For the first time in Manila, the world-renowned Cirque Mother Africa (created by professional acrobat Winston Ruddle) will dazzle and mesmerize local audiences with wild African music, dance and performance in a two-hour showcase.

The series of performances will start from April 19 to 22 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Having performed in sold out shows staged in Germany, Italy, Romania,
Russia, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Spain – Cirque Mother Africa will tantalize audiences in Manila with a unique African-themed spectacle.

Dancers, percussionists, singers, acrobats and contortionists energetically take to the stage in a celebration of the culture of the traditional and modern African arts & culture.

The heartbeat of Africa pulsates throughout the jaw-dropping show as the musicians and artistes articulate their passion and love for their homeland including Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Benin, Zimbabwe, and Guinea.

The innovative show combines the talents from nine African countries to provide the wonder, suspense and joy of Cirque Mother Africa.

The show is a delight for the senses with items spun through the air, bodies contorted into mind-boggling shapes, and performers balance on other performers, percussionists beat up a storm of sound and traditional dancers tell their own stories. The audience will be overwhelmed by the complexity and versatility of these world-class acts.

Masks, drums, beads, and amazing costumes all bring forth the feel of
authentic African traditions.

Cirque Mother Africa is not just a traditional African show. It also has a take on the modern, fresh and dynamic culture of the new Africa. Young acrobats perform feats that belong in any world-class circus, and energetic young performers compete in tap-dancing that is a toe-tapping delight. This is a fresh and fantastic show that evokes passion and demands a response.

Audiences are encouraged, prodded and charmed to actively respond rather than to simply watch a breath-taking spectacle.

Cirque Mother Africa 2012 can be seen from April 19 to 22 at Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila. Tickets are available at selected National Book Stores, Robinsons Department Stores, Cinema Lobby – Greenbelt 1 and Trinoma. You may also inquire at TicketWorld Office, www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call 891-9999 for bookings & reservations.

EXCLUSIVE! Enjoy a 15% discount from February 7-20 by calling the
following hotlines 0916-3403919 or 0921-5642108

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Your favorite Krispy Kreme doughnuts are lovingly shaped into hearts this season. Celebrate love and share the sweetness of Valentine with a box of your favorite doughnut and coffee brand.

Enjoy Chocolate Ice Sprinkles, Peanut Butter with Choco Drizzle, Cookies & Cream, Snickers Classic, Powdered Strawberry, Chocolate Ice Custard, Chocolate Ice Kreme Filled, Caramel Kreme Crunch, New York Cheese Cake, Kitkat, and Choco Mania Doughnuts, as they come in cute, romantic heart shapes.

Krispy Kreme’s heart-shaped Valentine doughnuts are only available from February 6 to 14, 2012, so hurry! Grab a box now and revel in the romance with Krispy Kreme this Heart Month!

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Mark our words: February is going to be epic on AXN! Kick starting the lineup in the beginning of the month is the highly anticipated return of singing reality competition series The Voice Season 2.

Premiering on February 6, 2012 within 24 hours of the US broadcast is Season 2 of The Voice, offering aspiring singers the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be mentored by celebrity coaches. Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton return with their sizzling chemistry and their trademark red swiveling chairs to judge contestants solely on their vocal talent and not their looks. If more than one coach turns to pick a particular singer, the tide turns and the choice of coach goes to the singer. This season, show producer Mark Burnett has added more rounds of blind auditions and each of the coaches’ teams will be expanded to 12 singers each.

The ante is certainly upped in terms of the diversity and quality of the contestants this season, with Aguilera bagging ‘everything from an opera singer, powerhouse MC to soul singers’ on her team. What is interesting is that savvy contestants who are in demand now know how to play the game, and have taken the opportunity to push the coaches a little further and wrangle for commitment to be kept for a few rounds.

