Know What's Happening

Super cheessy song EVER!!!

2010-06-29T08:29:00.000-07:00

Mahal Kita Kasi - Nicole Hyala

Bangin ka ba kasi
nahuhulog na ako sayo
naman kasi

Unggoy ka ba kasi
sumasabit ka sa puso ko
naman kasi

Pustiso ka ba kasi
you know I can’t smile without you

Pagod na pagod na ako
maghapon ka na kasing tumatakbo sa isipan ko
kasi naman
kasi mahal kita

Bagay tayong dalawa
pa-picture nga
para mapadevelop kita
Hindi tayo tao hindi rin tayo hayop
Bagay tayo, bagay talaga

Papupulis kita
kasi ninakaw mo ang puso ko
naman kasi

Kuto ka ba kasi
palagi ka sa ulo ko
naman kasi

Apoy ka ba kasi
Alab… alab…
I love you

Magsalbabida ka nga
Kasi baka malunod ka sa pag-ibig ko
kasi naman kasi
Mahal kita

Bagay tayong dalawa
pa-picture nga
para mapadevelop kita
Hindi tayo tao hindi rin tayo hayop
Bagay tayo, bagay talaga

Kamuka mo si Papa P, Dingdong
Papa P
Papa P, Dingdong

Exam ka ba kasi
Sasagutin kita agad agad
Naman kasi

Drugs ka ba kasi
Kaka-adik ka kasi kasi
naman kasi

Kulangot ka ba kasi
you’re really really hard to get

Posporo ka ba?
eh di posporo rin ako para match
kasi naman kasi
mahal kita

Bagay tayong dalawa
pa-picture nga
para mapadevelop kita
Hindi tayo tao hindi rin tayo hayop
Bagay tayo, bagay talaga

Pustiso ka ba kasi
I really really can’t smile without you
Cute song!
Para sa mga Pinoy na ubod ng cheesy at kakornihan
YOU GUYS SHOULD WATCH THIS!! I SUPER ♥ THIS!!

corny but SWEET!♥ :p

no copyright infringement intended.... :)

Verse Collection

2010-06-25T06:09:00.001-07:00

Isa 9:6	For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Mal 3:10	Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Luke 6:38	Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
2Cor 9:7	Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Acts 20:35	I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
James 4:6	But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
1Ti 6:17	Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Ezekiel 34:26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Sinkhole in Guatemala

2010-06-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

Sinkholes causes extreme damage to structures, roads and parameters resulting in costly repairs.
Last may 31, 2010 an enourmous flood opens up sinkholes in the City of Guatemala.
This said flood came from the tropical storm Agatha which in turn kills 150 people throughout Central America.
El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are the most affected places by storm Agatha.
According to Governor Erick de Leon of the Associate Press, "Number of people died and the roads are blocked. There is a shortage
of supply of food, water, clothes, and above all money."

Credits to: Yahoo Photos, Google and Christian.Com

Spontaneous Practice makes it all -PERFECT

2010-06-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

If you want to become a good musician, you have to practice. If you want to compete in the Olympics, you have to practice. If you want to cook dinner at night in 15 minutes without having to think about it...practice.

Why should taking good photographs be any different? Photography is just like any other skill — while there are individuals who excel at it naturally and have a fantastic eye, most people develop their photographic skill by taking hundreds, even thousands of photographs.

This approach is naturally supported by digital cameras. Since you can fill up a memory card with photos, delete them, then fill up the card again and again, you have the capacity to take thousands of photos without breaking your bank. Since you don't have to pay to print every single photo you take, you have the luxury of taking 10 very similar photos of the exact same thing until one of them looks the way you want it to.

And now we come to the little secret of all professional photographers. If you've ever looked at a book of photographs, or marvelled at photos in the museum and wondered just how the photographer captured such an incredible image, this is the answer: they did not do it by taking just one single photograph.

They took hundreds. They took the same shot over and over with minor variations: a little more light. A little less light. A low angle, and a high angle. Vertical and horizontal. You get the idea.
One Shot Wonders

Maybe you've seen this happen. You are standing at one of the great natural monuments: the pyramids of Egypt, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China. A family arrives. The kids are positioned in front of said monument, one solitary photo is snapped, and the family departs.

Why should they expect this photograph to turn out well? There's no second take. If someone had their eyes closed, their mouth open, or was in the middle of a sneeze, that's it. If the camera overexposed or underexposed the photo, that's it.

The best way to immediately improve the quality of your photographs is to take more than one.
Working a Subject

If you've ever taken a photo class, or read pros talk about their work, you may have heard the expression "working a subject". For those who are unfamiliar with the term, it basically means picking one thing to photograph, and then taking every possible photo that you can imagine.

Let's pick the common garden flower by way of example.

Start with a normal photograph of the flower. Now intentionally underexpose the image. Intentionally overexpose. Shoot it from the top and the bottom. Get close up and shoot it from far away. Change your aperture. Focus behind it, and focus in front. Photograph the flower in the morning, middle of the day and the evening.

The result of this effort is variety, and a large number of photographs to choose from. Sure, many of the photos are not going to be eye-catching. They are not meant to be, and this is not expected. Even pro photographers take some mediocre photos. They just make sure they don't put them on display.
The Mediocrity Ratio

When you first start out with this approach to photography, a high percentage of your photos are not going to be keepers. Let's say that out of 100 photos, you really wind up liking 5. Your mediocrity ratio is 95%.

But a surprising thing will soon start to happen. The more photos you take, the more you develop your photographic sense. Not only will you become more familiar with your camera and its controls, you'll also learn what you like in your photographs, and how to take more that you will want to keep.

As time goes on, your mediocrity ratio should go down. Eventually, out of 100 photos, you may find that there are 30 that you enjoy and want to keep around. Your ratio is now at 70%.

