Golden Globe Awards 2015 Winners

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“Transparent,” “The Affair,” “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” emerged as the big winners at the 72nd edition of Golden Globe Awards held on January 11 at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in California. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are program hosts.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:

J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie:

Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey)

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series:

Fargo

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie:

Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo)

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy:

Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin)

Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy:

Transparent

Best Original Score – Motion Picture:

Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory Of Everything)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture:

“Glory” from Selma

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie:

Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart)

Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:

Amy Adams (Big Eyes)

Best Animated Film:

How To Train Your Dragon 2

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:

Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture:

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Birdman)

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy:

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

Best Foreign Language Film:

Leviathan

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie:

Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman)

Best TV Series, Drama:

The Affair

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama:

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

Cecil B. DeMille Award:

George Clooney

Best Director – Motion Picture:

Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama:

Ruth Wilson (The Affair)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:

Michael Keaton (Birdman)

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama:

Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:

Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)

Best Motion Picture, Drama:

Boyhood

Globe brings heart-pumping music experience to Sinulog and Dinagyang

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Four of the country's best DJs topbill Globe parties in Cebu and Iloilo with their signature beats

Fresh from the launch of its world-renowned GEN3 Stores that brought the Philippine telco experience to global retail standards, Globe Telecom continues the celebration as it treats revellers in Cebu and Iloilo to great music and entertainment with back-to-back parties for two of the country’s biggest festivals: Sinulog and Dinagyang. Taking centerstage in this month’s festivals are four of the country’s best DJs and GEN3 NEXT ACT ambassadors: Mars Miranda, Callum David, Badkiss, and Eric Capili. 

“At Globe, we always look forward to giving our customers wonderful experiences and many reasons to celebrate. During the unveiling of our newest GEN3 Stores, we told the stories of today’s biggest DJs as part of the new Stores’ concept to highlight individuals with inspiring stories. This time, we are bringing all four DJs again together for a festival experience that partygoers will surely remember. We are inviting locals and tourists to get ready to celebrate all night at the Globe parties in Cebu and Iloilo,” said Joe Caliro, Head of Retail Transformation at Globe Telecom.

While said to represent the sound of this generation, Badkiss, Callum David, Mars Miranda and Eric Capili each has a unique style and beat capturing crowds of partygoers everywhere. The combination of their energetic sets will surely rev up the parties and will keep everyone dancing non-stop.

DJ Mars Miranda

Mars Miranda, who has made a name for himself in the club scene at an early age, will surely make it a night to remember for everyone. He only has one thing in mind: to make the night worth it for the crowd. "I just want to see people in front of me with all that energy, and feed off it. They came out to see me and it's my responsibility to show them a good time," said Miranda.

Partygoers in Cebu and Iloilo should expect to find themselves on the dancefloor all night long with Callum David on the deck. 

DJ Callum David

David said," I listen to the radio and do a lot of research on my own. My music depends on what mood I'm in, but I like to keep people happy, and keep the crowd dancing." David, who came to the Philippines as a model, will combine his love of music and experience as a DJ abroad to win over his Filipino audience. 

The crowd can expect an eclectic mix of sounds that’s funky, soulful, and reflect the soul of different decades. Christina Bartges, known as Badkiss to her followers, enjoys combining retro sounds with the latest beats in her sets. 

Christina Bartges, known as DJ Badkiss 

She shared, “I respect where the music that we listen to today comes from.” 

Eric Capili, Boracay’s most sought-after DJ, is taking his talent to Cebu and Iloilo to take on the most challenging Sinulog and Dinagyang partygoers. 

DJ Eric Capili

Capili admitted, "I like being challenged to play what the crowd likes. Hinuhuli ko yung kiliti nila. It's like I'm in a relationship with my music—kailangan dalawa kaming magbibigay ng best namin para sa crowd.” 

Catch these DJs as they share their best music remixes to get the party going in this year’s Sinulog and Dinagyang Festivals. And the celebration gets even more exciting with the colored powder blasts to shower the audience as they party all night long!

Check their schedules at Sinulog Festival from January 15 to 18 and Dinagyang Festivals on January 22 to 25. The DJs will be performing starting at 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at the Globe Mobility Store on the Go located at One Mango Avenue, Cebu City and Capitol Grounds, Iloilo City.

Globe Prepaid, Postpaid, TM and Tattoo Broadband have prepared a lot of prizes and surprises for everyone who will visit the Globe Mobility Store including a lot of games, variety shows and exclusive perks and privileges for Globe customers. 

Don’t miss the live band performances in Cebu starting featuring Calla Lily while guests in Iloilo will enjoy watching different variety shows led by the Global Mardigras as well as the famous Kalokalike contest.

To know more about the DJs their special performances, and the rest of Globe activities happening in both festivals, follow @enjoyGLOBE and @ChooseTattoo on Twitter, @enjoyGlobe and @ChooseTattoo on Instagram and like Globe on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GlobePH and Tattoo at http://www.facebook.com/GlobeTattoo.

Carrier Cooling Solutions help preserve Vatican art pieces

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The upcoming papal visit to the Philippines has generated renewed interest in the Vatican City —including its precious works of art. 

The walled city within the enclave of Rome receives up to 20,000 visitors a day. These huge crowds bring in a mix of dust, body sweat, and carbon dioxide, which end up on the surface of the paintings and can harm them over time.

Earlier this year, the Vatican partnered with Carrier Corporation to install top-end HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) units in the Sistine Chapel in an effort to properly preserve Michelangelo’s frescoes.

