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TROPICAL STORM ONDOY (INTERNATIONAL NAME KETSANA) HITS METRO MANILA: HOW CAN YOU HELP

Here is a list of ways you can help the victims of tropical storm Ondoy (international code name Ketsana).

Donation drop-off points

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

National Resource Operations Center, 
Chapel Road, Pasay City
Contact: Mrs. Francon Favian

Quezon City Area Disaster Resource Operations Monitoring and Info Center (DROMIC) DSWD Central Office
Contact Rey Martija or Imee Rose Castillo, Tel Nos. 951-7119, 951-2435 or Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera Tel No. 0918-934-5625

Manila Area (DSWD-NCR)
San Rafael corner Legarda Streets, Quiapo, Manila
Contact: Dir. Thelsa P. Biolna, Dir. Delia Bauan Tel Nos. 734-8622, 734-8642

ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya
413-2667 / 416-0387
No 13 Examiner Street, Quezon City
Look for Ms Girlie Aragon

SAGIP KAPAMILYA UPDATE
(as of 6 pm, October 1, 2009)
1. Update on Donations (as of 6 pm October 1, 2009)
a. Examiner/Bayoran/Center Road
    P 51.5 million in cash (More than P 20 M of P30.2 with SK already)
    P 84.5 million in goods and service
b. Regional Network Group (RNG) P 5,165,536.70 (Total to Date)
         Breakdown:
                Luzon            P 403,999.20
                Visayas     P 2,409,898.25
                Mindanao P 5,165,536.25
2. Families served: 129,424 (Note: average of 5 members per family)
3. For donations send via----

Local:

Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia Branch
Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
Account no.: 5630020111
Swift code for international cash donations: BNORPHMM

Bank of the Philippine Islands
Account Name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
Account No. 3051-11127-75
Swift code for international donations: BOPIPHMM

Overseas: 1-800-527-2820 or abscbnfoundation.org

4. ABS-CBN Global Announcements 
(ONLINE DONATIONS VIA CREDIT CARD OR PAYPAL)

Para sa ating mga Global Kapamilya na gustong magbigay ng cash donations para sa Ondoy relief operations ng Sagip Kapamilya, maaari kayong magpadala online using your credit card or Paypal account. Just visit www.abscbnfoundation.org [12] or www.ondoyrelief.multiply.com [13]

Banco de Oro account of ABS-CBN Foundation sa Pilipinas.

Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.
Account number: 5630020111
Bank: Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia Branch
Swift code: BNORPHMM ABS-CBN BDO BRANCH

Sa mga Kapamilya natin sa Middle East, maari na rin kayong magpadala gamit ang mga sumusunod na remittance partners ng ABS-CBN Easy Remit.
Al Ansari Exchange in the UAE - no remittance charge
Nonoo Exchange Company in BAHRAIN - no remittance charge
Al Rostamani International Exchange in the UAE - no remittance charge
Redha Al Ansari Exchange Establishment in the UAE
Trust Exchange Company in QATAR
Al Ektasad United Exchange in KUWAIT
Sa bawat cash donation na ipadadala ninyo, magdadagdag ang ABS-CBN Easy Remit ng limang pisong donasyon para sa Ondoy relief operations.

ABS-CBN Foundation US Office Toll-Free 1-800-527-2820

Other institutions receiving donations:

UNICEF is accepting cash donations through its Metrobank account: UNICEF C/A 066-7-06631209-3 in response to the victims of tropical storm Ondoy. Call their hotlines at 758-1000 and 758-1442 to find out more ways to send your donations.

CARITAS
Domestic Cash Donations can be deposited through the following CARITAS MANILA bank accounts any branch nationwide:
BANCO DE ORO - Savings Account No. 3970006958
BPI - Savings Account No. 3063-5357-01
CHINABANK - Savings Account No. 103-3099715
METROBANK - Savings Account No. 175-3-17506954-3
RCBC - Savings Account No. 3-000-90221-6
UCPB - Savings Account No. 128-162208-7
SECURITY BANK - Current Account No. 0141-019452-001
For overseas donors, please deposit your donation to Caritas Manila-BPI Dollar Saving Account No. 3064-0033-55.
Or PNB Dollar Savins Account No. 108566600025

Ayala Foundation USA
For US based donors who want tax incentives, you may course your donations through Ayala Foundation USA 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 428,Redwood City, CA 94065, USA or simply click the link (Ayala Foundation USA).

Negros Navigation

from Mr. Edmund Gawchua, Manager
Negros Navigation is now accepting the transfer of relief goods from Mindanao to Manila for free for aid to victims of Ondoy.
Donations can be sent to Negros Navigation stations and offices nationwide.

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Links to other ways to send in help:
Manuel L. Quezon's blog: How to help (original on Quezon.ph [14] | Tumblr.com mirror link [15])
Google Docs: Rescue InfoHub Central [16] | List of Places where to donate [17] (check out one nearest your area, or add a donation center that is not on the list)
Another list of where to donate goods via Bury Me In This Dress [18] blog
Google Maps: Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila [19], by KaninLamig
Sahana FOSS Disaster Management System http://sahana.kahelos.org/ [20]
For ways to donate to the Philippine National Red Cross, check out the PNRC web site [21]

Reach ABS-CBN via these channels:
Multiply: botomoipatrolmo.multiply.com
Twitter: twitter.com/botopatrollers
Facebook: Boto Mo, Ipatrol Mo official page | abs-cbnNEWS.com
Email: ireport@abs-cbn.com [22]
SMS/MMS reports: IREPORT to 2366
Bayan Voice BMPM Voice SMS: 411-BMPM (411-2676)

as of 10/02/2009 10:15 PM

FOR MORE UPDATES: CLICK HERE FOR ABS-CBN NETWORK - HOW TO HELP

The Greatest Tragedy

The greatest tragedy
By Patrick Enilama [pastorpatrick@sunnewsonline.com] 07028242700
Sunday, June 22, 2008

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but life without a purpose. Many people today are obsessed with finding ways to prolong their lives. They are so caught up with trying to live longer that they never stop to consider why they are living at all. Drifting from one day to the next without purpose, with untapped potential and unfulfilled dreams; this is for many a fate worse than death. The rising suicide rate in modern society bears this truth out.

