(CNN) — The following is a list of the top 10 people who made the year 2009 memorable. It was compiled by CNN editor Jay Kernis, who acknowledges that it is entirely subjective. Kernis puts together a list each weekday of intriguing people, which runs on CNN.com.
1. Barack Obama: On January 20, Obama made history [...]
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One semester when my brother, Peter, attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, an art-student friend of his asked if he could paint Peter’s portrait for a class assignment. Peter agreed, and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus.
The art student approached the professor and asked why the grade [...]
MEDICAL DENTAL MISSION UPDATE
Our beloved Cavintinians:
We have been posting in the TIPAKAN about our Medical-Dental Mission in our hometown Cavinti, this coming April 3,2010.
Plans have been in progress and mother Espie, the superior of the Franciscan lady of the Poor will be in collaboration with us in this mission. We recieved her permission for [...]
Couch potatoes, beware. Sitting in front of the television for hours daily could shorten your life, according to an Australian study.
Researchers from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in the state of Victoria tracked the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults and found that each hour spent in front of the TV daily increased the [...]
Far East 1521 seems like an odd name for an online store that sells golf tees, hoodies and baseball caps. But, if you are from the Philippines, the year 1521 rings a bell; that’s when Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines. Far East of course is self-explanatory.
The brainchild of Glenn Mendez, a first generation Cavinti diaspora [...]
The Philippines’ second solar car, Sikat, kicked off last January 12 for a 50-day tour across the country in a historic inaugural run. The road show is aimed at promoting the use of solar energy and preparing the team for the 2011 World Solar Car Challenge in Australia.
The tour will begin and end at the [...]
A Filipina who we can reckon with pride.
Cristeta Pasia-Comerford team-up with the “Early Show” resident chef Bobby Flay defeating the renowned chefs Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali in the Iron Chef America last Sunday night in the Food Network. In the Iron Chef challenge, Flay and Pasia-Comerford used Japanese eggplant and sweet potatoes — personally recommended [...]
A British journalist breezed into Manila with an assignment to write about ‘the essential Filipino.’
He smiled confidently over his easy assignment relishing the free tour as complementary reward.
For three days, he ran around searching. He rejected the business district of Makati which reminded him of cold and calculating London. He went to historical places in [...]
“Not before I have my morning coffee.” Does that quote sound familiar? Arguably the most consumed breakfast beverage in the western world, coffee has also become an attraction for a restaurant’s menu, be it a chain or otherwise.
With MacDonald’s launch of McCafé as a direct competition for Starbucks, and Dunkin Donuts multi-million dollar campaign to [...]
A man in Kansas decided to write a book about churches around the world. He started by flying to San Francisco , going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes.He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which read “Calls: $100 a minute”. [...]
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
