Celebrate Barney's Birthday In An All-New Live Show!

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Celebrate with “Mr. Knickerbocker, “Dino Dance”, “Baby Bop Hop” and “Rock ‘n Roll Star” and more!  Come along to Barney’s Birthday Bash! 

Join the loveable, huggable Barney & Friends as they sing and dance their way into your hearts in a new, interactive concert party happening on March 29 & 30, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Strictly 4 shows only, so don’t miss out!

Don't miss this ‘super-dee-duper’ live on stage concert featuring more than 25 much loved sing-along songs with Barney! 

Children will be dancing in the aisles to contemporary cuts of old favourites “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Wheels on the Bus” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. A show which celebrates fun and friendship, don’t miss all the laugher of the party when BJ pretends to be a magician and Barney blows out his birthday candles on the biggest birthday cake ever. 

Like television's Emmy-award winning series Barney & Friends™, this musical production encourages sharing, caring and imagination through the power of song, dance and the beloved cast of characters including dino pals Baby Bop™, BJ™ and Riff™.

Barney’s Birthday Bash! is sure to entertain families and create cherished memories for years to come. The Emmy-award winning television series Barney & Friends™ has been trusted by parents and adored by children for more than 25 years and is one of the top-rated pre-school shows today. 

Tickets for Barney’s Birthday Bash are available in all SM TICKETS outlets located in all SM Cinema ticket booths. In partnership with SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc. to provide quality family entertainment, e-PLUS Cardholders are treated to a 30% discount on tickets. For schedule and ticket information, visit www.smtickets.com or call (02) 470 2222. A limited number of Special Barney Meet & Greet Passes are also available to ticket holders of Barney’s Birthday Bash! To avail of a Meet & Greet Pass, contact Vivre Fort Entertainment at (02) 470 6956 or 668 9535. 

Barney’s Birthday Bash! is produced by Smile Live Entertainment and Hit Entertainment. The show is promoted in the Philippines by Vivre Fort Entertainment in cooperation with Mall of Asia Arena, SM Cinema, e-PLUS Tap to Pay, Businessworld, Philippine Star and 105.1 Crossover.

This is from SM Lifestyle Entertainment Incorporated or SMLEI, the educational, sports, and recreational arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc. that offers the best in movies, events, leisure and technology.

Starting with SM Cinema, the largest cinema exhibitor in the country, as its sole marque, the company grew into 12 major brands in just a short span of five years. Currently tucked under its belt are brands such as Director’s Club Cinema, IMAX Theatre, WM Cinemas, SM Skating Rink, SM Bowling Center, SM Science Center, Snack Time, ePLUS and SM Tickets. SMLEI aims to promote bonding activities among Filipino families and friends, through entertainment and leisure facilities, while advocating the ease of use and personalized service created to complement the Filipino lifestyle. 

Come , celebrate and enjoy the wonderful world of SMLEI!

WD introduces 2-Bay Prosumer Personal Cloud Storage

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Western Digital, company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today expanded its prosumer personal cloud solutions with My Cloud EX2, a high-performance two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system.

New My Cloud^® EX2 Delivers Advanced NAS Features with Up to 8 TB of Capacity for Creative Professionals, Prosumers and Workgroups

The My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 products are designed from the ground up for creative professionals and prosumers that need to reliably save, share, back up, stream and manage large amounts of digital data.

“WD is committed to providing a comprehensive portfolio of personal cloud solutions as the need for digital data storage continues to dramatically increase,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president, WD Branded Products and worldwide sales. “With the My Cloud EX series of products, customers will be thrilled with the advanced features, high-performance and reliability that only WD can provide.”

Complete Data Control and Protection

Several data management and security features allow customers to select their preferred methods for managing and protecting their movies, photos, music and digital files. Drive management options include RAID 0, RAID 1; JBOD and spanning modes, while data protection options include RAID 1, USB, cloud or LAN/WAN backup. The My Cloud EX2 comes preconfigured in RAID 1 mode to protect data right from the start and is easily configurable into other data protection modes. Customers can use their My Cloud EX2 to centralize and back up all of their computers and notebooks with WD SmartWare™ Pro software for PC users, and with the Apple® Time Machine® backup software for Mac users.

