Beat the Heat by Avoiding These Summer Skincare Mistakes

This coming summer is looking to be a hot one, which means many of us will likely head to the beach to cool off. If you're not careful, however, you could get more than just sand, sea, and sun. Protect your skin against the sweltering heat this summer by being prepared and informed. Start by getting to know and avoiding these all too common summer skincare mistakes.

Neglecting Proper Sunscreen Use

Sunscreen should be an important part of your summer skincare routine, but many of us do away with it for various reasons. For some, it's expensive, it doesn't feel good on the skin, or it's not practical if you're not planning to stay under the sun for a long time.

First off, not all sunscreen lotions are expensive. These may be a bit pricier compared to ordinary lotions, but the purchase is worth it. Many sunscreens on the market are also formulated for quick skin absorption, which does away with the sticky residual feeling. Dermplus sunscreens, for example, provide excellent skin protection from the sun, features a quick absorb formula, and comes in different variants and sizes depending on your need and skin type. One important thing many people don't know is that you can get sunburn even when indoors.

UV light can penetrate through glass windows, which means even if you are at home or in the office and you happen to be next to a window, you still are exposed. Make it a habit to use Dermplus to all exposed areas of the body every day, especially this summer.

Ignoring Dead Skin Cells.

The sun and sand may feel good on your feet, but these can damage the skin. Be sure to exfoliate your skin before hitting the beach. Removing the dead skin cells allow for the growth of new, healthy cells, which makes the skin smoother and feeling softer. Exfoliation also allows the sunblock and other skincare products to be more effective, as it can go deeper into the skin. Relying on Clothes Alone for Sun Protection Our summer outfits are often light, airy, and colorful. This, however, could mean your skin (even the non-exposed parts) does not get enough protection.

The sando, the sun dress, or that light summery polo shirt provides very little protection against the sun. For this, it's best to sunscreen it up all over, and maybe even getting clothes with built-in sun protection.

Getting Dehydrated

Dehydration not only causes headaches and extreme thirst; it also causes the skin to dry out. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water or non-sugary, non-caffeinated beverages. This balances the body and skin's moisture levels.

Ignoring that Sunburn

If you really can't stay away from the heat and the sun for a long time, be sure to soothe the skin as soon as possible.  The Dermplus Aftersun Hydrating Body Gel is very effective in soothing the skin, reducing inflammation and redness, and preventing peeling. The sooner you deal with the sun damage on the skin, the better. Make this summer fun and safe not just for the family or the barkada, but for your skin as well.

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Mar Roxas II – part of MRT3 anomalies!

Mar Roxas II, who will run for presidency for Liberal party is part of the MRT3 anomalies, per Vitangcol statement on his affidavit submitted last February 18 in the Supreme Court.

“I am the only DOTC official charged by the Ombudsman despite the unmistakable knowledge, involvement, participation and instruction of my superiors in the DOTC headed by former Sec. Manuel ‘Mar’ A. Roxas II, current Secretary Joseph Emilio ‘Jun’ A. Abaya, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Jose Perpetuo M. Lotilla and Undersecretary Rene K. Limcaoco, who should have been the ones brought to justice for gross and inexcusable inaction if not willful and deliberate manipulation of the events and processes related to the maintenance of MRT-3,” Vitangcol stated in his affidavit.

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Well, reading on Vitangcol’s statement, the former general manager of MRT3, it really seems that something is going on with our due process in terms of fairness and equality. Is this what freedom brought to those who have position in the country and power? It just show how injustice and threatening our country to live by especially to those who are weak, who are subject for bullying. MRT3 has never-ending issues and it appears that the big money involved here is what transpired the issue and at the same time, having the national election comes May. Hoping that Mar Roxas will first clear his name on this issue before running for the highest position in the country, president! Unluckily though, if Mar wins then I’m hoping that our government especially the Supreme Court will do what’s abide the law and do necessary action to settle this anomalies. Filipinos have had enough problems that’s why each and everyone is looking for justice and solution that will deals with the majority not just for the comfort and expense of those who are in the position.

