Saturday, August 2, 2008

Lifes go on...

You Gotta Take The Good
With The Bad
Smile With The Sad
Love What You Got
Remember What You Had
Learn To Give
But Never Forget
Learn From Your Mistakes
But Never Regret
People Change, But Things Go Wrong
Just Remember
Life Goes ON...

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Aug. 1 2008 solar eclipse


Friday, August 1 is a red-letter day for eclipse enthusiasts. On that date, the sun will be partially eclipsed over an immense area that includes western and central Asia, parts of northern and central Europe, all of Greenland and even a small slice of northeastern North America.



A total solar eclipse — the first in nearly two and a half years — will be visible along a narrow track that will start over the Northwest Passage of Canada, gives a glancing blow to northern Greenland, then shifts southeast through Siberia and western Mongolia and before ending near the famed Silk Route of China.

The path of totality for this upcoming eclipse is never more than 157 miles (252 km) wide.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Top 10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Global Warming

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Do your part to reduce waste by choosing reusable products instead of disposables. Buying products with minimal packaging (including the economy size when that makes sense for you) will help to reduce waste. And whenever you can, recycle paper, plastic, newspaper, glass and aluminum cans. If there isn't a recycling program at your workplace, school, or in your community, ask about starting one. By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.


2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning

Adding insulation to your walls and attic, and installing weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent, by reducing the amount of energy you need to heat and cool your home.

Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.

3. Change a Light Bulb

Wherever practical, replace regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. Replacing just one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you $30 over the life of the bulb. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat.

If every U.S. family replaced one regular light bulb with a CFL, it would eliminate 90 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road.

4. Drive Less and Drive Smart

Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving gasoline, walking and biking are great forms of exercise. Explore your community’s mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school.

When you do drive, make sure your car is running efficiently. For example, keeping your tires properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by more than 3 percent. Every gallon of gas you save not only helps your budget, it also keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

5. Buy Energy-Efficient Products

When it's time to buy a new car, choose one that offers good gas mileage. Home appliances now come in a range of energy-efficient models, and compact florescent bulbs are designed to provide more natural-looking light while using far less energy than standard light bulbs.

Avoid products that come with excess packaging, especially molded plastic and other packaging that can't be recycled. If you reduce your household garbage by 10 percent, you can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

6. Use Less Hot Water

Set your water heater at 120 degrees to save energy, and wrap it in an insulating blanket if it is more than 5 years old. Buy low-flow showerheads to save hot water and about 350 pounds of carbon dioxide yearly. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water to reduce your use of hot water and the energy required to produce it. That change alone can save at least 500 pounds of carbon dioxide annually in most households. Use the energy-saving settings on your dishwasher and let the dishes air-dry.

7. Use the "Off" Switch

Save electricity and reduce global warming by turning off lights when you leave a room, and using only as much light as you need. And remember to turn off your television, video player, stereo and computer when you're not using them.

It's also a good idea to turn off the water when you're not using it. While brushing your teeth, shampooing the dog or washing your car, turn off the water until you actually need it for rinsing. You'll reduce your water bill and help to conserve a vital resource.

8. Plant a Tree

If you have the means to plant a tree, start digging. During photosynthesis, trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. They are an integral part of the natural atmospheric exchange cycle here on Earth, but there are too few of them to fully counter the increases in carbon dioxide caused by automobile traffic, manufacturing and other human activities. A single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime.

9. Get a Report Card from Your Utility Company

Many utility companies provide free home energy audits to help consumers identify areas in their homes that may not be energy efficient. In addition, many utility companies offer rebate programs to help pay for the cost of energy-efficient upgrades.

10. Encourage Others to Conserve

Share information about recycling and energy conservation with your friends, neighbors and co-workers, and take opportunities to encourage public officials to establish programs and policies that are good for the environment.

These 10 steps will take you a long way toward reducing your energy use and your monthly budget. And less energy use means less dependence on the fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

sacrifices

There was a sparrow fell in love with the white rose. "I will love you if my petals turned red" the white rose said to the sparrow. So the sparrow cut himself and spread his blood to the white rose, until the white rose turned red. The rose fell in love the sparrow but the sparrow is no longer alive.


There some rare things happened in our lives when we are all talking about love, we have sacrifices. We do anything for our love ones, even though we risk our own lives for them. But did we ever think that, did they appreciate the things that we’ve done for them? Now I know that “love is a sacrifice”.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

orientation day...

This is one of the happiest moment in my life. July 6,. 2008 all of the gazette staffs went to Tagaytay for an orientation. At first, I thought it is just a simple and boring orientation that I've always attended, but it's not. I enjoy doing the activities at the same time learning. They introduced to us one by one the things that we should have to understand first. for example: news writing, featured writing, sports writing, cartooning, photo journalism etc.

On news writing, we should have to be open minded on what is happening to our surroundings. always apply the 5W's and 1H. we need to use unfamiliar words. The characteristics of news.

On featured writing, we should have to give information and give excitement at the same time. we should have to acknowledge everyone on what do you what to happen through your article. it doesn't need deep words to express or to show your intention. you just write with your heart for the the readers to feel what you want to say.

On sports writing, they taught us how to cover a sports news. you have to focus on the player, scoring and the opponent. you will also focus to the strategies, key player and the sports column opinionated.

my most favorite part of the activities was the photo journalism. before we started to capture some pictures they taught us how to capture an image. we have to find an angle, we have to apply the right mix of background, foreground and the subject.

There's so many things that I've learned on that day, even though I'm very tired I enjoy doing all the activities, and now i know that one of the obligations of the writer is to say or sing all that he or she can, to deal with as much of the world as becomes possible to him or her in language.

I enjoyed staying with them, it was filled of fun and excitement. And I've learn a lot from them. I hope that this will happen again.this one of unforgettable experience in my life.