High Capacity and Ultimate Reliability

My Cloud EX2 provides several capacity options for customers to choose from, including a diskless enclosure allowing users to build their own NAS with the drives of their choice, as well as populated systems in 4TB, 6TB or 8TB capacities1. Additionally, customers can attach compatible USB 3.0 hard drives to the USB expansion ports on the My Cloud EX2 to instantly expand their storage capacity. The populated My Cloud EX2 features WD Red hard drives for ultimate reliability in the unique 24x7 NAS operating environment. WD Red drives are powered by NASware™ 2.0 technology, improving drive reliability and protecting customer data in the event of a power loss or disruption.

Anytime, Anywhere Access

The award-winning WD My Cloud™ mobile and desktop app provides anytime, anywhere access to the entire My Cloud product family. WD My Cloud mobile app users can easily view photos, stream video and share, save and manage files from anywhere on their iOS® and Android™ devices. The mobile app makes file sharing and collaborating simple, allowing customers to easily email files, share files as a link, and print and open files with third party apps. The WD My Cloud mobile app integrates major public cloud services so that customers can easily transfer files from their Dropbox™, SkyDrive® and Google Drive™ public cloud accounts. With the WD My Cloud desktop app, navigating, controlling and sharing digital files from anywhere in the world is simple and intuitive.

Advanced Features 

My Cloud EX2 includes advanced data serving options including an integrated file server, FTP server, backup server and a P2P download server. Additionally, users can download and run a host of third party apps, including aMule, Icecast, Joomla!®, phpBB®, phpMyAdmin, Transmission, SqueezeCenter, and more.

Users can also stream videos and photos to connected TVs, media players, gaming consoles and other DLNA®/UPnP® devices with the included Twonky 7.2 server, DLNA-certified 1.5 media server, and built-in iTunes® server. 

Price and Availability

My Cloud EX2 is now available at select resellers and is distributed by Iontech, Inc. MSRP is PhP 10,990.00 for the diskless My Cloud EX2, PhP 17, 990.00 for 4 TB, PhP 22,990.00 for 6 TB and PhP 28,990 for 8 TB. The WD My Cloud mobile app currently is available for download for free from the App StoreSM and Google PlayTM. My Cloud EX2 comes with a two year limited warranty.

Compatibility 

My Cloud EX2 is compatible with Windows® 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, OS X Mavericks™, Mountain Lion™, Lion®, Snow Leopard®, as well as DLNA®/UPnP® enabled devices. 

Chalk Magazine’s Bright Young Manila 2014

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Chalk Magazine’s Bright Young Manila badge has become one of the youth’s most sought after symbols among the colleges around the country since beeing around for eight years now.

This year, Chalk is bringing Bright Young Manila back and this time, turning up the heat and spicing things up with the all-new Campus Hotties edition.

Nominations are now open for Chalk’s Bright Young Manila: The Campus Hotties edition, where candidates will be chosen for what they are set to bring to the world as well-rounded individuals who know that in as much as looks are important, personality matters and intelligence counts as well.

Nominees for BYM Campus Hotties must be bona fide students of UAAP, NCAA, or all-girl colleges.

At the end of the campaign, from 14 finalists, 6 chosen candidates will don the BYM Campus Hotties badge including one boy and one girl from UAAP schools, one boy and one girl from NCAA schools, and two girls from all-girl colleges.

If you think you’ve got the looks, brains, and guts to be part of Bright Young Manila 2014, visit 

Chalk’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/chalkmagazine) 

or go to http://tinyurl.com/chalkBYM2014 to nominate

 the next Bright Young Manila Campus Hotties!

MARES/SSI Goes Asia, Opens Subsidiary and Scuba Academy in the Philippines

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MARES Spa Italy, the world's leading brand of state-of-the-art diving equipment, and HEAD, the world's leading racquet sports brand endorsed by top-ranked tennis players Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova, recently acquired Scuba Schools International (SSI), the world’s second-largest scuba diving organization and the name to trust in the diving world which has provided training, scuba diving certification, and educational resources for divers, dive instructors, dive centers and resorts around the world.

When it comes to depth and quality of training materials, dive centers around the world turn to SSI, which started out in 1970 among a small group of divers with the passion to make anyone learn how to dive, and is now represented in more than 110 countries globally.

MARES Spa Italy made its biggest splash for the year with the inaugural launch of its headquarters, flagship store and scuba diving academy in the Philippines.

Raising its global profile from its home base in Italy to the Asian region, the launch is anchored on the joint venture between MARES Spa Italy and Dynamic Sports Corp., a leading wholesaler and retailer of sports equipment in the Philippines such as HEAD, and parent company of MARES.