While you can strive to make every photo you take perfect, this is fairly unusual. Sometimes it is hard to tell what the camera is going to capture, even if you know your camera well. Sometimes a photo you thought would be dull turns out interesting. Sometimes incredible photographic opportunities yield dull photos. There are a lot of variables at work, and you can't be expected to control all of them all the time.

Just remember that with time and repeated photographs, you should see improvement. And if you get that one photograph out of 100,000 that is absolutely brilliant, then it makes it all worthwhile. Practice makes perfect.

best wedding songs

2010-06-02T12:02:00.000-07:00

BEST WEDDING SONGS EVER!

Wedding is more probably the most precious day of our lives!

After all these years, wedding is the more dreamt day for all of us,

we wish for it to come and when it comes and its almost there,

we just cant help but prance with joy and excitement.

Of course we won't leave the most fabulous part of the planning, the quest for the perfect gown among the thousands of equally fabulous wedding dresses.

We have dreamed about this day all our life and now that it's finally here, we ofcourse would never allow even a simple glitch to devastate it. It is for the same reason that we want to be in control even of the songs that are played during the wedding ceremony and at the reception party. Although your wedding planner would generally be in-charge of the song selection, they would of course need your go signal.

So here are a few song suggestions. These song will truly make your march down the aisle - and the entire celebration - worth remembering. These songs will complement your fabulous wedding dress. After all, what we want in our wedding day is best, so this is so far, the best wedding song,,

·         Your love is the greatest gift of all

·         The Gift

·         Destiny

·         My Valentine

·         Love of mylife

·         Because you love me

·         For all of my life

·         Greatest Gift of all

·         Unforgettable

·         You’re the Inspiration

·         Lucky

·         From this moment

·         Thanks God I Found You

·         This I Promise You

·         Forevermore

·         Closer you and i

·         I do

·         Till death do us part

100 truths that you must answer

2010-06-02T10:49:00.000-07:00

100 truths that you must answer

WHAT WAS YOUR...:
1. last beverage = water
2. last phone call = with client in sulit.com.ph
3. last text message = from someone inquiring about the job
4. last song you listened to = stitches and burn
5. last time you cried = while watching pbb

HAVE YOU EVER...:
6. dated someone twice = yup
7. been cheated on = ...yup
8. kissed someone & regretted it = ...yup
9. lost someone special = yup
10. been depressed = yup
11. been drunk and threw up = twice i guess

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS...:
12. pink
13. black
14. white

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU...: (2009 - 2010)
15. Made a new friend = yes
16. Fallen out of love = yes
17. Laughed until you cried = yup
18. Met someone who changed you? = yes definitely
19. Found out who your true friends are = YES
20. Found out someone was talking about you = YES
21. Kissed anyone on your fb friend's list = nope

GENERAL:
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life = all (di man ko m.add if la ko k.ila)
24. Do you have any pets = yes
25. Do you want to change your name =yep
26. What did you do for your last birthday = party with my friends
27. What time did you wake up today = 1:37 pm
28. What were you doing at midnight last night = blogging, chatting on fb
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = someone to change
30. Last time you saw your Mother = last april
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life = i wish i could change everything about my life..
32. What are you listening to right now = nothing
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = nope
34. What's getting on your nerves right now =the thought of sleeping and waking up late ,,*uggh
35. Most visited webpage =fb, blogspot
37. Nicknames =des
38. Relationship Status = single
39. Zodiac sign = saggitarius
40. He or She? = she
41. Elementary = ESB
42. High School = CNU
43. College = University of San Carlos
44. Hair colour = black
45. Long or short = SHort
46. Height = 5 foot (or...4'11"? hahaha)
47. Do you have a crush on someone? = yes
48: What do you like about yourself? = i can have everything i wish for! :) but sometimes i cant manage the thought of wishing for more and more and more! hahhah
49. Piercings = _ nope
50. Tattoos = hell no!
51. Righty or lefty= Righty

FIRSTS :
52. First surgery = nope
53. First piercing = ears
54. First best friend = i guess emy
55. First sport you joined = NONE. my parents won't allow me to join.
56. First vacation = CEBU
58. First pair of trainers = none

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating = pancit canton
60. Drinking = milk
61. I'm about to = sleep then suddenly i open my fb and blogspot and then started writing this!
62. Listening to = nothing
63. Waiting for = my hubby for us to sleep

YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids? = yes
65. Get Married? = yes
66. Career? = ...i want to have lots of riches in d world..hahaha

WHICH IS BETTER...:
67. Lips or eyes? = eyes
68. Hugs or kisses = hugs!
69. Shorter or taller = taller
70. Older or Younger = younger
71. Romantic or spontaneous = romantic!!!
72. Nice stomach or nice arms = does it really matter?
73. Sensitive or loud = sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship = relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger = nope
77. Drank hard liquor = yup

78. Lost glasses/contacts = mada.da pa akong panan.aw
79. Sex on first date = nope
80. Broken someone's heart = sorry....yep
81. Had your own heartbroken = yep
82. Been arrested = not yet. hahaha
83. Turned someone down = yes
84. Cried when someone died = yes
85. Fallen for a friend? = yup

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself = yes
87. Miracles = yes
88. Love at first sight = hell no!!!!!!
89. Heaven = yes
90. Santa Claus = uhmm...sorry...nope
91. Kiss on the first date = nope
92. Angels = yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf? yep
95. Did you sing today? yup
96. Ever cheated on somebody? yes
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? study more read more and grow more!
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? i wont stop going to churvaek ek.. not im tired.. grrr
99. Are you afraid of falling in love? ....
100. Posting this as 100 truths? ok.

