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Feb 4, 2012

Coca-Cola To Give Away Free Softdrinks On Their “Blowout Para Sa Bayan” Promo

Coca-Cola To Give Away Free Softdrinks On Their “Blowout Para Sa Bayan” Promo
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Coca-Cola Blowout Para Sa Bayan Image Credit: Coca-Cola As part of its 100-year celebration, Coca-Cola is giving away free Coke in the Philippines on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM on a promo they call as “Blowout Para Sa Bayan.” (Blowout For The Nation) According to its official Facebook page, consumers [...]


Feb 2, 2012

Lisa Marie Presley Celebrates Birthday By Opening A New Exhibit

Lisa Marie Presley Celebrates Birthday By Opening A New Exhibit
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Lisa Marie Presley Credit: Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Lisa Marie Presley opened a new exhibit, “Elvis… Through His Daughter’s Eyes” at Elvis Presley‘s Graceland in Memphis on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to celebrate her 44th birthday. The exhibit features the relationship between Elvis and his only daughter. According to reports, Lisa Marie Presley has been [...]


Jan 30, 2012

London Olympics Organizers Released More Than 120K Hotel Rooms

London Olympics Organizers Released More Than 120K Hotel Rooms
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London Olympics Logo Credit: London2012.com More than 120,000 hotel room nights were released by the organizers of the London 2012 Olympics as announced on a press release on their official website on Sunday, January 29, 2012. According to the press release, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed [...]


Jan 28, 2012

Walmart Valentine Gifts: Valentine’s Day 2012 Walmart eGift Cards and More

Walmart Valentine Gifts: Valentine’s Day 2012 Walmart eGift Cards and More
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Walmart Valentine gifts are now available online with sweeter savings and affordable ideas, according to the retail giant’s newsletter ads on Saturday, January 28, 2012. The Walmart Valentine’s Day 2012 ads encourages customers to order their gifts early and have them delivered on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012. Walmart Valentine eGift Card Image Credit: Walmart [...]


Jan 23, 2012

Chinese New Year: Year of the Water Dragon 2012 Celebrated All Over the World

Chinese New Year: Year of the Water Dragon 2012 Celebrated All Over the World
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Exactly when the clock stroke 12 midnight on January 23, 2012 in China, and wherever Chinese people live across the world, they celebrated the Chinese New Year to welcome 2012, according to various international news sites. Chinese New Year celebrated in China Image Credit: Diego Azubel / EPA The New Year 2012 is the Year [...]


Jan 21, 2012

SOPA and PIPA voting postponed by US Congress after massive online protests

SOPA and PIPA voting postponed by US Congress after massive online protests
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The voting for the two controversial US anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA, has been postponed by the US Congress, two days after massive online protests particularly from Wikipedia and Google. A SOPA/PIPA protester in New York Image Credit: Andrew Bergmann/CNNMoney According to US news sites on Friday, January 20, 2012, the US Congress postponed indefinitely [...]


Jan 20, 2012

World’s Largest Emerald, Teodora, To Be Auctioned (Photo)

World’s Largest Emerald, Teodora, To Be Auctioned (Photo)
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A 57,000-carat emerald, which is considered as the world’s largest cut emerald, is scheduled for auction on January 28, 2012 at Western Star Auctions in British Columbia, Canada, according to international news reports on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. World’s Largest Emerald Credit: Western Star Auctions Reports said that the emerald weighs 11.5 kilograms and is [...]


Jan 20, 2012

Apple Announcement: iBooks 2 And iBooks Author For Digital Textbooks Unveiled

Apple Announcement: iBooks 2 And iBooks Author For Digital Textbooks Unveiled
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iBooks 2 on the iPad Image Credit: Apple Apple unveiled iBooks 2 in an Apple press event held at New York‘s Guggenheim Museum on Thursday, January 19, 2012, technology news sites reported that day. According to reports, iBooks 2 will give a “new textbook experience” for the iPad. It is a free application for the [...]


Jan 20, 2012

Suri Cruise Named As The “Best Dressed Celebrity Child”

Suri Cruise Named As The “Best Dressed Celebrity Child”
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Suri Cruise in high heels Credit: BigPicturesPhoto.com Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise‘s five-year-old daughter, has been named as the “Best Dressed Celebrity Child” in a recent poll, international news sites reported on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. According to reports, Suri has beaten Harper Seven Beckham and Madonna‘s daughter Lourdes on the top of the list compiled [...]


Jan 17, 2012

Wikipedia blackout: Wikipedia joins SOPA Strike, English version to have one-day offline on January 18

Wikipedia blackout: Wikipedia joins SOPA Strike, English version to have one-day offline on January 18
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Updated: January 18, 2012 3:17 p.m. Read PIPA/SOPA protest: Google, Wikipedia online protest starts, invite supporters Website Wikipedia.org announced on Monday, January 16, 2012, that it will join the so-called SOPA Strike, in which the English version will have a one-day Wikipedia blackout on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Wikipedia official logo Image Credit: Wikipedia.org According [...]