10 March 2012
THE BEGINNING OF THE END…
At last! Finished 30 blogs. Learned something new in the internet, but I still don’t like blogging, especially with deadlines and number-of-words limitation. Too much stress! This was quite an experience. We’ll meet again blog. Very soon…
REDEFINING SUCCESS IN TODAY’S SOCIETY
There is a radical transformation taking place in the U.S. as people from all walks of life are crumbling from stress, fatigue and burnout. Why? They trade time for money and never have enough money, so they attempt to trade more time for more money and so the cycle goes. “More for less” seems to be the corporate cry issued via conference call by a prematurely balding executive in a black, rolling chair. He symbolizes success of a waning generation, while his once faithful and hopeful protégés are increasingly reluctant to climb the ladder, choosing to keep their families instead of their “office with a view”. Yes, the monetary rewards are still there waiting for the exchange- time for money- but another commodity is ever diminishing: Happiness, purpose and satisfaction. Laborers and middle management - even executives - are asking the question: “How can I be happy and satisfied?”
We’ve proved as a society over and over again that money alone is not the answer. A close look at Hollywood, Nashville, and New York will confirm this theory as noted celebrities are repeatedly headlined for their miserable behavior. Lack of money is not their problem. Screaming fans elevate them to God-like status, convincing them of their invincibility. Lack of fame is not their problem. As they sit in a hotel room all alone in Somewhere, America, they ask themselves a question: “How can I be happy and satisfied?”
Growing populations of people are answering that question in simple form: “I will be happy with what I have!” What a concept! The Andy Griffith Show is a prime example. With a sense of community, a guitar and a fishing pole, this little unconventional family flowed through life with gratitude, intention and purpose. Their meals were taken together and together they partook of life-happy and satisfied.
Can life really be that way? Voluntarily simplifying your life is not a “Pollyanna” concept limited to the charmed life of television characters, nor is it a glamorized form of “doing without”. It is a way to live that point to having only what you need and being happy with those things. It also emphasizes taking the time to take care of what you have. It is about saving and re-using. It is a long overdue step away from consumerism.
A general positive attitude and a sense of community and connection lead to happiness as well as fulfilling other basic human needs. Without connectivity, life takes on a meaningless quality and becomes a hopeless endeavor.
Other people and our relationships to them are the measure of success. We will undoubtedly refer back to how well we fostered our relationship with our spouses, children and others in our neighborhoods and communities at the end of our lives when the inventory is taken. What can we do now? Work less. Be happy with what we have. Laugh, love and be extraordinarily conscious of the blessings we already possess, not in real estate and deeds, but in human commodities: son, daughter, and friend.
THE MOST COMMON DREAMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
Dreams tell us the secrets of our subconscious. They expose the feelings, thoughts and fears that people are afraid to confront during waking hours. By analyzing your dreams, you can get to the bottom of your own motivations, hopes and fears. What you’re dreaming about may not symbolize the future, but it can illuminate the present. Driving a Car in a dream is symbolic of the way you ‘drive’ your life. If the car is traveling serenely down familiar roads, it reflects contentment or satisfaction. If the car is careening out of control on a road you don’t recognize (or off the road completely), maybe that’s how you feel about the way your life is going. Perhaps it represents a fear that your life has or will spin out of control.
Being Naked
Dreams of being naked- especially in public- suggest that the dreamer is feeling exposed or fears being exposed. How they react to being naked in the dream indicates how they feel about the exposure. If you’re walking calmly down a busy midday street without a stitch on, maybe you‘re happy about revealing some secrets.
Chasing or Being Chased
Chasing something in a dream is like chasing something in real life: it represents your efforts to achieve a goal. Being chased reflects anxiety and fear. If you pay attention to who is chasing you, where you are and how far they are behind you, you learn about your own anxieties. Dreams of being chased also suggest a tendency to flee, rather than confront, your problems.
Flying
Flight dreams are often a form of lucid dream. Lucid dreams are dreams where you know you are dreaming. Dreamers in flight often feel happy, content, as if they have risen above their problems. Wobbly flight indicates that you are unsure about your position “above-it-all”.
Falling
Dreams of falling mean failure. Either the dreamers believes they have failed or they fear failure. It can also mean the dreamer feels as though they are falling into an indiscretion- usually a sexual one. Dreams where you feel you are falling and wake with a jerk are a primal reaction- it probably helped our primitive ancestors stay alert. These are called hypnic jerks.
It can help you cope with your emotions if you keep a dream journal. A little time spent each morning thinking about your dreams and what they mean can help you decide how to go about life during the day. After spending the night falling naked through the air or crashing a car, you should be ready for anything.
FACTS ON MUSHROOMS
To many, mushrooms are mouthwatering, and as only about a handful cannot be eaten, most can be enjoyed in hundreds of different recipes. In North America, the general public does not seem overly familiar with the different types of wild and garden mushrooms that are available. The following article discusses various kinds of mushrooms and celebrates their culinary properties.
With the wide variety of produce today’s public is able to enjoy, most of us are likely to come across mushrooms in various guises—cultivated, wild, fresh, dried and preserved in jars. Stores are the easiest place to find mushrooms these days, but if you are keen to gather your mushrooms in the wild, be sure to have an expert guide who can identify them. Some mushrooms can make people seriously ill and some can be fatal when ingested so extreme caution should be practiced. When purchasing your mushrooms from a grocery store, be sure that they are firm and sufficiently moist; if they have a woodsy or wilderness smell, it implies freshness.
Once home, clean your mushroom with a moist paper towel; mushrooms are absorbent so avoid washing them under running water. Remove any soft spots or dirt you come across. Fresh mushrooms can be stored in a paper bag in your refrigerator. If possible, they should be cooked immediately, but you can leave them refrigerated for about three days. Fresh mushrooms should never be frozen without cooking them freezing. When using dried mushrooms you should first soak them in water, wine, milk, soup broth, etc…depending on your recipe.
When cooking with mushrooms, these delectable fungi can be used across the board—appetizers, sauces, soups, salads, and entrees. They add texture and taste to the simplest dishes and they also have great ambition as they are used in the most sophisticated recipes around the world. The subsequent text discusses individual types of popular wild and cultivated mushrooms used most frequently in today’s kitchens.
Only a few varieties of mushrooms have been successfully cultivated but Agaricus mushrooms are one such type. They are sometimes referred to as meadow mushrooms. This thick and flavorful mushroom is an all-around great choice for most recipes.
Cultivated Enoki mushrooms sport little white caps on thin stems. When you want to add some crunch to your recipe, they are a good choice, but they are frequently used to garnish.
Portobello mushrooms can easily replace meat, as they are so big and hearty. They can be grilled much the same as if you were grilling a hamburger patty. It is sometimes cut up for soups and sauces too.
Shiitake mushrooms are also cultivated and readily available in Oriental groceries. They are used in many vegetarian dishes as well as Oriental cuisine.
There are many wild mushrooms that are beloved cooks and diners alike. For a sweet and fruity tasting mushroom, try the Black Trumpet variety. Chanterelles are similar but have a specific apricot-like scent.
King Bolete or porcini mushrooms provide great richness to soups, stews and various meaty dishes. Likewise, Chicken-of-the-Woods mushrooms can be used in much the same way but they tend to require longer cooking times so consider them for your crock-pot stews.
Morels and Truffles are the aristocrats of the mushroom world. Morels have a deep earthy taste that goes well with a glass of Chardonnay. They require extra cleaning to get into all their crevices, but it is a labor of love. Truffles have historically been thought to have aphrodisiacal qualities. The pungent flavor of these culinary gems make them unique and while many other mushrooms can be interchanged in recipes, truffles are a tough act to follow when it comes to substitutions.
Whether you’re fixing pizza or chicken Marsala, mushrooms are as basic to the chef’s repertoire of ingredients as salt and pepper. Consider them for your next meal.
FOOD CURES FOR BAD BREATH
One of the main causes of bad breath is the food we eat. This is great because it means that we can control our breath odor to a large extent. If we can create bad breath with food, it means we can also prevent bad breath with food. There are certain foods we can consume that actually fight bad breath.
Nutrition and Bad Breath
Before discussing specific foods to eat to cure bad breath, we must discuss proper nutrition. Nutrition is not only healthy for your heart, lungs, muscles, and brain. It is also good for your breath. The healthier you eat, the healthier and more efficient your digestive functions. Some bad breath comes from deep within your stomach. If your digestive system is working correctly, you can rid of that particular bad breath cause. Yogurt: The Bad Breath Cure
Most bad breath is caused by bacteria residing on the back of your tongue. Eating live-culture yogurt can actually solve the odor problem. Although, some bacteria creates bad breath, others work to balance it. Yogurt contains a bacteria called acidophilus. This works to restore the intestinal bacteria.
Cure Bad Breath By Adding Fiber
Fiber in a diet helps to move food through the stomach and digestive tract quickly. It actually grabs food as it travels. This is also why adding fiber to your diet can help you lose weight. Meat, as opposed to fiber, does not quickly move through the digestive tract. As a matter of fact, it sticks around in your stomach decaying for days. This is how meat is digested. This means, you can still have bad breath from a meal 3 day earlier. To get rid of this meat in your stomach, add fiber to your diet. The fiber will help move the meat through your system and get rid of bad breath.
Add Vitamin C to Rid of Bad Breath
Gum disease is one of the leading causes of bad breath. However, vitamin C has been shown to fight the disease. This means that foods such as oranges, lemons, or Vitamin C supplements can lower the cases of bad breath.
Bad breath can be a humiliating condition. It may cause social problems, love problems, or career problems. Don’t just let your bad breath rule your life. Take active steps to reduce the problem. Before moving on to more invasive treatments, try simple food remedies to get rid of your bad breath.
INTERESTING FACTS FROM LITERATURE
From the first epic to modern-day classics, the literary landscape is filled with authors and works that have inspired people throughout time. The following offerings are facts and trivia about writers and literature.