Meanwhile, as a commuter, MRT3 has great advantages to us. It is fast and cheaper alternative of transportation. So, please Mr. Roxas and Mr. Abaya, are you man enough to show us what you’ve got? Show humility to those people who are working hard and pay taxes so you could have money on your “pocket” on which should be the bread and butter on their tables for their family. Show us that you have the guts to be the people that we can entrust with our future. This is not about your position but rather your dignity.

More so, more new MRT3 couches, please? I am sure; it’s one way to get the sympathy you’re looking for. 

Welcome MRT Bidders!

Welcome MRT Bidders! But apparently no bidders showed up for the bidding of the maintenance contract of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) which is amounting to P2.2 billion. So, what had happened to this supposedly multi-billion bidding event?

“We moved the deadline in our desire for bidders to submit. But unfortunately, they did not. We will have to republish by December,” Transportation Undersecretary Jose Perpetuo M. Lotilla told reporters at the sidelines of a hearing at the House of Representatives.

The DoTC originally scheduled Oct. 17 for the submission and opening of bids for the MRT-3 maintenance contract, yet decided to reschedule the deadline on Tuesday, Oct. 28. However, no one from the five companies that bought bid documents filed their bids.

Bayan Muna Rep. Neri J. Colmenares said a reason could be that the contract price was not competitive for the bidders, and asked the DoTC of their plans to address the “urgent” problem. 

Responding to a suggestion to hike the contract price, Mr. Lotilla said: “That is a possibility. Maybe the approved budget for the contract might have to be increased, or we might have to reconfigure the risk profile to make it more attractive to bidders.”

With that case the contract of Autre Potre Technique Global Inc. (APT), which is MRT’s current maintenance provider, will be more likely extended until a new maintenance contract is awarded and having the current issues MRT3 had these past few weeks in terms of non-working couches and those instances that connotes commuter’s safety, I don’t think this work around will not be a good resolution.

Meanwhile, DOTC under Mar Roxas and then Jun Abaya were keeping excuses to get hold of the bidding way back 2012. And now, since there’s no bidders showed up, APT Global will be extending its contract. Is this a tactics of getting ahold of MRT 3? Due to delaying techniques of Jun Abaya he appointed PH Trans and APT Global as maintenance providers because of “lack of time” that’s why imposed their emergency power. So, Instead of this early aggressively promoting the presidential bid of Roxas, Secretary Abaya should focus more on addressing the problems besetting the MRT-LRT, such as the endless lines, computer glitches, non-working elevators and escalators, sardine-like coaches, accidents and many more.

Grrrr… I am a taxpayer and commuter and having a convenient MRT3 ride is what I only ask for the government. Besides, taxpayers and commuters are the one who really suffers and yet they don’t know where they hard-earned money go.

Taylor Swift vs. Spotify

If you like Taylor Swift and art of listening again and again their songs on Spotify, I have bad news for you: the singer has now withdrawn his entire discography of this popular streaming platform. If you search for his name, you will get zero results. And if you had your music in a playlist, it will be gone suddenly.

While Swift has not yet ruled on the matter (neither has his record) from the official Spotify blog heaped original including a nifty bounce playlist and a plea to return. Not for less: say more than 16 million users have played their songs in the last month. But leaving numbers and jokes aside, Spotify are certainly very concerned. Or should be. The reasons for the withdrawal of Taylor Swift can be many.

Some say it has to do with the fact that his new album, 1989, was released just a few days ago (not on Spotify, eye) and wants to seize on to sell more records or that people resort to other platforms streaming. Interestingly, and in time, his discography is still online on Rdio. From Billboard point to another possible reason: selling the record in which is Swift, though other artists of the same are still available in the popular platform. However, there may be another reason that adds to all these: Taylor Swift has always been critical to these platforms.

