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For its part, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed the week lower by 0.55% to 2,782.98 after almost a month of finishing in the green. It was pulled down by profit taking that started Thursday.
The local bourse had closed long before the Friday rally in the US.
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- First game „Brain Buddies“ reaches 2.5 million users on Facebook within 5 weeks after launch
- New games in the pipeline
- Online games industry proofs to be crisis resistant
Berlin, August 7th 2009 – Berlin-based social gaming start-up wooga, founded in January 2009, has won Holtzbrinck Ventures as an investor to finance further growth. Just 5 weeks after its launch, wooga’s first game “Brain Buddies” reached 2.5 million users on Facebook and continues to grow at 100,000 users per day. Players from over 200 countries have already spent 100 million minutes of play time with the Facebook hit. wooga thereby shows that venture funding is still possible in crisis resistant industries like online games.
The brain training game that was launched on July 1st is the first game of the international game development company wooga from Berlin. Currently the team is already working on completely new games that the company will publish in the next few months, building on the momentum of Brain Buddies.
Dr. Lars Langusch, partner at Holtzbrinck Ventures: “We have been looking at the market for social games for some time and analyzed it deeply. wooga’s founding team convinced us and tipped the scale in the end.”
wooga founder and managing director Jens Begemann is delighted about the experienced partner: “Holtzbrinck Ventures is one of the most reputable venture capital firms for Internet ventures. They have a lot of experience in social networks, for example as an investor in StudiVZ, Germany’s largest social network. Therefore they are the ideal partner for further growing our company”
wooga (www.wooga.net) – which stands for “world of gaming” – was founded in January 2009 in Berlin by experienced entrepreneurs (e.g. Jamster). wooga develops and markets games for social networks like Facebook. These so-called “social games” combine the two biggest current online trends: online games and social networks.
CONTACT: Mylene Gongon , press@wooga.net
Are you looking to buy a new car soon? Before you go to the nearest car dealer, it is advisable that you take time out first to read this article which provides 10 tips for buying a car.
Times are tough nowadays because of the recession and for sure you want to get the most value for your money for whatever item you are purchasing.
A car can be considered as a major investment. You would not want your money to go to waste with a car that would be more of a liability than an asset.
These ten tips for a car hopes to provide you a guideline on buying a vehicle that is right for you whether you are buying for a brand new car or a used one. Read this article entirely so you can avoid pitfalls of buying a car.
Below are the ten tips to buying a car.
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Yahoo search died today. If all goes well, Microsoft’s search engine called Bing will be taking over Yahoo Search. Microsoft launched Bing two months ago and currently owns 8 percent of the U.S. search market.
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- 100,000 new users per day
- 30 million minutes played already
- Most international Facebook Game with users from 208 countries
- Four new mini games in the works
Berlin, 24. July 2009 – “Brain Buddies”, the game that has become the new favorite of Facebook users, achieved the mark of one million users in the record time of only three weeks of being online.
Louise S. from Miami, USA is the one millionth user.
There seems to be no end to Brain Buddie’s growth: The game already belongs to the Top 40 games on Facebook – out of a total of 10,000 games – adding 100,000 users daily. Overall the brain training game has reached 30 million minutes of play time already. The availability of Brain Buddies in eight languages plays out to its advantage: It has attracted users from 208 countries, among them Albania, Rwanda, and Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific.
“We are very happy about the extraordinary start, but are in no ways resting on our laurels”, says founder and managing director Jens Begemann. “Quite to the contrary: we are continuously working on the game and have already included a number of ideas from our users. In addition, we will be integrating four new mini games soon”.
The brain training game that was launched on July 1st is the first game of the international game development company wooga from Berlin. Currently the team is already working on completely new games that the company will publish in the next few months, building on the momentum of Brain Buddies.
Brain Buddies offers its users a playful way to determine their brain weight. The game is focusing on a contest among friends to find the one with the heaviest brain. A set of eight mini games as well as entertaining graphics make the game fun to play for a long time. Brain Buddies is available on Facebook at the following address: http://apps.facebook.com/brainbuddies.
About wooga
wooga (www.wooga.net) – which stands for “world of gaming” – was founded in January 2009 in Berlin by experienced entrepreneurs (e.g. Jamster). wooga develops and markets games for social networks like Facebook. These so-called “social games” combine the two biggest current online trends: online games and social networks.
CONTACT: Mylene Gongon, +49-30-55576188, press@wooga.net
Dreaming to get your hands on the Subaru Impreza WRX? Then join the Subaru Impreza Challenge and make your dreams come true – literally! Prove your desire to own the car by having an endurance contest of touching it. The last 10 participant to remove their hands in the Manila leg will move on to the Sinapore leg where they will compete with other participants from other Asian countries.