- The Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh (the world’s first epic) was recorded in 1200 B.C.
- Sophocles, the Greek Playwright, of Oedipus Rex fame is believed to have been born in the year 496 B.C.
- The Roman poet Ovid wrote Ars Amatoria in c. 2 B.C.
- Chinese poet Li Po was born in the year 701.
- The first German ballad is called “Ludwigslied” and dates from 881.
- “Beowulf” was written in Old English around the year 1000.
- Dating from c. 1140, The Song of Roland or La Chanson de Roland, is the oldest literary work of the French.
- Dante, of Divine Comedy fame, was exiled from Florence in 1302.
- The year 1304 saw the birth of the Italian poet Petrarch.
- The tales of Robin Hood began to appear in English literature around the year 1375.
- Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales were printed in 1477.
- English poet Sir Thomas Wyatt also served as an ambassador for King Henry VIII.
- The first roofed Parisian theatre dates from 1548 and was named Hotel de Bourgogne.
- William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were both born in the year 1564.
- English poet John Donne was the grandson of English playwright John Heywood.
- John Milton was born in Cheapside, London, England in 1608.
- French writer Moliere was the son of an interior decorator. Moliere was born in 1622.
- William Blake, born in 1757, was educated by his mother at home. His father was a hosier.
- Born in 1771, Sir Walter Scott suffered from polio as a young child that left him partially lame for the rest of his life.
- Charles Dickens began working at the age of twelve in a boot blacking factory.
- Born in 1804, George Sand was a distant relative of French king Louis XVI.
- 1805 witnessed the birth of Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark. One of his most famous tales is “The Little Mermaid.”
- In 1806, Napoleon’s Army invaded Weimar and actually occupied Goethe’s house where he was living with his mistress and their son.
- Considered the father of modern Russian literature, Aleksandr Pushkin was killed in a duel with his wife’s lover in 1837.
- Like his mother and brother, English poet John Keats died from tuberculosis.
- The son of a surgeon, Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854.
- American author Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. He was the son of an astrology “professor.”
- Herman Melville dedicated his novel Moby Dick to his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter.
- Evelyn Waugh, Nathanael West and George Orwell were each born in 1903.
- Born in Calcutta, India, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
- George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.
- Although he lived most of his life in England, the poet T.S. Eliot was actually born in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Robert Frost’s Collected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1931.
- In 1959, the U.S. postmaster banned Lady Chatterley’s Lover from the U.S. mail for reasons of obscenity.
- Many sources consider Agatha Christie (author of sixty-six mysteries) the bestselling author of all time.
- Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood wrote Surfacing in 1972.
- Contemporary mystery writer Anne Perry is also a convicted murderer from a notorious crime committed in 1954 in a New Zealand park when she was a teenager.
- 1988 saw Toni Morrison win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Beloved.
8 STDs YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
If you’re sexually active, it pays to be well informed regarding sexually transmitted diseases and how they’re transmitted. Have you contemplated all the options when it comes to contracting sexually transmitted diseases? There are a variety of sexually transmitted diseases you may not have considered. Here are eight sexually transmitted diseases you need to know about:
Gonnorhea
This relatively common sexually transmitted disease is spread through both sexual intercourse and oral sex with an infected partner. Symptoms develop within days to weeks of being exposed to the bacteria that causes this infection. Symptoms include vaginal or penile discharge and painful urination. This sexually transmitted disease is treated with an oral antibiotic which is usually curative.
Chlamydia
This infection is caused by a bacteria that’s spread through genital or anal intercourse with a person harboring the Chlamydia bacteria. Symptoms include vaginal or penile discharge, painful urination, and vague abdominal pain. Some women harboring this infection have no symptoms. It’s thought that even undiagnosed, asymptomatic Chlamydia infections may play a role in infertility in a female which makes treatment even more important in a female of reproductive age. This sexually transmitted disease is treated with an antibiotic which generally cures the infection.
Genital Herpes
This infection is caused by the herpes simplex virus and is spread through sexual intercourse or oral sex. Symptoms usually appear within several days to three weeks after exposure to an infected person. Symptoms include genital itching and burning associated with the formation of characteristic blisters. It’s important to note this infection may be transmitted to another person even if the infected person has no symptoms. There is no cure for this sexually transmitted disease, although a drug called Acyclovir may reduce the frequency of symptomatic outbreaks.
HIV (the Aids Virus)
This is probably one of the most publicized forms of sexually transmitted disease. It’s caused by a virus that suppresses the immune system causing the infected person to develop a variety of difficult to treat secondary infections. The HIV virus is spread through sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, as well as through blood transfusions and I.V. drug use. Symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, fever, and loss of appetite. There is no cure, although there are specific drugs that can control the virus and allow the infected person to lead a relatively normal life.
Syphillis
This sexually transmitted infection is caused by a bacteria which is spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Symptoms generally appear from one week to three months after exposure to an infected person and include a painless sore at the point of contact. The infected person may go on to develop a rash, itching, and body aches. If untreated at this stage, the infected person can go on to develop serious symptoms within a decade or two including blindness, mental instability, and heart disease. If treated during the early stages, Syphillis can be cured with an appropriate antibiotic. Once it enters its later stages, a cure may not be possible.
Scabies
Scabies is caused by a tiny mite and is transmitted by sexual contact or exposure to an infected individual’s towels or clothing. Symptoms include a characteristic rash and intense itching. Treatment is with a prescription medication called Kwell which usually results in a complete cure.
Crabs
Crabs are caused by lice and are generally spread through sexual contact with an infected person. Symptoms include intense itching and the appearance of small crab nits or eggs attached to pubic hairs. There is an over-the-counter treatment available, but more resistant infections may require a prescription medication known as Elamite.
Genital Warts
This sexually transmitted disease is caused by the HPV or Human Papilloma Virus. They cause characteristic warts which may be present on the genitalia of both males and females. If transmitted by anal intercourse, the warts may be found in the anal region or in the mouth if transmitted by oral sex. Warts generally appear within three months of contact with an infected person. If a woman is infected with this virus, she should be tested for cervical HPV infection which, in some cases, may increase her risk of cervical cancer and pregnancy related problems.
As you can see, there are a variety of sexually transmitted diseases to consider before taking the serious step of having sexual intercourse. Although not completely effective in preventing every type of sexually transmitted disease, the use of condoms can potentially reduce your risk of some types of sexual infection. When you choose to have sexual intercourse with another person, you’re making a decision that may affect you for the rest of your life. Make that decision wisely.
FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT PARIS
The city of lights and love is incomparable. The rivers Seine and Loire, the art, the cafes, the exuberant history, the fashion runways and museums—Paris is all of these plus architecture, cuisine and attitude! The following offerings relate to Paris past and present and cover a myriad of topics including people, events, landmarks and much more!
A Celtic tribe, the Gaul Parisii, settled on the islands of present-day Paris in about 300 BC.
The Romans, under the command of Julius Caesar, renamed their city Lutetia when they defeated the Gauls of the area.
St. Genevieve became the patron saint of the city for repelling the Huns in 451. The Latin Quarter of the city contains The Pantheon built in her honor.
The Capetian Dynasty began in 987 when Hugues Capet was crowned King of France. His father was Hugh the Great, a Parisian count and Frankish duke.
The building of the renowned cathedral Notre Dame began in 1163. Its name signifies the Virgin Mary. Interestingly, the cathedral witnessed the crowning of Napoleon as emperor in 1804.
The Louvre was initially built as a fortress in 1204 against Vikings. It was later occupied as a royal palace. It has been a public museum since 1793. Last year it greeted 8.3 million visitors.
Louis IX was born in 1214. He famously fought in the Crusades by died from a plague in Tunis.
The Sorbonne University was founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbonne. It was one of the most important learning centers of the medieval world.
Clovis I established his capital at Paris. He founded the Merovingian Dynasty.
France’s first national theatre was founded in 1680 and called Comedie-Francaise.
Anges-Jacques Gabriel designed the Place de la Concorde in 1755.
A Parisian mob stormed the Bastille on July 14, 1789. The French celebrate this day as Fete Nationale. The French Revolution took place from 1789 to 1815. Today it is remembered for its violence under the aptly named Reign of Terror.
The Revolution’s terror came to a conclusion when Robespierre was put to the guillotine in 1794. Although born in Arras, he was actually of Irish descent. Legend claims that he was the only person guillotined facing upward.
Parisian mimes still entertain on city streets. Marcel Marceau is considered the world’s most famous mime.
The Ile De La Cite on the River Seine is famously home to Notre Dame, the Saint Chapelle, Palais de Justice, the Place Dauphine and the Square du Vert Galant.
The Eiffel Tower sits on the Champs de Mars. It is 1063 feet high including its antenna. At the time of its completion in 1887 it was the tallest structure in the world.
Les Halles was once the premier and centrally located marketplace in Paris.
Perhaps the best known street in Paris is the Champs Elysees. It contains many theatres, cafes, and world-class shops. The Arc de Triomphe sits on the western end of the Champs Elysees.
The hill of Montmartre is situated on the Right Bank of the city and was once a famous artist district containing studios by the likes of Dali and Picasso. The Moulin Rouge sits near the Montmarte.
The Hotel Ritz Paris contains the Coco Chanel Suite that was once the residence of the influential designer.
Le Marais is a popular cultural district in Paris—it is also the neighborhood where Doors’ singer Jim Morrison died in 1971.
The famous Catacombs of Paris lie beneath Montparnasse.
The Hotel de Crillon is one of the oldest hotels operating in Paris today. The luxury hotel once received Emperor Hirohito of Japan for a stay.
Today Paris is still considered the premier center for fashion and leads Europe culturally as in previous centuries.
A Celtic tribe, the Gaul Parisii, settled on the islands of present-day Paris in about 300 BC.