Scuba Academy Manila will feature a beach-like setting that will serve scuba diving enthusiasts in the Philippines perfectly well, with the hope of helping inspire and share their excitement about this popular form of underwater diving 

Prepare to explore the awe-inspiring beauty of our country’s underwater landscape as Scuba Academy Manila opens its doors to scuba divers—and those who want to become one. It is poised to become the number one hub for scuba divers who will truly luxuriate in its most modern indoor scuba facility and scuba training center.

For this important milestone, MARES Philippines General Manager Dieter Heinz lead guests during the grand launch. Other guests include the President of MARES/SSI Gerald Skrobanek, Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, and MARES Philippines co-owner Christopher Tang, among others.

Through the years, the training pool in San Antonio Village is the polestar for divers in Metro Manila until it underwent major renovations. Now the training pool will be brought back to its old glory with the remarkable restoration. Everyone will truly enjoy the beach-like ambiance by the pool that can host up to 20 divers at the same time. Then unwind and share special moments with your loved ones and friends at the nearby Divers Café.

Also found at the ground floor of the famed diving school is the MARES Philippines headquarters and flagship store, which has served as a one-stop solution to everyone’s diving needs. 

Book now and discover scuba for kids from eight-years old who can become an "Aquanaut" to adults under the "Discover Scuba Program.'' With a voucher, distributed in 50 sporting goods stores across the city, everyone can get access to the latest diving materials and different courses or book online via http://www.scubaacademy.ph/. 

For an affordable P1,999, all-inclusive, try the latest technology in scuba diving courtesy of MARES Philippines or simply test out what's the best scuba diving equipment for you. 

On hand also at the Scuba Academy Manila is a team of professional instructors who will assist diving enthusiasts every step of the way as they embark on and discover an amazing and life-changing experience in scuba diving.

MARES products are a perfect match with SSI when it comes to swimming, snorkelling, freediving, spearfishing, and scuba program. Aside from the Philippines, MARES has distributors in more than 50 countries.

For the past 65 years, MARES has become the world leader in manufacturing and distribution of the state-of-the-art diving equipment as it continuously sets new industry standards.

Try scuba diving lessons. Visit www.scubaacademy.ph 
https://www.facebook.com/ Scuba Academy Manila 

7805 Vistamar Building St. Paul Rd. corner Mayapis St. San Antonio Village 1103 Makati
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Phone 02-4030519 / 403-0520
Email service@scubaacademy.ph
Website http://scubaacademy.ph/

A world of amazing diving experience awaits everyone at Scuba Academy Manila, courtesy of MARES Philippines.

For more details, visit www.scubaacademy.ph or like their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/scubaacademyph.

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Eveready launched "Maging Pamilya Ready with Eveready Disaster Preparednes Campaign DISASTER PREPAREDNES CAMPAIGN

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Eveready, the leading battery brand launched recently a disaster-preparedness campaign dubbed “Maging Pamilya Ready With Eveready,” in partnership with the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRO).

The campaign will go around various barangays all over the country for the year since January 25 with a kick off at the Baseco Compound.

The barangay tour is aimed at helping residents of various communities around the country be more disaster-ready in the face of natural calamities like typhoons, earthquakes, and fires to better prepare their respective communities for these incidents.

Honeyleen Montano-Mabaet, MDRRO chief administrator, said that since their office is the lead agency during disaster situations, this partnership comes at an opportune time.

Mabaet also introduced the MDRRO’s new program called Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), in which communities will form a group of volunteers who will act as first responders in the event of a disaster. Residents of the Baseco Compound who registered were each given raffle tickets and a free emergency kit containing a mini flashlight, batteries, and a mini bag, while 15 residents won gift packs from Eveready.

“We are very pleased to be a part of this noteworthy partnership since we are advocates of disaster preparedness,” said Cara Tecson, Energizer Philippines Inc. marketing manager.

“The important thing is to be ready and to know what to do. This will help minimize the impact of calamities to communities most at risk.”

Larry German, Eveready representative, shared some valuable survival tips for residents during calamities such as having a fire extinguisher on hand at all times, andpreparing a survival kit that contains essential items like clothes, dry foods (biscuits and noodles), medicines, a transistor radio, water, batteries, and a flashlight. German also reiterated the importance of listening to the radio for updates from local officials.

“Being prepared is the most important thing during calamity situations. We should not be complacent because our lives and those of our family are at stake” said Jojo Emata, Eveready brand manage.

Visits to Quezon City and Batangas in June have been scheduled as part of the tour, which aims to call on as many barangays all over the country in the next few months.