Wednesday, October 26, 2011

26 OCTOBER 2011, Wed, Cont...

Science


Ex-Ateneo president is National Scientist

Inquirer.net - 
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday conferred the National Scientist award on Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, former president of the Catholic Ateneo de Manila University.

Scientist: Falling German satellite must have crashed into Southeast Asia, no ...

Washington Post - 
BERLIN - A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a US scientist said - but no one is still quite sure where.


Video of the Day - IranAir 727 makes emergency landing

Gadling - Stephen Greenwood - 
Just one week ago on October 18th, an IranAir Boeing 727 landed at Tehran's Mehrabad airport without the use of its front landing gear, after the bay of the nose gear failed to open on approach ...


Ancient Mysterious Exploding Star Explained

International Business Times - 
Sally Turner | Oct 25, 2011 | 1min:14sec In 185 AD Chinese astronomers looked to the sky and found a mystifying “guest star”, 8 months later the star had disappeared.


UK looks seaward for renewables gold

Climate Spectator - 
A proposed reshuffle of renewable energy subsidy levels in the UK was the big news of the week. The so-called "banding review" of the Department of Energy and Climate Change scales back support for more mature renewable energy technologies such as ...


First in Print: Traveling spaceship Earth

The Hillsdale Daily News - Peter Becker - 
The other night my wife and I enjoyed watching the International Space Station pass over. It appeared like a brilliant star, moving across the sky, finally fading away in the Earth's shadow.


Technology



The Connected Lifestyle

Slate Magazine - Bill Smee - 
Jacob Weisberg will talk to Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson live at 5 pm ET on Oct. 26 at Slate The death of Steve Jobs has caused many of us to take stock of the way technology has woven ...


An award-studded night

Philippine Star - 
The 3-month yearly public poll to determine the country's most popular automobiles of the year officially culminated with the awarding of the winning vehicles last Friday evening, October 21st at its traditional venue, the Ballroom of the plush Valle ...

"So i googled your name…" Twitter phishing scam

Help Net Security - 
Some Twitter phishers prefer to scare or worry their targets into clicking on the offered link, others put their money on pure, unadulterated curiosity.

Researchers Fine-Tune Android to Lock Apps Based on Location

TIME - Graeme McMillan - 
Admit it: Sometimes you like to pretend that you're a spy who has some sensitive material on your cellphone that just can't fall into the wrong hands.

Google Blog Manager Flies to Twitter

Mashable - Sarah Kessler - 
The woman who started and managed Google's blogs will now be shaping Twitter's voice. For the past nine years, Karen Wickre has been senior media liason at Google, where she built the now more-than-150-strong Google blog platform.

Cybersecurity firm notes spike in TDS attacks

GMANews.TV - 
A computer security firm has noted a spike in site defacement attacks caused by Mal/Iframe-Gen, where legitimate sites are hacked to redirect users to malware.

Charging Your Devices Through Solar Power

New York Times (blog) - Nick Bilton - 
Companies have offered dozens of products that are supposed to let you charge a mobile device through solar power. But most have failed dismally.

IP-Converge expands data center

Inquirer.net - 
Publicly listed IP Converge Data Center Inc. has expanded its data center operations through a new facility in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig to meet the country's increasing demand for data center co-location services, the company said Tuesday.

Wikileaks faces collapse following payments freeze, Julian Assange warns

The Australian - 
From: AP WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has warned that his organisation faces collapse following a payments freeze by credit card providers and eBay.

Better Business Bureau Alert: Facebook Lottery A Scam

NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release) - 
Chicago, IL - October 25, 2011 - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns a bogus email supposedly from Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is popping up in emails.

Cryptoboffin: Secure boot a boon for spooks' spyware

Register - John Leyden - 
A leading computer scientist has warned that the latest so-called Trusted Computing proposals may restrict the market for anti-virus and security software.

Video: Here's a clever way to deal with tailgaters

Toronto Star - 
Motorist/hacker Gagandeep Singh thought so much of people driving too close to him he built a rear-window LED panel to get drivers to back off.