The Romans, under the command of Julius Caesar, renamed their city Lutetia when they defeated the Gauls of the area.
St. Genevieve became the patron saint of the city for repelling the Huns in 451. The Latin Quarter of the city contains The Pantheon built in her honor.
The Capetian Dynasty began in 987 when Hugues Capet was crowned King of France. His father was Hugh the Great, a Parisian count and Frankish duke.
The building of the renowned cathedral Notre Dame began in 1163. Its name signifies the Virgin Mary. Interestingly, the cathedral witnessed the crowning of Napoleon as emperor in 1804.
The Louvre was initially built as a fortress in 1204 against Vikings. It was later occupied as a royal palace. It has been a public museum since 1793. Last year it greeted 8.3 million visitors.
Louis IX was born in 1214. He famously fought in the Crusades by died from a plague in Tunis.
The Sorbonne University was founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbonne. It was one of the most important learning centers of the medieval world.
Clovis I established his capital at Paris. He founded the Merovingian Dynasty.
France’s first national theatre was founded in 1680 and called Comedie-Francaise.
Anges-Jacques Gabriel designed the Place de la Concorde in 1755.
A Parisian mob stormed the Bastille on July 14, 1789. The French celebrate this day as Fete Nationale. The French Revolution took place from 1789 to 1815. Today it is remembered for its violence under the aptly named Reign of Terror.
The Revolution’s terror came to a conclusion when Robespierre was put to the guillotine in 1794. Although born in Arras, he was actually of Irish descent. Legend claims that he was the only person guillotined facing upward.
Parisian mimes still entertain on city streets. Marcel Marceau is considered the world’s most famous mime.
The Ile De La Cite on the River Seine is famously home to Notre Dame, the Saint Chapelle, Palais de Justice, the Place Dauphine and the Square du Vert Galant.
The Eiffel Tower sits on the Champs de Mars. It is 1063 feet high including its antenna. At the time of its completion in 1887 it was the tallest structure in the world.
Les Halles was once the premier and centrally located marketplace in Paris.
Perhaps the best known street in Paris is the Champs Elysees. It contains many theatres, cafes, and world-class shops. The Arc de Triomphe sits on the western end of the Champs Elysees.
The hill of Montmartre is situated on the Right Bank of the city and was once a famous artist district containing studios by the likes of Dali and Picasso. The Moulin Rouge sits near the Montmarte.
The Hotel Ritz Paris contains the Coco Chanel Suite that was once the residence of the influential designer.
Le Marais is a popular cultural district in Paris—it is also the neighborhood where Doors’ singer Jim Morrison died in 1971.
The famous Catacombs of Paris lie beneath Montparnasse.
The Hotel de Crillon is one of the oldest hotels operating in Paris today. The luxury hotel once received Emperor Hirohito of Japan for a stay.
Today Paris is still considered the premier center for fashion and leads Europe culturally as in previous centuries.
WHY MUSCLES GET SORE
While some people think of having sore muscles after a workout as an accomplishment and an indication of hard work, others see it as a deterrent from future workouts. Whatever your view of sore muscles is, if you exercise regularly it is important for you to understand why your muscles get sore, and whether the soreness indicates a good workout or something to be concerned about.
The period of 24-48 hours after a workout is when muscle soreness peaks. This muscle soreness is known as delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS. This soreness may also be accompanied by a reduction in range of motion and flexibility. Typically, after 48 hours the soreness will subside. The cause of DOMS is believed to be tiny tears in the muscle fibers caused by the contraction of muscles during exercise. The severity of the soreness depends on how challenging the exercise is, how long the exercise session is, if there was a significant change in the type of exercises done in a routine, and how accustomed to exercise a person is. A person who exercises vigorously on a regular basis will experience less severe DOMS than someone who is new to exercise.
DOMS is most prevalent in resistance training exercise, such as weight training, body weight exercises, or using resistance bands. DOMS is part of the process where muscles adapt to activity and become stronger and better able to perform the same exercise next time. It is also possible to experience DOMS after cardiovascular exercise.
If you are new to exercise try not to let DOMS dissuade you from future workouts. Once your body becomes accustomed to exercise DOMS should be less prevalent. You may also be able to reduce the severity of DOMS by properly warming up before working out, and cooling down, and stretching after working out.
People sometimes wonder whether or not they should exercise again if they are experiencing DOMS. My answer is that if a particular muscle group still hurts, resistance training exercises should not be performed for it. This doesn’t mean you can’t exercise. If the muscles of the chest are sore you could focus your workout on your back muscles, perhaps. Also, if you are experiencing DOMS cardiovascular exercise may be a good option, as long as it does not cause more pain.
While DOMS is typically a normal and healthy reaction to exercise, there are times when DOMS may be an indication of too much stress on the body. DOMS does not necessarily indicate a good workout. If you still feel significant soreness 72 hours after your workout you may want to consider reducing the intensity of your next workout and gradually build back up. More pain from DOMS does not necessarily mean more progress. In the long run your progress will be better is you gradually build up, rather than pushing yourself too hard at once. This can lead to burn out, and even injuries.
DOMS is a part of physical fitness that you shouldn’t let prevent you from regular exercise. It can provide us with some feedback by letting us know that we did something the body isn’t used to, or possibly that we took a workout too far. Listen to your body, let it rest and recover from workouts, gradually increase the intensity of your workouts, and your progress will be remarkable.
The period of 24-48 hours after a workout is when muscle soreness peaks. This muscle soreness is known as delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS. This soreness may also be accompanied by a reduction in range of motion and flexibility. Typically, after 48 hours the soreness will subside. The cause of DOMS is believed to be tiny tears in the muscle fibers caused by the contraction of muscles during exercise. The severity of the soreness depends on how challenging the exercise is, how long the exercise session is, if there was a significant change in the type of exercises done in a routine, and how accustomed to exercise a person is. A person who exercises vigorously on a regular basis will experience less severe DOMS than someone who is new to exercise.
DOMS is most prevalent in resistance training exercise, such as weight training, body weight exercises, or using resistance bands. DOMS is part of the process where muscles adapt to activity and become stronger and better able to perform the same exercise next time. It is also possible to experience DOMS after cardiovascular exercise.
If you are new to exercise try not to let DOMS dissuade you from future workouts. Once your body becomes accustomed to exercise DOMS should be less prevalent. You may also be able to reduce the severity of DOMS by properly warming up before working out, and cooling down, and stretching after working out.
People sometimes wonder whether or not they should exercise again if they are experiencing DOMS. My answer is that if a particular muscle group still hurts, resistance training exercises should not be performed for it. This doesn’t mean you can’t exercise. If the muscles of the chest are sore you could focus your workout on your back muscles, perhaps. Also, if you are experiencing DOMS cardiovascular exercise may be a good option, as long as it does not cause more pain.
While DOMS is typically a normal and healthy reaction to exercise, there are times when DOMS may be an indication of too much stress on the body. DOMS does not necessarily indicate a good workout. If you still feel significant soreness 72 hours after your workout you may want to consider reducing the intensity of your next workout and gradually build back up. More pain from DOMS does not necessarily mean more progress. In the long run your progress will be better is you gradually build up, rather than pushing yourself too hard at once. This can lead to burn out, and even injuries.
DOMS is a part of physical fitness that you shouldn’t let prevent you from regular exercise. It can provide us with some feedback by letting us know that we did something the body isn’t used to, or possibly that we took a workout too far. Listen to your body, let it rest and recover from workouts, gradually increase the intensity of your workouts, and your progress will be remarkable.
WHERE DO WE GET OUR DAYS OF THE WEEK?
Human beings have been measuring time by the stars for centuries. Traditionally, seven celestial objects were used for marking the days: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
You can see the evidence of this in Romance languages, where the names for the days of the week are derived from the name of the celestial body. In turn, the celestial bodies got their names from Roman Gods. In English, however, all of the names of our weekdays are derived from Nordic gods, with one exception.
Sunday
Jewish law made this the first day of the week, although officially, international calendars consider Monday the start of the week. It’s interesting to note that no century begins on a Sunday in the Gregorian calender and that “Friday the Thirteenth” only occurs in months that begin with a Sunday.
In Old English, it was called Sunnendaeg meaning “day of the sun”. Members of the Christian faith take Sunday as their ‘Sabbath’ or “day of rest”.
Monday
Many cultures consider Monday to be the first day of the week. In the Islamic faith and Judaism, Monday is considered a good day for fasting. The name comes from the Old English for “day of the moon”. In Romance languages like French and Spanish, the name for Monday is derived from the Latin word for “moon”, which was luna. Hence the French have lundi and Spanish-speakers have lunes.
Tuesday
Tuesday derives from the Middle English Tiwes daeg, which comes from the Nordic word for “day of Tyr”. Tyr was the Nordic equivalent of the Roman god of war, called Mars. For this reason, Tuesday is called mardi in French and martes in Spanish..
Wednesday
The Anglo Saxon god Oden is responsible for the word “Wednesday”. He was called wandering Odin and so his day came to be known as Wednes daeg.Romance languages call this day after the Roman god Mercury. Hence, the wordmiercoles in Spanish.
Thursday
Thor was the Nordic god of Thunder. His equivalent in Roman mythology was Jupiter also known as Jove. Which is why Thor’s day in English is jeudi, giovediand Jovdio in French, Italian and Ido, respectively.
Friday
Friday is named for the goddess of love, Venus. The Anglo-Saxon word wasFrigdaeg which is from the Germanic name for “day of Venus”. Hence the Spanishviernes, the Romanian vineri and the Italian venerdi. In most Indian languages, the name for Friday comes from Shukra, the name for the planet Venus.
Saturday
This is the only day of the week in the English language that is directly named for a Roman god. Saturday is named for Saturn. It is the Shabbat of the Jews and the Thai people associate it with the color purple.
