A research was done of some economic indicators during the Philippine Presidents’ terms from H.E. Ferdinand Marcos to H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo such as the population, oil prices (US Dollars/barrel), GDP, Currency Exchange to Dollar. It was found out that during the term of H.E. Marcos, the Philippines peso depreciated from 1 :1 to 1: 22. The oil prices during his reign increased to 12.51 US Dollars/barrel from 2.86 US Dollars/barrel. At present (H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), the GDP of the country is 3574.743 US dollars PPP despite the cost of the oil that soared to 125 US Dollars/barrel from 21.84 US Dollars/barrel and the population of 90.5 million. An explosive growth (13 million increase) of the population was also observed since the start of her term. With just a partial research of the economic indicators, it is not enough to conclude the status of the economic situation of the Philippines.
Please see this file: Philippines-economic-stats
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31Jul
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29Jun
The installation of program is done by accessing the repository link of the program source in the internet in xml form (Ex. Kingdom Lores game alpha version repository link: www.marcogiorgini.com/iPhone/plist.xml) using the installer application program (installer.app) with the blue icon beside the violet one as shown.
Then press SOURCES icon and then followed by the EDIT button which is at the upper right hand corner:
Then press ADD icon which is at the upper left hand corner:
Input the repository link:
The program sources found in the repository link will be placed in the program list:
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28Jun
Resetting IPhone is like reformatting your computer. Therefore after resetting, it will erase the contents and files or programs that you have stored in it. It needs to be done when your IPhone crashes out so you don’t have to be scared or get rattled and worry of sending it back to the Apple service center or hire a technician to do it for you. The steps of resetting the IPhone are just straight-forward as enumerated below:
1. Make sure that your IPhone is connected to the computer using USB 2.0 port and internet.
2. Run iTunes program as a utility for restoring it. If you don’t have any ITunes program, download it from the Apple website at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download.
3. Press Home and Power (sleep/wake button) buttons of your IPhone for 10 seconds. Once the screen is off and an Apple logo appears, release Prower button and continue pressing Home button while Apple icon appears until it shows a message “Connect to iTunes”. Then your IPhone is now ready for recovery.
4. Close iTunes and restart it again and the IPhone Icon in the ITunes program will appear at the left side menu.
5. Click the IPhone Icon and a menu will appear to restore it.
6. Click Restore and a downloading task will appear (it will download all the files around 162MB for the recovery from Apple server). Once the downloading is done, it will automatically restore all the IPhone base applications and your IPhone is ready for use.Hope that this post will help you but the author is not liable for any breakdown of your IPhone. Any mistakes in my procedure, kindly send some comments below.
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25Jun
Philippines is an archipelago where it comprises of more than 7000 islands. As an archipelago, the most common mode of transportation is by a ferry. Ferry navigators may face chalenging ordeals (more ships, shallow depths, bigger waves during unexpected depression) along the journey from one island to another. Navigation agencies and companies must establish safety protocols in order to avoid such disaster from happening.
The deadliest ferry disasters in the Philippines as posted at Philippine Daily Inquirer - 05:42am (Mla time) 06/24/2008 are listed below over the past two decades:
December 1987—A total of 4,386 die in world’s worst peacetime shipping disaster, as ferry Doña Paz, owned by Sulpicio Lines, and an oil tanker collide off Mindoro Island.
October 1988—Doña Marilyn, sister ship of Doña Paz, sinks off Leyte province, killing around 300.
July 1993—279 pilgrims drown when an overloaded wooden temple, mounted on three boats, collapses during a religious festival as it is being towed along the Bocaue River, in Bulacan province.
December 1994—Ferry Cebu City collides with a Singapore oil tanker, killing more than 140.
September 1998—Almost 200 die when ferry MV Princess of the Orient, sister ship of Doña Paz and Doña Marilyn, sinks in stormy seas near Cavite and Batangas.
April 2000—At least 138 drown after the ML Annahada sinks off Jolo island.
February 2004—SuperFerry 14 catches fire near Manila Bay, killing 116 people. Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility, saying a suicide bomber sabotaged the boat to protest ill treatment of Muslim communities.
