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'Bored' museum guard ruins a pricey Russian painting by drawing eyes on it
Have you ever messed up on the first day of a new job? On his first day working for the Yeltsin Center in Russia, a "bored" museum guard at a Russian gallery ruined a pricey painting by drawing eyes on it. The security guard, who is in his 60s, drew two pairs of eyes with a ballpen on artist Anna Leporskaya's Three Figures after he became bored while on the job. The painting is an abstract work depicting three faceless people and was on loan from Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery. © Provided by PhilSTAR Life The original Three Figures painting. Two visitors in December noticed the vandalism and told a gallery employee. © Provided by PhilSTAR Life The painting with drawn-on eyes. “[The guard's] motives are still unknown but the...
Sony To Acquire Game Developer Bungie For $3.6 Billion
© Reuters Sony To Acquire Game Developer Bungie For $3.6 Billion By Sam Boughedda Investing.com — Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:SONY) subsidiary, Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced Monday that it has agreed on a deal to acquire Bungie, Inc, an independent videogame developer. Bungie is a long-time partner of Sony Interactive Entertainment and has created franchises, such as Halo and Destiny. Sony said the $3.6 billion deal will give it access to Bungie's expertise in live game services and technology. Bungie will continue to operate independently. Bungie is currently focused on the long-term development of the Destiny 2 game, stating they are "expanding the Destiny universe, and creating entirely new worlds in future IP." Jim...
Comelec 1st division dismisses DQ cases vs. Marcos
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division voted 2-0 to dismiss the consolidated disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for lack of merit. “The consolidated petitions of Ilagan v. Marcos Jr., Akbayan v. Marcos Jr., and Mangelen v. Marcos Jr. have been dismissed for lack of merit, by the COMELEC's 1st Division,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez announced in a tweet on Thursday. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the ponente in the petitions, and Commissioner Marlon Casquejo are members of the Comelec’s First Division. “Contrary to Petitioners' assertion, the penalty of perpetual disqualification by reason of failure to file income tax returns was not provided for under the...
Siberian Teen Sentenced to Prison for Plotting to Blow Up Minecraft Version of FSB Building
A teenager in Russia has been put behind bars for plotting to blowup the nation's domestic security agency...in a video game. Full story: https://gizmodo.com/siberian-teen-minecraft-prison-1848518040 Krazzzyy Russia.. But to be fair (if this is true as what the gov. claimed), the boys also made improvise explosives etc. IRL but what do you think on this? Share your thoughts.
DepEd Approves Hyflex Pilot Classes at Xavier School
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the San Juan City government have given approval for the implementation of the Hyflex Pilot Classes at Xavier School for the months of February and March 2022. The Hyflex structure means that both online and onsite students will be progressing together with the use of technology tools set up in each classroom. Parents were asked to volunteer for one week of face to face classes, but only 15-18 learners were approved for participation as “roomies.” The rest, known as the “Zoomies,” continue to follow the class online. The pilot classes involve only one section per grade level, and are a valuable learning experience for the school to implement the hyflex structure when the new school year starts...
Patronage politics...
Nabuo na sa mindset natin na kapag pulitiko, nangungurakot. Kaya nga marami sa atin, naniniwala na "kahit sino naman maupo dyan, ganon pa rin ang Pilipinas" Nakakalungkot isipin na para bang sumusuko na tayo sa bansa natin. Ayaw ba natin maging 1st world country? Anyway, may namention si VP Leni about sa patronage politics. Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1542904/robredo-says-2022-polls-a-choice-between-transformative-and-patronage-politics Sa tingin niyo ba ito na ang solusyon sa mga trapo dito sa Pinas? Share your thoughts here and be civil na rin. Healthy discussion lang po tayo dito. 😅
CDC to consider increasing time between vaccine doses to lower risk of heart inflammation
February 07, 2022 at 10:32 am ESTBy Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering changing vaccine guidance to lengthen the time in between doses of certain vaccines because of the risk of heart inflammation. More time between the first two doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines appears to reduce the risk of myocarditis, a rare type of heart inflammation seen in some after getting an mRNA vaccine, and it could improve the shots’ effectiveness, researchers told the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. According to the CDC, the proposed changes would apply to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, which use the mRNA technology. Under the current...
PLDT/Smart, Converge, Globe vow to continue fight against OSAEC
MANILA, Philippines — Telecommunications giants PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom Inc. and fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. have committed to pursue the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the country as the world observed Safer Internet Day yesterday. PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. joined hands with the Department of Justice-Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, Philippine National Police-Woman and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC), International Justice Mission (IJM) and TikTok to urge the public to take a stand against the livestreamed sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The campaign, dubbed #NotOnOurScreens, aims to cultivate a culture...