Everyone does not have a seven day week. Ancient Egypt and China both used 10 day weeks. The Igbo people in Nigeria use a four day week and the ancient Maya used twelve days. Today, the names of the weekdays flash by in a blur, but if we stop and consider them, we might recognize thier significance. They hearken back to a period when mankind had time to sit and observe the stars.
You can see the evidence of this in Romance languages, where the names for the days of the week are derived from the name of the celestial body. In turn, the celestial bodies got their names from Roman Gods. In English, however, all of the names of our weekdays are derived from Nordic gods, with one exception.
Sunday
Jewish law made this the first day of the week, although officially, international calendars consider Monday the start of the week. It’s interesting to note that no century begins on a Sunday in the Gregorian calender and that “Friday the Thirteenth” only occurs in months that begin with a Sunday.
In Old English, it was called Sunnendaeg meaning “day of the sun”. Members of the Christian faith take Sunday as their ‘Sabbath’ or “day of rest”.
Monday
Many cultures consider Monday to be the first day of the week. In the Islamic faith and Judaism, Monday is considered a good day for fasting. The name comes from the Old English for “day of the moon”. In Romance languages like French and Spanish, the name for Monday is derived from the Latin word for “moon”, which was luna. Hence the French have lundi and Spanish-speakers have lunes.
Tuesday
Tuesday derives from the Middle English Tiwes daeg, which comes from the Nordic word for “day of Tyr”. Tyr was the Nordic equivalent of the Roman god of war, called Mars. For this reason, Tuesday is called mardi in French and martes in Spanish..
Wednesday
The Anglo Saxon god Oden is responsible for the word “Wednesday”. He was called wandering Odin and so his day came to be known as Wednes daeg.Romance languages call this day after the Roman god Mercury. Hence, the wordmiercoles in Spanish.
Thursday
Thor was the Nordic god of Thunder. His equivalent in Roman mythology was Jupiter also known as Jove. Which is why Thor’s day in English is jeudi, giovediand Jovdio in French, Italian and Ido, respectively.
Friday
Friday is named for the goddess of love, Venus. The Anglo-Saxon word wasFrigdaeg which is from the Germanic name for “day of Venus”. Hence the Spanishviernes, the Romanian vineri and the Italian venerdi. In most Indian languages, the name for Friday comes from Shukra, the name for the planet Venus.
Saturday
This is the only day of the week in the English language that is directly named for a Roman god. Saturday is named for Saturn. It is the Shabbat of the Jews and the Thai people associate it with the color purple.
Everyone does not have a seven day week. Ancient Egypt and China both used 10 day weeks. The Igbo people in Nigeria use a four day week and the ancient Maya used twelve days. Today, the names of the weekdays flash by in a blur, but if we stop and consider them, we might recognize thier significance. They hearken back to a period when mankind had time to sit and observe the stars.
REALITY TELEVISION: WHY WE WATCH IT
Ask anyone their opinion of reality television. There’s a good chance they’ll claim to hate it. Despise it. They may even begin some rambling rant about how reality television is somehow responsible for ruining America, destroying art and culture as we know it. That is their official, edited-for-content opinion, of course. However, behind closed doors, there’s a pretty good chance they’re a frequent guest of the Big Brother household, or a regular patron of Hell’s Kitchen. Everyone has a weakness.
I, admittedly, am no exception. Why, just tonight I plopped down on the couch with my pepperoni pizza pocket, remote control in hand, and proceeded to flip through the channels, searching for the perfect program to accent my dining experience. As luck would have it, none of my trusted standbys were available. As my microwaved meal cooled in my lap, becoming less and less appetizing by the minute, I finally settled on Playing it Straight, a show I’d never seen or heard of before. Basically, a group of eligible bachelors— some straight, some gay, all adorable, vie for the affections of one lovely lady, whose job it is to crank up her gaydar and weed out the queers in the bunch. All sticky social implications aside (isn’t it a little unsettling that the entire premise of the show is labeling a person’s sexuality based on a set of preconceived “gay” or “straight” behaviors?), the show was nothing new. It was the same old stock reality show fodder with a light twist of controversy thrown in to mask its obvious stink.
And yet, I watched it. In its entirety. Instantly, magnetically, I was transfixed. Who was gay? Could it be the charming southern boy with good old-fashioned manners and a suspicious love for hair products? Or was it the sophisticated city dweller, whose fashion sense was, well, a little too spot-on for a straight man? Surely, if I were in her position, I’d easily be able to distinguish between gay man and straight.
And there you have it, I’d taken the bait. Cut to top television network executives high-fiving each other in their corporate offices—they’d hooked another unsuspecting viewer.
Why do we love reality television? Why do otherwise respectable, intelligent people, with general good taste in art, music, and literature, and a healthy interest in politics and world events allow reality television to infiltrate their lives? Really, I do not go about my day trying to determine the sexual orientation of complete strangers. (Well, not usually.) What is it, then, that makes reality television such a deliciously guilty pleasure?
We’re in love with ourselves.
If you were offered a spot on American Idol, you’d take it, right? Despite the fact that you have terrible stage presence, buckle at the thought of performing before a crowd, and cannot, for the life of you, carry a tune? All things considered, you would make a huge fool of yourself, but you would perform nonetheless. Why? Because for one fleeting moment, you would be a star. We all possess a desperate, attention-seeking side, likely instilled in us through some fault of our parents, which craves the love and adoration of the masses.
Reality television appeals to that weakness because the stars of the shows are not actors, but everyday, average folks, like us. Now, “real people”— those of us who aren’t particularly talented, intelligent, or, let’s face it, attractive, have a chance at being broadcast into millions of homes each night. It gives us a certain satisfaction knowing that, hey, if a mousy schoolteacher from Wisconsin can make it onto prime time television, so could I!
We love watching others squirm.
Sometimes, after an exhausting eight hours of taking abuses from your boss, coworkers, and customers, it’s only natural to be feeling a tad sadistic at day’s end. If you’re in the mood to watch someone else suffer for a change, what better way to satisfy your craving than with a good dose of reality television?
Reality shows are all about conflict and drama. Cheating lovers, warring roommates, racial tensions and bigotry are all nasty to deal with in the real world, but in the realm of reality television, these issues make for top-notch entertainment.
It can be intriguing to observe how others behave when confronted with delicate, moral-defining dilemmas and character determining situations. At its best, reality television teaches us about human nature, about what happens when opposing viewpoints collide.
You shouldn’t be tuning into The Real World merely for the cat fights, rather, for the valuable insight it offers into the complexities of the human mind. At least let that be what you tell people.
We are bored.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember the last time I had a bevy of beefy bachelors vying for my affections. Or the last time I was sent on a whirlwind trip around the globe in search of clues and cash prizes.
Aside from or the occasional brush with death on the freeway, or the frivolous calorie splurge at the local ice-cream parlor, I find life within the confines of suburbia to be a little less than thrilling. Luckily, I can look to reality television to add a little spice to my otherwise bland, flavorless existence.
Reality television is irresistible because it allows us to live vicariously through the characters on screen. Begin with a glamorous location, add an unlikely fantasy situation, preferably involving hunky costars, stir in some drama, say, a competition of sorts, and you’ve got yourself a winning reality show. So until I find myself on a tropical island surrounded by sarong-wearing cabana boys, I’ll continue to get my excitement via the tube, thank you.
Like it or not, reality television has become a part of most our lives. We make excuses for watching it, claiming there is nothing else on, or that a particularly cruel family member forces us, on a regular basis, to tune in. But in the end, we know we are guilty.
Lacking in substance, high in entertainment, reality television is junk food for the brain. It leaves us feeling sick and nauseous, we pledge to abstain from it forever, but in the end, we always go back. If The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is carrot sticks—not particularly enjoyable, but full of quality content, The Bachelor is a prime rib steak—fat, juicy, undeniably bad for us, and oh-so good.
But why not indulge from time to time? As the age-old adage goes, everything in moderation. After catching up on the latest governmental proceedings on C-SPAN, why not indulge your naughty side? Go ahead and flip the channel to see what crazy antics Mr. Kutcher is up to on Punk’d. After all, you deserve it.
Just don’t tell anyone.
I, admittedly, am no exception. Why, just tonight I plopped down on the couch with my pepperoni pizza pocket, remote control in hand, and proceeded to flip through the channels, searching for the perfect program to accent my dining experience. As luck would have it, none of my trusted standbys were available. As my microwaved meal cooled in my lap, becoming less and less appetizing by the minute, I finally settled on Playing it Straight, a show I’d never seen or heard of before. Basically, a group of eligible bachelors— some straight, some gay, all adorable, vie for the affections of one lovely lady, whose job it is to crank up her gaydar and weed out the queers in the bunch. All sticky social implications aside (isn’t it a little unsettling that the entire premise of the show is labeling a person’s sexuality based on a set of preconceived “gay” or “straight” behaviors?), the show was nothing new. It was the same old stock reality show fodder with a light twist of controversy thrown in to mask its obvious stink.
And yet, I watched it. In its entirety. Instantly, magnetically, I was transfixed. Who was gay? Could it be the charming southern boy with good old-fashioned manners and a suspicious love for hair products? Or was it the sophisticated city dweller, whose fashion sense was, well, a little too spot-on for a straight man? Surely, if I were in her position, I’d easily be able to distinguish between gay man and straight.
And there you have it, I’d taken the bait. Cut to top television network executives high-fiving each other in their corporate offices—they’d hooked another unsuspecting viewer.
Why do we love reality television? Why do otherwise respectable, intelligent people, with general good taste in art, music, and literature, and a healthy interest in politics and world events allow reality television to infiltrate their lives? Really, I do not go about my day trying to determine the sexual orientation of complete strangers. (Well, not usually.) What is it, then, that makes reality television such a deliciously guilty pleasure?
We’re in love with ourselves.