That was made clear in an article published in the Wall Street Journal last summer. It claimed that due to piracy and streaming, fewer records sold. So Swift did not publish their new albums on Spotify until well after a while.

Amazon's New Prime Photo

The leading on-line retailer in America, Amazon.com has released a new benefit, Prime Photo, for Amazon Prime members. For a $99.00 annual fee, members not only get free 2 day shipping, access to thousands of free movies and television shows, and music, as well a huge lending library, but now Amazon's cloud drive offers secure online unlimited photo storage, automatic photo backup, and lets you access your photos anywhere: on your phone, computer, tablet, or any Fire device.

Those photos can then be viewed on those devices, as well as, on the big screen via Amazon Fire TV, the new Fire TV Stick, game consoles like the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and some models of LG and Samsung smart TVs. Luckily, I have a Samsumg Smart TV, so I am in the process of downloading all the digital copies I had downloaded from discs and stored in window media. This will allow me to finally be able to watch them on the big screen.

Granted the downloading process is painfully slow, but it will be worth it once I get the movies all downloaded. At one point in time, I considered discontinuing my Amazon Prime membership after the announced was made that the subscription price was going up from $79.00 to $99.00 in 2015. With all of these great new benefits, I have changed my mind. In my opinion the $99.00 subscription is reasonable, considering the multitude of benefits Amazon is now offering, and I believe this is really just the tip of iceberg, with all of capabilities available thorough the Amazon cloud drive.

Toshiba announces 5TB HDDs

Currently, companies like Hitachi, Seagate and Toshiba, have hard drives with storage capacities greater than 4 terabytes "TB" (up to 6TB), which are only available to the business segments and servers. Toshiba plans to change the situation described above, announcing new hard drives with storage capacities of 5 and 4 terabytes, targeted consumer segment.

The model and exact specifications of both units are still unknown, but we can assume that will be available in the standard form factor of 3.5 ", will have a rotation speed of 7200 revolutions per minute and will be based on the technology of recording perpendicular data .

Both units will have a warranty period of 3 years and is estimated to have prices between USD $ 299.99 and USD $ 399.99.

Marvel Comics officially announces a crossover with 'Attack on Titan'

Marvel Comics has recently dropped a major bomb. You may assume that this is a prank, but Marvel Comics assures that it is not the case. On Twitter, Marvel Comics' senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development C.B. Cebulski said that there is going to be an official crossover between the Marvel Comics franchise and the popular anime series “Attack on Titan” aka “Shingeki No Kyojin.” Keep in mind that this is going to be one of those “What-If” stories that takes place in an alternate universe. Ultimately, it is going to be many notable Marvel Comics figures fighting it out with the the Titans of Attack on Titan. Cebulski reminded everybody in one of this tweets that this is the first time that a manga series crossed over into other comic universes.

 Before you get all excited about the possibility, the issue of how it will actually work. When you look at Attack on Titan, it is normal humans fighting off against the countless legions of cannibalistic Titans. In Marvel Comics, like any other comic universe, you have super-powered beings. It is probably a given that Spider-Man is going to be a character in the crossover from what the teaser art shows.

There is no knowing on who from the Marvel side will be in the crossover. Will there be any notable characters from the Attack on Titan side in the crossover, too? Not much has been revealed. That leaves a lot of speculating and imagining. It will rest on having a good story that neither belittles the Marvel characters or the Titans. When you carefully think about it, many of the Marvel characters can easily dispatch the Titans if they fought each other.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, create and manage your Android phone from your clan

Shortly we can talk about the Call of Duty franchise that no longer know. Played by thousands of players all over the world, the Call of Duty franchise has become a phenomenon in the world of online gaming. His last title, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is one of the most anticipated by all his followers, and although there is still to play a COD-always in our Android devices can be conformed with Modern Combat 5: Blackout Gameloft- we already have Google Play, the official application of Call of Duty with which to create and manage our own clan in a simple and fast way.

