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Monday, October 3, 2016

Gaps Sabuero Falls in Top 55 Finalists in Yodobashi Category of Red Bull Illume 2016


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Shutter bug Gaps Sabuero come to naught in the Red Bull Illume 2016 last September 28 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Siargao-based surf photographer was one of the 22 Filipino photographers who participated in the world’s greatest action and adventure sports photography contest.

Out of 34,624 images from 120 participating countries around the globe, Sabuero’s photograph of a surfer at Siargao Island made it as one of the top 55 finalists in Masterpiece by Yodobashi Category.

“It’s ridiculous that I see my name there and I feel so out of place. All shots are from professionals (photographers) on big assignments, while mine’s taken with a GoPro at quicksilver not knowing what I was doing. I’m so stoked to have my name be on the list with the people who inspired me,” said Sabuero on his Facebook post.

The Winner Award Ceremony was hosted by television personality Tina Dixon and snowboarder Louie Vito. It also celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the prestigious contest with many guests from the photography industry and sports scene, such as BMX athlete Senad Grosic, freeskier Johnny Collinson and Red Bull Illume founder Ulrich Grill.


Following the announcement, the award-winning photographers were able to see their images displayed on illuminated 2x2m lightboxes at the opening of the Red Bull Illume Exhibit Tour 2016. This unique nighttime photo exhibition will travel to cultural hubs and hotspots around the world for the next two years.

The exhibited photos are the Top 55 images which of course include the 11 Category Winners as well as the Overall Winner. The winners are:
Close Up: Denis Klero, Russia with his black and white shot of climber Rustam Gelmanov showing his chalk-covered hands in Fontainebleu, France.

Energy: Luke Shadbolt, Australia for his black and white image showing the power of nature. Surfer Renan Faccini is set against a huge swell in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Enhance: Dean Treml, New Zealand and his image of cliff diver Jonathan Paredes jumping from the 28 meter platform on the roof of the Copenhagen Opera House during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, 2013.

Lifestyle: Jody MacDonald, Canada with her mesmerizing image of her brother Ken MacDonald sitting atop a train during their adventure through the Sahara Desert.

Masterpiece by Yodobashi: Lorenz Holder, Germany showing Senad Grosic ride his bike over a bridge in an autumnal Gablenz, Germany.

New Creativity: Ale Di Lullo, Italy for his fun shot of Aaron Chase riding his mountain bike on the windshield of a NYC cab.

Playground: Lorenz Holder, Germany showing BMXer Senad Grosic ride a rusted viewing platform in Senftenberg, Germany.

Sequence by Sony: Daniel Vojtêch, Czech Republic with his shot of Flying Bulls pilots Miroslav Krejci, Jan Rudzinskyi, Stanislav Cejka and Jan Tvrdic in Jaromêř, Czech Republic.

Spirit:
 Dean Treml, New Zealand for his image showing kayaker Josh Neilson being supported by fellow paddlers Barnaby Prees, Sam Sutton, Tim Pickering, Ben Brown, Jamie Sutton and Jaren Seiler after a bad landing off Matze’s Drop, Storulfossen, Norway.

Wings: Micky Wiswedel, South Africa with his shot of climber Jamie Smith mid-fall as he attempts a new route on Table Mountain, Cape Town.

Vegard Aasen of Norway won the Mobile Category, the newest photography category in Red Bull Illume, for his black and white mountaineering image taken in Hakuba, Japan.

The images of the top 55 finalists and the top 275 finalists of Red Bull Illume can be seen on www.redbullillume.com and @RedBullIllume Facebook fanpage. The finalists’ entries are published on the limited edition Coffee Table Book that can be purchased on www.redbullillumebook.com.

Your Top 5 Favorites at a Flick of a Switch


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We round up the most downloaded hot deals that you can enjoy on the new Globe Switch app

Your search for the best online deals need not go too far as the all-in-one Globe Switch already puts together the hottest apps and mobile offers to continue enjoying your digital lifestyle!

Whether it's capturing that perfect Instagram photo or putting that cool filter to your recent Snap, Globe Switch has the right app deal for you! Here are the top five most downloaded apps on Globe Switch that gives you some of the best in entertainment, gaming, music and connectivity.


1. The number one spot of course goes to the phenomenal Pokemon Go app that forever changed app interactivity forever! With its creative features within augmented reality, you literally sweat it out to catch that Pokemon! Get to play it through 3 different promo offers on Globe Switch. 



2. Next app is Facebook! Yes, it still holds one of the top spots! More than just a social media app, Facebook has become part of our everyday digital lifestyle as we naturally check it from time to time whether for sharing random status updates and links, to posting our latest photos. Now that Facebook is part of our daily habit, you can get it on Globe Switch.

3. Entertainment steals the scene as the third spot goes to YouTube. With a wide variety of content available for its users, this app has featured videos that resonate well with their viewers. Ranging from make-up tutorials, to unboxing videos, and even school hacks, it has been a go-to app to tons of cool content! Enjoy access through your handy Globe Switch app!

4. With just a simple thumbs-up, staying connected with either one person or a large group has been simplified with Facebook Messenger. This app has been an instant message courier on the spot. With GIFs, emoticons, and other added exciting features, friends and family have surely been going crazy chatting with this app. In any Globe promo, get to enjoy unlimited messaging plus a 20MB hot deal for each subscriber!



5. Last but definitely not the least is Clash of Clans. People have been taking this game seriously by building and protecting their fortresses against their game-mates and friends. Through regular maintenance, they have built their fortresses and trained their clans against others with up to 100MB up for grabs through the Globe Switch App!



Globe Prepaid customers can experience more amazing deals on mobile just by downloading the Globe Switch app on the Google Play Store. To see more awesome offers by Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph

iDEFEND Calls for Locsin’s Resignation from UN Post


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Following global condemnation of President Duterte’s claim to follow in Hitler’s example which forced the President to do another vague “clarification”, the new Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations is not wasting any time defending those awful words by citing that German Nazis did many things right, and asking the people to look beyond the holocaust. 

Duterte clearly approved the slaughter of 3 million Jews in his address to media last week. A thousand apologies will never remedy this atrocious statement. Moreover, to recommend the extermination of suspected drug users and criminals in order to save future generations of Filipinos not only compared an entire race to criminals, but still reflected the same belief that Germany’s mass murderer espoused. 

If Duterte’s words deserved the world’s denunciation, Teddy Locsin’s defense of those words deserved immediate reckoning. Locsin appeared to be the only one among the government’s spokespersons not bothered by the President’s gruesome pronouncements and threats, which Congressman Edcel Lagman described as 'criminally culpable'. He has transformed his newspaper column “Tedditorial” from an independent thinkers’ page into a Goebbels-style propaganda machine for the President. 

By publicly endorsing an idea which have not, are not, and never will be part of the Filipino’s beliefs, he has grossly misrepresented the country in the global community. Under any other administration past and future he would be immediately sacked.

Mr. Locsin’s actions are contemptuous to the Filipino people and its solidarity with the Jewish people against tyranny and any form of targeted exterminations. As sovereignty resides in the people we are therefore firing Mr. Locsin as UN Ambassador. 

iDEFEND further calls for legal actions to ban him from any government appointments henceforth.
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