Many people, bereft of hope, take their own lives because they find death more appealing than continuing what is to them a meaningless existence. Finding our purpose in life is critically important. Second, the greatest challenge in life is knowing what to do. We get up every day and go about our daily activities, but are we doing what we are supposed to be doing?


With all the options and choices that lie before us every day, that can be a difficult question to answer. Do you know what to do with your time? What drive gets you out of bed every morning? What purpose propels you through each day? Are you living for a paycheck? Or are you living for a purpose? With each passing day you grow older and use up more of your time and energy. Are you doing what you are supposed to be doing? Do you even know what to do? These are tough questions, but learning the answer is vital to your future.

Next, the greatest mistake in life is being busy, but not effective. Being busy is a common human pastime. But just because you’re busy doesn’t mean that what you’re doing is worth doing. Many people deceive themselves into believing that being busy all the time gives their lives significance. Significance has nothing to do with busyness but everything to do with effectiveness.

Jesus of Nazareth was the most effective person who ever lived but He was never busy. Everything Jesus did had purpose. He knew what He was supposed to do and did it, and that made Him effective. It is a tragedy to waste time and energy on unfocused busyness because those resources, once expended, can never be regained. We must learn how to live effectively without being busy.

And finally, the greatest failure in life is being successful in the wrong assignment. Success alone is no enough; you must succeed in the right thing. Sincerity alone is not enough because you can be sincerely wrong. Faithfulness alone is not enough because you can be faithful to the wrong faith. Commitment alone is not enough because you can be committed to the wrong cause. Succeeding in the wrong assignment is failure.

If a teacher gives you a test and instructs you to answer only the odd-numbered questions, and you answer the even-numbered questions instead, even if you answer every question correctly you will still fail because you didn’t follow instructions. You succeeded in the wrong assignment, which means you failed. God is not impressed without our sincerity, faithfulness, commitment, or success unless we are pursuing the right assignment – His assignment. Anything else is failure.

• Culled from Applying the Kingdom Rediscovering the priority of God for mankind by Myles Munroe

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What is Medical Transcription?

Medical Transcription in simple terms could be explained as the entry of case histories, diagnosis, prescriptions etc. given by the physicians/surgeons after evaluating the condition of the patients. However, unlike the simple entry of text into the computer, here the doctors dictate the analysis of the patient, which should be transcribed by a Medical Transcriptionist (into a Word document).

Nowadays because of the stringent health care laws and a strong insurance sector, it has become mandatory to have a detailed case history of the patient including the diagnosis, prescriptions and any other postoperative and preoperative reports. Since the wage levels in developed countries are very high the amount spent in generating one case history goes to hundreds of dollars, which is not economically viable for large hospitals that require thousands of reports everyday.

The alternative solution for these hospitals is to offload the documentation part to some private agencies or companies who can handle it on a fixed amount for every line of transcription. This business was slowly transferred to the third world countries in the Asian Continent mainly because of good knowledge of English and computer awareness.

The operation will be managed and assisted by a specialist team of Data Entry level operators called Medical Transcriptionists, with sound knowledge of spoken English and knowledge of medical terms. A Medical Transcriptionist interprets and transcribes dictation by physicians and other health care professionals regarding patient assessment, work up, therapeutic procedures, clinical course, diagnosis, prognosis etc., editing dictated material for grammar and clarity, as necessary and appropriate. Added to this, he/she should have good knowledge of data entry through Computers using any word processor like MS Word.

A Manager qualified in Information Technology and having sound knowledge of Medical terminology and the technical terms associated with it will be heading the operation.

Source:http://www.taurusdatalinks.com/overview.htm

IN OTHER WORDS:


Medical Transcription is transcribing medical audio files into Word Documents according to the template provided by the institution. Transcribing follows a standard set of rules and are subject to confidentiality.

A medical transcriptionist is the person trained to transcribed medical audio files. He/she must take first training, and then must take a certification exam in order to be a CMT (Certified Medical Transcriptionist). Here in the Philippines, the TESDA is the government agency that issues the NC2 certification for MTs in order for them to start working as MTs.

Mobile Go Bibles for People on the Go

WHAT IS GO BIBLE?



Go Bible is a Free Bible viewer application for Java mobile phones. It is for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ and the furtherance of His Kingdom. Here is a sample snapshot:



Below are the links for the different translations of Go Bibles that you can choose that best suits you. You will need your email to receive the final download link to avoid abuse.

SMARTBRO Prepaid Incompatibility Issue with Windows 7

PROBLEM:

Issue about no signal and unable to detect sim card in the bundled program in the SMARTBRO USB MODEM MF627 when running it on Windows 7. Upon checking it out in the device manager, a (!) sign was present. This is an issue about compatibility with the ZTE drivers on Windows 7 platform. However, there seems to be no problem to the earlier versions of SMARTBRo prepaid when running in Windows7.

MY DIGITAL FIX:

1. First, unplug the SMARTBRO device and uninstall completely in the Windows Program Manager (located in the Control Panel) the previously installed SMARTBRO program. (If you have installed it earlier and it failed to detect signal or having other problems).

2. Plug-in the SMARTBRO Modem Device. Wait for the AUTOPLAY DIALOGUE BOX to appear.

3. Do not click AUTORUN, rather click OPEN FOLDER TO VIEW FILES.