Giveaway Round #2: Gimme your best shot! (CONTEST FOR www.yugatech.com)
Thursday, February 4, 2010Round #2 of the YugaTech Great Gadget Giveway — Gimme your best shot!
This is your chance to get that MSI Wind U123H, the 10-inch netbook with built-in 3G powered by Globe Tattoo.
So what do you need to do? Simple.
Go to the most crowded place and have your picture taken holding the sign “Follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe on Twitter! “.
I’m looking for the best shot — the most creative, most difficult, most crowded that will draw the biggest impact.
Upload your submission on Flickr, PixLink, Picasa, Facebook, or any of your favorite photo-sharing site. I suggest to name your photos as “yugatechcontest.jpg” before uploading and/or include a tag “yugatech contest” when applicable. You can even put it on your blog and write about the ordeal of getting that difficult shot.
You can download this PDF document and print it out to use as props. You can make your own sign too — print it, paint it, put it on a tarp, cartolina, or manila paper — be creative, sky’s the limit. (Hint: We might give special prizes to the most creative ones.)
Once you’re done, leave a comment here with the link to your entry/page.
What we’re giving away?
MSI Wind U123H — for the most difficult, most creative that draws the biggest crowd attention or impact. I’ll pick 5 finalists and ask a panel of judges (TBA) to win the top prize. The runners-up get a Globe Tattoo.
If you posted your entry on Facebook and get as many people to “Like” the photo, you win 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe Load. That’s top 10 with the most “Likes”.
If you posted your entry on PixLink, we’ll randomly pick 5 entries to win a Globe Tattoo each.
If you blogged about your entry and linked back to this contest page, we’ll also pick 10 entries randomly to win five Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card.
I’ll be running a Google Image Search and pick 5 random images on the front page of the search results and give them a prize as well (Php500 Globe call card each). That’s the reason why I mentioned using the file name and/or tag above
That’s 34 minor prizes and 1 grand prize so far. But wait, there’s more!
If you tweet about this contest, we’ll pick 10 winners to get 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card. Just copy and paste this tweet message:
Win an MSI Wind 3G netbook! Follow @abeolandres & @talk2globe. Join the YugaTech Giveaway: http://bit.ly/cWBn3M #thanks2globe
If you’re not on Twitter but have a blog, just post a blog entry about this photo contest. Make sure to have a live link to this page and use the first picture above (this one).
I’ll pick another set of 10 winners to get 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card.
Okay, that should be enough, whew! We have fifty-four (54) consolation prizes and one (1) major prize — an MSI Wind U123H 3G netbook that comes with a Globe Tattoo SIM card.
Some things to remember!
You can join in any or all of the giveaways above but you can only win once. If you plan to submit multiple entries, you need to submit different photos/scenarios for it to be counted. That’s it! The fewer the rules, the better.
Contest starts today, February 3, and ends February 26. Three (3) weeks should be enough for you to think of that awesome photo entry. Good luck to all!
INFORMATION FROM: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/contests/giveaway-round-2-gimme-your-best-shot/
Miss Universe 2009 Results!
Monday, August 24, 2009Taken From Miss Universe 2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Universe 2009
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009Date August 23, 2009 Presenters Billy Bush, Claudia Jordan Entertainment Flo Rida, David Guetta, Kelly Rowland, and Heidi Montag Venue Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo Entrants 83 Placements 15 Withdraws Antigua & Barbuda, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Returns Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iceland, Lebanon, Namibia, Romania, Sweden, Zambia Winner Stefania Fernandez Represented Venezuela
Congeniality Wang Jingyao
China
Best National Costume Diana Broce
Panama
Participating nations and territories.
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.[1][2][3] It made history when an outgoing queen crowned her successor from the same country, Stefanía Fernández, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. 83 countries and territories competed for the title and the pageant was broadcasted live on NBC and Telemundo.
The presentation show, rehearsals, dress rehearsal and the grand final took place at the Imperial Ballroom, in the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort.
