenic.

 

 

The new Miss Universe is from the city of Merida in the west of a beauty-obsessed South American country where hard-fought pageants are something of a national sport, with contestants widely dissected by the public and the media.

 

If there was one gripe about the whole worldwide-televised event, it’s the production.  The prestigious pageant included musical performances by Flo Rida (whose music I listen to and like but it felt inappropriate to have him sing in the pageant with a background of “glamorous/model” women clad in bikinis jump in Hip Hop music), Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

 

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