The Role Played by the Ombudsman in Curbing Graft and Corruption Practices in the Philippines

2010-06-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

ABSTRACT

        Our country has long been fettered by a culture of graft and corruption. Systematic studies and research had long been conducted to preferably measure the gauge of graft and corruption here in the Philippines. This essay purports to understand the nature of graft and corruption here in the Philippines. This essay will discuss the brief history of the Ombudsman as well as the programs and functions they performed. This will also highlight the significant role played by the Ombudsman in combating graft and corruption practices although faced with different issues and controversies. Furthermore, this essay will argue that scientific management had been a useful tool in curbing graft and corruption practices. Lastly, this essay will have recommendation that will probably lend a hand to the Ombudsman in curbing graft and corruption practices.

The Role Played by the Ombudsman in Curbing Graft and Corruption Practices in the Philippines

[The King] shall protect trade routes from harassment by courtiers, state officials,
thieves and frontier guards…[and] frontier officers shall make good what is lost....Just as
it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue,
so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit,
of the King's wealth.

—From the treatise The Arthashastra, by Kautilya (chief minister to the king in ancient
India), circa 300 B.C.–150 A.D.

    One of the lingering problems that have plagued the Philippines is how to curb corruption and other forms of particularistic behavior in our government. Corruption is a widespread phenomenon. It undermines good governance, erodes the rule of law, hampers economic growth and distorts competition in business transactions. It raises serious moral and political concerns. It also distorts the social and human values (Batalla, 2006. pg 1). The government of the Philippines had an Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, as well as a Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards serves as guidelines for Public Officials and Employees. Aside from that, their also exist the Office of the Ombudsman; the Commission on Audit; and the Civil Service Commission. However, it is the Office of the Ombudsman that has given much discretion to answer the graft and corruption issues. The Office of the Ombudsman is basically considered as the primary anti-corruption agency. It is a special prosecutor, distinct and independent from the national prosecution service under the Department of Justice (Batalla, pg.2). But how did the Ombudsman handle the issues of graft and corruption? What are the methods and strategies applied by the office in order to attain their goals? Is scientific management used in the investigation, graft prevention prosecution and administrative adjudication in curbing graft and corruption? Does scientific management helps the Ombudsman in curbing graft and corruption? If so, why is it that our country has still ranked as one of the most corrupted country in the world?
    Scientific management can be described as “an approach within classical management theory that emphasizes the scientific study of work methods in order to improve efficiency in the government” (Nelson, 1998, pg.41). This theory is developed by Frederick W. Taylor who at the same time, considered as the father of scientific management. According to Frederick W. Taylor, there was one and only method of work that maximized efficiency. And this one best method and best implementation can only be discovered through scientific study and analysis. This involves the gradual substitution of science for “rule of thumb”. Furthermore, scientific management requires first, a careful investigation of each of the many modifications of the same implement, developed under rule of thumb; and second, after time and motion study has been made of the speed attainable with each of these implements, that the good points of several of them shall unified in a single standard implementation, which will enable them to work faster and with greater easy than he could before (Taylor, 1911).
    In the book by Alfiler, (2000), he asserts that in every action or investigation, it has already been a presumption that scientific study has been equipped with it in order to come up with a valid data and a valid facts. But is this presumption also available to the undertaking of the Office of the Ombudsman? This essay will try to explore how the Ombudsman had been created and how scientific management helps them through the process of combating graft and corruption practices. This essay will argue that the Ombudsman played a very important role in the society today; it somehow sifts particularistic behavior practiced by public officials today. Furthermore, this essay will argue that if the Ombudsman wasn’t created there had totally been more and more corruption in the Philippines. But by doing so, the author of this essay first will present the history, programs and functions of the Ombudsman in order to understand the nature and scope of the Ombudsman. But despite the anti-graft and corruption agencies why it is that corruption still exists? What else need to be done? The author of this essay, prepared recommendations that will probably will help handling the issue of graft and corruption practices.

Brief History of the Ombudsman
    The concept of Ombudsman originated in Sweden in the early 19th century, referring to an officer appointed by the legislature to handle the people’s grievances against administrative and judicial actions. He was primarily tasked with receiving complaints from persons aggrieved by administrative action or inaction, conducting investigation thereon, and making recommendations to the appropriate agency based on his findings. He relied mainly on the power of persuasion and the high prestige of the office to effect his recommendations. However, the present Philippine Ombudsman departs from this classical Ombudsman model (Ombudsman site, 2007).
In the Philippines, several Ombudsman-like agencies were established by past Presidents to serve as the people’s medium for airing grievances and seeking redress against abuses and misconduct in the government such as Integrity Board (Pres. Quirino), Presidential Complaints and Action Commission (Pres. Magsaysay), Presidential Committee on Administration Performance Efficiency (Pres. Garcia), Presidential Anti-Graft Committee (Pres. Macapagal), Presidential Agency on Reform and Government Operations and the Office of the Citizens Counselor (both under Pres. Marcos). These agencies, however, failed to realize their objective for they did not enjoy the political independence necessary for the effective performance of their function as government critic. Their powers are also limited to fact-finding and making recommendations. Thus, the framers of the 1973 Constitution saw the need to constitutionalize the office of an Ombudsman, to give it political independence and adequate powers to enforce its recommendations. The 1973 Constitution (Cruz, 2004, Section 6, Article XIII) mandated the legislature to create an office of the Ombudsman to be known as Tanodbayan. Its powers are not limited to receiving complaints and making recommendations, but also include the filing and prosecution of criminal, civil or administrative cases. Pres. Marcos, who was then exercising legislative powers under Martial Law, issued a law to implement this constitutional mandate. Under the 1987 Constitution, a new Office of the Ombudsman was created. The Tanodbayan became the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which continued to exercise powers except those belonging to the Office of the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman, which is intended to be independent and autonomous constitutional body, is armed with the power to prosecute erring public officers and employees. The Ombudsman has an active role in the enforcement of laws on anti-graft and corrupt practices, as well as other offenses committed by government officers and employees. The present Ombudsman, designated under the constitution as the “Protector of the People”, is charged with five major functions - Public Assistance, Graft Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution and Administrative Adjudication. The framers of the Constitution defined the role of the Office of the Ombudsman as a watchdog, to monitor the “general and specific performance of government officials and employees.