June 2008—MV Princess of the Stars sinks 3 km from Sibuyan island in Romblon in typhoon-lashed seas, leaving around 800 people missing. Reuters
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24Jun
From the number (13) itself, it seems that it has many things to talk about. It is the talk of the tennis world that can RFed express deliver the package in the grass court major tournament, Wimbledon. If he can do it, then it is just one win away from the numbers done PS. Earlier this season, RFed has only won one minor tournament in Portugal and he was being humiliated by RN during the French Open which he just only won four games and zeroed in the last set. He also lost to ND in the semi-final round at Australian Open. At Wimbledon where he won almost half of the total number of major tournament wins and it is considered to be his most favourite court surface to play; will he still prevail considering the previous performance he had recently?
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22Jun
IPhone, product from Apple company, is really a remarkable invention which has the latest state of the art technology taking touch screen system into mobile phones that can be connected to internet using the EDGE technology or Wi-Fi. The most unique feature is when viewing the photos stored in the phone that will be automatically rotated in either landscape or portrait positions. The IPod system is also one additional feature of the IPhone. There are a lot of programs now available for the IPhone in the market but some applications are still under development where programmers still have the room to create for other new applications especially games where the IPhone could also compete with other electronic gaming gadgets. -
17Jun
Electronic gaming gadget (such as Logitech G25 Racing Wheel) is the safest way in learning how to drive. However, there is a need to invest a reasonanable amount of money for the whole unit. Computer driving simulation programs require high graphic card, higher RAM, faster speed processing units and higher capacity hard drives. With the latest existing computer specifications, it is already more than enough to run these programs without any technical problems during the driving simulation. Other driving simulation can also be done using Play Stations or XBox units which can be attached to TV screens. It is highly recommended to have larger screens so as to have a realistic view of the driving scene.
Logitech G25 RAcing Wheel:
- It has all the features that are used in typical cars.
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03Jun
The usual error as shown below - “[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.” - appears when creating a visual basic program with SQL database application which has an incorrect connection set-up (especially computer with firewall) and an improper connection string.
Connection string used for LAN connection:
“Provider=MSDATASHAPE; Data Provider=SQLOLEDB.1; Data Source=YourComputerName\YourDatabaseInstanceName; Initial Catalog=YourDatabaseName; User ID=sa; Password=YourPassword; Integrated Security=SSPI; Persist Security Info=False;”Connection string using a DSN (Highly recommended one, it will work in a Windows Network Environment):
“Provider=MSDATASHAPE; DSN=YourDSNname; UID=sa; PWD=YourDatabasePassword;”Tip - Create a DSN Connection using the Data Sources (ODBC) Application which can be found under the Administrative Tools at the Control Panel section. Must use the SQL Server Instance Name (ex. YourServerName\YourInstanceName) and Named Pipe (ex. \\YourServerName\pipe\MSSQL$YourInstanceName\sql\query).
Note: YourServerName is the computer name of the server
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21Apr
Compressible soils, such as clayey soils, take time to consolidate as these type of soils have low permeability characteristic which slows down the flow of water out of the soil (Consolidation, in layman’s term, means the process of extracting water from the soil matrix in order to harden it for supporting or bearing loads from any structure). By electro-osmotic consolidation, it hastens the flow of water using electric currents between electrodes which are embedded in the soil that needs the development. It is much faster than the pre-loading consolidation technique however, the process will be an expensive one as it requires electrical power supply and electrodes spaced every 1 to 2 meter. Considering the time of consolidation using the pre-loading technique, electro-osmotic consolidation could be the solution otherwise other techniques such as PVD or vacuum could also be used.
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09Apr
Pocket PC (PP) nowadays is multi-functional device with almost all of the features that you can think of are embedded in it. May it be high resolution still camera or video player, Differential Geographical Positioning system, 3G technology, Internet Enabled Technology (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Email), inclusion of desktop compatible programs and many more. The latest trend in the market would be the use of touch screen technology as commands are executed through the PP Phone screen instead of using the button. Most of the companies are developing their products to be as thin and minute as possible and to have with the most number of features embedded in it.
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08Apr
PHP can be used as an interface in various database programs such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and many more with the use of an extended connection interface dynamic link library. For MySQL, the connection dynamic link library file is the php_mysql.dll. This file should be installed in the PHP extension directory as defined in the PHP configuration file, php.ini. The following are the steps to configure PHP with MySQL using Windows Platform:
1. Make a PHP file that loads all the PHP configuration file variables. It can be done by writing <? phpinfo(); ?> in the PHP file.
