London 2012 slalom canoe (Google Doodle)

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London 2012 slalom canoe is the 14th London Olympics doodle, carrying on the tradition of a Google doodle every day of the Olympics.

This water sport is a part of the ongoing 2012 Olympics.

Today, you can pump up your adrenaline by playing the Slalom Canoe. The playable doodle features a paddler with a yellow-coloured canoe which allows you paddle a canoe down a water course on your computers that has 10 downstream gates, marked with green striped poles.

To adjust the speed of their canoes, users can use left and right arrow keys. The game goes like this- the speed of the canoe slows down on hitting the banks, water animals and sedimentary rocks, and you will score more if you paddle faster.

Ideal No Calorie Sweetener spurred a sweet revolution

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Finally, the sweetener that delivers on the promise that sugar substitutes have been making for decades! Ideal No Calorie Sweetener really does LOOK, TASTE, COOK and BAKE like real sugar. In fact, people who have tried it actually prefer it over sugar.

The key ingredient of Ideal No Calorie Sweetener is XYLITOL. It is a natural sugar found in fruits and vegetables. Xylitol is an FDA-approved sweetener, and has been used in foods and nutraceutical products worldwide since the 1960’s.It is often used as ingredient in sugar-free gums, lozenges and puddings. With this, Ideal No Calorie Sweeteneris able to maintain its sweetness in different temperatures of baking and cooking, and still manages to deliver volume and texture that other sweeteners do not,plus there is no bitter aftertaste!

For the health-conscious and nutrition buffs, Ideal Ideal No Calorie Sweetener is great because it contains less than five calories per serving (US FDA allows any food product with less than five calories to be labeled as a no calorie product) and less than 1 gram of carbohydrates per serving. It is alsosuitable for people with diabetes because of its low glycemic index (valued at 7).And not only that, Ideal No Calorie Sweetener even has dental benefits because Xylitol inhibits the growth of bacteria, which causes cavities. Many research organizations (including the Calorie Control Council and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry) have identified considerable health benefits of Xylitol as well. 

Ideal No Calorie Sweetener is a quality product of USA and exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Global Strategic Partners Distribution Inc. (GSPDI). For more information, you can log onto http://www.idealsweet.com.

Ideal No Calorie Sweetener. It’s a sweet revolution.

Ideal® No Calorie Sweeteners come in packets and pouches for sprinkling and baking.  

Ideal® Brown No Calorie Sweetener and Ideal® Confectionery Low Calorie Sweetener,

 both made with absolutely no sugar, are also available for use in baking, frosting,

swirling and much more!  

Packets : 50 & 100 count cartons provide the perfect size for any home. 

A single packet sweetens like two teaspoons of sugar

Pouches : The resealable 10.6 ounce pouch maintains freshness and is convenient 

for everyday use. Ideal® White Granulated measures cup-for-cup like sugar.

Ideal® No Calorie Brown Sweetener

Ideal® Brown No Calorie Sweetener measures cup-for-cup like packed brown sugar, 

and one pouch is equal to 2 lbs (4 cups) of brown sugar.

Ideal® Low calorie Confectionery Sweetener

Ideal® Confectionery Low Calorie Sweetener allows you to make a sugar-free frosting. 

It measures cup-for-cup like regular powdered sugar, 

and one pouch is equal to one box (1 lb) of powdered sugar.

Emergency Hotlines!

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Rain keeps on pouring, this will continue for more days. Filipinos and other Internet users across the globe united in praying for the safety of people based in Manila and nearby provinces suffering from torrential rains. The public is urged to stay indoors, avoid wading in flood waters, and stay away from low-lying areas and bridges. Rains over Metro Manila, Luzon could last till Wednesday according to PAGASA.

These are the Emergency Hotlines for the help, assistance, rescue and other services.

Other EMERGENCY HOTLINES

DepEd contact info:
Phone 6316033
Email depedcommunications@gmail.com
Website http://www.deped.gov.ph/

NAIA Public Affairs Office (24/7) - (02) 853-5998

TV5 - (02) 9225155 / Tweet @RESCUE5PH

GMA Network Operation Bayanihan - (02) 981-1950

GMA Kapuso Foundation - (02) 928-4299

MMDA (if you can lend rubber boats) - (02) 882-0925 / 0918-6511544

ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya - (02) 411-4195 / 394-9272 / 0917-8874411

PETA (for animal / pet rescue) - (02) 817-5292 / Tweet @PAWSPhilippines

For emergency cellphone load:

SMART - Dial SOS (767) to send 3 SMS to all networks + P1 airtime to a SMART number

Globe - Text GTSOS to 3733 for 3 SMS to all networks

Take note of these emergency numbers.

Rescue 5: 922-5155

National Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC): 911 1406, 912-2665, 912-5668

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa): 433-8526.

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC): 7890, 0918-8848484

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA): 136

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH): 304-3713

Philippine National Police (PNP): 117, Txt 2920

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP): 729-5166, 410-6254, 431-8859, 407-1230

Red Cross: 143

Meralco: 16211

North Luzon Expressway (NLEX): 3-5000, 580-8910

Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX): 0920-967-2839

Skyway: 776-7777, 0915-6256231, 0939-5006910

South Luzon Expressway (SLEX): 0908-8807539

For Antipolo residents: 696-9911

For Caloocan residents: 288-8811 local 2295.