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant Miss Universe 2009 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up Top 10
France - Chloé Mortaud
South Africa - Tatum Keshwar
Czech Republic - Iveta Lutovská
Switzerland - Whitney Toyloy
USA - Kristen Dalton
Top 15
Albania - Hasna Xhukiçi
Belgium - Zeynep Sever
Sweden - Renate Cerljen
Croatia - Sarah Ćosić
Iceland - Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
Final competition scores
[hide]Country Swimsuit Evening Gown Venezuela 8.760 (4) 8.869 (5) Dominican Republic 9.189 (2) 9.428 (1) Kosovo 8.790 (3) 9.250 (2) Australia 9.264 (1) 9.039 (4) Puerto Rico 8.533 (7) 9.050 (3) France 8.640 (5) 8.650 (6) South Africa 8.460 (8) 8.040 (7) Czech Republic 8.350 (9) 8.010 (8) Switzerland 8.611 (6) 7.890 (9) USA 8.060 (10) 7.550 (10) Albania 7.900 (11) Belgium 7.870 (12) Sweden 7.830 (13) Croatia 7.811 (14) Iceland 7.730 (15)
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 10
- Top 15
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
Special Awards
Award Winner Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic Best National Costume Historical significance
- This marks the first time in Miss Universe history the same country won the crown in consecutive years.
- Venezuela wins its sixth crown. Venezuela (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009) now holds the second-most titleholders in Miss Universe history. Miss USA still holds the record with seven (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997).
- Dominican Republic had its strongest finish (1st runner-up) since Amelia Vega won in 2003.
- Kosovo had its strongest finish (2nd runner-up) since its debut participation last year.
- Australia finished its strongest since Jennifer Hawkins won in 2004.
- Puerto Rico placed for the first time since Zuleyka Rivera won in 2006.
- Czech Republic placed for the third time in row.
- USA finished in the Top 10 for the second year in row.
- South Africa was only the African semifinalist since last year.
- Croatia placed for the first time in Miss Universe history.
- Sweden and Switzerland both last placed in 2006.
- Albania last placed in 2002.
- France last placed in 2001.
- Belgium last placed in 1992.
- Iceland last placed in 1980.
- A delegate from Asia didn’t place in the final night of competition for the first time since 1991.
Background music
- Opening Number: “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas, “Fire Burning” by Sean Kingston
- Fashion Shoot Presentation: “Body Language” by Heidi Montag (Live performance)
- Swimsuit Competition: “Right Round” and “Jump” by Flo Rida (Live performance)
- Evening Gown Competition: “When Love Takes Over” by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland (Live performance)
Presentation show
This marks the first time the Miss Universe preliminary competition was streamed online to a worldwide audience.
At the Preliminary Competition, all contestants competed in the Swimsuit and Evening Gown categories as part of the selection of the top 15 finalists who will be revealed during the beginning of the two-hour live telecast of the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant live on NBC and Telemundo on Sunday, August 24th at 0100 GMT.
The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza and Local Bahamas radio personality Ed Fields. London based singer Anthoney Wright performed his hit song “Wud if I Cud” during the competition.
Final show
This marks the first time the Miss Universe live telecast was introduced by Donald Trump.
All 83 contestants pre-taped the national costume introduction include Turks & Caicos - Jewel Selver. Top 15 were announced, and competed in the Swimsuit which combined the scores for each contestant. Top 10 were announced, and competed in the Evening Gown which also combined the scores for each contestants. The special awards were announced, only Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic were given at the night. Top 5 were decided, and competed in the Final Question round. The 4 runner-ups announced first, followed by the winner of Miss Universe 2009.
The live telecast was hosted by Access Hollywood, Billy Bush and Miss Rhode Island USA 1997, Claudia Jordan. Heidi Montag set the Fashion Shoot Presentation, when followed by Flo Rida set the Swimsuit Competition, when the Evening Gown Competition set by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
Judges
Preliminary Judges[4]
- Mark Wylie - Best Buddies Talent Executive.
