“Don’t judge my brother, he’s not a book!”

That’s what Melanie Marquez once said in defense of her brother. And no matter how much we say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” people who have no idea what a book is about will, in fact, start forming opinions about a book even before they touch it. More…

Looks like the paw print of a threel-toed sloth!

Here’s the easiest way to put Google Maps on your site.

Supplies for the Science Do-it-yourselfer. I never realized you can still buy radioactive materials like uranium onlione. Here’s the link to a place called the United Nuclear Website via Bill Guerstelle’s Technology Underground site. They also have Van de Graaf Generators, Geiger Counters, High Voltage Power Supplies, Cloud Chambers, anti-radiation pills, and those deadly new green lasers that’ll pop balloons and really take your eye out. Just don’t tell the Iranians and North Koreans, okay?

after my experiments on the milk project last year, i decided to take on the elusive action shots of liquid once again…

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It’s only the 60th Philippine Independence, that’s the real date and what the history tells us, why change?  Read and be enlightened.

July 4 Philippine Independence, the Real Date

Chapter 3: Cells and Tissues

Objective Checklist

Cells

* Name the four elements that make up the bulk of living matter and list several trace elements.
* Define cell, organelle, and inclusion.
* Identify on a cell model or diagram the three major cell regions (nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane).
* List the structures of the nucleus and explain the function of chromatin and nucleoli.
* Identify the organelles on a cell model or describe them, and discuss the major function of each.
* Define selective permeability, diffusion (including simple and facilitated diffusion and osmosis), active transport, passive transport, solute pumping, exocytosis, endocytosis, phagocytosis, bulk-phase endocytosis, hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic.
* Describe the structure of the plasma membrane, and explain how the various transport processes account for the directional movements of specific substances across the plasma membrane.
* Describe briefly the process of DNA replication and of mitosis. Explain the importance of mitotic cell division.
* In relation to protein synthesis, describe the roles of DNA and of the three varieties of RNA.
* Name some cell types and relate their overall shape and internal structure to their special functions.

Body Tissues

* Name the four major tissue types and their chief subcategories. Explain how the four major tissue types differ structurally and functionally.
* Give the chief locations of the various tissue types in the body.
* Describe the process of tissue repair (wound healing).

Developmental Aspects of Cells and Tissues

* Define neoplasm, and distinguish between benign and malignant neoplasms.
* Explain the significance of the fact that some tissue types (muscle and nerve) are largely amitotic after the growth stages are over.

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It’s colored, it’s glossy, and it’s free! You might say that Star Teacher is Cosmo for public school teachers, “the lifestyle magazine for all types of educators.” More…

It’s really ridiculous. The military gets an additional P1 billion in funds to spread chaos in the name of rooting out the communist insurgency at the snap of GMA’s finger while the acting Secretary of the Dept of Education gets a mouthful from the President when the issue about the underfunded state of our education is brought up to the table. View this with the 70-plus students crammed inside a classroom with a leaking roof, busted electric fans, an unusable toilet, and moldy outdated textbooks in the background and I don’t know what will not make you burst out in rage and cry that the men in the Palace are all mad, and worse they are being led by a woman that is the embodiment of madness and self-perpetuating perversity.

If we the people are to take this lying down, God have mercy on our nation, our children, and their children.

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As in many other countries, election management in the Philippines was not always entrusted to an independent Constitutional body. Before the creation of the COMELEC in 1940, the responsibility for running elections fell upon the Executive Bureau – an office under the Department of the Interior. Upon the abolition of the Bureau, the Secretary of the Interior assumed the task directly, exercising immediate supervision over all government officials designated by law to perform election duties.

However, the close political relationship between the Secretary of the Interior and the President engendered the apprehension that elections could easily be subverted to serve the interests of the incumbent. This led to the widespread perception that elections were tainted with partisan bias, and could therefore not be free and honest.

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Looking for Health and Nutrition PowerPoint Presentations?

Here are downloadable links about Health and Nutrition with PowerPoint Presentations:

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-Sir Simon

I’ll be teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology again at the University of Pangasinan this semester. Human Anatomy and Physiology is one of the core and fundamental subjects of the AHSE curriculum which will lead to a B.S. Nursing degree.

I’ll be using the university’s NEC LCD Projector for my lectures. I got hold of two CD-ROM based teaching materials to aid me in accomplishing the set learning objectives:

1. The expanded Essentials of InterActive Physiology CD-ROM which features activities specifically selected for short Anatomy and Physiology course, including animations, tutorials, and quizzes.

2. The enhanced Instructor Art and Lecture Presentation CD-ROM which gives me quick and convenient access to PowerPoint lecture outlines and all the figures and tables from text in both labeled and unlabelled formats.

As a learning resource, we will be using the textbook Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Eight Edition by Elaine N. Marieb.

Note: For Instructors and Students: You could access an online Companion Website for Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology. Click here.

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Farmout Central Intouch Inc is now accredited by TESDA to offer a Finishing Course for Call Center Agents

The modular courses offered are English Proficiency, North American, Australian, and British Culture, Telemarketing and Sales, and Achieving Customer Delight.

Farmout Central Intouch Inc has been granted the Certificate of TVET Program Registration WTR No. 0601042009. Pursuant to Republic Act No.7796 creating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and in accordance with TESDA Board Resolution 98-03 dated January 23, 1998. The certificate of TVET Program registration was granted on the basis of the institution’s compliance with the prescribed minimum requirements for the conducting the course.

This means that greater employment opportunities are now within the grasp of many of our fellow Filipinos and Filipinas looking for a promising career in the call center industry. Jane Chua, President of Farmout, explains, “Aside from offering excellent courses to better equip future and existing call center representatives, we offer them hands on training giving them a real experience on how the industry really works. This is definitely a distinct advantage for those who really want to learn and make a great career in the call center industry.”

This also will benefit existing call centers by outsourcing their training of agents to Farmout. Wison Chua, MIS Head explains, “Contact centers invest heavily on training their agents with good results but with a hefty price tag. Why not significantly cut the cost of training by outsourcing their training to us yet maintain or even surpass the performance of their CSRs? I also figure, why not let the career agents enroll in our program then go back to their respective centers as superstar professional agents?”

This also gives opportunities for entrepreneurs by franchising the Farmout Call Center and Farmout Call Center Training business in their respective areas. By replicating the success of Farmout, the business model may also work in their respective areas.

For enrollment and franchising inquiries please email: jobi.millar[at]farmout.ph

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I can’t believe it. I was basically ignorant as to what happened to MaSci [Manila Science High School] after we left. But I had no idea that things have gotten that bad! What the hell happened?

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