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Tech Talk

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CNN.com posted an article about " The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers " which is about types of Facebook users who become an annoyance, and NetworkWorld via BusinessWeek posted " 12 Words You Can Never Say in the Office " which is about the 12 tech terms that are becoming obsolete. Being a Facebook and Twitter user, with a sense of knowing what's in and what's out in the tech world, I took the interest to dig in. Here's a video from the CNN.com article about comparing and contrasting Facebook and Twitter, and three people discuss about Facebook's and Twitter's usability and popularity. Embedded video from CNN Video There's a quiz included in the article and my result: Chances are you are a popular resident on Facebook whose articles are interesting to read. Keep posting! Maybe I'm not annoying after all in FB. The 12 tech terms that are becoming obsolete, according to the NewsWeek article, are as follows: Intranet, Extra

Brillante Mendoza on CNN

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CNN's TalkAsia featured the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Director Brillante Mendoza. Here are the clips from the program: Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> KENNETH

Farewell Sir Toto

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I have never met Prof. Severo Bastian Jr, a professor and chief of the Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies Department of the College of Science & Mathematics. He was regarded as a comical, fun mentor to his students. But he remains a part of this great community in UP Mindanao. He will forever live in the hearts of many students that had met him since they entered this university. Farewell Sir Toto. KENNETH

Think Multivariable

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Calculus in more than two variables, and multiple-variable statistics, have been my keen interest while I'm still taking a respite from pure Mathematics majors in UP. A Computer Science major subject I will take eventually (CMSC150: Numerical Symbolic Computations) focuses in numeric computational methods in Computer Science like Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Finite Series, and the like. I also wanted to take a higher Mathematics major, MATH120 (Linear Algebra). I want to explore knowledge in vector fields, linear maps and systems of linear equations - in an advanced manner. I am already formulating my plans for my Special Problem (a modification of the Thesis) when I am allowed to present. I plan for the following options: Developing the UP Mindanao Integrated Information Management System (UPMIIMS) through a Learning Resource Center Subsystem, focusing on management in instructional materials and equipment management. As a Student Volunteer of the LRC, I wanted to d

Q-and-A: Remembering Cory

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Our Q&A Poll for this month is: What you will remember of Cory Aquino? The answers to choose are: Led the People Power 1 President Mother of Kris Aquino A great Filipina Icon of Democracy Wife of Ninoy Aquino Vote now on the ASL Q-and-A corner! KENNETH

CNN on Cory Aquino's Death

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This is a video clip from the CNN International newscast program "CNN Today" last Saturday, 1 August 2009, when ABS-CBN News Correspondent Jing Castañeda gave a report to CNN via phone patch on the death of former Philippine president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Embedded video from CNN Video Stay tuned to ASL for more of the Special Commemorative Edition for Cory Aquino. KENNETH

Mourning for A Leader

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Hello, fellow Filipinos around the blogosphere! This week, millions of Filipinos mourned for one great Filipina. Last weekend, a dear leader, an icon of democracy, a legend of freedom, passed away on a Saturday morning, August 1, 2009 . Corazon Cojuangco Aquino , or Cory for most of her supporters and family members, died of cardio-respiratory arrest at 03:18h from a 1-year and 6-month battle from colon cancer .The whole Philippine nation and the whole world mourned for this leader who fought for democracy from a decade of dictatorial rule. A simple housewife, after the assassination of her husband Benigno Aquino Jr , soon rose up from her comfort zone and ran for presidency against authoritarian leader Ferdinand Marcos . After a turbulent Snap Elections in 1986, Marcos' closest allies turned their backs and led with Cory Aquino to a peaceful and non-violent People Power Revolution in February 25, 1986. Millions of Filipinos came to support Cory and her fight for the rise