If you were offered a spot on American Idol, you’d take it, right? Despite the fact that you have terrible stage presence, buckle at the thought of performing before a crowd, and cannot, for the life of you, carry a tune? All things considered, you would make a huge fool of yourself, but you would perform nonetheless. Why? Because for one fleeting moment, you would be a star. We all possess a desperate, attention-seeking side, likely instilled in us through some fault of our parents, which craves the love and adoration of the masses.
Reality television appeals to that weakness because the stars of the shows are not actors, but everyday, average folks, like us. Now, “real people”— those of us who aren’t particularly talented, intelligent, or, let’s face it, attractive, have a chance at being broadcast into millions of homes each night. It gives us a certain satisfaction knowing that, hey, if a mousy schoolteacher from Wisconsin can make it onto prime time television, so could I!
We love watching others squirm.
Sometimes, after an exhausting eight hours of taking abuses from your boss, coworkers, and customers, it’s only natural to be feeling a tad sadistic at day’s end. If you’re in the mood to watch someone else suffer for a change, what better way to satisfy your craving than with a good dose of reality television?
Reality shows are all about conflict and drama. Cheating lovers, warring roommates, racial tensions and bigotry are all nasty to deal with in the real world, but in the realm of reality television, these issues make for top-notch entertainment.
It can be intriguing to observe how others behave when confronted with delicate, moral-defining dilemmas and character determining situations. At its best, reality television teaches us about human nature, about what happens when opposing viewpoints collide.
You shouldn’t be tuning into The Real World merely for the cat fights, rather, for the valuable insight it offers into the complexities of the human mind. At least let that be what you tell people.
We are bored.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember the last time I had a bevy of beefy bachelors vying for my affections. Or the last time I was sent on a whirlwind trip around the globe in search of clues and cash prizes.
Aside from or the occasional brush with death on the freeway, or the frivolous calorie splurge at the local ice-cream parlor, I find life within the confines of suburbia to be a little less than thrilling. Luckily, I can look to reality television to add a little spice to my otherwise bland, flavorless existence.
Reality television is irresistible because it allows us to live vicariously through the characters on screen. Begin with a glamorous location, add an unlikely fantasy situation, preferably involving hunky costars, stir in some drama, say, a competition of sorts, and you’ve got yourself a winning reality show. So until I find myself on a tropical island surrounded by sarong-wearing cabana boys, I’ll continue to get my excitement via the tube, thank you.
Like it or not, reality television has become a part of most our lives. We make excuses for watching it, claiming there is nothing else on, or that a particularly cruel family member forces us, on a regular basis, to tune in. But in the end, we know we are guilty.
Lacking in substance, high in entertainment, reality television is junk food for the brain. It leaves us feeling sick and nauseous, we pledge to abstain from it forever, but in the end, we always go back. If The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is carrot sticks—not particularly enjoyable, but full of quality content, The Bachelor is a prime rib steak—fat, juicy, undeniably bad for us, and oh-so good.
But why not indulge from time to time? As the age-old adage goes, everything in moderation. After catching up on the latest governmental proceedings on C-SPAN, why not indulge your naughty side? Go ahead and flip the channel to see what crazy antics Mr. Kutcher is up to on Punk’d. After all, you deserve it.
Just don’t tell anyone.
MARVELOUS MONEY FACTS AND SUPERSTITIONS
The origin of the word money comes from the Latin word, “moneta”. The English translation of “moneta” is “warning”, so from early times people have been cautious about how they use money. Many superstitions have evolved around the use of money. Do you try to avoid bad luck when you handle money? Alternatively, do you know how you can increase your chances of having good luck and becoming wealthy?
The Unlucky Two Dollar Bill
In America, the two dollar bill is often considered to be unlucky. One reason is because another word for two is “deuce”. Deuce is a slang name for the devil. The deuce is the lowest card in the pack, so it is not popular with gamblers.
You can avoid bad luck, if you tear off one corner of your two dollar bill before you spend it. When there were more two dollar bills in circulation, it was not uncommon to find a two dollar bill with two, three, or even all four corners ripped off the note.
When two dollars represented a working mans’ daily wage, the price of a rigged vote in an election was two dollars. Although few people would have sold a vote in this way, perhaps this is one reason why the two dollar bill got the reputation for being unlucky.
How to Avoid Bad Luck
Carry a coin in your wallet to ensure your luck will be good. If you are giving a wallet or a handbag as a gift, always place a coin inside. The new owner of the gift will avoid bad luck, so long as she does not spend the coin.
Do you like to gamble? One way to avoid bad luck when you are playing craps is to blow on the dice before you roll it. Blowing on the dice will seal in any good luck you may have.
An old English superstition states that the first money a store owner takes, when he opens for business, is lucky. To avoid bad luck, keep this money in your cash register throughout the day and do not give it to a customer as change.
Increase your Chances of Making a Fortune
In China, the number 88 is considered lucky. To increase your chances of making a fortune, use the number 88 whenever possible. For example, put the number 88 in your email address.
Practitioners of feng shui believe if you keep a jar full of coins in your kitchen, you will become lucky with money. This idea is a good one even if you are not superstitious, because you will be inclined to add to the jar when you have spare coins in your wallet.
If your career involves retail sales, you can increase your chances of making more money by tying three coins together with a red ribbon. Place these coins in your handbag or wallet when you are at work. When you use the telephone to make sales calls, keep your three coins next to the telephone. If you own a retail store, keep the coins inside your cash register.
It does not matter whether you are superstitious, or not. It is interesting to think about money and how you can become wealthy. You never know, your luck may increase if you avoid bad luck with money, and if you follow feng shui practices to gain wealth.
FREE TOPIC
At last! I have finished everything that is needed to be finished. I’ll be posting more random stuff in here to fill up that two hundred words. >:))
- If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
- The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
- President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
- In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
- Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
- The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
- In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"
- The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.
- According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.
- Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
- The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
- It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
- Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
GADGETS
Activity # 29 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
What are Gadgets? For technology enthusiasts, the term Gadget is very common and popular, but the internet is not composed only of these users. For those that don’t know or are unsure what a gadget is, I will tell you.
Gadget is a recent technological term that refers to, generically, a device that has a purpose and a specific function, practical and useful in everyday life. They commonly call gadgets all the portable electronic devices such as PDAs, phones, smart phones and MP3 players. In other words, a gadget is an electronic item.
On the Internet or within a computer system, they also call gadget a small software or software module, tool or service that can be added to a higher platform.
On the website iGoogle, for example, you can add some of the many gadgets available. Google Desktop, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, KDE and Gnome are environments that accept some specific types of gadgets, adding functionality to the desktop computer.
Gadgets have a social status (in addition to the logical purpose of the device), when dealing with high-priced equipment. To the extent that relate mostly the latest technology devices come with often high prices. The term Gadget is in reference to a technology product for a few, but it’s used generically when it comes to software.
I hope that after reading this article you will have a better understanding of what gadgets are and that I have answered your question: “What are Gadgets?”
What are Gadgets? For technology enthusiasts, the term Gadget is very common and popular, but the internet is not composed only of these users. For those that don’t know or are unsure what a gadget is, I will tell you. Gadget is a recent technological term that refers to, generically, a device that has a purpose and a specific function, practical and useful in everyday life. They commonly call gadgets all the portable electronic devices such as PDAs, phones, smart phones and MP3 players. In other words, a gadget is an electronic item.
On the Internet or within a computer system, they also call gadget a small software or software module, tool or service that can be added to a higher platform.
On the website iGoogle, for example, you can add some of the many gadgets available. Google Desktop, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, KDE and Gnome are environments that accept some specific types of gadgets, adding functionality to the desktop computer.
Gadgets have a social status (in addition to the logical purpose of the device), when dealing with high-priced equipment. To the extent that relate mostly the latest technology devices come with often high prices. The term Gadget is in reference to a technology product for a few, but it’s used generically when it comes to software.
I hope that after reading this article you will have a better understanding of what gadgets are and that I have answered your question: “What are Gadgets?”
FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER
Activity # 28 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
When we were children, we’d never forgot those cartoon shows that made us stay late at night. We used to go home early from school just to watch cartoon show and we used to memorize every character's dialogues. Ahhh... the memories.
We used to be so young, wild and free, but what has happened? Has anything gone wrong with today’s generation? Is it with technology, or just the previous generations?
Many times, cartoon characters have endeared adults, as well as children. Many times we relate to them, most of the time, we just have a good laugh at their antics and misfortune.
I don't have my most favorite cartoon character, but I have a list of cartoon shows I used to watch as a child.
Here they are:
When we were children, we’d never forgot those cartoon shows that made us stay late at night. We used to go home early from school just to watch cartoon show and we used to memorize every character's dialogues. Ahhh... the memories.
We used to be so young, wild and free, but what has happened? Has anything gone wrong with today’s generation? Is it with technology, or just the previous generations?
Many times, cartoon characters have endeared adults, as well as children. Many times we relate to them, most of the time, we just have a good laugh at their antics and misfortune.
I don't have my most favorite cartoon character, but I have a list of cartoon shows I used to watch as a child.
Here they are:
- Tom and Jerry
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Winnie the Pooh
- Speed Racer
- Scooby-Doo and Shaggy
- Porky Pig
- Daffy Duck
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Popeye
- Fred Flintstone
- Bart Simpson
- Mickey Mouse
- Homer Simpson
- Bugs Bunny
- Woody Woodpecker
- Donald Duck
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Wonder Woman
- Spider-man
- Mighty Mouse
- Batman
- Superman
FACEBOOK OR GOOGLE+?
Activity#27 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
Since most people already have an account on Facebook and has an idea about it, and I have no idea, nor have tested out Google+, I’ll be joining the Google+ side to introduce to you a newer social networking site…
I asked Google for reasons to switch from Facebook to Google+. Here they are:
“9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+”
When people ask, “Can Google+ beat Facebook?” they’re misstating the question. It’s not about one site versus another site. Google+ is bigger than that. The reason Google calls it the “Google+ Project” is that Google+ will become a central part of Google’s whole identity. It will reshape the company. So the real question is “can Google beat Facebook?” Put that way, the contest seems a lot more even.