- Adriana Ching - Licensed attorney and a former real estate developer avid philanthropist.
- Todd Winston - Veteran of the hospitality industry and Vice President of Sales at Creative Promotional.
- Rosalina Lydster - Fashion designer for celebrities.
- Tiza Tjokroadisumarto - Director of Retail Operations for Michael Kors.
- Corinne Nicolas - President of Trump Model Management.
- David Friedman - Last Call with Carson Daly Executive Producer.
- Steven Schillaci - Talent Producer for many hit shows including American Idol.
- Mario Mosley - Hollywood Choreographer of Oxygen’s Dance Your Ass Off.
- Sarah Markantonis - Ambassador of Kerzner International Bahamas.
Telecast Judges[5][4]
- Keisha Whitaker - Fashion Maven and Founder of the Kissable Couture Lip Gloss line.
- Tamara Tunie - Actress, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
- George Maloof Jr. - Professional Sports Mogul and Hotelier.
- Farouk - Founder and Chairman of CHI Hair Care.
- Richard LeFrak - Chairman, President and CEO LeFrak Organization.
- Heather Kerzner - Philanthropist and Ambassador for Kerzner International and Resorts.
- Matthew Rolston - Leading Photographer and Director.
- Dean Cain - Actor and Producer.
- Colin Cowie - Author, Television Personality and Designer to the Stars.
- Valeria Mazza - International Supermodel.
- Andre Leon Talley - Award-winning Writer and Editor.
- Gerry DeVeaux - Award-winning Producer, Songwriter and Style Guru.
Contestants
This section needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (August 2009)
Country Contestant Age Height
(cm)Height
(ft)Placement Hometown Awards Notes Hasna Xhukiçi[6] 21 176 5′9″ Top 15 Fier Angola
Nelsa Alves[7] 22 175 5′9″ Luanda Argentina
Johanna Lasic[8] 23 182 6′0″ Buenos Aires Aruba
Dianne Croes[9] 22 179 5′10″ Oranjestad Australia
Rachael Finch[10] 21 176 5′9″ 3rd Runner-up Townsville Bahamas
Kiara Sherman 26 168 5′6″ Freeport Zeynep Sever[11] 20 176 5′9″ Brussels Bolivia
Dominique Peltier[12] 22 180 5′11″ Cochabamba Brazil
Larissa Costa 25 176 5′9″ Natal Bulgaria
Elitsa Lubenova[13] 19 173 5′8″ Dve Mogili Canada
Mariana Valente[14] 23 175 5′9″ Richmond Hill Cayman Islands
Nicosia Lawson[15] 26 175 5′9″ George Town Wang Jingyao[16] 21 180 5′11″ Qingdao Miss Congeniality Colombia
Michelle Rouillard[17] 22 174 5′8″ Popayán Costa Rica
Jessica Umaña[18] 21 175 5′9″ Moravia Sarah Ćosić[19] 20 178 5′10″ Top 15 Split Curaçao
Angenie Simon[20] 24 170 5′7″ Willemstad Cyprus
Kielia Giasemidou[21] 20 168 5′6″ Nicosia Iveta Lutovská[22] 26 183 6′0″ Top 10 Třeboň Dominican Republic
Ada de la Cruz 23 183 6′0″ 1st Runner-up Villa Mella Ecuador
Sandra Vinces[23] 19 178 5′10″ Portoviejo Egypt
Elham Wagdi[24] 26 175 5′9″ Cairo El Salvador
Mayella Mena[25] 21 174 5′8″ San Salvador Estonia
Diana Arno[26] 25 181 5′11″ Tallinn Ethiopia
Melat Yante[27] 19 172 5′7″ Addis Ababa Finland
Essi Pöysti[28] 22 174 5′8″ Jyväskylä Chloé Mortaud[29] 19 180 5′11″ Top 10 Bénac Georgia
Lika Ordzhonikidze[30] 19 175 5′9″ Tbilisi Germany
