Friday, May 7, 2010

EarthWatch - May 2010 (from pdi)

13 moderate to strong earthquakes notes for May

First Posted 22:29:00 05/03/2010

23 dead, more than 160 injured in China tornado
First Posted 10:29:00 05/06/2010

First Posted 08:05:00 05/04/2010

First Posted 12:10:00 05/08/2010

First Posted 14:01:00 05/13/2010

First Posted 14:09:00 05/15/2010

First Posted 12:12:00 05/16/2010

First Posted 16:07:00 05/16/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100516-270334/Moderate-quake-off-Puerto-Rico

First Posted 23:18:00 05/18/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100518-270792/60-magnitude-quake-hits-Indonesia

April 2010 the hottest April on record: WMO
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 23:17:00 05/18/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100518-270791/April-2010-the-hottest-April-on-record-WMO

Metro reaches 37.3 degrees C again; to remain hot in next 4 days
First Posted 17:47:00 05/19/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100519-270944/Metro-reaches-373-degrees-C-again-to-remain-hot-in-next-4-days

First Posted 10:11:00 05/21/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100521-271249/Strong-earthquake-rocks-Costa-Rica


http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/half-the-earth-uninhabitable-in-2300-study-says.php?campaign=th_rss

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100522-271471/Tourists-not-too-happy-about-Baguios-heat

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100522-271454/After-El-Nio-comes-La-Nia

First Posted 00:24:00 05/24/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100524-271724/Indonesian-volcano-spews-ash-and-lava


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100526-272194/Metro-Manila-hits-38730C--Pagasa


First Posted 02:01:00 05/28/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100528-272452/Major-earthquake-hits-South-PacificUSGS

First Posted 12:20:00 05/29/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100529-272726/54-quake-hits-northwest-ChinaUSGS

First Posted 19:30:00 05/31/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100531-273125/Magnitude-6-quake-strikes-parts-of-Mindanao

First Posted 19:30:00 05/31/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100601-273252/61-magnitude-quake-in-Costa-RicaUSGS
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

BDO buys GE Bank

I closed my GE bank account upon receiving a note from the bank that BDO has acquired GE and my account will be transferred to BDO which means I am forced to use the BDO banking system.

GE's full banking servince in any branch was the sweet deal for me. I can deposit and WITHDRAW at ANY GE branch. Now, becoming BDO, that will probably cease. I've had previous accounts with BDO ranging from passbook to dollar to atm, and their Saturday and late banking was a nice service innovation but GE's full banking was a great one.

Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

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The commuting parent - Baby milk


We are just an ordinary commuting family. We don't have a car yet. "Yet" because, once you have kids, a personal vehicle will be very helpful in transporting a family and so it is a priority for me.

When we commute, we have to bring our baby kit. It used to be the diaper bag but since our baby's almost 3, the handy diaper mat was a big help in keeping things organized and portable.

But with the milk, we used to place it in the dispenser, the 3 layer container with holes plastic thing, where you put your pre-measured milk, plus the bottles with the distilled milk in it. If we were going to the malls, and might stay for the whole day, we'd probably bring 2-3 bottles and that milk container. Of course you can imagine how'd that stack up in your baby bag.

But recently, I've started using plastic ice bags to store the milk.


Yes, it is not a 100% environment friendly solution but my back is killing me from bringing the bulk by commuting.

Take note of the stroller as well as part of the entourage.

Using the plastic milk dispenser, at the end of the day, it is empty and it is still occupying the same space. With this, the more milk you consume, the less you have on your bag. Plus with abundant bottle water in convenience stores, I don't have to bring the all the water for 3 servings. The water bottle is another environment issue altogether.

So as you stroll in the malls, and allocate your shopping items, it gets messy, bulky and heavy. The stuff in your baby bag gets less as the day pass and accomodate the other small shopping stuff.

It's not a solution I totally admire for environmental issues, but heck, it helps me with my strained back and eye problem.
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