Kripsy Kreme is looking for the ultimate fan in Krispy Kreme Fave Fan promo. Answer the question “How has Krispy Kreme made your life special?” and submit a photo or artwork to join. One winner per country will get to visit the home of Krispy Kreme located at North Carolina, USA and take home 2 dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts per month for 1 year. There will also be consolation prizes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to last you for months!
Put your Facebook account to good use by using what it is designed for – connecting friends. Acer encourages Filipino users to do just that with a promo I call, Connect thru Facebook. All you need to do is choose a good friend from your list and share a wacky/heart warming/sad/ funny/sentimental/happy story on why you want to reconnect with a long lost friend. You and your friend may just Win an Acer Aspire One 10″ laptop and an Acer F900 Smart Phone.
CINCINNATI – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office announced today a $40,000 fine settlement reached with the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation for violations of immigration laws.
ICE conducted an I-9 inspection of Krispy Kreme after receiving information from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office which revealed the company had employed dozens of illegal aliens at one of their doughnut factories in Cincinnati.
Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This form requires employers to review and record the individual’s identity document(s) and determine whether the document(s) reasonably appear to be genuine and related to the individual.
“Employers have a responsibility to hire men and women who are authorized to work in the United States and fines are an important component of ensuring their compliance,” said Brian Moskowitz, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Michigan and Ohio. “ICE will use the legal tools at its disposal to address those who neglect or falter in their corporate responsibilities.”
The audit also revealed violations to the Immigration and Nationality Act. In September 2007, ICE issued a notice of Intent to Fine. The fine was settled Friday.
As part of the settlement, the company has taken measures to revise its immigration compliance program, and has agreed to begin implementing new procedures to prevent future violations of federal immigration laws.
In April, ICE implemented a new, comprehensive strategy to reduce the demand for illegal employment and protect employment opportunities for the nation’s lawful workforce. Under this strategy, ICE is focusing its resources on the auditing and investigation of employers suspected of cultivating illegal workplaces by knowingly employing illegal workers. Last week, ICE announced as part of this initiative, 652 businesses around the country would be audited to determine their compliance.
As we have informed our clients in the past and on an ongoing basis, the implementation and use of an immigration compliance plan is of great assistance in negotiating and mitigation of fines with ICE. It is my guess that the fine of $40,000 was very low because the company took an aggressive approach to compliance and showed good faith to ICE in implementing this plan. Stay tuned for more stories as I-9 audits become more commonplace.
- 1.5 Million minutes of play time during the first week
- Launched in 8 languages
- Most international Facebook Game with user from 150 countries
- Dispute among Facebook users: Whose brain is heaviest?
The new online game “Brain Buddies” is the new darling of Facebook users: Within the first week of being online, Brain Buddies reached 1.5 million minutes of play time, or 25,000 hours.
The brain training game has been developed by Berlin-based start-up wooga and was simultaneously launched in 8 languages on July 1st. During its first week the causal games has attracted users from 150 countries, among them Iran, Turkmenistan, and Fiji.
Brain Buddies offers its users a playful way to determine their brain weight. The game is focusing on a contest among friends to find the one with the heaviest brain. A large set of mini games as well as entertaining graphics make the game fun to play for a long time.
“Launching Brain Buddies in eight languages is paying off nicely”, says a happy founder and managing director Jens Begemann. “We are proud to have what is probably the most international game of its kind on Facebook”.
Brain Buddies is available on Facebook at the following address: http://apps.facebook.com/brainbuddies.
wooga (www.wooga.net) – which stands for “world of gaming” – was founded in January 2009 in Berlin by experienced entrepreneurs (e.g. Jamster). wooga develops and markets games for social networks like Facebook. These so-called “social games” combine the two biggest current online trends: online games and social networks.
CONTACT: Mylene Gongon, press@wooga.net
General Assembly
Place: Mabini Covered Court
Date : 07, July, 2009
12:00 nn
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A foreign national may apply for lawful permanent residence status (green card), and seek a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirements, by establishing that his or her admission to permanent residence would be in the National Interest.
There is no regulatory or statutory standard as to what will qualify an alien for a National Interest Waiver. The USCIS considers each case on an individual basis. The procedure is to file the case with evidence to establish that the alien’s proposed services will be in an area of substantial intrinsic merit and will have a national benefit, and that the alien has some track record of success in his or her field.
The value of the National Interest Waiver classification seems to be that it does “not” require an employer to sponsor the prospective employee. Thus, it is referred to as a “self-sponsorship” classification for the green card. Of course, if the National Interest Waiver is done with the support of an organizational sponsor, the case can be perceived as being “stronger” by the CIS adjudicators.
