Gliese 581 c, d, and e - Possible Habitable Planets

Just 20.3 light years away from earth lay a red dwarf star as old as our own sun named Gliese 581. This star has planets of its own and is the 87th closest star system next to our sun. The Gliese 581 star system is believed to have four planets; Gliese 581 b, c, d, and e.

Artists' impression of the Gliese 581 star system.

Most extra solar planets found by astronomers are closely the size of Jupiter or a lot bigger but Gliese 581c is just one third of the earth's size which means that the planets' gravitational force is just similar to that of our own. Gliese 581c lies in a belt called the habitable zone, an area around a certain star which enables water to be in its liquid form.

Gliese 581c is believed to have a runaway greenhouse effect and is more similar to Venus rather than earth. Just within the border of the habitable zone is the Gliese 581d which is roughly 7 to 14 times the size of the earth. Because it is in the habitable zone, water in this planet could be in liquid form and therefore, life could possibly exist.

In April 2009, astronomers found out that a planet which they named Gliese 581e in the same star system exists and has the size roughly close to earth. So far, this planet has the size closest to that of the earth than any of the extrasolar planets discovered.

More at: Space.com

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Café World Delays My Thesis

I can honestly say to myself that I am so addict with Facebook applications like Farm Town, Farm Ville, and Mafia Wars. These past few months, I’ve spent so many hours playing Café World. Even though I am so busy working with my thesis, The Rookie Slide Presenter and Editor, I still allocate a time everyday just to play this cooking-inspired flash game by Zynga.

Presently, I am level 44 (Pots and Pans Chieftain with 148,307 experience points) in Café World. I can already cook lots of food at this level. Please feel free to add me as a neighbor in this humble sophisticated flash game (if we are friends in Facebook).

I really enjoyed playing this game because the fun never ends as long as the cook (yourself) is still cooking. My only message to the players and future players of this game is that don’t be addict like me…

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Gerald Santos - Pinakahihintay

I am so frustrated that I wasn’t able to buy Gerald Santos’ latest album ’Pinakahihintay’. I saw his album once in Audio City but I didn’t have enough money at that point of time. I decided to buy it the next day. When I went back to the store, the sole copy of his album was gone.

I really love Gerald’s songs because it is so melodramatic. My favorite songs in this album are Gotta be Strong, Because of this One Song, I Promise You, and Hanggang. Other songs included in this album are Dadalangin Sa’yo, Andyan ka Lang, I Cannot Imagine, Pinakahihintay, Kailan Masasabi, and This Feeling Inside. This album is under Prinstar Music Philippines which is a new independent recording company.

I already bought Gerald’s first album ‘A Day on the Rainbow’ way back in 2007 and it's a great album. I also love his pictures in this album because it has a pastel theme.

Inside Gerald's 'A Day on the Rainbow Album'.

I wish I can buy Gerald’s new album ‘Pinakahihintay’ as soon as possible but before I can buy it, I have to scour every music store here in Cebu and find it.

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2nd Annual Sinulog Fireworks Competition Videos (PyroFest 2010)

Today, I just witnessed the annual Sinulog Fireworks Competition. I’ve seen a lot of fireworks display in events like fiestas and thanks giving parties but this one is a lot different – it’s a competition meaning not only one exhibit but a lot. There were eight competitors and one special presentation for this year’s competition.

Finale fireworks display.

The pyro works event was held at SM City Cebu Northwing parking lot. The place was all wet and muddy but it was worth it standing for almost an hour.

For more videos about PyroFest 2010, check out my Vimeo Account. All eight contestants and the special guest fireworks presenter were filmed.

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My Favorite Photos of Gerald Santos, Sef Cadayona, and Ejay Falcon

Sef Cadayona's first TV appearance was the Cornetto advertisement. After that, he joined GMA-7’s StarStruck Season 5, a reality based star search. Unfortunately, he was eliminated last December 27 - the fourth contestant eliminated. Up to this date, his Cornetto commercial is still aired in both ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7.

Ejay Falcon is the big winner of the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus, a reality-based competition in ABS-CBN. He is a native of Mindoro but his biological father is French giving him a mestizo-handsome look. I remembered one of his videos wherein he was fishing and the other one is climbing a coconut tree.

Gerald Santos is the grand winner of another reality singing competition of GMA-7, the Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 2. I can still remember him perfectly way back in my high school years when he first appeared singing the song ‘Hanggang’. While he was singing that song, I noticed that I had tears in my eyes – seriously. I saw him in person during one of his mall shows in SM Cebu.

I love these photos because of no reason. I don't know. These three stars are still visible in Philippine television and I love watching them.

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Tandoori Commercial - A History 2 Project

Our group was assigned to do a creative presentation about ancient Iran or the Persian Empire. Our teacher told us that we should interview an Iranian. He suggested that we should interview the owner of the Tandoori restaurant who is a native of Iran. His restaurant is located at Park Mall, Mandaue City.

We were so amazed at the decors of the restaurant because it is very indigenous. One of the most amazing furniture I saw inside the restaurant is the giant pipe, a stationary cigarette wherein any customer can use and share it. We were immediately entertained by the owner (Mr. Ahmed Kakhki). He shared some Iranian traditions, information about the Persian Empire and its rulers. While he was discussing about historical and political stuffs, his waitresses brought us some extravagant food and of course, it was for free.

Solo Version

For our project to be more creative, we decided to shoot a commercial in his restaurant and of course featuring the Tandoori restaurant. There were about four versions of the commercial and all were played in our project presentation.

For information about this middle eastern and Indian cuisine restaurant, call 420-9011 or 412-6795 or drop an email at armandoost@yahoo.com. Tandoori restaurant is located at Parkmall, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines.

Group Version

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I Need $5 for Pangya (Closed - I Got $15)

I have been playing Pangya (online golf game) for almost four years. Before, I used to play in the Philippine server but the management decided to close it down because the number of players is declining. Now, I am playing in the international server. This Christmas season, Pangya has this so called “Stocking Offers for Christmas”, an event wherein a player can have expensive items (when I say expensive, it’s terrifying expensive in Pangya) for a very little price. But there’s a twist, each player, including myself, should gather the so-called “Christmas stockings” by playing the game.

This event from Ntreev Pangya has lots to offer ranging from clothes to club sets. The item I want to obtain is the “Christmas Clubset” which is so cool because this item can only be seen in the stores every Christmas season (it’s pretty rare). There’s a problem, I already have all the items except for one which I cannot obtain if I don’t use electronic money. In the virtual Pangya store, it costs 1300 points and to be able to buy points, one must have real electronic money. The smallest amount a player can buy is 5000 points which costs $5. Huhuhuhuhu that’s all I can say.

I don't have Mulligan Rose which costs 10 for 1300 points.

Of course, I am not a beggar (as if someone is interested to give me $5) that will just accept some $5. If someone, a kind-hearted one, will give me money via PayPal, I will design him/her a 270x200 image banner (porn not allowed of course) to be linked ("do follow" method) to his/her blog or website. If there are two or more donors, then the size will still be the same but the banners will have a uniform theme. The banner will be visible up to December next year. The point is - I badly need five dollars now.

The position of the image advertisement.

I know Christmas season is over but I badly need some $5. I have roughly five dollars in my pocket (of course in peso) at this moment but the problem is I need an electronic one.

If you are willing to give me money via PayPal or just interested with my offer, you can leave a comment to this post. Anyone is welcome to grab this very little and simple opportunity. Deadline for this offer is December 29, 2009, the end date of the Christmas stocking event in Pangya. Thanks for reading. ahehehehe

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