THE OMBUDSMAN'S STRATEGY AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

The figure shows the framework used by the Ombudsman in order to curb graft and corruption in the Philippines. The explanation of this would be further explained as the author of this essay continues to discuss the programs and the functions of the Ombudsman.
    The Ombudsman was a post-EDSA political innovation, guided by the idea of an independent institution empowered by the constitution to serve as a watchdog against the abuse of public office. There are several efforts that focus on the intriguing causes of corruption identified by the Ombudsman. They are (1) individual causes which are attributed values among bureaucrats, such as materialism, lack of integrity and nationalism. (2) Organizational causes refer to deficiencies in the bureaucratic apparatus such as low salary, poor recruitment and selection procedures and red tape in government; and (3) societal causes where corrupt behavior is itself the norm of society (Lubrero, 2007)

The Programs and Major Functions of Ombudsman
In giving life to the theory of scientific management, the Ombudsman has five (5) major functions which indeed justify the postulation of Frederick Taylor. The Ombudsman in performing their functions used scientific study and analysis in order to come up with a valid data and facts. In a chat with one of the officials of the Ombudsman Cebu City Branch, there has always been a scientific method that was applied in the investigation of any case. According to him, all the cases that were handled by them will all be muddle if they will not apply scientific management on it. He acclaimed at the end of the interview that the handling of the issue in the Ombudsman depend solely on the application of scientific management. All of the five (5) major functions of the office were equipped with scientific analysis and methods.
As shown in the above figure, the investigative function of the Office involves determination of violations of the anti-graft laws by public functionaries through fact-finding or evidence gathering. It also includes the finding of probable cause through formal preliminary investigation for the purpose of prosecution (Balboa,2007. pg.1). For example, in graft prevention, the Office of the Ombudsman has the authority to prevent the commission of graft by ordering or stopping the implementation of government contracts that are found to be disadvantageous to the government. Under its administrative adjudication function, the office has the authority to conduct administrative penalties where the erring public official or employee including Cabinet Secretaries may be suspended or dismissed from public service. It holds disciplinary authority over all government functionaries, except the president and members of congress and the judiciary and other impeachable officials. In all other criminal cases, however, all public officials and employees, without any exception are under the Ombudsman’s investigative jurisdiction. In its effort to solve the twin evils of graft and corruption, the Office of the Ombudsman employs a two-pronged strategy: the confrontational approach and the psychological approach (Balboa, 2007. pg. 2). The confrontational approach involves the administrative and criminal investigation and prosecution of erring members of the bureaucracy. In this regard, a number of criminal cases were filed in the Sandiganbayan involving high-ranking officials and about 2,500 cases referred to the ordinary courts involving low-ranking members of the bureaucracy (Ombudsman site, 2007). To complement this capability, the Inter- Agency Consultative Committee with the Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippine Commission Against Graft and Corruption (PCAGC), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have been formed and organized for effective coordination. As part of the strategy, the tripod system was adopted to enforce honesty and efficiency. This system includes the establishment of Corruption Prevention Units (CPUs), Junior Graftwatch Units (JGUs) and installation of the Offices of the Resident Ombudsman. The CPU’s were organized to broaden community participation and serve as the Ombudsman’s eyes and arms, closely monitoring critical and substantially funded government projects and/or transactions in their respective areas of concern. They also serve as a front desk to receive and facilitate requests for assistance, complaints, or reports of any anomalous or corrupt practices. In addition, the CPU’s work hand-in-hand with the Office of the Ombudsman in promoting the objectives of the latter through the conduct of various activities involving community participation, such as consultative workshops, symposia, seminars and conferences, developing moral values of honesty, as well as educating the public on preventive measures in its fight against graft and corruption. At present, about 200 CPU’s have been already organized from among civic-minded non governmental organizations. The Junior Graftwatch Units (JGU’s) have been organized to mobilize the youth (both at high school and college level, including the out-of-school youth) in the fight against graft and corruption, by encouraging them to become the primary coordinating arm of the Ombudsman with respect to the educational and motivational projects involving youth, and as an effective ally of the Office of the Ombudsman. All over the country, there are already seven hundred and seventy-four (774) Junior Graftwatch Units accredited by the Ombudsman (Lubrero, 2007. pg.3-4). These are organized to develop and strengthen their instinct of goodness and idealism which is anchored in the principle that a child who grows up in an environment of honesty will be difficult to corrupt when s/he attains maturity. The Office of the Ombudsman believes that in empowering the citizenry to practice their innate virtues of honesty and uprightness, and getting them involved in the Ombudsman’s struggle for the right values, we can expect a citizenry with even stronger moral fiber in the future. The Office’s graft prevention efforts are directed at sustaining the support of all sectors of Filipino society, which is a healthy sign of empowering the citizenry in nation building. It has likewise installed Resident Ombudsmen (ROs) in 22 important departments of the government to serve as watchdogs and guardians of integrity and efficiency. They closely monitor the performance of government functionaries, thereby producing strong deterrence to bureaucratic corruption and inefficiency. The psychological approach adopted has been designed to create and nurture an environment of integrity in the Philippine society. This proceeds from the principle that corruption cannot thrive in a milieu of honesty. This approach, which has a long-range objective, is expected to have a lasting effect because it aims to develop a strong moral fiber for the citizenry. For this purpose, the Office has worked with the Department of Education on introducing graft prevention modules that will teach students old Filipino values of honesty and integrity. It has forged an agreement with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to ascertain that corrupt practices pictured in movie films and television programs have redemptive values or punishment of the corrupt. Orientation seminars for new government entrants are also conducted to provide a deeper understanding of public service values and of the accountability attached to their positions in the government. It has continuously conducted values orientation seminars/workshops to enhance organizational effectiveness and strengthen the moral fiber of the personnel (Balboa, 2007. pg. 3).

