Conspiracy of Beauty A solo Art Exhibit Featuring The Works Of Jayson Cortez At ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum

The third solo show of visual artist Jayson Cortez, Conspiracy of Beauty tackles the makings of attractiveness by glorifying the female form, flora and fauna through paintings In this show, Cortez shares his own perception of beauty, by attempting at photo realism and surrealism and achieving extreme likeness. In the process, he establishes imageries that are uniquely his own.

The Philippine Literary Festival 2014 At Raffles Hotel

Join international bestselling and award winning authors Amy Tan and Chang-Rae Lee in Raffles Makati and National Book Store’s first ever Philippine Literary Festival from October 23 to 25, 2014 at the Raffles Makati. Attend three days of book signings, discussions and panels about books and literature with free admission! View the complete schedule and get details of all events at philippineliteraryfestival.com.
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Know What You Eat, Watch This Docu Film "Fed Up"

  I got to see the documentary film Fed UP, shown at the Awakenings Clinic yesterday. It was about what we thought we knew about food  and why we get sick from what we eat.  Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig lead us through this expose that uncovers the popular food we consume, are the main causes of many illnesses we now have.

AWAKENINGS  is your gateway to a life of improved health and fitness. It is the first step in your journey on the path back to the body's original state, which is a state of balance and wellness. It is the way you were originally when you were born, or your original state.

Empowering Workers And Sustaining Enterprises Is Key Theme Of Biennial 2014 National Productivity Convention

Press Release

   Empowering Filipino workers and sustaining the country's enterprises through productivity and innovation will be the key buzzwords that participants will hear and discuss in the 2014 National Productivity Convention that will take place on Wednesday, 16 October, at the Heritage Hotel in Manila.

    "We look forward to the 2014 National Productivity Convention for it will offer us the opportunity to engage micro, small, and medium enterprises--the backbone of the Philippine economy--on the important issue of productivity and innovation which is key to empowering our workers and sustaining the growth of our enterprises towards regional and global competitiveness," said Baldoz as she primes up publicity for the biennial event.

     "This Convention is our contribution to the celebration of October as the National Quality and Productivity Month," she added.

      Secretary Baldoz will deliver a keynote address at the Convention.

      This is the third National Productivity Convention since it was first held six years ago.

      The National Wages and Productivity Commission, which is organizing and hosting the event, said it had chosen the theme, “Productivity, Innovation, and Enterprise Development: Empowering Workers, Sustaining Enterprises”, as fitting to the thrust of the DOLE of putting productivity and innovation to the fore of its roadmap to decent work that will contribute to the national goal of massive employment generation and substantial poverty reduction.

Compact without the compromise High performance Dyson vacuum technology: Concentrated

Rising populations, urban living, and less space have all lead to us living in more compact spaces. Making the most of every inch is key to compact living. It’s not just about how you furnish your pocket-sized apartment; keeping a small space clean and tidy can help to create a more welcoming environment.

For British technology company Dyson, developing solutions for smaller spaces is a core part of their £1.5m a week research and development programme. Fitting on an A4 sized piece of paper, DC48 is engineered to be Dyson’s smallest, quietest Ball™ vacuum cleaner yet.

James Dyson, Company founder and inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner and bladeless fan, notes that “globally attitudes to technology are starting to design. People want better technology. Technology that makes their lives easier, and all in more compact, energy efficient forms.” The technology entrepreneur challenged his 1500 strong engineering team to find a solution.

The secret behind the DC48 is the Dyson digital motor - half the size of conventional motors with twice the power. It’s controlled by a microprocessor that makes 6000 decisions a second in order to optimise performance. This is a miniature revolution. With the tiny motor, the machine weighs in at just 2.7kg.

Powerful but quiet: Engineers were challenged to develop a powerful yet quiet vacuum cleaner. Acoustic engineers developed simplified airways in the floor tools, funnelling the turbulent air downwards to dampen the sound. They adjusted the motor’s orientation, and smoothed the airflow inside the vortex fingers of the cyclone to reduce sound from the machine.

Ball™ technology: The machine is light to pull, can pivot on the spot, and follows obediently without snagging on corners. It has a low centre of gravity for negotiating tight turns and getting around furniture. There are over 100 components arranged in the ball including the motor, ducting and 5 metres of cable.

Improved floor tools: These have been re-engineered to improve pick-up and sound quality, and reduce weight. Simplified airways decrease noise levels and a self-tightening mechanism keeps the brush bar stable. A dust capture channel prevents dirt from escaping back to the floor, increasing pick-up. The new configuration of carbon fibre filaments and nylon brushes removes fine dust from hard floors and ground-in dirt from carpets.

Duman Duman! Get Some Before It's All Gone At Sugarleaf Makati

Imagine a variety of grain that is planted only in a couple of weeks in select rice paddies in only a couple towns in Pampanga then harvested as the cool breeze of the holiday months sweep the rice fields. Processing this grain is a colourful undertaking in itself–from harvesting in early dawn, to winnowing, toasting and pounding to remove the chaff.  For every hectare planted with this special variety yields a mere 4.5 cavans of grain while a harvest of the normal variety of rice yields up to 300 cavans.
Due to the limited harvest quantity, which was fortunately spared by the typhoons that hit Central Luzon this year, the demand for duman is much greater than the supply.  However, despite its rather steep price, those who’ve enjoyed it vouch that it is worth every grain. It may be consumed by itself, rather like breakfast cereal, or taken with steaming gatas damulag (carabao milk) or tsokolate de batirol (frothy native chocolate).
Sugarleaf Makati shares this prized delicacy in limited quantities to residents of the metropolis. Together with La Moderna’s artisan bakery products as well as other carefully selected healthyummy food and non-food products

Richard Poon Sings Hits Of Burt Bacharach In New Album

The country’s premiere crooner Richard Poon interprets some of Burt Bacharach’s biggest hits in her new album aptly titled “The Crooner Sings Bacharach.” This is Richard’s second album with Universal Records, after the album “Legends,” which was awarded Gold.

The album consists of 12 Bacharach classics including “What The World Needs Now,” “I Say A Little Prayer,” “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Close To You,” “Raindrops Keeps Falling On My Head,” among others.

“I think this is the best album I’ve ever done ever kasi even my record label executives are raving about it,” shares Richard. “It’s a nice album taas kamay ko sa mga arrangers ko.”

“The Crooner Sings Bacharach” will have an album launch this October 3, Friday, Shangrila Plaza East Wing. Advanced copies of the album will be sold at the venue.