Facebook, of course, has a huge head start, but there are good reasons for people to seriously consider dumping Facebook for Google+.
1. Integration with Google Services
The biggest wedge Google has for driving people toward using Google+ is integration. That is, Google will build Google+ social networking features and tools into almost all of its existing online services from Search to Documents to Video (YouTube). Google+ is already integrated into the navigation bar at the top right of almost all Google products; this lets you monitor all Google+ events (updates, messages, etc.) as well as share content with friends without ever leaving the Google service you happen to be using. Millions and millions of people use Google's free services (Gmail, Docs, Search, etc.), and with Google+ bound so tightly to them it may start to seem silly to jump out to some other site (Facebook) to do your social networking.
2. Better Friend Management
Google is right that the “Circles” concept is more in line with the way we make friends in real life. We have many different kinds of friends, and we interact with them and communicate with them in very different ways. Facebook’s Groups feature lets you form ad hoc groups of friends, but compared to the way its done in Google+ it seems cumbersome. After all, Facebook’s Groups feature is pretty new; it was “built on”, while friend "circles" are the bedrock of the Google+ platform.
3. Better Mobile App
If you're an Android user, you may find that getting content from your phone to your social platform is easier, cleaner more functional with the Google+ mobile app. The app is already great, but Google will seek more and more ways to make your Android phone a seemless appendage of your Google+ social platform. Google hopes to use its huge Android user base as a wedge against Facebook, whose mobile app, while nice-looking, is a little clunky to use.
4. Easier to Find Stuff to Share
Google+'s Sparks feature is another important differentiator from Facebook. Spark is Google leveraging its search engine to do something Facebook can’t do—give users an instant wellspring of relevant information to share with friends. Because Facebook has no search engine, its users must leave the site to find shareable data or wait for their friends the share it with them. The question "how do I find stuff to share" is immediately answered with Sparks.
5. You Can Get Your Data Back
Facebook is notorious for its poor stewardship of personal data. You are forced to make certain parts of your personal data "public" for example, and It is very hard to permanently delete your Facebook profile. Google, on the other hand, makes it possible for you to pick up all the data you’ve banked at Google+ and walk away. This is done through a Google+ tool called “Data Liberation.” With just a few clicks you can download data from your Picasa Web Albums, Google profile, Google+ stream, Buzz and contacts.
6. Better Photo Tagging
When viewing photos in Google+ you can “tag” the people in them similar to the way you do in Facebook. You draw a little square around a person's face, then type in their name in the box below it (or choose one of the names Google+ guesses). But there’s a big difference in the way Google handles the privacy aspect of photo tagging. When you tag someone, you see this note: “Adding this tag will notify the person you have tagged. They will be able to view the photo and the related album.” Facebook, on the other hand, does not make an effort to warn people the they’ve been tagged (possibly in an unflattering or compromising photo) and give them an immediate chance to remove the tag.
Also, Google has wisely decided to shy away from using facial recognition software, which Facebook now uses to automatically identify people in photos uploaded to user albums.
7. Strong Group Chat Features
Google+ has Facebook beat in the area of chat. Forming ad hoc group video chats using the Hangouts feature in Google+ is easy, and forming ad hoc groups for a little chat seems like a natural and fun thing to do in a social networking setting. Similarly, the new Huddle mobile app makes it easy for mobile (Android) users to start up group text chats. Facebook simply doesn't offer these tools.
8. Safer Content Sharing
Privacy advocates have long called for social networking sites to let users assign a privacy level to each piece of content they share, instead of using a pre-set list privacy settings to govern all shares. Google obviously heard those calls, and built the capability into Google+. For instance, when I share an article or upload a camera image, Google+ gives me choices of which friend circles I’d like to share that content with. Advantage Google+.
9. Google Is a Better Steward of Your Personal Data
Running a social network is all about responsible stewardship of users' personal information. Facebook is a young, fast moving company that has proved itself to be cavalier in its movements, lacking in respect for user data privacy, and accident prone. Google on the other hand, is a far more mature company that is, I would argue, seen as more trustworthy than Facebook. For the most part, Google has lived up to its “Don’t Be Evil” slogan. Which company would you rather have as the steward of your personally identifiable information?
(taken from an article in PCworld.com)
Since most people already have an account on Facebook and has an idea about it, and I have no idea, nor have tested out Google+, I’ll be joining the Google+ side to introduce to you a newer social networking site…
I asked Google for reasons to switch from Facebook to Google+. Here they are:
“9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+” When people ask, “Can Google+ beat Facebook?” they’re misstating the question. It’s not about one site versus another site. Google+ is bigger than that. The reason Google calls it the “Google+ Project” is that Google+ will become a central part of Google’s whole identity. It will reshape the company. So the real question is “can Google beat Facebook?” Put that way, the contest seems a lot more even.
Facebook, of course, has a huge head start, but there are good reasons for people to seriously consider dumping Facebook for Google+.
1. Integration with Google Services
The biggest wedge Google has for driving people toward using Google+ is integration. That is, Google will build Google+ social networking features and tools into almost all of its existing online services from Search to Documents to Video (YouTube). Google+ is already integrated into the navigation bar at the top right of almost all Google products; this lets you monitor all Google+ events (updates, messages, etc.) as well as share content with friends without ever leaving the Google service you happen to be using. Millions and millions of people use Google's free services (Gmail, Docs, Search, etc.), and with Google+ bound so tightly to them it may start to seem silly to jump out to some other site (Facebook) to do your social networking.
2. Better Friend Management
Google is right that the “Circles” concept is more in line with the way we make friends in real life. We have many different kinds of friends, and we interact with them and communicate with them in very different ways. Facebook’s Groups feature lets you form ad hoc groups of friends, but compared to the way its done in Google+ it seems cumbersome. After all, Facebook’s Groups feature is pretty new; it was “built on”, while friend "circles" are the bedrock of the Google+ platform.
3. Better Mobile App
If you're an Android user, you may find that getting content from your phone to your social platform is easier, cleaner more functional with the Google+ mobile app. The app is already great, but Google will seek more and more ways to make your Android phone a seemless appendage of your Google+ social platform. Google hopes to use its huge Android user base as a wedge against Facebook, whose mobile app, while nice-looking, is a little clunky to use.
4. Easier to Find Stuff to Share
Google+'s Sparks feature is another important differentiator from Facebook. Spark is Google leveraging its search engine to do something Facebook can’t do—give users an instant wellspring of relevant information to share with friends. Because Facebook has no search engine, its users must leave the site to find shareable data or wait for their friends the share it with them. The question "how do I find stuff to share" is immediately answered with Sparks.
5. You Can Get Your Data Back
Facebook is notorious for its poor stewardship of personal data. You are forced to make certain parts of your personal data "public" for example, and It is very hard to permanently delete your Facebook profile. Google, on the other hand, makes it possible for you to pick up all the data you’ve banked at Google+ and walk away. This is done through a Google+ tool called “Data Liberation.” With just a few clicks you can download data from your Picasa Web Albums, Google profile, Google+ stream, Buzz and contacts.
6. Better Photo Tagging
When viewing photos in Google+ you can “tag” the people in them similar to the way you do in Facebook. You draw a little square around a person's face, then type in their name in the box below it (or choose one of the names Google+ guesses). But there’s a big difference in the way Google handles the privacy aspect of photo tagging. When you tag someone, you see this note: “Adding this tag will notify the person you have tagged. They will be able to view the photo and the related album.” Facebook, on the other hand, does not make an effort to warn people the they’ve been tagged (possibly in an unflattering or compromising photo) and give them an immediate chance to remove the tag.
Also, Google has wisely decided to shy away from using facial recognition software, which Facebook now uses to automatically identify people in photos uploaded to user albums.
7. Strong Group Chat Features
Google+ has Facebook beat in the area of chat. Forming ad hoc group video chats using the Hangouts feature in Google+ is easy, and forming ad hoc groups for a little chat seems like a natural and fun thing to do in a social networking setting. Similarly, the new Huddle mobile app makes it easy for mobile (Android) users to start up group text chats. Facebook simply doesn't offer these tools.
8. Safer Content Sharing
Privacy advocates have long called for social networking sites to let users assign a privacy level to each piece of content they share, instead of using a pre-set list privacy settings to govern all shares. Google obviously heard those calls, and built the capability into Google+. For instance, when I share an article or upload a camera image, Google+ gives me choices of which friend circles I’d like to share that content with. Advantage Google+.
9. Google Is a Better Steward of Your Personal Data
Running a social network is all about responsible stewardship of users' personal information. Facebook is a young, fast moving company that has proved itself to be cavalier in its movements, lacking in respect for user data privacy, and accident prone. Google on the other hand, is a far more mature company that is, I would argue, seen as more trustworthy than Facebook. For the most part, Google has lived up to its “Don’t Be Evil” slogan. Which company would you rather have as the steward of your personally identifiable information?
(taken from an article in PCworld.com)
MY BESTFRIEND
Activity # 26 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
At last! A topic worth writing for. Anyways, everyone has his/her bestfriend, either a person, an animal, or imaginary stuff, they all have one important reason, that is to be with you and support you wherever you go. They are there to be your sister/brother, your parent, your pet. BESTFRIENDS MAKE YOU HAPPY.
I’m that kind of person that reminisces once in a while my friends back then who I used to play “habulan'”, hopskotch, hide and seek, dodgeball, and best game we invented, fishing leaves. That’s just what I call it now because we didn’t quite name it with anything, but the main idea of it is to get a “tingting” from the broom, and use it to fish leaves by pricking them. It was FUN! Now with my bestfriends…
This is Kenn. He is one of my “crazy” friends and he speaks a lot. When I say ‘a lot,’ I mean ‘a lot – a lot.’ He is also my friend when it comes to online gaming. This is one thing we usually coordinate. I help him in quests and missions and other stuffbecause he is a noob >:)) We’ve been friends since, like, third grade, and I’ve never regretted meeting him.