ISSUES AGAINST OMBUDSMAN
    The Office of the Ombudsman has also its own controversies and issues. Although it is considered to be one of the primary agency to undertake graft and corruption practices, there still controversies saying that the Ombudsman is not worthy to be called as anti-corruption agencies because the office of it alone proves that there has to be inefficiency in their own jurisdiction. While the Ombudsman enjoys broad power supposedly to create strides in the crusade of the country against corruption, assessment concluded that its performance is far from general expectations. Taking from Ades (2001), there has to poor evaluation of the Ombudsman, first its mediocre record in its dispensation of cases and credibility problems that haunted those that were appointed in this institution. Second, the dismal performance could mainly be attributed to the unsatisfactory disposal rate that inevitably produced a huge backlog of cases annually. Ahmed (2000) attributed this lackluster record on the inadequate human, technical and financial resources that beleaguered the agency. Third, a low disposal and sanction rate ultimately impinges upon the ability of the government to “police” its own ranks. Fourth, the public perception that it the Ombudsman is an agency not to be trusted to curb graft and corruption practices. This is because there is apparent lack of credibility of officials being appointed to leadership positions in this agency of constraint. Take for example; previous ombudsmen were accused of being unfit of being a public defender given their previous association with the martial law regime. Fifth, the Ombudsman has also been accused of being against the public interest by protecting highly controversial cases of people associated with the Marcos regime and other powerful interests. Lastly, an ombudsman almost faced impeachment when a complaint was filed that accused him of bribery and the mishandling of the plunder case against former president Estrada (Aquino, 1999)
For the Ombudsman, these issues and problems were just nothing. Taking form the article of (Lubrero, 2007) in the interview that he conducted, they said that there has to be a lot more important thing to solved and to consider than to gave a glance to this kind of issues. This in the author’s point of view is the best answer to every agency that faces issues like this. This is in turn gave credit to the Ombudsman as the primary and leading anti-graft and corruption agencies. Without them, there could perhaps be more and more corruption in our country.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
    The role played by the Ombudsman is very significant in our society today. It continued to curb graft and corruption practices even though it was met by different issues and controversies along the way. The Ombudsman as described above comprehensively set laws that may have ascertained all the possible instances of graft and corruption. From the investigation stage down to the very last stage it can be summarized that scientific management had been its backbone to come up with a valid data and facts. Scientific management was used by the office of the Ombudsman in order to improve more efficiency in the government. This was achieved through the five (5) major functions they performed. As noticed above, the Ombudsman make it sure that there has to be data gathering and facts finding before making a conclusion. In other words, scientific study and analysis had been established first before making a finale disposition. Hence, scientific management had been used by the office to displace the “rule of thumb”. One of the significant roles of the Ombudsman today was the double effort of the officials in making relative investigation. If the office of the Ombudsman is not too keen in making analysis, there could be no identified number of cases filed today in courts with the issue of graft and corruption. Another vital role of the Ombudsman today, is the tripod system that was adopted to enforce honesty and efficiency in the government. This system includes the establishment of Corruption Prevention Resident Ombudsman and Junior Graftwatch Units. If there’s no CPU’s that exists as of today, who would be responsible for monitoring critical and substantially funded government projects or transactions? Who would be responsible to serve as a front desk to receive and facilitate our requests for assistance, complaints, and reports of any anomalous or corrupt practices? Another important role played by the Ombudsman is the creation of Junior Graftwatch Units. It becomes the marshal of the youths in the fight against graft and corruption. If there could have been no Ombudsman who would probably be coordinating arms of the youth? Who would probably be the fuel of our youth in becoming a better citizen with honesty and integrity as there principle? There could be countless vital roles that the Ombudsman played as of today. And the roles performed by the Office of the Ombudsman could be compared to a table. A table could not function if one leg of it was destroyed. The same is true with the Office of the Ombudsman; our government could be crippled if the Office of the Ombudsman be shattered. There could be more and more graft and corruption if there could be no anti-graft and corruption agency that will cut off the particularistic behavior of the public officials. They just have to strengthen and take a closer look to the following recommendations that may perhaps be helpful in combating graft and corruption practices here in the Philippines. Moral Reform could be the first one that the author of this essay could recommend.
In designing reform programs, it is important to identify the discretionary control rights at the disposal of politicians and bureaucrats. The majority of politicians are clean; civic minded citizens, but a significantly corrupt minority can take a large toll on an economy. Typically, the main activities in need of reform are those that involve discretion, including: the issuance of licenses, permits, quantitative import restrictions (quotas), passports, customs and border-crossing documentation, and banking licenses; the implementation of price controls; the blocking of entry to new firms and investors and the provision of monopoly power; the awarding of public procurement contracts; the granting of subsidies, soft credits, tax exemptions, and inflated pensions and the allowing of tax evasion; the imposition of foreign-exchange controls resulting in multiple exchange rates, the over invoicing of imports, and the flight of capital; the allocation of real estate, grain storage facilities, telecommunications, and power infrastructure; the discretionary application of socially desirable regulations such as those that apply to public health and the environment; and the maintenance of obscure or secret budgetary accounts as well as other "leakages" from the budget to private accounts. The discretionary control rights of officials can be sharply curtailed through a package of
Economic reforms. After Moral Reforms, the enforcement of law should be followed. The Philippines has an impressive number of laws to tackle practically all cases requiring fast actions. However, the enforcement of these laws leaves much to be desired. The retention of officials whom the President’s anti-graft agency itself recommended to be removed suggests lack of political will and the priority of partisanship over the public interest. This would have provided an occasion for articulating the Administration’s ethical vision, catching a big fish, and warning everyone that the leadership means business. The people expect not only the equal enforcement of the law, but also more strictness on persons perceived to be in the President’s inner circle. Next step to do is to strengthen better Public Administration. The management approach started under the Aquino administration should be continued and improved. Persons in decision-making positions should be trained and encouraged to think strategically. The challenge is to use whatever capacity there is towards work that is focused on enhancing the public interest. There is also a need to institutionalize some of the efforts that have been put into enhancing accountability since 1986. This means the support of agency reform measures, as well as the establishment of new procedures, to pave the way for cleaner administration. Followed by the improvement of transparency and at the same time accountability in the government. Make transparency real, allowing civil servants and the public to access information in government. A question hour in Congress or a radio-TV program with questions and comments to be answered by executive officials may help inquiries into any aspect of their policies and performance. Reports of investigations should be made available to the public. The support of the mass media in these endeavors, accompanied by their own efforts at reforming their ranks, would be crucial to the success of these efforts. Accountable performance would be supported if the public is informed about what the agency does and why. It is a means of ensuring that the personnel themselves know its mission. At the same time, both they and the public would also then understand the reasoning behind what seem to appear only as red tape. Information sharing - particularly of steps in service delivery - also makes it unnecessary for the client to seek out a ‘fixer’. Open transactions can build a sense of partnership between the government and the people the agencies serve. And lastly, it could have been the enhancement of the role of the people. There is a need for popular involvement in ethics and accountability. Paying the proper taxes, obeying regulations, being well informed about government services - these are only the first steps in moving to a disciplined but democratic society. In addition, support for politicians who promote causes rather than just their charm and personality would also make the line of accountability clearer. The development of parties with coherent platforms should then be a focus of people’s participation, to tie up with the reforms suggested above. These are all in addition to the encouragement of NGOs that are non-partisan in exposing corruption and bringing violators to justice. The start of many of these measures has already been made. They are in tune with democratic principles, as well as the culture. One hopes that many more financial, human and moral resources will be placed at the service of accountability in the country so that our country, the Philippines, could be a graft-free and corrupt-free country.