The National Interest Waiver is an EB-2 classification. This means that the priority date numbers reported by the U.S. Department of State are likely to move the green card faster for the applicants then in the EB-3 classification. For Nationals of China and India (and some other countries) this consideration is very important.
In deciding whether the proposed work will be in an area of substantial intrinsic merit, factors that have been considered in successful cases include:
*The foreign national’s admission will improve the U.S. economy.
*The foreign national’s admission will improve wages and working conditions of U.S. Workers.
*The foreign national’s admission will improve educational and training programs for U.S. children and under-qualified workers.
*The foreign national’s admission will improve healthcare.
*The foreign national’s admission will provide more affordable housing for young, aged, or poor U.S. residents.
*The foreign national’s admission will improve the U.S. environment and lead to more productive use of the national resources.
*The foreign national’s admission is requested by an interested U.S. government agency.
In addition to requiring the showing of a benefit that is national in scope, national interest cases require that the emphasis rest with the overall value and potential of the particular beneficiary’s individual contribution to the United States. National Interest Waivers are granted to aliens who will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy, cultural or educational interests, or welfare of the United States. The alien may qualify by being found to be a key or critical member of a team if it can be shown that the team function would be severely impaired without this member. However, merely working in an area of national interest does not necessitate a finding of national interest qualification.
Many of the National Interest Waivers that have been approved were supported by affidavits from well-known, distinguished and influential people or organizations. Strong National Interest Waiver cases also document past achievements. They may include proof, for example, that the foreign national has already created jobs, has turned around a business, has created an increase in exports, has published articles in scholarly journals, or has made presentations at symposia.
CIS Officers look for realistic evidence of substantial prospective benefit to a national interest item or agenda which specifically sets the alien apart from others in the field.
If you are considering the National Interest Waiver, you will need to provide the following:
* Receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor,
* Published material about the foreign national in professional or major trade publications or other major media,
* Participation on a panel or individually as a judge of the work of others in the field or an allied field,
* Original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of significance in the field,
* Authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional or major trade publications or other major media,
* Display of the foreign nationals’ work at artistic exhibitions or showcases,
* Evidence that the foreign national has performed in a leading or critical role for organizations or establishments that have a distinguished reputation,
* Evidence that the foreign national has commanded a high salary or other high remuneration for services, or
* Evidence of commercial successes in the performing arts, as shown by box office receipts or record, cassette, compact disk, or video sales.
Recently, we helped a Researcher Professional working on potential drug therapy for autism gain a national interest waiver. We have also assisted doctors who are willing to practice full-time in an area designated as having a shortage of health care professionals or in a facility operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
To see more of our National Interest Waiver cases that have been approved by the CIS, please visit our website at www.visaserve.com.
June 3, 2009 – The brewrats’ hosts (99.5 rt) planned to beat other station’s facebook account, who has currently 50,000 followers (approx.) and still increasing.
June 4, 2009 – DJ Ramon Bautista confessed that he’s having a hard time in creating the Facebook account. That’s why he asked a brewster on the booth to create it. The Brewster immediately create the account which was named “The Brewrats Republic!”.
If you want to support the “brewrats’ show” on their advocacy please follow these steps:
1. Visit www.facebook.com
2. Create your own account. (if you don’t have an account yet)
3. Search for the Brewrats Republic! (don’t forget the exclamation point).
4. Add them up and ask your friend to support them to.
5. Spread the Bubonic Plague.
6. =)
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Photo courtesy of www.thebrewrats.com
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a few months ago i blogged about Wolfram|Alpha, which by some was tagged as the next Google killer, today this much-anticipated (or hyped) tool is launched.
Wolfram|Alpha boasts of a new search algorithm that makes data on the web “computable” via its computational knowledge engine.
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Take out your camera and Capture Every Smile! Join in Canon’s latest photo contest where smiling is a requisite! Every month, a new theme will be posted on the contest site (Theme for May: Fiesta Galore). There will be 3 monthly winners and one grand prize winner. With such cool Canon prizes at stake, winners will definitely will have something to smile about too!
If you’re the kind of person who is online most of the time then 108 Clicks to Gold Coast is just for you! Collect all 108 unique tokens online by surfing through AirAsia’s websites every 3 hours. You may also earn extra entries by referring friends to the site. At the end of the promo period, the top 10 token earners will get to experience a holiday at Australia Gold Coast with a friend!
So you think you’re a good blogger eh? Prove yourself worthy in MTV’s Blog Squad. Make an essay around these topics: VJ Escapades, Lifestlye & Fashion, Gadgets and Gaming, and Music & Entertainment. Four winners will be chosen for a 6 month engagement with MTV Asia LDC (“MTV”) as one of MTV’s “MTV Asia Official Bloggers.” Best of all, you won’t need to worry about SEO since they would be the one promoting you!