As we read on Android Central, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the best tool to be connected to the COD world at those times when we are away from our consoles. A powerful tool available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone with which we can manage: Guild Wars: compete with our peers against other clans besides controlling positions in the map, get exclusive prizes. War Room: a place where we can see both the wars of active and upcoming clans, our record of clan wars and clan members who have contributed.

Editor emblems: the application has a complete emblems editor that can be used to create a custom clan emblem or player that syncs with the emblems of the game editor. Additional Features: clan chat, clan profile, player profiles and more. The application is free on Google Play, has a size of 41 MB and you must have an Android 2.3.3 device for use. We are therefore faced with an essential application for all Call of Duty player and help us reach our clan to the number one spot.

LG Display's New LCD Smartphone Panel Has Slimmest Bezel Yet

LG Display unveiled a new full high-definition LCD panel featuring the narrowest bezel for smartphones yet. The 5.3-inch HD display knocks the smartphone bezel down to 0.7 mm thick, according to the LCD display manufacturer.

That’s smaller than the thickness of a credit card in comparison which measure in at 0.8 mm. The display is bigger and more powerful than the recently released Sharp Aquos Crystal featuring a 5-inch, 720p screen though not quite as large as the 5.5-inch LG G3 released earlier in the year. LG Display was able to develop the screen through the use of its “Neo Edge” technology which is a process that integrates the panel’s circuit board and backlight into a single unit.

The technology prevents light leakage and ensures the unit is waterproof and dustproof. Mass production on the displays will begin in November and will ship to customers in China first “where demand for large screen smartphones is strong.” IGN gave the slim-bezeled Sharp Aquos Crystal a 7.4, calling it an “attractive but flawed entry-level phone.”

Google is renewing Calendar for Android and will prepare a version for iOS

The main novelty is the material design interface, similar to what already happens in other apps. Now it is easier to search and find events scheduled in the Calendar. Moreover, the new system will automatically import markings as flight reservations, purchases of tickets for shows or other events that are in the Inbox, and add them to the calendar user.

The markings are now presented in a more visible and highlights as background colors and images form, so they are more easily discernible, explained to The Verge. Initially, the app is available for Android 5.0 and follows the version for Android 4.1 or higher. Another novelty is the preparation for the first time, a fully prepared for iOS version, although still not know the release date.

Galaxy Note Edge: What A Curve

Set to release on November 14th Samsung has announced that they are going to release the Galaxy Note Edge. And not only is this phone going to be big, but it's also going to have a curve on the edge of the screen. It's kind of strange that Samsung would have a curve on the very right of a phone, but it seems to work well from the demos we have seen so they rolled with it.

Personally I don't see the usefulness in having the design this way, but it looks pretty cool for some things it can do like quick shortcuts to apps and being able to change it to whatever you want it to do. The problem I see what will happen is that the side of the screen will get in the way when you want to watch movies or you play games.

It looks like it would be awkward to hold for just that reason, let alone the phone being a whopping 5.6 inches big. I gotta give it to Samsung though because they marketed this well to make it not as strange and they also made it look very functional. I doubt I will get a phone like this, but it's nice to have options.

Japanese Anime Series: 'Walkure Romanze'

“Walkure Romanze” is a twelve episode Japanese anime series that aired from October 2013 until December 2013. It is a story that is inspired by a combination of Medieval Europe and Victorian Era Europe. This romantic school drama is adapted from the erotic visual novel game of the same name, but the series itself has no nudity let alone graphic sex.

Thus, Walkure Romanze is safe for minors to watch. The story takes place at a school in which jousting is the sport of choice. Takahiro Mizuno, a former champion jouster, teaches childhood friend and romantic interest Mio Kisaki on the sport of jousting.