References

Ades, A. 2001. The Causes and Consequences of Corruption: A Review of Recent Contribution. IDS Bulletin, Vol. 27. Nos. 2: 6-8)

Ahmed, B. 2000, Government Malpractices, Volume 2, Dhaka University Press Limited.

Alfiler, B. 2000, ‘Administrative Measure Against Bureaucratic Corruption’, The Philippine Journal of Public Administration, Volume 23. No. 3 & 4, Retrieved last: September 30, 2007. Available at: http://www.Philpubadmin/345iy2.org//45

Aquino, B. 1999, Politics of Plunder. The Philippines Under Marcos, Great Books Trading and UP College of Public Administration.

Balboa, J. 2007, ‘Graft and Corruption Practices in the Philippines’ September 27, 2007, Available at: http://www.livinginthephilippines.com/prevention_graft_corruption65824792

Batalla, E. 2006, ‘The Social Cancer: Corruption As A Way of Life, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Retrieved last September 27, 2007.

Cruz, I. 2004, Philippine Political Law, Central Lawbook Publishing Co.,Inc. Metro Manila Philippines.
Lubrero, E. 2007, ‘All About Ombudsman’ The Daily Star, Retrieved last: September 30, 2007. Available at: http://www.philstar.com

Ombudsman Site, 2007, “Origin of The Ombudsman”. Retrieved last: October 02, 2007. Available at: http://www.ombudsman.gov.ph.

Nelson, D. 1980, Taylor and Scientific Management, New York: Harper.

Taylor, F.W. 1911, The Principle of Scientific Management, Madison: The University of Wasconsin Press.

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2010-06-02T10:26:00.000-07:00

EXAMPLE OF ESSAY

Owning a game-company isn’t that easy as it sounds. You have to understand the nature of it, at the same time you also have to respect and abide the existing laws and regulations with due regards to owning a computer-game company. You also have to take into consideration what will be the effects of the quality content of the games you will be offering to the public. If I were the president of a small computer-game company and I was able to bought another small game-company ready to produced their latest games, what I will do is that I will first take into account what will be the consequences that I will be encountering in the future. I will also think of the advantages and disadvantages of publishing such games.

Being the one to decide whether or not the games will be reproduced in the market is a very hard task to do; especially if it will cause destruction, obstruction, and embarrassment to the public as a whole. There are pros and cons that should be consider when it comes to this matter. The pros of it includes the monetary declaration that had been taken on the account of buying that small gaming company, Second, the ready to reproduced factor that this small company possessed, and third, the popularity that it will bring to my gaming-company if it happen that this three more games be launches. The very first thing to consider is the financial investments that had been spent in buying it. The reason for this lies on the fact that in today’s world, money isn’t that easy to find. You have to undergo profound hard work and commitment to be able to have money. Practicality becomes a need now because if you wont be practical enough in this era that we had, you will definitely loose! Second, that small company had its three new games ready to reproduce. It would be a factor on my part because it won’t be a burden on my part to hire someone to take care of creating games again. Last but not the least, is the popularity that I will attain if ever my company will reproduce and sell three new games at the same time. Other companies had to spend more time making new games. However, we also have to take note of the cons that it will bring if these three new games being sold out in the market, most especially to women. The fact that it will cause obstruction and humiliation on women alone already produces a negative impact on my company. Plus these three new games will sell approximately around 200,000 to 400,000 copies; this means the more women that had the chance to read it will be affected by this game. I will also violate the rules and regulations of the state. The state is after the promotion of general welfare among its constituents. Most particularly to women, there is this organization that is established for women alone. Although the fact that I had to attain the investments that I had spend in buying that small game company, I still rather choose being concerned to my fellowmen rather than to be practical. I will make some adjustments to that three new games in order for it to be useful still, I will revise it until it produces no violent effects to anyone! In this way not only my company will profit but also the public that will used the revised games that I’m selling.