2. Run the PHP file and find the row with “Loaded Configuration File” as shown in the figure. This will let you know the location of the php.ini file.
3 Once located, open php.ini and edit. Make sure to enable ;extension=php_mysql.dll to extension=php_mysql.dll (by removing the semicolon).
4. Obtain a copy of the php_mysql.dll and place it under the exension directory which is defined in the php.ini which looks like this: extension_dir = “c:\php\ext”With the configuration, then the PHP script intefaced with MySQL can be executed without the error which is the “Call to undefined function mysql_pconnect()”.
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03Apr
PostgreSQL Version 8.2+ is an open source object-relational database management program (like the MySQL) that can be downloaded at www.postgresql.org (for Windows 32 Platform). The package includes an administration tool for database management. Application Programming Interfaces (Perl Driver, JDBC Driver,C++ API,.Net Data Provider, Driver, OLE-DB Driver, Next generation interface for TCL, Tcl binding library, Tcl interface to PostgreSQL written in Tcl, ODBC Driver, Python interface for PostgreSQL, OpenOffice.org PostgreSQL Driver) are also available in the site which is used for the data processing management. PostgreSQL has an added functionality, the POSTGIS, which can be used in Geographical Information System (G.I.S.) applications.
The following are the facts of PostgreSQL:
Maximum size for a database: unlimited (32 TB databases exist)
Maximum size for a table: 32 TB
Maximum size for a row: 400 GB
Maximum size for a field: 1 GB
Maximum number of rows in a table: unlimited
Maximum number of columns in a table: 250-1600 depending on column types
Maximum number of indexes on a table: unlimitedSource:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html
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02Apr
Would anyone agree that human behaviors certainly lead to business results? Every one does, presumably. The core competencies in any organization would include both foundational and leadership while the key targets are the executive leaders, middle management, as well as the first-line and the emerging leaders.
The right behaviors are almost always driven by the corporate culture and values, which will then drive and support the people’s practices, company regulations, technology, directions, as well as strategies. Whenever all of the above are in line with the corporate goal and right behaviors are being observed in every dealings within and outside the organization, then, business results would turn out to be something positive as expected. This positive business result is then translated in terms of cost efficiency, revenue, profit, and market share.
The measurement that can be used could either be a balanced scorecard or a combination of the three — corporate culture survey, leadership behavior indicators, and employees satisfaction index — or both.
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01Apr
Electrofusion welding, butt welding, flange connection, and double spigot & socket jointing are used in joining HDPE pipes and fittings. The joint is as strong as or even stronger than the main pipe. Leakage is unlikely to occur at the joint.
1) Electrofusion welding. Electrofusion welding technique is widely used for jointing polyethylene pipes and fittings all over the world. Due to the steel framework inside Steel-Reinforced piping products, the clearance between the pipes and fitting have much greater influence on the fusion quality of the joint than pure polyethylene pipes and fittings do. To solve this problem, a special cone shaped structure is used for the pipe end and the inside wall of the fitting to ensure quality welding. Electrofusion welding technique is mainly used for jointing of pipelines to be buried.
2) Flange connection. Flange connection is made to the pipe end by injection molding technique. Flange connections are mainly used for above-ground piping system and connections of Steel-Reinforced HDPE pipes to metal pipes or other piping components (such as pumps, valves, etc.), or for pipe sections where disassembly may be required.
3) Butt welding. Butt welding is used for joining large diameter pipes. The pipe ends to be joined are designed thicker to ensure that the joint has the same strength as the main pipe.
4) Double spigot and socket jointing. Pipes and fittings can be connected with a sleeve and sealing rings at both ends.
5) Tapping saddle fusion. A tapping saddle can be joined to the sidewall of an existing pipeline. The structure of the Steel-Reinforced HDPE tapping saddle is basically the same as that of pure polyethylene pipe saddle. The tapping saddle is mainly used for branching from an existing gas or water pipeline under pressure.
