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MANILA, Philippines - As the Chinese communities all over the world welcome the Year of the Tiger on Feb. 14, Swatch and The Philippine STAR prepare for the celebration starting today. It is the year of the metal tiger and the qualities associated with metal tiger are persistence, strength and determination. It’s a time for inspiration with joyful colors and an eye for family get-togethers, parades and colorful events.
Tiger Art is the theme for this year’s contest. Participants are eligible to win any of the prizes. The criteria for judging are 25 percent for originality, 50 percent for creativity, and 25 percent for composition. First prize winner will win P100,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; second prize is P50,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; third prize is P30,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; and fourth prize is P20,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign.” There will be 10 honorable mentions of the Swatch “The Blessing Sign.”
The contest period starts today and runs until Feb.17.
MECHANICS:The contest is open to all.
To best inspire everyone’s creativity, the contest is open to all mediums of art — painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, arts and crafts, including but not limited to paper maché, pottery, paper tole, etc.
The theme of the art competition is Swatch “Tiger Art.”
Entry forms will be printed on The Philippine STAR during the duration of the promo.
Entries can be submitted starting today. Each entry must be accompanied with a completed entry form and contest guidelines acceptance form available at any Swatch Store, Swatch Kiosk, or Hole in the Wall Shop, which are owned and operated by Gift Gate, Inc. Gift Gate must receive all entries by 8 p.m. of February 17.
Entries may be brought personally to any Swatch Store, Swatch Kiosk or Hole in the Wall Shop, and will be received by the Store OIC for proper documentation and storage. These entries will be sent to the Gift Gate, Inc. Home Office at 17 New York Street, Cubao, 1109, Quezon City every day for safekeeping.
All entries will automatically become the exclusive property of Gift Gate, Inc. and may be used, copied, reproduced and/or reprinted by Gift Gate, Inc. into any size or medium for exhibition, advertising, promotion or whatever purpose. Contest participant further allows Gift Gate, Inc. to use his/her name and/or image/picture/likeness without limit in conjunction with his winning entry.
Gift Gate, Inc. reserves and maintains all intellectual property rights over its name and logo and all names, likeness and logos of its represented brands including but not limited to Swatch. Contest participants may only use the above in conjunction with his entry into this contest and for no other purpose.
Final judging will be on Feb. 27, 2 p.m. at the Gift Gate, Inc. Home Office, at 17 New York Street, Cubao, 1109, Quezon City.
Participants are eligible to win any of the prizes. However, a participant can only win once, and the higher prize prevails.
Criteria for judging shall be:
Originality: 25%
Creativity: 50%
Composition: 25%
Total: 100%
Prizes shall be as follows:
1st prize – P100,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
2nd prize – P50,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
3rd prize – P30,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
4th prize – P20,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
10 honorable mentions – Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
All winners will be notified by registered mail.
Winners shall also be announced in The Philippine STAR Pet Life special on March 6.
Awarding of prizes shall be at the Swatch Store, SM Megamall on March 5. All prizes not claimed after 60 days from receipt of notification letter shall be forfeited in favor of Gift Gate, Inc. with prior approval from DTI.
Prizes not claimed at the awarding may be claimed at the Swatch Store, SM Megamall during store hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Winners must present all of the following proofs of identification to claim their prize:
a. Valid original ID (birth certificate, passport, driver’s license or SSS ID)
b. Claim stub
c. Notification letter
The 20 percent tax for all prizes exceeding P10,000 shall be paid by the winner. All prizes are non-transferable and non-cash prizes are non-convertible to cash. The decision of the board of judges of the art contest is final and cannot be appealed with the concurrence of the DTI.
All employees of Gift Gate, Inc., The Philippine STAR, the judging committee and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are not allowed to join this promotion.
Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 6432 Series of 2009.
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not so easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
* IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!
* FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.
Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat banana I feel like running to the toilet etc - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits like orange and lemon are acidic because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did a research on this matter.
If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat Cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body.
Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessels-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 -4 oranges a day may help keep colds
away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest. Thirst Quencher Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is Also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer!
Can u believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to Drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks
HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!)
Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this...It could save your life!!
Let's say it's 6.15 pm and you're driving home. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home.
Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
'HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE':
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm.
In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
Tell as many Other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
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