Intensity 4 Earthquake strikes off Baguio

Early morning, yesterday, residents of Baguio City and nearby areas were awakened from sleep after an earthquake struck, a day after 3 mild tremors hit the Mountain City.

According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs), the Summer Capital felt the Intensity 4 earthquake at around 6:20 am on Friday, February 18, 2011.

The quake also jolted some parts of Northern Luzon. It was felt at Intensity 3 in San Fernando, La Union, and Intensity 2 in Burgos, Ilocos Sur. The quake's epicenter was 10 kilometers northwest of La Trinidad, Benguet.

Philvolcs added that the quake was of tectonic origin and that it expects aftershocks. However, the institute said it does not expect any damage from the earthquake.

Based on PHIVOLCS' Earthquake Intensity Scale, an Intensity 4 earthquake has this general impact:

IV Moderately Strong - Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing considerably. Dinner, plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Liquids in containers are slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillate strongly. Rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.

Residents of Baguio can't help to get worried since it reminds them of the tragic event 20 years ago when a 7.8 earthquake devastated their area that killed over a thousand people and left a wide swath of devastation.

Later in the evening, two more magnitude 3 earthquakes were felt in Baguio City.

Via ABS-CBN News.

900 international designer labels will be available at 80-85% off the original price.

Mark your diary now! theOutnet.com, the most fashionable fashion outlet, is hosting an amazing CLEARANCE sale. 900+ delectable designer looks from labels including Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Halston, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney and Valentino will be available at 80 - 85% off. Log on to www.theoutnet.com on Monday, August 23rd and shop an array of clothes, bags, shoes and accessories at an unbelievable price. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store…

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Pricing:

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Cape Town - Laugh Out Loud while KFC gets Streetwise with the Crazy Entertainers

If you haven’t heard about them or listened to their “buzz me with a public phone” commercials on radio, you’re either a hermit or just don’t have street credibility.
The “streetwise” Crazy Entertainers have been tickling the radio waves with their slap-your-knee funny jokes since KFC signed them up as part of their KFC Streetwise campaign, in order to jolt some laughter and bring finger-licking joy to those chicken-hungry fans.

“When our company heard of the Crazy Entertainers, it just made sense to bring them on board. Our company is passionate about tasty, quality chicken and these guys are really passionate about cracking people up. The synergy between the two was just unmissable,” cackles Lisa Burman, Marketing Manager for KFC.

The Crazy Entertainers, featuring Patrick Khoba, Thato Maphanga, Phillip Hlatshwayo, Golden Maluleke, Bongo Molele and Tumelo Matera, say they were born to make you roll on the floor and laugh out loud.

They met when they were students at a school in Tshwane while poking fun at other learners. Since realizing their affinity for jokes, they got streetwise and started performing various skits on Paul Kruger Square in Tshwane where they attracted large audiences and before they knew it, Crazy Entertainers was formed.

And now, the Crazy Entertainers are the faces of the KFC Streetwise campaign during 2010 and 2011.

Flapping his feathers on behalf of the group, Thato Maphanga has this to say, “Performing our comedy routines and making movies is our true goal. The sponsorship will give us the power to reach and entertain even more people.”

Now, the Crazy Entertainers, being the entrepreneurs that they’ve become, boast a brand new DVD titled, “Shoo be doo”, which is sure to cause fits of laughter around the country.

If you wanna be part of the bandwagon, be sure to catch the Streetwise Crazy Entertainers when they visit the following venues:

Johannesburg, The Zone in Rosebank, on 28 July 2010
Pretoria, Sunnypark on 29 July, 2010
Durban, Musgrave, 4 August, 2010
Cape Town, V&A Waterfront 5 August, 2010

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The new version of Chicisimo is finally here!

I have been a member of Chicisimo for about a year I guess but only recently started to use it daily and i have to say i'm addicted!!!

Chicisimo has always been a great site but here are a few new addations that they have just launched

WHAT’S NEW?

1.- Everybody can join Chicisimo.
2.- You can now follow your favorite fashionistas and don’t miss any look from the girls whose style you most like!
3.- Connect with your Facebook and Twitter accounts, and your friends will find you more easily!
4.- New profile page. Go to your profile page, you’ll see it has changed:) What do you think?
5.- When you vote for a look, we keep it for you in the section “Looks I Like” on your profile.
6.- Popular looks on the front page, recent looks on the sidebar of the front page. This has probably been the most difficult decision. We’ve asked for your opinion about this and the responses have been equally supportive of one or the other way (popular vs. all looks on the front page). What we have done is, most popular looks go to the front page, but all recent looks go also to the front page, to the right side. I hope everyone is happy with this decision, it has certainly been difficult.
7.- Report users for abuse and flag looks as inappropriate. Opening up to everyone has some risks, please help us keep the site clean and attached to the rules. Having everyone register only through Facebook or Twitter will also help prevent abuse, we believe!

WHAT’S NEXT?

We should improve the way we show the images and organize better the information around the looks. We should provide more tools to discover cool brands and great looks. You’ve been giving us tons of ideas on how to improve the site, please keep them coming.

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Foreigners Are Ravenous for Abercrombie

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Shoppers in the U.K.Photo: Bloomberg

Abercrombie is doing better in the U.S than they have in years. Their losses have slowed dramatically, and the company reported a 3 percent rise in same-store sales for the first quarter. Things are looking okay for May, too, in the U.S — and positively ridiculously good overseas, according to The Wall Street Journal:

Figures issued Thursday showed May's domestic sales rose just 1%, while international revenue jumped 84%. With the overseas business generating nearly a fifth of revenue, total company sales rose a healthy 10%.

But can the foreigners save Abercrombie, if not from further domestic shame, from more fiscal bloodletting? Can Abercrombie just jump ship and flee to Europe and Asia like they're on the lam? Probably not, at least not immediately. The European markets won't be enough to offset losses still occurring here, especially because Abercrombie holds $1.1 billion in leases that don't expire until 2015 or later — those would be quite expensive to exit. So the U.S. and Abercrombie are stuck with each other for at least another half-decade. TheJournal reckons:

Holding onto Abercrombie shares in the hope U.S. sales will eventually revive would be brave. With rare exceptions, such as Victoria's Secret and Gap, most specialty retailers from 20 years ago have given way to new rivals. At 21 times this year's earnings, Abercrombie shares are ready to fade.

You know what they say: If you really want to get to know someone, divorce them! Who knew Abercrombie would end up the hot wife skipping into the sun with the sexy accented people? Now American shareholders will know Abercrombie on levels they never wanted to. But maybe that will make room for some lust in their portfolios.

Urban Outfitters Stopped Selling Its ‘Eat Less’ Shirt Online

As a huge apparel company in this country, selling shirts that say "Eat Less" is probably not a good idea. After backlash in the blogosphere over Urban's "Eat Less" shirt, it has been pulled from the company's online store. However, you can still find it in physical stores. And if you want a shirt that says "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" — which was Kate Moss's motto until people got upset she said so in WWD and had to take it back — some people aren't afraid to sell that, anyway.