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offeephiles who arealso stylistas and tech-nomeisters are eagerly anticipating the arrivalof the NESCAFÉ DolceGusto line of single-

serve coffee machines in the Philip-pines. Coffee aficionados are holdingon to the brand’s promise of “If youhave a thing for coffee, then we havea thing for you.”

 As any coffee connoisseur knows,strong pressure is the key in extract-ing the full flavor and aroma of coffee.It’s also needed to create the foamy froth and rich crèma that add dimen-sions of flavor to any concoction.

These powerful state-of-the-artdevices boast cutting-edge 15-bar pressure (the same kind of pressureused in bulky and cumbersome ma-chines) unlike other single-cup home

coffee machines that offer only one to

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aymie Pizarro hassomething in com-mon with showbizstars Aga Muhlach,Judy Ann Santos-

  Agoncillo and MajaSalvador. She is also a Sun Cel-lular endorser who enjoys beingunder Sun.

Popularly known in the run-ning circuit as “The Bull Runner,”Jaymie is a celebrity in her ownright, having joined races hereand abroad including marathonsin Hongkong and New York.

Jaymie is not only bullishabout running. She is also pas-sionate about graphic design,blogs and Twitter that keep her online most of the time. She thusgets frustrated when she experi-ences intermittent connection inthe middle of an important web-based work or when she’s blog-

ging or tweeting.“I’ve tried other plug-ins,”she says. “But connecting was sohard and I sometimes got cut off midway. This affected my work as a graphic designer because Ineeded to send heavy files imme-diately.”

Until a friend told her that SunBroadband is better than the rest.“I asked if it works in the car be-cause I’m online even when trav-elling,” says the running enthusi-ast. “I tried it and it worked!” sheenthuses. Even her husband usesthe iPad with Sun Broadband.

Sun Broadband is the reason why she is a loyal Sun subscriber even before she started endors-

ing the brand. As a self-confessed,

ever mind that theheat was scorchingunderneath loomingdark clouds. Weird

  weather we were in-deed having but for 

the townsfolk of Angeles, Pampan-ga, it was a “perfect day” to wel-come their “estranged” child, back into their loving arms.

  Allan Pineda Lindo Jr, bet-ter known by his stage name Apl.De.Ap of The Black Eyed Peaspulled a “McArthur” and returnedto his native land specifically,his hometown of Angeles, Pam-panga. Back not so much with a

  vengeance but with more bless-ings to bestow upon fellow Kapam-pangans. He said. “I came over tohonor my commitment of aidingthe less fortunate kids. I’m notonly able to help these kids pursuetheir dreams but I’m fulfilling mine

as well,” Apl.de.Ap said in an inter- view.Our media posse embarked

on this trek to bear witness to thefruition of Apl’s vision. Pineda who

 was born in Barangay Sapang Batoto a Filipino mother and an Ameri-can father, migrated to the UnitedStates after finishing third year high school at the Holy Angel Uni-

 versity (HAU).Our first stop was at Holy An-

gels University, where the am-biance was nothing short of im-maculate! I say this because notonly was the campus clean, hallsquiet but the students were sodisciplined, I coulda sworn there

  was no Grammy-award-winning

local homegrown talent interna-tional celebrity comingto visit.

The singer was fet-ed with a sumptuousluncheon while a schoolbelle rendered a bouncy tune for him. Last Tues-day, he inaugurated the

  Apl.de.ap music studioand music library hefounded at the HAU inpartnership with Hewl-ett Packard and AyalaFoundation Inc. Hemet the 15 recipients of 

rossovers between twodifferent franchisesare uncommon but itnonetheless stirs upquite a hype. Examples

  would include filmssuch as Aliens vs, Predator, Freddy 

 vs, Jason and so on. Such line up of one camp against another provokesthoughts from the audience of, “whois stronger?” But if you think thatonly crossovers are being done inthe film industry, then think again.The gaming world has been doing itsince 1988 and this time, we’ll review a game that features two of the gam-ing world’s beloved franchises, Mar-

 vel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds(MvC3).