PlayStation Suite of games coming to all Android devices and beyond

GameDynamo - 
According to Sony's second in command, Kazuo Hirai, Sony's currently working on bringing the PlayStation Suite of games to Google's Android OS as a whole; not just a few select devices.

Can cars really harness the power of the sun? The Green Piece.

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog) - 
The 11 th annual World Solar Challenge recently drew to a close in Adelaide, Australia (see story), after all 37 participants successfully completed the gruelling 3000km challenge from Darwin to the south coast.

Instaframe Transforms Your iPad Into An Instagram Photo Frame

Geeky gadgets - Julian Horsey - 
If you are a big fan of Instagram and upload plenty of photographs to the service you might be interested in a new iPad application that has been launched which will allow you to stream those photos on to your iPad, transforming it in to a digital ...

VIDEO: Biker saves calf during rally

Toronto Star - 
It took several attempts for the professional motorcycle racers to pull the calf from the canal. It's a case of fifth time's the charm.

Family feud? WRX, STI to split from Impreza

Auto123 - 
By Auto123.com, Subaru's WRX and STI models will no longer carry the Impreza name starting with the 2013 model year. After a complete redesign, both cars will use a separate platform, effectively breaking WRX and STI ties with the Impreza model.

Fun run for TB patients underway

Philippine Information Agency - 
CARMONA, Cavite, October 25 (PIA) -- The local government of this municipality led by Mayor Dahlia Loyola will sponsor a fun run dubbed as “TakBoLung” for the benefit of Tuberculosis (TB) patients on November 27 at the Mayor's Boulevard in Barangay ...

Grand Theft Auto V is around the corner…or at least the trailer is

Reuters Blogs (blog) - 
Shares of Take-Two Interactive surged 6 percent on Tuesday. But it had nothing to do with activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns a chunk of the company or any rumors about the company's earnings on Nov. 8. What happened is that investors looked at the ...

Android app downloads surpass iOS

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Google's Android operating system passed Apple's iOS as the most popular software platform for application downloads as consumers bought more Android smartphones.

Health


Breastfeeding better, says city

Grand River Sachem - Kevin Werner - 
As part of that designation by the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Board of Health endorsed October 24 breastfeeding rather than using formula as the best way to nourish a child.

Smoking And The ImplicationsFor Your Health

Eva-News - Michael James - 
Smoking may cause all kinds of health problems, but two of the most common are emphysema and lung cancer, both of which affect your lungs and capacity to breathe in the right volume.

Genomic Health to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Host ...

PR Newswire (press release) - 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced that the company will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, November 1 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2011 financial ...

Scientists find no link between cell phone use and brain cancer

Xinhua - Chen Zhi - 
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- There is no evidence to prove that using a cell phone can increase the risks of brain cancer, suggested a lastest study by Danish researchers.

Ronald McDonald Grant Doesn't Clown Around With Kids Health

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange - 
The Ronald McDonald House Charities try to improve the health and well being of children directly. The charity takes a holistic, family-centered approach to helping bring kids care.

250 Abra women undergo livelihood trainings

Philippine Information Agency - Maritess B. Beñas - 
BANGUED, Abra, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- Around 250 women from all over the province were trained on various skills through the sponsorship of Congresswoman Ma.

New 'Garantisadong Pambata' campaign has new health tack

Philippine Information Agency - Pilar S. Mabaquiao - 
SAN JOSE, Antique, Oct. 24 (PIA) -- The new Garantisadong Pambata campaign does not only focus on providing health services but also seeks to develop healthy habits among children.

Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says

Chicago Sun-Times - 
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 file photo, a doctor holds the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardiasil in his hand at his Chicago office.

Fight on!

NFL News - 
Every 69 seconds a woman dies of breast cancer. This year, more than 1.3 million will be diagnosed with the disease, even as its effects are felt by many more.

Invisible health hazards of the daily commute

Vancouver Sun (blog) - 
“Gas pump handles turned out to be the filthiest surface that Americans encounter on the way to work,” Reuters reported Tuesday, referencing a recent study by Kleenex makers Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Yoga, Stretching May Ease Lower Back Pain

WebMD - Jennifer Warner - 
Oct. 25, 2011 -- Practicing yoga or intensive stretching may improve chronic lower back pain and reduce the need for pain medications.