Proposal mandatory sim card lusot na sa kongreso
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/saksi/582182/panukalang-mandatory-sim-card-registration-na-nakikitang-proteksyon-kontra-cybercrime-lusot-na-sa-kongreso/video/ Matatapos na raw ang maliligayang araw ng mga troll at nagkakalat ng kasinungalingan online. Iyan ay kapag ganap nang batas ang panukalang mandatory registration ng SIM card! tapos narin siguro maliligayang araw ng mga freenet user soon kung alam nila sino sino nag nanakaw dahil sa nasa database na yung identity mo pano ka makakapag nakaw
Planet Cable acquires ABS-CBN frequencies
The NTC has confirmed that it has given provisional authority to Advanced Media Broadcasting System to use Channel 2 frequency, the one previously used by ABS-CBN before they were denied a new franchise. In July 2019, AMBS was granted another 25 years franchise under Republic Act No. 11253. AMBS operates radio stations like DWKX (103.5 FM) as 103.5 K-Lite. In September 2021, AMBS was sold to Planet Cable which offers communication services such as fiber to the home, internet and cable television bundles (through Planet Cable) and internet for small businesses and large enterprises. AMBS issued a statement saying that they have been waiting for an available digital frequency since 2006. Advanced Media Broadcasting sent out this...
The most vaccinated country with 4th doses just break the record of deaths yesterday
Scam ang bakuna. Prevent deaths at severe condition? Let the statistics do the talking. Vaccination Israel has administered at least 17,879,312 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 98.7% of the country’s population. https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/israel/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/
BBM will have the same fate like sa South Korea?
We are experiencing the same thing that happened in South Korea with their Dictator/s. IIRC, yung 3rd president nila is a dictator na parang si Marcos noon puro martial law. He was responsible in large part for South Korea’s “economic miracle”; the programs he initiated gave his country one of the fastest-growing economies in the world during his 18 year rule. And of course, he tortured, imprisoned and killed bunch of people as well, obviously. The country was already in recession in the years leading up to his assassination. The situation of widespread labor exploitation was not improving. In each of the last three years of his presidency, inflation was 24.3%, 25.7%, and 18.3%. Basically, he is to blame for the majority of the current...
Tallano gold bar' exists in soap form
The fabled Tallano gold bar exists, that is, in the form of a whitening soap. A Reddit user posted a photo of a soap in a shape of a gold bar that bears the name “100% pure Tallano” on its surface. The name references the myth about numerous bars of gold supposedly hidden somewhere in the Philippines. The word “Sabonista” embedded at the bottom, on the other hand, is the name of the store where the user bought it. The online user shared it on the online forum r/Philippines on Wednesday, January 27. “Share ko lang. Mayaman na ko. #Tallano,” the online user wrote. It has since received 492 up votes or likes on the platform. The Reddit user also shared another photo that showed a “certificate of authenticity” that proves in jest the...
Filipino-American among victims in US condo collapse
MIAMI: A Filipino-American who loved to play the piano and her Chilean husband lived on the 10th floor of the building. One flight down were Cuban immigrant grandparents who had dreamed of retiring at the beach. And just a week ago, a young Paraguayan arrived to work as a nanny. The Champlain Towers South ******inium was a true reflection of Miami's international mix - South American immigrants, Orthodox Jews, foreign retirees. The 12-story building's stunning collapse on Thursday quickly became a symbol of international tragedy, as families around the world hoped for news of loved ones in a terrified state of limbo.M Among them is Richard Luna, who is praying for a miracle but already speaking of his sister in the past tense. Lady...
Julius Babao shares story behind decision to move to TV5
Veteran newscaster Julius Babao surprised not a few viewers when he announced, at the very start of 2022, that he was leaving ABS-CBN, his home network for 28 years. Shortly after, Julius was reported and later on confirmed to be moving to TV5. On Feb. 7, he will debut as main anchor on the primetime newscast Frontline Pilipinas. During an exclusive interview with The STAR, he talked more about the process that led to his decision to become a Kapatid. Contrary to the perception of some, it was not his wife, One PH TV host Christine Bersola, who convinced him to join the Kapatid network. One PH is a sister channel of TV5. “Hindi eh. Not at all. It’s really me… and I felt I needed change and I needed to explore ano pa pwede ko gawin...
Telcos, IT industry offer highest entry-level pay  JobStreet
MANILA, Philippines — The telecommunications industry is offering the highest entry-level salary, based on the latest salary report from leading online job portal JobStreet. According to JobStreet Salary Report 2022, the median entry-level salary in the telecommunications industry is at 20,000. Next to telecommunications is the computer or IT industry that offers a median entry-level salary of 19,550; followed by the communication service industry at 19,500; and consulting companies at 19,000. Meanwhile, the entry-level salary for insurance and electronics companies were at 17,000; hospitality and manufacturing at 15,500; consumer goods at 15,000; and banking and finance at 14,600. JobStreet’s Salary Report 2022 is a salary guide...

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