MvC3 is a fighting game thatfeatures characters from Japanese

  video game company, Capcom, and  American comic book bigwig, Mar-

 vel.Capcom characters include thosefrom their games such as Dante fromthe DMC series, Viewtiful Joe, andRyu, from Street Fighter. Marvel’slineup on the other hand, includesnotables such as Spiderman, Iron-man, and the Hulk.

Unlike typical fighting games,MvC3’s matches lasts for only oneround. It may look like short but

 when you pit six characters in a sin-gle match, then that makes thingsinteresting and challenging. Eachmatch is patterned after a three-ver-sus-three tag team fight. The rulesare simple, beat the life out of eachof your opponent’s fighters before hechews the life out of your team.

Matches in MvC3 are situated on

3D levels with 3D characters fight-ing on a 2D plane, similar to StreetFighter IV. Characters, especially the comic book-based are updated totheir present incarnations. Charac-ters are full of colour and detail, with

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Fun time with Reflow 

Reflow is a fun solo or groupgame that you can play using any iOS device with a camera – thatis, iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or 4th generation iPod Touch. It usesthe real-time camera images (frontor back) of you and your friends,

 which then turns them into a black and white spectrum.

The main goal of the game is tolet the virtual fluids flow on every-thing that is seen by your camera’s

eye. You can use humans, objects,animals or whatever you may havein order to solve the given chal-lenges in the most unique way.

Reflow can be downloaded fromiTunes at $1.99 a pop.

UV-C Keeps the Doctor Away 

Strolling in a store one day, Ifound two devices that promise tokill germs and bacteria with theuse of ultraviolet (UV) lights. Oneof the devices is a small cylindri-cal-shaped bin that can be used tosanitize gadgets such as iPods and

mobile phones, while the other oneis a rectangular case that holdsand cleans a toothbrush.

 After some thinking, it came toa realization that a certain rangeof ultraviolet light is actually ben-eficial in preventing the spread of diseases. It’s amazing how manu-facturers thought of using the UVlight technology to aid us in havingmore sanitized things.

It’s called the Germicidal Ul-traviolet or UV-C light that helps

deactivate the DNA of bacteria,  viruses, germs and other harmfulmicro-organisms. It basically helpsto form certain bonds that eventu-ally disable the DNA to replicate or reproduce.

  Although UV light disinfectingmethodology is a simple processand has low maintenance, onecan expect to shell out Php1,500 or more in order to purchase devices

  with germicidal ultraviolet capa-bilities. Other applications thatUV-C can be used for (aside fromthe gadgets and toothbrush) are

in drinking water, pharmaceuticalproduction and medical areas, foodprocessing, as well as in industrieslike cosmetics and electronic pro-duction.

Twitter bird officially named

The white Twitter bird has beenall around the Internet these days.Most of us probably think that itdoes not need a name anymore,because it’s just the identity of asocial media tool.

The Twitter gods beg to dis-agree. Finally, after so much ru-mors (as if the bird is a celebrity),the Twitter bird has finally beennamed. Apparently, the bird is notclassified as “it,” rather a “he.”

His name is Larry. Yes, Larry the bird or simply Larry Bird.Sounds familiar? Definitely. Larry Bird is the living legend in Bostonsports. The name sounds perfect,because Twitter co-founder BizStone was born and raised in Bos-ton anyway. That must be the rea-son why. (Glenn Richmond Ong)

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complete voice-overs. Despite hav-ing the makeover and transition toa current-gen game console, MvC3remains faithful to its roots. For thefanatics of the franchise, this game

 would certainly bring a sense of nos-talgia.

With fights akin to a wrestling tag-team match, players may choose to

interchange their chosen charactersin the middle of a fight. MvC3 makesmatches exciting by allowing your “benched” characters to throw insome help. Also, the kind of partners

  you choose might either strengthenand continuously follow-up a combo,or wreck and break the combo chain.The spine-cracking hyper combos,air juggles, and team hyper combosare also back.

Controls in MvC3 are simplifiedcompared to its predecessors. Simi-lar games often feature four to sixbuttons with each corresponding to alow to high kicks and punches. MvC3does away with this mechanic and in-stead assigns only three buttons for low, medium, and high attacks. To

the previous games’ fans, it may bea bit unsettling at first, but once youget used to it, for sure combos wouldfly up the screen.