Season 1’s contestants have done well for themselves so far; winner Javier Colon has released a new album in collaboration with Natasha Bedingfield and his coach, Adam Levine, while first runner-up Dia Frampton has also launched her album with the help of coach Blake Shelton. Other contestants – Beverly McClellan from Team Aguilera and Vicci Martinez from Team Cee Lo have also begun recording after the show ended.

Talent-spotting aside, be sure to keep an eye out for new songs from the coaches themselves! After all, Season 1 was the launchpad for Shelton’s Honey Bee, a country chart-topper, as well as the Maroon 5-Aguilera single Moves Like Jagger which hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 list. And as Aguilera teased, look out for the ‘kickass’ opening performance by the coaches this season!

*The Voice Season 2 premieres on 6 Feb 2012, Mon at 10.55pm
Viewers are invited to visit www.axn-asia.com for the latest update on their broadcast schedules or follow them on Twitter @axnasia for more info.

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Social media has become an avenue for hateful acts and a trigger for suicide. Is it nature or nurture? This infographic highlights the issue of cyberbullying.

Created by: Online Counseling Degrees

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Social media has become an avenue for hateful acts and a trigger for suicide. Is it nature or nurture? This infographic highlights the issue of cyberbullying.

Created by: Online Counseling Degrees

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Sinulog Dance…..St. Catherine Le’Bourne ..
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A short video of a whale shark I saw in the Philippines…..

This jar was accidentally fished out from the deep sea between Limasawa island, Panaon island, and Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. No lid, though. The jar is now located in Limasawa Island waiting to be identified and sold!
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The New England Patriots and New York Giants will meet tonight ( kickoff time 6:30 p.m. EST) at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, a rematch of the Giants’ Super Bowl XLII victory over the Patriots.

The Giants provide a tough matchup for the Pats. Tom Coughlin’s men not only defeated Tom Brady and the gang in The Big Game four years ago, they won 24-20 at New England on Nov. 6 this season. New York’s front line is superb, perhaps the best in the league. A second championship for Eli Manning would make a strong case for his eventual induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile in Brady’s ten seasons as a starter, New England has earned trips to the Super Bowl in half of them, and the 34-year-old playmaker can join Pittsburgh’s Terry Bradshaw and San Francisco’s Joe Montana as only the third quarterback in NFL history to win four Super Bowls if he can lead the Pats to a victory over the Giants. But football enthusiasts should keep in mind that Bradshaw and Montana never lost in The Big Game . They were each 4-0; Tom would be 4-1 with a win tonight.

Madonna, together with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., will perform for an estimated 117 million viewers during the Super Bowl halftime show, and everyone has been wondering about what the 53-year-old singer will do on stage. Although Madge will be singing three of her classic hits as well as her new track Give Me All Your Lovin‘, the Queen of Pop said that she did not want to give anything else away ahead of time.

“I don’t want to blow the surprises,” Madonna said. “I want people to be knocked out of their seats.”

There are also rumors that Cee Lo Green may appear during her set, as well as LMFAO.

Super Bowl 2012 certainly has all the makings of another thriller. And yes, everyone from car manufacturers to a yogurt company will try to entice us with their commercials. Last year’s game drew in more than 111 million viewers, and the number of people tuning in has increased each year for the past five.

The Big Game will be televised in the United States on NBC. But if you don’t have access to television at the moment, you can catch all the action live online, for free, at the NFL’s official website. Super Bowl 46 will also be streamed live at NBCsports.com.

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BMW has designed a car capable of automated driving.

The prototype is fitted with a system which includes radar, cameras, laser scanners and ultrasonics to determine where it is and better understand its surroundings. The vehicle can also recognize speed limits and not exceed that speed. It can brake, accelerate and pass other automobiles while analyzing the traffic conditions.

BMW is still in the development phase, and we’re not sure how far to look into the future for mass production. However, the highly automated BMW 5 Series has logged 5000 km on the road already. Once the technology is proven effective, the German luxury car manufacturer may begin to commercialize it.

Click here to see the robo-car in action.

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