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2010-06-02T10:14:00.001-07:00

CASE BRIEF

OPOSA VS FACTORAN

FACTS:

This case originating from the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Metro Manila was initiated by several minors, as represented by their parents, including via their representation the generations yet unborn. As the original defendant, Secretary Factoran of the Department of Environment and Natural resources was impleaded as such.

Plaintiffs herein anchor their claim on their right to the full benefit and enjoyment of the countries natural resources, particularly of the virgin forests. They move for the cancellation of the issued existing Timber License Agreements (TLA) as well as the desistance of the Defendant and the officers so authorized from any further issuance or renewal of the same. They assert that they have the existing Constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology.

ISSUE:

Whether or not the Plaintiffs are real parties in interest.

THE COURT RULING:

Plaintiff has the standing. The complaint focuses on a fundamental natural and legal right enshrined in the Constitution. The same right and source of obligation can justify the claimed inter-generational responsibility. Hence, they may bring the matter at hand to court and be granted the proper recognition.

Section 16, Article 2 which recognizes above all;

“The state shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. “

Said provision is recognized as self-executory and hence may be a source of obligation upon the state without need of further positive act from Congress.

The Role Played by Globalization in the Advent of Postmodernism

2010-06-02T10:01:00.000-07:00

The Role Played by Globalization in the Advent of Postmodernism

Postmodernism is on the lips of many people. Some people considered it as good and exciting and for others, its meaning is unclear. Postmodernism by its own definition is hard to define with simple sentence because it spans variety of components and directions. Postmodernism appears and reappears in philosophical, literary and other texts in what is at first glance; a bewildering array of guises arises. Indeed the ideas and theories of postmodern philosophers are vastly different from what the world has previously come across (Aidan, 2003:3). Theories of today’s world can no longer make assumptions based on the notion of an overlying, absolute truth as their predecessors did because postmodernism question the existence of a single, fixed reality. In today’s world people are beginning to accept a world wherein varieties of realities exist, a world where truth can no longer be assumed and be associated to the term “universal” (Hutcheon, 1992:2)

Given the idea that people are beginning to faced major changes in thinking, one might ponder how postmodernism came to be and how it pops up. Or in simple terms one may ask just why such idea of absolute truth is no longer accepted? There is no exact definition of postmodernism due to the fact that it spans so many disciplines. In the diversity of definition, postmodernists are people who disagree with the notion that an absolute truth exists. They claim instead that the world is filled with a range of realities and that no one of them can be considered truer than any other. Thus, we exist in a world of multiple realities. In the same vein, there are no precise dates that mark the arrival of postmodern thought but instead it seems to have gradually emerged. Nevertheless, there are several societal trends that can definitely be associated with the advent of postmodern thought. Taking from Niall (2000: 12), postmodernism stems from the nature of the postindustrial societies from the Western influence. He pointed out the connection between this new form of thinking and recent changes in society. But still one must ponder what separates postindustrial societies from the previous ways of life. Catherine Lutz (2003: 3-4), argued that the solution to this dilemma lies in globalization. It is globalization especially of modern civilization that has forced people to reconsider the absoluteness of their beliefs. The ever-expanding mass communication culture and the historical events of the last few decades are the key components of this globalization. This globalization is not as many would claim forcing individuals to think the same but rather enhancing peoples differences.

Few would disagree with the fact that the world of the last few decades is radically different from any that existed up to this point. Country borders have quickly begun to blur. Increasingly, humans have been forced to interact with each other and realize that everyone has distinct differences. Globalization has made it increasingly very difficult for humans to convince that only one truth and only one reality exists (Angus, 1989:23). Of course when one realizes that every person has its own way of viewing things up, how is one to decide which view is more accurate? In a sense, people have become less willing to claim their realities as the only correct one. But from where exactly is the term globalization spring? And what role does globalization plays in the advent of postmodernism? More significantly, how does globalization bring about the idea of multiple realities?

In reading Crook (1992:3), he describes that one of the causes of societal globalization is the rise of mass communications culture. The discovery of the television and other forms of electronic communication has had significant effects in the rise of postmodern thought. Mass culture has helped the advent of postmodernism in two ways: first, mass culture has made it increasingly easy to be in touch with people from other cultures. Mass culture has made the distance between people in the whole world even shorter. Secondly, mass culture has broken down the barriers between realities and imagination. Overall mass culture has facilitated individual ability to correspond with each other and view the world as a text.