The game features a largenumber of game modes. From the

standard arcade singleplayer, to agoal-oriented Mission mode, Cap-com made sure that players woulddefinitely stick to the game. But of course, the main star would be themultiplayer. MvC3 is a highly-com-petitive game that spawns tourna-ments and matches. So if you have

 what it takes, the game is more than

eager to push you to the global stageof matches to hone and practice your skills. Moreover, nothing beats thesatisfaction of pulverizing your oppo-nent in a fight.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of TwoWorlds is a fun, action-packed fight-ing game. It’s no wonder that thegame is garnering praise from gam-ers and the internet community. It’seasy to learn, fast-paced, and cer-tainly won’t bore players.

To add, the game is still beingupdated as more characters areslated to arrive in Ultimate Marvel

  vs. Capcom 3 on November 2011.Despite the franchise being a classicfavourite in arcades, Capcom optedto release them exclusively on con-

soles (Xbox360 and PS3). If you havethe said consoles, then it would be

 wise to buy this game. A few words of  warning though: this game is highly addictive and may cause hurt to your fingertips.

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the Apl de Ap scholarships for thefirst time. Apl was so proud to notethat these freshmen at the HAUall finished at the top of their classat the Sapang Bato National HighSchool.

The ribbon was finally cut togive way to the Apl de Ap Musicstudio which is to be a the traininghub for musically talented youth. “Ihope to help develop more home-grown talents and help these kidslive their dreams,” Apl de Ap said.

  A music-training program consist-ing of lessons in electric guitar,drums, keyboard and voice is now in place. The library houses instru-ments used by the Black-EyedPeas in various concerts will and isalso stacked with books and com-pact disks.

Our next stop was Pineda Sa-pang Bato National High School,

  where the singer finished his el-

ementary education. Our group  was warmly welcomed with songsand dance that prompted Apl to getup and dish out one of his hit songs,much to everyone’s delight. Thesinger then revisited the computer laboratory he founded together 

 with Hewlett Packard, who donatedthe Omni 100s the student’s wereusing for their ongoing class at thetime. The day was topped by ahearty merienda of local delicacies

  we shared with school heads, city officials and students.

It was truly a heartwarmingday. Apl de Ap is “aptly” a rolemodel and inspiration.

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heavy Internet user who never leaves home without her laptop,tablet and her Sun plug-in device,she was also attracted to Sun’sunmatched 24/7 Call & Text Un-limited service.

Thanks to Sun Broadband, Jay-mie is able to do graphic designs

 which are commissioned on a per project basis, write her blogs andupdate her followers on Twitter seamlessly 24/7 wherever she is.Consistent, fast, and reliable SunBroadband, with speeds of up to2Mbps available nationwide and

  without interruptions, is indeeda great help for a “woman-on-therun” like Jaymie.

So, why the “The BullRunner?” “My Dad always said I

  was very stubborn and bullhead-ed. And my zodiac sign is Taurus,also known in astrology as TheBull."

Jaymie

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three bars of pressure.NESCAFÉ Dolce

Gusto machines come inchic Italian designs thatadd panache to any kitch-en counter and will surely catch the eye. It will makeall the difference in making

  your space feel like an ultra-modern art gallery instead of anancient, stuffy museum’s stock-room for discarded machine pieces.

In red and white designs, the Pic-colo has swanky curved lines and atwo-toned shell with an extendablespout that adjusts for different cupheights. The Circolo model givesoff an ultramodern sexy vibe with itsmetal texture and spherical silhou-ette that comes in silver, gray, redand white.

Innovation, speed and conve-

nience are things that come to mind

immediately upon experiencing theeasy-to-use capsule system of NES-CAFÉ Dolce Gusto. Shoot in a cap-sule and click a button—that’s how easy it is to make a cup of coffee rightin your own kitchen (office, clinic,

dorm room, etc.).

NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto available inPiccolo and Circolo, gives coffeeexperience a whole new meaning.