Flu shots fade in obese

CBC.ca - 
The immune response to flu vaccines declined more among obese subjects than those of healthy weight.The immune response to flu vaccines declined more among obese subjects than those of healthy weight.

Spectral to Expand its Phase III Sepsis Trial to Canadian Sites

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2011, 2011 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- -Company Also Comments on Eli Lilly's Market Withdrawal of Xigris- Spectral Diagnostics Inc., , a Phase III company developing the first theranostic treatment for patients with septic shock, ...

Teens who drink soda are more violent?

ToTheCenter.com - 
Teenagers from 22 schools in Boston were looked at. Those studied that drank more than five cans of non-diet soda each day were more likely to behave violently towards others, and even having carried a gun or knife during the past year.

BPA Is Still OK

Forbes - 
I've had three distinct careers: biomedical scientist; FDA drug regulator; and scholar at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, a think-tank.

FDA OKs Generic Zyprexa for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

WebMD - Bill Hendrick - 
Oct. 25, 2011 -- The FDA has approved the first generic versions of the drugs Zyprexa and Zyprexa Zydis for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Does Playing Outdoors Benefit Kids' Vision?

WebMD - Charlene Laino - 
Oct. 25, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Children who spend more time outdoors may be less likely to suffer from nearsightedness, a study shows.

Atherosclerosis: Young adults who are 'picture of health' at risk of clogged ...

Daily Mail - 
By Sadie Whitelocks A high proportion of 'apparently healthy' young adults are at risk of clogged arteries, a study shows.

Drug take back day this Saturday

Baltimore Sun (blog) - David Greisman - 
Howard County residents with unwanted or expired medications will be able to drop them off Saturday, Oct. 29, at any of eight sites.

Entertainment


Michael Jackson warned before he died he might not wake up if he took hospital...

Daily Mail - David Gardner - 
Michael Jackson was warned two months before he died than he might not wake up if he took a hospital anaesthetic to help him sleep, a jury in Los Angeles heard today.

Black Keys Rip MTV And Black Eyed Peas Over Award Mix Up

Banana 101.5 - 
The Black Keys won a 2010 MTV Video Music Award for 'Tighten Up' that mistakenly said Black Eyed Peas on the trophy. The band recently trashed the cable network and the multi-platinum pop group regarding the incident.

Ruffa 'locked up' in John Lloyd/Shaina issue

Philippine Star - 
Will this picture ever happen…you know, Ruffa Gutierrez and John Lloyd Cruz (right photo) getting back together again now that he and girlfriend Shaina Magdayao (left) have reportedly split?

Tintin to hit Quebec screens Dec. 9

Montreal Gazette - François Lauzon - 
Steven Spielberg poses near a special Thalys train painted in the colours of Tintin. Spielberg and crew took the train from the movie premiere in Brussels to the premiere in Paris on Oct. 22.

Lovely face of Red Cross

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - FACE OF RED CROS - Marian Rivera is the new face of Red Cross - and what a lovely face. The actress met the entertainment press Thursday to announce her all-out support for the Philippine Red Cross “Million Volunteer Run” on Dec.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez adopt a puppy

SFGate.com (blog) - 
Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez have adopted a puppy during their trip to Canada. The couple visited D'Arcy's Animal Rescue Centre in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday and they left with a husky-cross called Baylor, according to E! Online.

Penny for your thoughts? Jessica Simpson is STILL staying mum... but just look ...

Daily Mail - Chris Johnson - 
However, despite feverish speculation that she is indeed pregnant, the singer yet to set the record straight. But her silence is apparently down to the round figure Jessica is asking for - a reputed $500000.

Robin Williams and Bride Honeymoon in Paris

Gather Celebs News Channel - Katie Sharp-Dierks - 
Robin Williams has found love again! He is now on his honeymoon in romantic Paris, France, with his new bride Susan Schneider, where they spent their first day seeing the sights.