However, there are other females that want Takahiro to teach them as well. Walkure Romanze is a unique love story with the main focus on the Medieval sport of jousting. If you enjoy fantasy stories, you may want to check out Walkure Romanze.

Crunchyroll currently has the North American license for the anime. You can check out all episodes on Crunchyroll.

Taylor Swift's 1989 Released Today

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One of the most anticipated albums of the year has been officially released. Taylor Swift announced the official release on her Facebook page about 9 hours ago and the world went crazy. This 1989 album marks a special milestone in Taylor Swift's career. Taylor Swift was crowned the Queen of Country music for the past four albums of hers.

But now 1989 hits the streets and it is all POP. There are 13 tracks on the Standard Edition of the album and they are all POP. So I believe she will be with POP for a while and break some records there as well. The album can be bought on iTunes, Amazon and Target. There are special picture sets on each album.

There are 5 sets with a total of 65 Polaroids. Bravo, Taylor!!!

How to Capture & Share a Screenshot

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I found an extremely interesting extension on Apple’s browser that is called Safari and I wanted to share it with you. This extension allows you to take a photograph of part or all of a website and then either save it on your computer or share it through Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo Mail. The above photo is an image that I took with it. I took a photo of part of the webpage that showed Fort Worth’s Longhorn herd.

To obtain this extension you merely have to open up your Apple safari browser. Then click the button that is located near the top of the screen on your browser that kind of looks like a flower and click on the drop down menu. You will then see a choice called “Safari extensions”. Click it and it will take you to a page called “Safari Extensions”. You will then want to look for the extension that says “Awesome Screenshot” and click “Install Now.” You might then have to restart your computer for it to work.

After it is installed you will appear towards the top of your browser. Mine is located to the left of the webpage address. It will look like a black ball with a dot in the center. To use it simply go to a webpage that you want to save, click on the icon and it will give you three options. You can either capture the visible part of the page, capture selective areas of the page, or capture the entire page. Once the page is captured it will open up a new page on your browser and you will be allowed to edit the photo and then either save it to your computer or share it with others.

Samsung confirms the Full HD display and 64-bit processor on Galaxy A7

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We still speak of Samsung, and in particular one of the new devices they are working on the Korean giant, the Galaxy A7; after confirmation on the display with a diagonal of 5.5 inches and full HD resolution, the day today on the website of Samsung is once again reiterated the resolution, in addition to confirming the presence of a 64-bit processor (ARMv8-A, similar that they should assemble Galaxy A3 and A5).

Confirmations, as mentioned, come from the company's website, and you can see in the image below. Samsung Galaxy A7, denoted by the initials SM-A700FD should also support dual SIM card (the letter D in the model is in fact to signify the dual SIM version): This version should be the one that will appear in the Chinese market, and perhaps will arrive in other markets. Samsung Galaxy A7 is expected for the beginning of November, carrying Android KitKat, and then without fully exploit the CPU 64-bit; probably, Samsung has plans to upgrade the device to Android 5.0 Series A Lollipop.

Japanese Anime Series: 'Golden Time'

“Golden Time” is a Japanese anime series that is adapted from the light novel series of the same name by Eji Komatsu which ran for the Dengeki Bunko imprint from 2010 until 2014. The series itself, which is twenty-four episodes, ran from October 2013 until March 2014. It is a modern-day romantic comedy drama that focuses on a group of college students.

The main focus is on Banri Tada who is starting his first year at college studying law. After losing his way, due to not being used to Tokyo yet, he meets and befriends Mitsuo Yanagisawa who is also studying law and shares the same classes as Banri. They hit off the friendship; that becomes a precursor to the future romantic relationship between Banri and female protagonist Koko Kaga with the latter claiming that Mitsuo is meant to be her fiance.

Ultimately, Banri and Koko must deal with their own issues as they come closer together. Banri is struggling with his memory loss, prior to starting law school, all thanks to an injury that almost left him for dead and placed him in a coma. Koko has to deal with the fact that Mitsuo simply is not interested in being her husband along with the fact that she seemingly has no real friends at school. She also has to deal with the fact that she joined the same school for the wrong reasons but is thankful to have met Banri.