According to Concepcion Building & Industrial Solutions, proper ventilation and heating plays a critical role in preserving works of art.

“In light of the oncoming papal visit, our brand is proud to have played a role in helping protect the Vatican’s art pieces,” said Rajan Komarasu, Group Director of Concepcion Building & Industrial Solutions.

Jointly developed by museum experts and the Carrier Air Conditioning Company, the Vatican’s new air-conditioning system regulates humidity and temperature to help preserve some of the most famous art pieces in history.

High-tech cooling for the Sistine Chapel

Carrier installed and designed the Sistine Chapel’s first air-conditioning units in 1993. At the time, the HVAC system was engineered to accommodate a maximum load of 700 visitors.

Over the last two decades, however, the foot traffic in the renowned chapel has significantly increased. In fact, visits are estimated to have grown by over 300 percent from the 1980s.

To address these changes, Carrier has installed a new system using two AquaForce® 30XWV water-cooled chillers–an enhanced HVAC system that enables optimum temperature control which prevents climate fluctuations in the process. It also comes with air-filtration technologies that prevent the proliferation of airborne contaminants.

“Foot traffic is a major consideration for buildings in general when installing a HVAC system,” said Komarasu. “Cooling solutions need to be able to manage temperature and energy consumption in wide variances of traffic.”

In the Philippines, Carrier commercial air-conditioning is part of Concepcion Building & Industrial Solutions, which provides local companies and establishments with an end-to-end integrated business solutions portfolio, ranging from HVAC to escalators and elevators.

The outfit, which was established earlier this year, anchors its product values on energy efficiency, reliability, and operational stability.

Samsung Releases Galaxy A Series A7, A5 and A3

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Samsung Philippines recently officially launched its A series of smartphones bearing all-metal unibody designs - the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7.

The new Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 features different screen sizes to cater for everyone. An ultra slim, with that full metal design for active lifestyle people and more premium seekers that wants more sleekness, the latest A series smartphones included features that are more social media concentric.

Here are the specs of the three smartphones

Samsung Galaxy A7 specs:

- 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401ppi

- Samsung Exynos 5433 octa-core CPU

- 1.8GHz cortex A5-cores, 1.3GHz cortex-A53 cores

- 2 GB RAM

- 16 GB Internal storage

- expandable up to 64GB via microSD

- 12 megapixel AF rear camera with LED flash

- 5 megapixel front camera

- Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby

- LTE, HSPA+

- NFC

- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

- Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP

- GLONASS, GPS, A-GPS

- 150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm

- Android 4.4.2 KitKat

- 2600mAh Li-On battery

The Galaxy A7 is Samsung’s slimmest phone to date at 6.3 millimeters.

Samsung Galaxy A5 specs:

- 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 294ppi

- 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor

- 2GB RAM

- 16GB internal storage

- up to 64GB via microSD

- 13 megapixel rear AF camera w/ LED flash

- 5 megapixel front camera

- 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+

- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n

- NFC (LTE version only)

- Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, ANT+

- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

- 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7mm

- 123g

 - Android 4.4 KitKat

- 2,300mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy A3 specs:

- 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, 245ppi

- 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor

- 1GB RAM

- 16GB internal storage

- up to 64GB via microSD

- 8 megapixel AF rear camera w/ LED flash

- 5 megapixel front camera

- 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+

- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

- NFC (LTE version only)

- Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, ANT+

- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

- 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9mm

- 110.3g

- Android 4.4 KitKat

- 1,900mAh battery

All phones also features Samsung's Super AMOLED display for brighter screen, wider colors and deeper black contrast.

The back cover features a sand blasted metal finish where it gives a smooth finish. Galaxy A3 and A5, the A7 will come in white, black, and gold colors.

The Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 will retail for Php16,990, Php19,990, and Php24,990, respectively.

Bohol Travel Fair : 'Visit Bohol 2015'

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A taste of bountiful Bohol at the Bohol Travel Fair—The first Bohol Travel Fair at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City amid simple yet meaningful ceremonies. The 3-day event, which runs  January 9 to 11, 2015, serves to kickstart the province’s Visit Bohol 2015 tourism campaign, which hopes to lure local and foreign tourists, including businessmen, back to the province to explore its beauty and natural splendor and be part of its growing economy. 

The initiative is also aligned with the Philippine government’s own “Visit The Philippines 2015” tourism campaign, a follow up to its successful “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” effort last year. 

Shown in photo during the opening ceremonies are (from left to right) L-R: Mr. Reed Aeschliman (Deputy Mission Director, USAID Philippines); Hon. Rene L. Relampagos (Congressman 1st district. Chairman of the Committee on Tourism of the House of Representatives); Hon. Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. (DOT Secretary); Hon. Benjie Arcamo (Board Member of Provincial Govt of Bohol); Hon. Edgar M. Chatto (Governor of Bohol); Atty. Lucas M. Nunag (Bohol Provincial Tourism Council Chairman); Hon. Arthur Yap (Congressman 3rd District) ; Hon. John Geesnell Yap II (City Mayor of Tagbilaran).

The Bohol Travel Fair, which is organized by the Bohol provincial government in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT), the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines (TPBPHL), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was attended by numerous VIPs, dignitaries and special guests from the province, the national government, the diplomatic corps, and other important stakeholders in the Philippine tourism scene. The event also provided participants, mainly private resort owners, the opportunity to showcase the best of what they can offer to event guests and the general public when it comes to tourist attractions.