Kate Middleton's Coat of Arms as the New Princess

Kate Middleton now has her own coat of arms(left). Supposedly, Kate has the right to apply herself a crest to the College of Arms which deals with coat of arms matters. But her father wanted the whole family to be able to use the crest. That's why Michael Middleton was the one who petitioned for the coat of arms which reportedly costs 4,400 pounds. This means that
his other children, Pippa and James, and his wife Carole Middleton can also use the crest. So technically, Kate Middleton's family is the ones who has the new coat of arms.



The new coat of arms is pretty simple in design compared to the prince's. The three acorns represents the three children including Kate. The two thin white chevron symbolizes snowy mountains which represents the family's love for skiing and outdoors. The gold chevron in the middle represents the mother, Carole. It was colored gold because Carole's maiden name was Goldsmith. The Colors red and blue in the background represents the Union flag of UK and matches the recently revised Prince William's coat of arms. 


For more information about Kate Middleton's coat of arms visit this link.


Source: www.dailymail.co.uk  

Royal Wedding Invitation of Prince William and Kate Middleton

With the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, many are wondering what does a royal wedding invitation looks like. The picture above is said to be the "royal invitation". It's a 10 inch by 6 inch white card with gold lettering and at the very top is Queen Elizabeth's emblem. Over 1,900 invitations were sent with the card reading:

"The Lord Chamberlain has 
been commanded by the Queen to invite" the guest to the marriage at Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m. on April 29."

Source: www.eonline.com

Camp John Hay, Baguio Plane Crash Kills 2 and 4 Injured

A small place crashed in a mountain resort in Baguio, Philippines on Sunday. 2 were killed and 4 are said to be injured. The twin engine RPC 5140 Piper Aztec Plane took off from Baguio City's Loakan airport at 2:48P.M. and crashed in a horse riding trail in Camp John Hay. It was suppose to go to Plaridel, Bulacan. The control tower said that two minutes after taking off the place lost signal. 

All the victims were rushed to the Baguio General Hospital. Among those who was determined dead on site of the plane crash was Jose George. While the second fatality was said to be Grace Alvarez who died at Baguio General Hospital at around 6:30P.M. Other victims that were injured was pilot Col. Reynaldo Garcia, Jose Miranda, Ness Guerrero and Basil Matthew. 



As you can see on the image the plane was totally destroyed and burnt. Surrounding trees was said to have turned to "uling" or coal. Some witnesses claimed that there was even an explosion. Luckily there were no victims or injured on the ground. 




Source: www.miamiherald.com ; www.abs-cbnnews.com ; www.gmanews.tv

New Shanghai Disneyland Resort Breaks Ground in China

The New Shanghai Disney Resort is on the works! Walt Disney Company broke ground on Friday at Shanghai Disneyland. The Chinese central government in Beijing approved of the resort and is expected to be finished and operational in five years. It will have two themed hotels, large retail, dining and entertainment venues and recreational facilities. There will also be a lake in the middle of the resort. The total estimate costs of the construction is more than four billion dollars, which will be shouldered by Walt Disney Company and its China partners.

Robert A. Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company said that they are "Working with our Chinese partners, the Shanghai Disney Resort will be both authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese."

The groundbreaking ceremony was like any other traditional ceremonies. There was lots of performances including a children's choir with Mickey Mouse dressed in a traditional Chinese attire.

Source: edition.cnn.com ; www.dailymail.co.uk

Official Website of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

St. James’s Palace launched an official website for the coming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It seems like the world is very interested on the most highly anticipated event of the year. Its just appropriate that the palace announces an official website so that people around the world can be updated about the wedding of the year.

On the "royal website", people can be informed on what's the latest news updates, pictures and videos on the preparations to the upcoming royal wedding. It will even have

details about Kate Middleton's wedding dress. It has yet to be announced if it will stream live broadcast of the royal wedding itself. 

Who built or developed the royal website for Prince William and Kate? No, not St. James Palace, Clarence House nor Prince William's staff. The website was built by Accenture and hosted by Google. Why Google? because they can handle huge web traffic, which we can assume the website will have on the wedding day.

Here is the Royal Website:

http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/

You can also follow the latest updates on the upcoming royal wedding on other social media sites with the following links:

Twitter

http://twitter.com/clarencehouse

YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy

Flicker

http://www.flickr.com/photos/BritishMonarchy

 

Source: mashable.com

Updated MMDA Color/Number Coding and Window Hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MMDA The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or Color/Number Coding Scheme Guidelines Updated December 20, 2010

UVVRP General Rule:
   - Private and Public Utility Vehicles cannot roam the streets on weekdays from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
   - Window Hours for Private Vehicles are observed from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
   - Number coding is not implemented weekends and holidays.
   - Plate ending 1 and 2      Monday
   - Plate ending 3 and 4     Tuesday
   - Plate ending 5 and 6     Wednesday
   - Plate ending 7 and 8     Thursday
   - Plate ending 9 and 0     Friday

UVVRP Guidelines and Conditions:

-Only Makati City and Las Piñas City are the only cities that implements the7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. color/number coding scheme without the window hours.

-Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, and Parañaque City do not implement the number coding. 

-Taguig City also does not implement the Number Coding scheme, but the number coding is enforced on the National Roads within the city. Examples are C5, East Service Road and Manuel L. Quezon.

-Pasig City implements the7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. color/number coding scheme but observes window hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

-Pasay City implements the number coding but with exceptions with the following roads: Ninoy Aquino Avenue, MIA Road, Domestic Road, Airport Road, Sales Road, and portions of Buendia.

-The number coding scheme is in effect in the following cities: Caloocan City, Mandaluyong City, Manila City, Malabon City, Navotas City, Pateros City, Parts of Pasay City, Quezon City, San Juan City, and Valenzuela City. The window hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. is observed.

-The following Roads implements the Number Coding but observes window hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m regardless of the city: Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), Circumferential Road 5 (C5), Diosdado Macapagal Avenue, and Roxas Boulevard

All Public Utility Buses (City and Provincial) are now covered under the Number Coding Scheme, with no Window Hours. 

Motorcycles are exempted from the number coding scheme.

Penalty: Confiscation of driver's license or given a ticket with a fine of P300.00. The penalty will depend on what city you are in.

For more information regarding this matter please call MMDA Metrobase at 882-4151 to 77 local 213 and 255 or the MMDA hotline 136.

Source: mmda.gov.ph

Oscars 2011: The Academy Awards List of Nominees

The Academy Awards will be aired live in the U.S. 8 p.m. EST. (10:00a.m. in the Philippines)

Oscar 2011 Nominations

BEST PICTURE 
Black Swan 
The Fighter
Inception 
The Kids Are All Right 
The King's Speech 
127 Hours 
The Social Network 
Toy Story 3 
True Grit 
Winter's Bone 

BEST ACTOR 

Javier Bardem, Biutiful 
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

BEST ACTRESS 
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone 
Natalie Portman, Black Swan  
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

BEST DIRECTOR 
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan 
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech 
David Fincher, The Social Network 
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Christian Bale, The Fighter 
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone 
Jeremy Renner, The Town 
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter 
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech 
Melissa Leo, The Fighter 
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit 
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom 

ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mike Leigh, Another Year 
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson (screenplay);
Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson (story) The Fighter
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right 
David Seidler, The King's Speech 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours 
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network 
Michael Arndt (screenplay); John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich (story), Toy Story 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit 
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 
Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz, Exit through the Gift Shop 
Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic, Gasland 
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs, Inside Job 
Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, Restrepo 
Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley, Waste Land 

CINEMATOGRAPHY 
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan 
Wally Pfister, Inception
Danny Cohen, The King's Speech 
Jeff Cronenweth, The Social Network 
Roger Deakins, True Grit 

COSTUME DESIGN 
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland 
Antonella Cannarozzi, I Am Love 
Jenny Beavan, The King's Speech 
Sandy Powell, The Tempest 
Mary Zophres, True Grit 

VISUAL EFFECTS 
Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips, Alice in Wonderland 
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 
Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell, Hereafter 

Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb, Inception 
Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick, Iron Man 2 

ART DIRECTION 
Robert Stromberg (production design) and Karen O'Hara (set decoration), Alice in Wonderland 
Stuart Craig (production design) and Stephenie McMillan (set decoration), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Guy Hendrix Dyas (production design) and Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (set decoration), Inception 
Eve Stewart (production design) and Judy Farr (set decoration), The King's Speech  
Jess Gonchor (production design) and Nancy Haigh (set decoration), True Grit

FOREIGN FILM 
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece) 
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada) 
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria) 

New Zealand Latest Earthquake Causes Destruction and Death

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch , New Zealand Tuesday afternoon around  1:00p.m (7:00 p.m. Monday ET) toppling buildings and leaving many people trapped or dead. 

At least 75 people have been reported dead,  55 of which has been identified. But Prime Minister John Key said on Wednesday that hundreds more are missing. Among the missing are 10 Japanese students of King's Education College. Rescue teams in Christchurch are still searching for more survivors.

PPG building and CTV building, two downtown buildings suffered major collapse and has large numbers of trapped, missing or dead people.  

The 6.3 magnitude quake that struck Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island was actually an aftershock of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the same area in September last year. This aftershock is so large that it is likely to have an aftershock of its own said Dr. Bill Fry of GNS Science. They calculated that there was only a 35% chance of a 5.0 magnitude aftershock hitting the region in the near future, but only a 4% chance of a 6.0 or above aftershock.

UPDATE (Sunday): Death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand has climbed to 147 and more is expected. More than Seventy people have been rescued alive but more than 200 people still missing and are feared dead. 


Dramatic footage in Christchurch after the earthquake:

Source: articles.cnn.com