For Las Piñas residents: 364-5752

For Makati residents: 168 / 899-8928 / 896-2828 / 895-8243

For Malabon residents: 281-4999

For Mandaluyong residents: 531-0182

For Manila residents: 136 / 882-4151 / 527-3087 / 527-0451

For Marikina residents: 161 / 646-2436 / 646-2423

For Muntinlupa residents: 862-2525 / 862-2664

For Navotas residents: (02) 281-1111

For Parañaque Rescue hotline: 923-2499

For Pasay City residents: 833-8512 / 551-7777

For Pasig and Pateros residents: 641-6373 / 643-0000 / 631-0099

For Quezon City residents: 928-4396 / 927-5914 / 924-2027

For San Juan residents: 468-1697 / 722-9952

For Taguig residents: 994-7538 / 623-5244

For Valenzuela City residents: 292-1405 

Source : InterAksyon.com 

Please pray for our country, Philippines suffering from heavy rain & floods.

God bless everyone , be safe, stay safe!

Carlo Rossi Sweet Red, A Matter of Taste

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Wine can be a simple or a bewildering beverage. It is the drink of celebration and ceremony, often seen to promote gracious living. At first considered a gift from the gods, wine has long been considered a drink of choice for the elite. Wine has also been used throughout history for its medical purposes too, and there is a certain romance associated with a bottle of wine. A good bottle of wine is the end result of thousands of years of practice, experimentation and tradition.

As a symbol of status and celebration, wine-drinking has become part of many Filipino festivities and has become evident in Philippine lifestyle. While it has become a common sight, one may note that a hurdle to wine drinking among Filipinos is the preference for sweetness.

“We Pinoys are known to have sweet tooth. We love sweet delicacies and it is apparent in our usual practices like cooking. For instance, most of us enjoy our spaghetti because it’s sweet. There’s no wonder we also look for that sweetness in drinks, even in wines. Globally also, there is a growing preference for sweet wines,” shares Von de Torres, Managing Director of Emperador Distillers, the company that distributes the Carlo Rossi brand of red and white wines in the Philippines.

The market of wine drinkers has been growing and can be somehow attributed to the openness of females to wine drinking because of its perceived health benefits. However, the preference for sweet wine is dominant since they find dry wines bitter. To satisfy this, the company brings to the market, from Carlo Rossi, the No.1 Imported Wine in the Philippines…Rossi Sweet Red.

To suit the quality and authenticity of a red wine that fits the Filipino taste, Rossi Sweet Red provides a well balanced palate, complemented by fresh fruit flavors and a velvety soft-finish.

Crafted from grapes grown in California’s sun drenched vineyards, Rossi Sweet Red is soft and sweet, with layers of vanilla and flavors of bright cherry and wild raspberry. It is guaranteed to burst with flavor and aroma with the right alcohol content, so Rossi Sweet Red isn’t just grape juice packed in a wine bottle.

Furthermore, Rossi Sweet Red innovates a creative means to drink wines: Have it on the rocks. The ice complements the rich, deep red color and allows the drinker to enjoy its sweet taste in the smoothest way possible. “This is a perfect fit for a tropical country such as ours,” says de De Torres.

The status and symbol that wine-drinking connote still remains but overall, the most important thing is still satisfaction.

Discover a different kind of sweetness from Rossi Sweet Red Wine, best enjoyed on the rocks.

Is your family in the dark?

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Do you have relative who suffers from glaucoma? If so, beware. You may have the incurable disease too.

Filipino families are unaware that glaucoma can also be passed down from one generation to the next. A major cause of bilateral permanent blindness in the Philippines, glaucoma damages optic nerves, which connect the eye to brain.

“Indeed, family history puts into light the hereditary and genetic aspect of the incurable glaucoma. Glaucoma attacks not only one patient but also brings in the possibility of spreading permanent blindness to their own loved ones,” said Dr. Jose Ma. “Biboy” Martinez, one of a few ophthalmologist in the country specializing in glaucoma care and the vice-president of the Philippine Glaucoma Society (PGS).

Inside the eyeball, fluids maintain the constant eye pressure. When fluids don’t drain properly, intraocular eye pressure occurs, which in the long run could lead to the incurable glaucoma. Other risk factors of glaucoma are eye pressure, previous eye injury, chronic steroid use, age over 45, diabetes mellitus and race.

The chance of a relative of a known glaucoma patient developing the disease is difficult to determine. The pattern of inheritance tends to be unpredictable. Suffice it to say that your chances of developing the glaucoma are higher if you have a family member with established primary glaucoma.

But relatives usually are unaware of the occurrence of glaucoma. This is when frequent trips to your eye doctor can truly show its necessity.

Glaucoma is mostly a disease of the elderly. However, a small proportion of glaucoma occurs at birth (congenital) or at an early age (juvenile). These patients carry a higher risk for blindness because of their longer life span.

“With knowing that permanent blindness runs in the family, the Philippine Glaucoma Society with Allergan will vigorously do everything we can to get rid of glaucoma once and for all. Of course, everything starts with the patient’s initiative. Pay a visit to your eye doctor regularly,” adds Dr. Martinez.

Although glaucoma does not display any conspicuous signs or symptoms, for families with case of glaucoma, watch out for these usual occurrences amongst patients: halos, blurry or cloud vision, vision decreases, severe eye pain, extreme sensitivity to light, excessive blinking and runny eye, crossed or out-turned eyes, one eye becoming larger than the other, nausea and headache.

The Philippine Glaucoma Society is the country’s leader in glaucoma care and detection. In partnership with globally recognize multi-specialty care firm Allergan, PGS launched on World Glaucoma Week a series of projects, activities and campaigns to increase awareness about the disease to local communities and to therefore stop glaucoma in its tracks.

There is no cure yet for glaucoma, but with the support of your family, proper medication, regular eye check-ups, early detection and proper eye care, you can get by it with vision still intact.