6) Cutting pipes and sealing pipe ends at pipeline installation site. A normal electric handy cutting saw can be used for cutting Steel-Reinforced HDPE pipes. As for large diameter pipes, a special pipe cutting machine has been designed for this purpose. A mini-type extruder has also been developed for sealing the pipe ends after the pipe is cut off.
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29Mar
Geotextile-Bamboo fascine mattress is being used for the 3m. embankment built over 20.4 miles long swampy area within Pyin Win and Min Pyin (Rakhine state), which is part of highway linked Yangon and Kyaukphyu . The swampy area consists of 6m. very soft bluish grey clayey silt with decayed wood underlain by soft and medium clayey silt of 15m. and 12m. Depth, respectively both with traces of tine sand and peat. The borrowed material for the embankment is clayey silt sand, which can be completed on December 2004 for access to the in-tended seaport. About 11 miles has been done using the technique with TS50 Polyfelt and GP250 Confelt needle-punched nonwoven geotextile. Polyfelt did preliminary design for the section of geotextile. Recorded settlement of the embankment reaches to around 0.45 inches in 5 months.
With the technique, heavy construction equipments were able to operate with minimal heave reported. The use of bamboo allows the placement and seaming of geotextile making it as a good working platform even on a very soft and poor sub grade condition. The bamboo also enhances the bearing capacity as mentioned in one paper by Yusuf et al (1989). It serves as reinforcement at the base of the fill by providing bending and tensile resistances but only in just limited service period for maximum of 5 years due to decomposition. With geotextile, it serves as separator to prevent fill mixing with the soft deposits and causing remolding and excessive heave. Intermixing of the fill and soft deposit will also result to loss of mechanical properties of the fill and savings of fill up to 400% compared to conventional filling of embankment. The geotextile enables rapid dissipation of pore water pressure.
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24Mar
PHP is the most common gateway interface program that is usually installed in web servers for processing clients’ requests. There are free web hosting sites that offer PHP program but with limited functions. However, if one is interested to learn PHP, this segment of the site will guide you in setting up PHP in Microsoft Window XP OS. The official website of PHP is at http://www.php.net where all PHP software are available for downloads. The most recent PHP version is 5.2.5 and a lower version, which is the PHP 4.4.8, can also be downloaded at http://th.php.net/get/php-4.4.8-Win32.zip/from/a/mirror but its documentation is not anymore supported by the said site. Before installing the PHP program, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is required which can be installed under the Add/Remove Windows components. The figure shown below is necessary for the IIS configuration:
All html files should be stored under c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ directory including the php files. Accessing the html/php file can be done by typing http://localhost/example.php or http://computername/example.php in your web browser. With the set-up, then one can also start developing web based LAN applications.
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15Mar
Seeing what is not–yet is not about drawing the boundaries the way Socrates would have liked it. It is all about dissolving them, going further beyond the limits. It is also about some of the ways in which you can revisit what you think about facts and how this revisiting can start to reframe (or deframe) your interpretative outlook. In doing so, help you invest your intellectual capital. So, do you agree with Socrates when he said that “The poets did not know what they were talking about!”? I can doubt about it but I can only believe it. After all, although some poets may think like Socrates, yet, some still think that he is the wisest of men.
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06Mar
Philippines produces and exports hundreds and thousands of doctors, nurses, midwives, and health care aides each year. The U.S., U.K., Canada, and the Middle East are among the top importers of said highly-skilled professionals. Yet, hospitals and other health care institutions in the country may not be enough to accommodate these ever growing number of professionals, and so apart from monetary reasons, many of them faced and still are facing a dilemma, and instead resort to finding a job somewhere else.
Thailand’s Bumrungrad Hospital, operated by Bumrungrad International, is to expand its Asian Hospital in Manila in order to meet the growing demand for private health care in the Philippines. It was estimated that the said hospital operator is to spend about PHP 318 million or THB 255 million for the said expansion. When completed, there would one more new house for our medical practitioners to stay in. The new expansion will involve a 14-storey tower housing more clinics, therapeutic services, and in-patient rooms. The future growth of the Asian Hospital would make it a center of medical services in the Philippines and the region.
Bumrungrad assumed management control of the Asian Hospital in 2005 and implemented new management systems, new clinical programmes, and cost control measures, and is now operating at near capacity.