These two are my “girl friends.” Not the ones you’d have in a relationship, but girls you who you wouldn’t feel shy being with. The one on the left is Jonah. I’ve met her since fourth grade, I think? We were in a competition, I was the cat, and she was the dog. (Ironic huh?) She was like, my puppy love. (No need for the eeehhhs. You know that already) The one on the right is Georgia. I’ve known her since 2nd grade. She is the most noisiest girl I’ve known since stone age. Her voice ranges from the sound of a landing helicopter to the sound of a crashing building. Well, that is what makes her unique, but if you knew her more, she’s loving and a bit emotional. They’re a crazy bunch. One would weaken without the other.
This is Eloisa. We’ve been classmates since
the second grade, but we’ve only been bestfriends since second year high school. She is one of my best-est friends. We go home together most of the time and buys street foods. That’s what made us bestfriends, we both love FOOD!
This isa monkey Aldryann. He is my super duper uper bestest friend (If there ever was a word?) We’ve only met since last year, but he has changed my life, BIGTIME. He made me a better person. He brought me closer to God. We are like the nuts in a dicot plant (that sounds nerdy-ish), we both came from one, separated into two. He is a brother, a father… a mother, a sister, a cousin, a… whatever! and everything you could ever think of.
These people have changed me into a better person. They made me realize that the world is full of possibilities that can only be reached with the help of bestfriends. They are PRECIOUS…
At last! A topic worth writing for. Anyways, everyone has his/her bestfriend, either a person, an animal, or imaginary stuff, they all have one important reason, that is to be with you and support you wherever you go. They are there to be your sister/brother, your parent, your pet. BESTFRIENDS MAKE YOU HAPPY.
I’m that kind of person that reminisces once in a while my friends back then who I used to play “habulan'”, hopskotch, hide and seek, dodgeball, and best game we invented, fishing leaves. That’s just what I call it now because we didn’t quite name it with anything, but the main idea of it is to get a “tingting” from the broom, and use it to fish leaves by pricking them. It was FUN! Now with my bestfriends…
This is Kenn. He is one of my “crazy” friends and he speaks a lot. When I say ‘a lot,’ I mean ‘a lot – a lot.’ He is also my friend when it comes to online gaming. This is one thing we usually coordinate. I help him in quests and missions and other stuff
These two are my “girl friends.” Not the ones you’d have in a relationship, but girls you who you wouldn’t feel shy being with. The one on the left is Jonah. I’ve met her since fourth grade, I think? We were in a competition, I was the cat, and she was the dog. (Ironic huh?) She was like, my puppy love. (No need for the eeehhhs. You know that already) The one on the right is Georgia. I’ve known her since 2nd grade. She is the most noisiest girl I’ve known since stone age. Her voice ranges from the sound of a landing helicopter to the sound of a crashing building. Well, that is what makes her unique, but if you knew her more, she’s loving and a bit emotional. They’re a crazy bunch. One would weaken without the other.This is Eloisa. We’ve been classmates since
the second grade, but we’ve only been bestfriends since second year high school. She is one of my best-est friends. We go home together most of the time and buys street foods. That’s what made us bestfriends, we both love FOOD!This is
These people have changed me into a better person. They made me realize that the world is full of possibilities that can only be reached with the help of bestfriends. They are PRECIOUS…
P-NOY
Activity # 25 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
“Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino (born February 8, 1960), also
known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010.
Aquino is a fourth-generation politician: his great-grandfather, Servillano "Mianong" Aquino, served as a delegate to the Malolos Congress; his grandfather, Benigno Aquino, Sr., served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1943 to 1944; and his parents were President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. Aquino is a member of the Liberal Party. In the Liberal Party, Aquino held various positions such as Secretary General and Vice President for Luzon. Aquino is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party.
Born in Manila, Aquino graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 1981 and joined his family in their exile in the United States shortly thereafter. He returned to the Philippines in 1983 shortly after the assassination of his father and held several positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was subsequently re-elected to the House in 2001 and 2004. In 2007, having been barred from running for re-election to the House due to term limits, he was elected to the Senate in the 14th Congress of the Philippines.
Following the death of his mother on August 1, 2009, many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9, 2009, Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election, held on May 10, 2010. On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential election. On June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, Aquino was sworn into office as the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales.
Although the official residence of the President is the Malacañang Palace, Aquino actually resides in the Bahay Pangarap (House of Dreams), located within the Palace grounds.”
All I can say is, as of now, he is doing a great job as the current president of the Philippines, and I hope that he, being an example to most Filipinos, would do make a change in the society, in our country and in the whole world.
“Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino (born February 8, 1960), also
known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010. Aquino is a fourth-generation politician: his great-grandfather, Servillano "Mianong" Aquino, served as a delegate to the Malolos Congress; his grandfather, Benigno Aquino, Sr., served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1943 to 1944; and his parents were President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. Aquino is a member of the Liberal Party. In the Liberal Party, Aquino held various positions such as Secretary General and Vice President for Luzon. Aquino is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party.
Born in Manila, Aquino graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 1981 and joined his family in their exile in the United States shortly thereafter. He returned to the Philippines in 1983 shortly after the assassination of his father and held several positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was subsequently re-elected to the House in 2001 and 2004. In 2007, having been barred from running for re-election to the House due to term limits, he was elected to the Senate in the 14th Congress of the Philippines.
Following the death of his mother on August 1, 2009, many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9, 2009, Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election, held on May 10, 2010. On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential election. On June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, Aquino was sworn into office as the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales.
Although the official residence of the President is the Malacañang Palace, Aquino actually resides in the Bahay Pangarap (House of Dreams), located within the Palace grounds.”
-Wikipedia
All I can say is, as of now, he is doing a great job as the current president of the Philippines, and I hope that he, being an example to most Filipinos, would do make a change in the society, in our country and in the whole world.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 2012
Activity # 24 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
“THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL of Chief Justice Renato Corona has begun Monday, January 16. It’s make or break for President Aquino.
The House prosecution panel defied a Senate gag order by showing the media pieces of evidence against the Chief Justice before the trial proper. The panel headed by Niel Tupas insists it’s simply a question of right and wrong. They’re right, Corona’s wrong.
The House prosecution panel has 11 solon members plus 59 private lawyers. And I heard they’ll occupy the biggest room in the Senate building. The room will be marked, “Sorry for the inconvenience. Your taxes are working for you.”
Impeachment prosecutors claim Chief Justice Renato Corona owns at least 45 condominium units and houses. But that’s nothing compared to President Aquino who owns the entire House of Representatives.
A member of the House prosecution panel wants Chief Justice Renato Corona to explain how he was able to acquire that huge number of properties. To be fair, congressmen would have ‘understood’ Corona if he had pork barrel.
Retired Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz visited the Chief Justice to give his support and “blessing.” The outspoken prelate believes the impeachment trial is a “political gimmick” with “no merit at all.” To which God said, “Labas ako d’yan huh!”
In a tweet, senator-judge Pia Cayetano, known for being a health buff says she’s “training” both her body and mind for long hours in preparation for the impeachment trial. Not to be outdone, Sen. Lito Lapid is reportedly preparing for the trial too – by getting more sleep.”
“THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL of Chief Justice Renato Corona has begun Monday, January 16. It’s make or break for President Aquino.
The House prosecution panel defied a Senate gag order by showing the media pieces of evidence against the Chief Justice before the trial proper. The panel headed by Niel Tupas insists it’s simply a question of right and wrong. They’re right, Corona’s wrong.
The House prosecution panel has 11 solon members plus 59 private lawyers. And I heard they’ll occupy the biggest room in the Senate building. The room will be marked, “Sorry for the inconvenience. Your taxes are working for you.”
Impeachment prosecutors claim Chief Justice Renato Corona owns at least 45 condominium units and houses. But that’s nothing compared to President Aquino who owns the entire House of Representatives.
A member of the House prosecution panel wants Chief Justice Renato Corona to explain how he was able to acquire that huge number of properties. To be fair, congressmen would have ‘understood’ Corona if he had pork barrel.
Retired Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz visited the Chief Justice to give his support and “blessing.” The outspoken prelate believes the impeachment trial is a “political gimmick” with “no merit at all.” To which God said, “Labas ako d’yan huh!”
In a tweet, senator-judge Pia Cayetano, known for being a health buff says she’s “training” both her body and mind for long hours in preparation for the impeachment trial. Not to be outdone, Sen. Lito Lapid is reportedly preparing for the trial too – by getting more sleep.”
-professionalheckler
CLIMATE CHANGE
Activity # 23 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
More than half of the national territory is vulnerable to natural disasters and approximately 85 percent of GDP comes from areas at risk. This paper suggests that future reforms focus on further mainstreaming climate change risk management in national, local and sectoral decision-making processes, focusing on adaptation initiatives, in order to reduce vulnerability to and minimize the adverse impact of climate risk on development efforts.
The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, which increase the frequency and intensity of heat-waves, floods, droughts, typhoons; alter agricultural and coastal and marine ecosystem output and productivity; reduce water availability and quality; and increase the incidence of climate-sensitive infectious diseases. The poor are especially at risk from these impacts. Many live in naturally hazard prone areas and are dependant of natural resources for their livelihoods.
The main expected impacts of climate change will come as a result of climate variability― that is changes in precipitation, increase in temperature and sea level rise.In terms of sectoral impacts some of these include changes in agricultural yields for crops such as rice and maize. Changes in land use, as a consequence, of changes in rainfall pattern which will push people to migrate to higher elevations where soil is less fertile causing the rate of conversion of forest to agricultural lands to increase increasing greenhouse emissions. Coastal area resources (such as mangroves) and communities will be affected by sea level rises. Similarly, water resource availability is impacted by dramatic El Niño events, and infectious diseases may appear with more frequency. From the perspective of greenhouse emissions the Philippines is a minor emitter. However, emissions have been on the rise from both energy-use and land-use changes, with the latter as the major GHG contributor.