Martina Lee[31] 24 178 5′10″ Meinerzhagen Ghana
Jennifer Koranteng[32] 23 180 5′11″ Accra Great Britain
Clair Cooper[33] 27 173 5′8″ London Greece
Viviana Kampanile-Zagorianakou[34] 19 180 5′11″ Athens Guam
Racine Manley[35] 24 168 5′6″ Dededo Guatemala
Lourdes Figueroa[36] 21 177 5′10″ Guatemala City Guyana
Jenel Cox[37] 19 173 5′8″ Georgetown Honduras
Bélgica Suárez[38] 23 177 5′10″ Tegucigalpa Hungary
Zsuzsa Budai[39] 21 181 5′11″ Budapest Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir[40] 24 179 5′10″ Top 15 Austurland India
Ekta Choudhry[41] 23 177 5′10″ Delhi Indonesia
Zivanna Letisha Siregar[42] 20 178 5′10″ Jakarta Ireland
Diana Donnelly[43] 20 175 5′8″ Dublin Israel
Yulia Liubianitzki[44] 20 176 5′9″ Haifa Italy
Laura Valenti[45] 25 175 5′9″ Arezzo Jamaica
Carolyn Yapp[46] 25 175 5′9″ Montego Bay Japan
Emiri Miyasaka[47] 25 170 5′7″ Tokyo Korea
Ree Na[48] 23 168 5′6″ Seoul Kosovo
Marigona Dragusha[49] 18 173 5′8″ 2nd Runner-up Pristina Lebanon
Martine Andraos[50] 19 169 5′7″ Byblos Malaysia
Joannabelle Ng[51] 21 174 5′8″ Kota Kinabalu Mauritius
Anaïs Veerapatren[52] 23 183 6′0″ Curepipe Mexico
Karla Carrillo[53] 21 176 5′9″ Guadalajara Montenegro
Anja Jovanović[54] 20 180 5′11″ Podgorica Namibia
Happie Ntelamo[55] 20 185 6′1″ Katima Mulilo Netherlands
Avalon-Chanel Weyzig[56] 19 175 5′9″ Zwolle New Zealand
Katie Taylor[57] 22 175 5′9″ Auckland Nicaragua
Indiana Sánchez[58] 22 177 5′10″ Managua Nigeria
Sandra Otohwo[59] 20 173 5′8″ Asaba Norway
Eli Landa[60] 25 176 5′9″ Stavanger Diana Broce[61] 23 170 5′7″ Las Tablas Best National Costume Paraguay
Mareike Baumgarten[62] 19 173 5′8″ Asunción Peru
Karen Schwarz 25 178 5′10″ Lima Philippines
Pamela Bianca Manalo[63] 22 178 5′10″ Parañaque City Poland
Angelika Jakubowska[64] 20 175 5′9″ Lubań Puerto Rico
Mayra Matos[65] 20 178 5′10″ 4th Runner-up Cabo Rojo Romania
Elena Bianca Constantin[66] 20 174 5′8″ Piatra-Neamt Russia
Sofia Rudieva[67] 18 178 5′10″ Saint Petersburg Serbia
Dragana Atlija[68] 22 180 5′11″ Belgrade Singapore
Rachel Kum[69] 24 170 5′7″ Singapore Slovak Republic
Denisa Mendrejová[70] 23 175 5′9″ Bratislava Slovenia
Mirela Korač[71] 22 171 5′7″ Ljubljana Tatum Keshwar[72] 25 181 5′11″ Top 10 Durban Spain
Estíbaliz Pereira[73] 23 181 5′11″ Santiago de Compostela Renate Cerljen[74] 21 175 5′9″ Top 15 Staffanstorp Whitney Toyloy[75] 19 178 5′10″ Top 10 Yverdon Tanzania
Illuminata James[76] 24 176 5′9″ Mwanza Thailand
Chutima Durongdej[77] 23 177 5′10″ Bangkok Miss Photogenic Turkey
Senem Kuyucuoğlu[78] 18 186 6′1″ Izmir Ukraine
Kristina Kots-Gotlib[79] 26 174 5′7″ Donetsk Uruguay
Cintia Dottone[80] 21 179 5′10″ Montevideo Kristen Dalton[81] 22 171 5′7″ Top 10 Wilmington Stefanía Fernández[82] 18 178 5′10″ Winner Mérida Vietnam
Võ Hoàng Yến[83] 20 179 5′10 Ho Chi Minh City Zambia
Andella Chileshe Matthews[84] 21 178 5′10″ Ndola National pageant notes
Country changes
- United Kingdom changed its name to UK last year, and this year it changed back its name to Great Britain, which was last used in 2000.