Tara Reid casts doubt on wedding

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 
Actress Tara Reid has cast doubt on the legality of her recent whirlwind wedding to Zack Kehayov by admitting they “never really married.

Gossip: Charlie Sheen shoots, but show scores better than when he was on it

Montreal Gazette - Doug Camilli - 
Charlie Sheen took a few shots at Two and a Half Men while out in Los Angeles on Thursday, saying he's "very disappointed" in the direction the has taken since his ouster.

SALMA HAYEK'S DAUGHTER DISCOVERS HER FAME

Express.co.uk - Lizzie CattLisa Higgins - 
EVER-present paparazzi and endless jet-setting are the norm for Salma Hayek's four-year-old daughter Valentina, who has only just twigged that her mum is a megastar.

Pedring, Quiel, Ramon found at Manila Zoo

ABS CBN News - Jeff Canoy - 
MANILA, Philippines - The names Pedring, Quiel and Ramon have recently become synonymous to tragedy in the country. But at the Manila Zoo, the names speak nothing of tragedy and instead strikes glee in the hearts of children ...

Strike closes Paris's refurbished Musée d'Orsay

RFI - 
By RFI Paris's museum of 19th-century art, the Musée d'Orsay, has had a makeover … but art-lovers cannot see the new-look galleries because of a strike by personnel demanding more staff.

The endless gaze in Martin Honasan's art

GMANews.TV - Katrina Stuart Santiago - 
In literature we always say the author is dead, a convenient and highly questionable concept really that allows the reader a pretense of reading only the text, ignoring as much as possible the notion of the writer as center ...

Eva Longoria Spills: Desperate Housewives Mystery Will Be Solved Earlier Than ...

E! Online (blog) - Jenna Mullins - 
If you thought Desperate Housewives was going to save up all their mysteries and reveals for the big series finale, then Eva Longoria is here to drop some knowledge right on your head.

5 'X Factor' Contestants to Be Cut Tonight

Reuters - Kimberly Potts - 
Fox has announced that tonight's episode of "The X Factor" -- the first live installment of the series -- will find the judges eliminating five contestants.

Vail Ski Resort

About - News & Issues - Mike Doyle - 
Always one of North America's top ski resorts, a trip to Vail Ski Resort is an extraordinary winter vacation. With blue sky three hundred days a year and the most groomed terrain, families celebrate here.

Grass Burning Sparked Fire Emergency At Zach Galifianakis' Farm

Contactmusic.com - 
Zach Galifianakis sparked a fire emergency on his North Carolina farm recently when an effort to burn his grass got out of hand. The Hangover star was smoking his land in a bid to revitalise grasslands and he almost burned his home down.

MARKET INFORMATION
   Market Closed
   As of TUE OCT 25, 2011 13:00:00 PM
PSE COMPOSITE AND SECTORAL INDICES
VALUECHANGE% CHG
 PSEi   4,242.52   41.44   0.9864  
 All Shares   2,965.49   15.31   0.519  
 Financials   941.46   9.47   1.0161  
 Industrial   6,869.64   35.15   0.5143  
 Holding Firms   3,380.66   33.70   1.0069  
 Property   1,499.55   3.72   0.2487  
 Services   1,503.90   14.96   1.0047  
 Mining & Oil   22,559.54   290.76   1.3057  

MARKET ACTIVITY
   Trades15740
   Volume4,806,604,630
   Value18,732,026,072
   Advances93
   Declines54
   Unchanged29