As early as 1991 the Philippines began to respond to climate change through a series of policy and legal initiatives. Although it does not have any responsibility or commitment to reduce GHG emissions and is relatively a minor emitter, the Philippines, nevertheless, took an active role on the mitigation aspects of climate change especially in the application of the Clean Development Mechanism. In this sense, climate change has been seen as an opportunity for the Philippines’ to channel large-scale debit-for-equity programs to reforestation, clean water, irrigation and food production programs.
More than half of the national territory is vulnerable to natural disasters and approximately 85 percent of GDP comes from areas at risk. This paper suggests that future reforms focus on further mainstreaming climate change risk management in national, local and sectoral decision-making processes, focusing on adaptation initiatives, in order to reduce vulnerability to and minimize the adverse impact of climate risk on development efforts. The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, which increase the frequency and intensity of heat-waves, floods, droughts, typhoons; alter agricultural and coastal and marine ecosystem output and productivity; reduce water availability and quality; and increase the incidence of climate-sensitive infectious diseases. The poor are especially at risk from these impacts. Many live in naturally hazard prone areas and are dependant of natural resources for their livelihoods.
The main expected impacts of climate change will come as a result of climate variability― that is changes in precipitation, increase in temperature and sea level rise.In terms of sectoral impacts some of these include changes in agricultural yields for crops such as rice and maize. Changes in land use, as a consequence, of changes in rainfall pattern which will push people to migrate to higher elevations where soil is less fertile causing the rate of conversion of forest to agricultural lands to increase increasing greenhouse emissions. Coastal area resources (such as mangroves) and communities will be affected by sea level rises. Similarly, water resource availability is impacted by dramatic El Niño events, and infectious diseases may appear with more frequency. From the perspective of greenhouse emissions the Philippines is a minor emitter. However, emissions have been on the rise from both energy-use and land-use changes, with the latter as the major GHG contributor. As early as 1991 the Philippines began to respond to climate change through a series of policy and legal initiatives. Although it does not have any responsibility or commitment to reduce GHG emissions and is relatively a minor emitter, the Philippines, nevertheless, took an active role on the mitigation aspects of climate change especially in the application of the Clean Development Mechanism. In this sense, climate change has been seen as an opportunity for the Philippines’ to channel large-scale debit-for-equity programs to reforestation, clean water, irrigation and food production programs.
iPHONE OR GALAXY TAB?
Activity # 22 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
iPhones or Galaxy Tabs? Which would be better in terms of design? Display? Camera? Processor? Platform? Price?
UNFORTUNATELY, I wouldn’t be able to answer these because first, I’ve never had one of those gadgets and second, I’m not that gadget type of person.
FORTUNATELY, all my questions were answered, thanks to Google.
So here is what I’ve researched after minutes of searching around google:
With a score of 3-1, here is the final verdict:
The Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Apple iPhone 4S are both very good smartphones, no doubt, and both have their stronger and weaker sides. The Galaxy S2 is a bit faster thanks to its processor, while the iPhone 4S has a better display and Siri that has caught so much attention.
I think the Galaxy S2 has been the best smartphone for too long, and now a new device should come to replace it. Apple’s latest “child” can be this new device, so… the iPhone 4S is my choice.
UNFORTUNATELY, I wouldn’t be able to answer these because first, I’ve never had one of those gadgets and second, I’m not that gadget type of person.
FORTUNATELY, all my questions were answered, thanks to Google.
So here is what I’ve researched after minutes of searching around google:
Design:
Iphone – WIN
Galaxy Tab – LOSE
Camera:
Iphone – DRAW
Galaxy Tab – DRAW
Display:
Iphone - WIN
Galaxy Tab – LOSE
Processor:
Iphone – LOSE
Galaxy Tab - WIN
Platform:
Iphone – WIN
Galaxy Tab – LOSE
Price:
Iphone – DRAW
Galaxy Tab – DRAW
The Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Apple iPhone 4S are both very good smartphones, no doubt, and both have their stronger and weaker sides. The Galaxy S2 is a bit faster thanks to its processor, while the iPhone 4S has a better display and Siri that has caught so much attention.
I think the Galaxy S2 has been the best smartphone for too long, and now a new device should come to replace it. Apple’s latest “child” can be this new device, so… the iPhone 4S is my choice.
MY FAVORITE CAR
Activity # 21 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
"Son, what's your favorite car?," was what my father asked me a long time ago. Not that I've done much to hide the fact I'm not too much of a gear-head, but I'm a little surprised that someone really asks me a question like this. Even though I’m not that in to cars, I’m quite logical in thinking, so the first thing I thought was, “What kind of car?”
I mean, there are a lot of different kinds of cars. My immediate response was, "My favorite race car or my favorite street car?" finding a way to shift topics.
"Whatever kind of car", he replied. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to shift topics, so I sticked with it. I asked him for a night before I answer…
Still, more questions kept popping in my head. Should I pick the one I find the most beautiful, or the one I'd most likely drive in the future? Do I have to consider maintenance and insurance costs? Is this to be my only car or can I ignore practicality? There are too many questions to answer — too many cars to pick from — to just say "favorite car"...I needed some guidelines.
As it happened, that night I met up with some of my gear-head buddies to watch in-car videos from this year's racing season. Over a couple of drinks, I popped the question to them with, of course, enough qualifiers to get a proper answer.
Specifically, the question to everyone was this:
You can have any two cars, no strings attached. One street car, one race car. These aren't daily drivers and you don't have to pay for maintenance, upkeep, insurance, garaging--anything. What two cars would they be?
The answers were interesting....
People's picks were, in great part, a reflection of themselves, or perhaps the way they looked at life.
I picked the 1963 Ferrari GTO (like the red one shown here) as my "street" car. It was the best one I saw that night so at least, I had the answer, but technically at least, it's a street car. See? Look at the photo...it has license plates!
My favorite race car would be a 1970-ish Porsche 917 (like the photo at the top of this entry). But both of these were closely followed by secondary lists of half-a-dozen runner-ups in each category.
The other guys' picks included F1 cars, the Corvette Z06, 911 Cup Cars...a mixture of old (like mine) and totally new, different by person. I lusted over the vintage cars. One of my my gear-head buddies, wanted a new race car he could race in non-vintage events. For a conversation-starter, it was pretty good.
So the question is, what are your two picks?
"Son, what's your favorite car?," was what my father asked me a long time ago. Not that I've done much to hide the fact I'm not too much of a gear-head, but I'm a little surprised that someone really asks me a question like this. Even though I’m not that in to cars, I’m quite logical in thinking, so the first thing I thought was, “What kind of car?”
"Whatever kind of car", he replied. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to shift topics, so I sticked with it. I asked him for a night before I answer…
Still, more questions kept popping in my head. Should I pick the one I find the most beautiful, or the one I'd most likely drive in the future? Do I have to consider maintenance and insurance costs? Is this to be my only car or can I ignore practicality? There are too many questions to answer — too many cars to pick from — to just say "favorite car"...I needed some guidelines.
As it happened, that night I met up with some of my gear-head buddies to watch in-car videos from this year's racing season. Over a couple of drinks, I popped the question to them with, of course, enough qualifiers to get a proper answer.
Specifically, the question to everyone was this:
You can have any two cars, no strings attached. One street car, one race car. These aren't daily drivers and you don't have to pay for maintenance, upkeep, insurance, garaging--anything. What two cars would they be?
The answers were interesting....
People's picks were, in great part, a reflection of themselves, or perhaps the way they looked at life.
I picked the 1963 Ferrari GTO (like the red one shown here) as my "street" car. It was the best one I saw that night so at least, I had the answer, but technically at least, it's a street car. See? Look at the photo...it has license plates!My favorite race car would be a 1970-ish Porsche 917 (like the photo at the top of this entry). But both of these were closely followed by secondary lists of half-a-dozen runner-ups in each category.
The other guys' picks included F1 cars, the Corvette Z06, 911 Cup Cars...a mixture of old (like mine) and totally new, different by person. I lusted over the vintage cars. One of my my gear-head buddies, wanted a new race car he could race in non-vintage events. For a conversation-starter, it was pretty good.
So the question is, what are your two picks?
ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE
Activity # 20 (Miguel Angelo A. Paz)
Movies are a great way towaste spend time. They have their beneficial and harmful effects. As for the beneficial part, they bring relationships together, and as for the harmful part, they cause psychological damages.
People have their own favorite movie. I have my own, too. It's entitled, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." It is a book by Mitch Albom, and then was later made into a movie. It recounts the life and death of an old maintenance man named Eddie. After dying trying to save a little girl, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantly affected his life."
As the book, here is my personal impression about it. ‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven’ is one of the best books I’ve read so far. I thought it was a boring book at first, but thankfully my cousin encouraged me to read it. I never regretted reading it. It has changed my life in some way and made me realize that everything in this world is connected.
The movie has lots of morals, but I picked out the best. Here they are:
Movies are a great way to
People have their own favorite movie. I have my own, too. It's entitled, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." It is a book by Mitch Albom, and then was later made into a movie. It recounts the life and death of an old maintenance man named Eddie. After dying trying to save a little girl, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantly affected his life."
As the book, here is my personal impression about it. ‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven’ is one of the best books I’ve read so far. I thought it was a boring book at first, but thankfully my cousin encouraged me to read it. I never regretted reading it. It has changed my life in some way and made me realize that everything in this world is connected.
The movie has lots of morals, but I picked out the best. Here they are:
- “All incidents are intertwined in some way.”
- “When one loses something, they often gain something else.”
- “Let go of anger and forgive.”
- “Love is not lost with death.”
- “Each life has a purpose.”
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