Returning countries and territories
- Romania last competed in 1998.
- Ethiopia, Iceland, Namibia and Sweden last competed in 2006.
- Bulgaria, Guyana, Lebanon and Zambia last competed in 2007.
Withdrawals
Antigua & Barbuda
Denmark
Kazakhstan: Olga Nikitina did not compete in Miss Universe for lack of sponsoring from her country.
Northern Marianas: Sorene Maratita, Miss Marianas Universe 2009, did not compete in Miss Universe 2009 due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She will only compete in Miss International 2009.[85]
Sri Lanka: Faith Landers did not participate in Miss Universe 2009 despite being announced that she would.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Ronique Dellimore did not compete in Miss Universe 2009, although the press in her country announced that she would.
Trinidad & Tobago: Peter Elias, the franchise holder for Trinidad & Tobago has confirmed that the Caribbean nation did not send a delegate to Miss Universe 2009 due to lack of sponsorship. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago was informed by Peter Elias in 2008 that it was difficult for him to find sponsorship and that he would no longer be able to fund the girls. The Government aware of this announced that this competition is for private investment and not Government investment. However they will send a delegate to Miss Universe 2010.
Turks & Caicos: Jewel Selver withdrew from the competition less than 24 hours before the Presentation Night. Claiming she was suffering from dehydration.[86] Selver was the first delegate to withdraw during preparations for the event, on location, for many years.
EMO Poem: Slowly Fading
Friday, August 14, 2009
The light slowly fading,
i saw that familiar pudd
le,
so dark and black,
i looked back to my wrists,
saw that smooth cut,
so fine under the blanket of blood.
i see this everyday,
each time looking so new,
i never seem to know why though,
that little trickle of blood,
letting it fall in that puddle,
turning so dark inside.
when i am done i clean the puddle,
the rag covered in red,
i grab my arm bands,
slip them over the fresh slashes,
pull my sleeves down around them,
throw the towel in the was and leave.
My Dream Phone (Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou))
This is my dream phone as of the moment…it may change in the future…. Sony Ericson Satio…. Here are the Specs of this beautiful Phone:
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 2100 | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Satio(a) for the Americas | ||
| Announced | 2009, February | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, September |
| Size | Dimensions | 112 x 55 x 13 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 126 g |
| Display | Type | TFT touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches | |
| - Accelerometer sensor |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Detailed, max 30 days | |
| Internal | 128 MB | |
| Card slot | microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB, 8GB included |
| Data | GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| HSCSD | Yes | |
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 3.6 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 |
| Camera | Primary | 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels, autofocus, xenon flash, video LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection | |
| Video | Yes, VGA@30fps | |
| Secondary | VGA videocall camera |
| Features | OS | Symbian Series 60, 5th edition |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor; 3D Graphics HW Accelerator | |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, IM | |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/HTML, RSS reader | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - Google maps - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player - MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player - Organizer - Gesture control - Voice memo/dial |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 1000 mAh |
|---|
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