At school, Banri slowly starts to meet figures from his past. He learns more about himself prior to the accident that gave him retrograde amnesia. You can stream the series on Crunchyroll.

Microsoft to release 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' in mid-November

If you are a fan of Bungie's “Halo” first-person shooter (FPS) series, then you can look forward to “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” on November 11 for North America and Europe. Exceptions for Europe are Belgium and France, respectively, on November 12 and November 14. Japan will get the game on November 13.

Through the Xbox Game Store, you can pre-order and pre-download Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

What is in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection? 
This is perhaps going to be one of the best Christmas presents ever. This collection has the following: “Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary,” “Halo 2 Anniversary,” “Halo 3,” and “Halo 4.” Make sure you have a lot or hard-drive space because it will be forty-five gigabytes worth of data. That is not all, though.

The collection will also come with a patch that is twenty gigabytes and a “Spartan Ops” cooperative player add-on for Halo 4.

New 'Lupin III' anime series, taking place in Italy, to roll out in 2015

“Lupin III” aka “Lupin The 3rd,” one of the oldest anime franchises, is still very popular. Now, there is a new Lupin III anime series that will be rolling out in 2015. This will take Arsene Lupin the Third, the Japanese & French famous thief, takes his crew to San Marino which belongs to the country of Italy.

For that reason, the anime will air in Italy first before airing in Japan. Lupin once again works with Daisuke Jigen, Fujiko Mine, and Goemon. In addition, the crew continues to be chased down by Inspector Zenigata of Interpol. There is also another major change: the color of Lupin's coat.

Normally, Lupin is known by his red coat. He trades in the red coat for a blue coat. This is akin to a British Imperial soldier trading the red coat to join the American Colonial Army for a blue coat. Keep in mind that Lupin has changed the color of his coat a few times.

Looking forward to Lupin III next year.

Enthusiasm: A Driving Force in Business

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In any business, it is enthusiasm for the work you do that drives the business to prosper. The element of enthusiasm is certainly infectious. It can be the driving force in your business. By projecting enthusiasm to your clients, you can rouse their interest in your products and services. Once the interest is sparked, you are able to get more leads and enquiries- - - thereby improving on your business prospects.

Enthusiasm for your product/services enables you to widen your horizon and expand your business through community involvement. It can help you to find talented people to staff your business, find good deals relating to your business and form alliances that can be essential in helping to keep your business afloat. Studies indicate that people like to patronize businesses they and their neighbors know and trust.

Focusing on the community, can help you develop and retain a strong clientele for your business. Although there are no absolute guarantees for success in any business, there is also no limit to what you can accomplish, if you are willing to take the risks involved.

Good Luck to you in your business venture.

Playstation 4 2.0 firmware update allows you to play your own music

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If you have a Playstation 4 console, then you are probably waiting for the 2.0 update to the console's firmware. Under this update you will get enhanced live streaming, improved voice commands, a place on the screen for “players you might know,” Playstation 4 data backup to a USB drive, and an “Add To Library” button for the Playstation Store.

Add To Library is handy if you are a Playstation Plus member as you can get those free games without having to immediately download. Meaning, you can go online and play games and stop playing when you feel like it to download free content for Playstation Plus members.

A bigger attraction is the ability to play music on your Playstation 4 console. However, the music has to be on a USB drive because the Playstation 4 will not save it onto the hard drive. You can plug in your smart phone or other music player. You can listen to artists like Lady Gaga, The Game, BAP, f(x), Drunken Tiger, Lorde, 50 Cent, Datsik, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Garbage, Rage Against The Machines, Lil Wayne, etc.

Should the music freak you out when playing The Evil Within, you can play a music tune that makes the feeling less scary.