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Philippine Stock Exchange  |  PHILIPPINE MUTUAL FUNDS
Company Name
NAV per share (PhP)
One Year Return (%)
Three Year Return (%)
Four Year Return (%)
Year-to-date Return (%)
ATR KimEng Equity Opportunity Fund2.7274-3.02%27.07%8.95%-2.2%
First Metro Save & Learn Equity Fund, Inc.3.62814.68%38.64%16.99%4.01%
Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc.375.390.15%31.33%13.02%-0.75%
Philequity Fund, Inc.20.64423.59%35.98%14.71%2.21%
Philequity PSE Index Fund Inc.2.84215.14%30.69%18.12%5.07%
Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp. *459.130.36%29.14%9.45%0.14%
Sun Life Prosperity Phil. Equity Fund, Inc. *2.62691.37%24.92%10.68%0.59%
United Fund, Inc.2.7277-2.54%12.89%8.54%-4.6%
ATR KimEng Asia Plus Recovery Fund, Inc. **$0.9077-18.69%n.a.n.a.-19.59%
ALFM Growth Fund, Inc *180.43-2.7%n.a.n.a.-3.86%
Bahay Pari Solidaritas Fund, Inc.*1.40933.33%n.a.n.a.-0.54%
First Metro Save & Learn Balanced Fund Inc.2.02433.11%32.72%n.a.1.81%
GSIS Mutual Fund, Inc.2.8482-1.44%25.89%12.83%-2.58%
MFCP Kabuhayan Fund1.5716-3%19%7.41%-2.09%
NCM Mutual Funds of the Phils., Inc.1.432n.a.n.a.n.a.-0.01%
Optima Balanced Fund, Inc.1.25724.48%17.4%5.78%3.78%
Philam Fund, Inc.12.58220.5%26.96%12.06%-0.59%
Sun Life Prosperity Balanced Fund, Inc. *2.63610.38%16.58%8.58%0.21%
Cocolife Dollar Fund Builder, Inc.$0.029338n.a.n.a.n.a.0.47%
PAMI Asia Balanced Fund, Inc.$0.9364n.a.n.a.n.a.-7.4%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund, Inc. *$2.6492-3.69%8.77%2.02%-1.44%
ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. *273.814.52%6.22%6%3.24%
Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc.2.013312.87%11.12%9.19%6.19%
Ekklesia Mutual Fund Inc. *1.65256.84%5.96%4.99%5.48%
First Metro Save & Learn Fixed Income Fund, Inc.1.55568.65%7.75%6.4%5.34%
Grepalife Bond Fund Corp.1.18072.48%n.a.n.a.3.52%
Philam Bond Fund, Inc.3.27084.82%7.51%5.64%4.2%
Philequity Peso Bond Fund Inc.2.70665.51%7.18%8.62%4.5%
Prudentialife Fixed Income Fund Inc.1.60552.16%5.5%4.21%1.47%
Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc. *2.31024.09%6.86%4.97%4.14%
Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund, Inc. *1.34793.22%9.21%5.77%2.17%
ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. *$357.631.99%6%4.58%2.61%
ALFM Euro Bond Fund, Inc. *€177.66-0.73%3.81%2.56%-0.65%
ATR KimEng Total Return Bond Fund, Inc. **$1.02781.64%n.a.n.a.2.24%
Grepalife Dollar Bond Fund Corp.$1.41040.99%16.18%5.7%2.46%
Grepalife Fixed Income Fund Corp.P1.47214.65%11.99%5.12%5.04%
MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund, Inc.$1.33921-1.33%7.18%2.65%4.15%
MAA Privilege Euro Fixed Income Fund, Inc.€0.0279n.a.n.a.n.a.-4.12%
PAMI Global Bond Fund, Inc.$1.232-0.11%6.52%n.a.4.09%
Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.$1.8541-0.33%13.09%5.91%2.26%
Philequity Dollar Income Fund Inc.$0.04732841.35%7.88%7.48%2.89%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund, Inc. *$2.6270.74%12.61%4.95%3.88%
ALFM Money Market Fund, Inc. *105.543.35%n.a.n.a.2.45%
ATR KimEng Money Market Fund, Inc.1.10860.94%0.96%-0.99%0.6%
First Metro Save & Learn Money Market Fund, Inc.1.04241.94%n.a.n.a.1.37%
Philam Managed Income Fund, Inc.1.11180.87%1.56%1.74%0.57%
Sun Life Prosperity Money Market Fund, Inc. *1.12580.34%0.96%1.42%0.27%
Source: Investment Company Association of the Philippines (ICAP);
* - NAVPS as of the previous banking day
** - NAVPS as of 2 banking days ago

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/figures.php?id=figures10

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