The spread of broadcast television in the 1950, has allowed people to interact with each other on a much greater level than ever before (Angus, 1989:24). It has become even intensified when the development of computers arises, the risk of communications satellites have all enhanced the ability of the people to communicate with each other. With the increased ease of communication it is no wonder that people began to question their absolute reality. When one can easily access a completely different lifestyle, it becomes increasingly difficult to justify why it is that one manner of viewing at the world is superior to another. One manifestation of such is the youth of today’s era; it is practically been very easy for them to communicate with a friend in Hong Kong , New Jersey , United States and other countries, as if they were simply just walking with a friend from school. In this global community one begins to wonder if their truth can be “true” for everyone. Barry Smart (1993: 2-3) describes the effect of expansion of mass communications as a textualizing world. Most especially with the development of television and satellite communication reality has increasingly become intermingled with image. This can be manifested through the major events such as the Bali Bombing, the September 11 attack, the war in Iraq and most especially the Vietnam War (Barry, 1993:13). As it was being shown in the television, it had an immense impact on people’s perceptions of the world. Families could just as easily sit at home and watch men dying in Bali Bombings and other wars, as if they’re simply just watching a soap opera. The television screen increasingly blurred the distinctions between reality and imagination. This confusion quickly led to consider if reality did in fact exist. The notion that reality exists but only within the framework of one’s social historical situation seems like the natural answer to a world of text.

Historical events on the past have aided globalization especially on societies and thus the advent of postmodernism. The classic models of the world have been destroyed by these historical situations and people have begun to question the absoluteness of the “truth” (Jencks, 1992:3). To name few, the domination of the West for a long time seemed to be an unquestionable truth. The realist model of war between great powers seemed also to be unshatterable (Saphiro, 1989:32). This absoluteness of domination could easily be interpreted as a universal truth. Particularly in the field of International Relations, people were assured that the realist model was absolute truth. But as time passes by, the world of the last few decades seems to break down the unquestionable truth of western domination. History no longer supports the model and it has become all but impossible to continue to view these models as being the only absolute reality. The disintegration of the traditional centers of power brought with the disillusionment with the idea of absolute truth (Natoli & Bertens, 2002:68). People began to wonder how true these models could be. Nothing seemed to be absolute anymore. Postmodern thought rose out of the ruins of these old models of absolute, universal truth. It seems fairly clear that people’s ability to communicate with other cultures and the deterioration of traditional locations of power has led to postmodern thought. It is slightly less obvious why this type of thinking did not occur earlier in history. Both the social-historical trends that have supposedly led to postmodern thought have appeared in slightly different forms before.

When all these central locations of absolute truth began to deteriorate, postmodern thought began its development (Rengger, 1995:8). Without the emergence of mass culture and the subsequent ease of communication, the breakdown of central power could not lead to postmodern thought. Linda Hutcheon (2002:8) sums it up that the historical events of the last few decades, in combination with global mass communication lead to postmodernism.

Recently, many people have questioned whether or not the trend towards globalization has forced humans to think alike rather then move them to view the world in postmodern terms. It is undoubtedly true that the rampant issues of “McDonaldization” of society is a definite and fixed trend in the world and would certainly be seen as the pattern for society to conform with uniformity. It is arguable perhaps to claim it into the direction society was moving towards for some time. More recently, however, it seems that rather than confronting into uniformity, the plethora of goods in the world market has been forcing consumers all the more to make choices. These choices in consumption enhance a person’s individuality and are inclined to increase the differences between him and another individual. The choices that the person made begin to define who he is. Ian Angus (1989:7) stated that the earlier cultural homogeneity due to uniformity of production methods has been displayed by a diversity of cultural identities focused on consumers’ choice. This too leads to postmodernism. Differences in expenditure and in their own way of consumption choices are yet another difference between individuals that can be further explored. Humans begin to consider why is that when one buy something, someone else buys something also totally different. Thus the globalization, which has lead to the “McDonaldization” of society, has not really forced people to think alike. Instead it has made consumers choose among a plethora of goods thus asserting their individual likes and dislikes. In fact, consumers in today’s day and age have become less like each other than before. As a result it makes sense that rather than forcing homogenization of thoughts, likes and wants, today’s market economy has created the idea of multiple realities.

This essay has attempted to prove that globalization plays a very important role in the advent of postmodernism. Few would disagree that postmodernism is a significant trend among intellectuals, yet there are those who would claim that this postmodernism does not stem from social changes. It is possible that someone could advocate the belief that postmodernism is simply an invention of intellectuals. They could claim that this idea was formulated in the halls of academies, so far removed from the “real world” that it was not all influenced by “real” changes. As what Bauman (1992:7) stated,

“In the vast realm of the academy there is ample room for all sorts of specialized pursuits, and the way such pursuits have been historically institutionalized renders them virtually immune to pressure untranslatable into the variables of their own inner system.”

It is feasible to claim that postmodernism was simply the isolated idea of some eccentric academic which has little or no bearing on the workings of society. Perhaps this viewpoint is not unreasonable but history can not back up the claims. Even traditional forms of philosophy have risen from certain social historic situations. The necessity for a central location of meaning came from a basic human insecurity concerning the uncertain world. Moreover, although it is quite unreasonable to believe that the ideas of certain peculiar academics would have made it far in academia without some basis in social change. In the past there comes a point when a person who is proposing an idea slightly contrary to the traditional positivism was required to give the wide-ranging proof of their claims and was essentially grilled to the extreme. But in this day and age, the tables have turned and it is the positivist already who must initiate to defend themselves against charges of “ethnocentrism and intellectual imperialism” and other such accusations. Thus it is only reasonable to assume that some type of fundamental social change has occurred and brought with it postmodernism. It is unquestionable that postmodernism has made a significant impact on modern theorizing. The idea of multiple realities, which it advocates, is one that has only recently been fully developed. It is significant to keep on mind that this new form of thought did not become prominent at any other point in history. It become well-known only with the advent of mass communications and the disintegration of the traditional model of Western domination combined that this type of thought was able to take hold. But despite the fact that postmodernism has become a very important part of contemporary theorizing, it is yet unclear what the future will hold. In the same vein, it would also be very difficult for one to claim that postmodernism will entirely replace traditional methods of theorizing. Nevertheless, many postmodern theorists would like to believe that it will certainly become a significant form of theorizing in its own right. Thus postmodern thought perhaps is one in which it improves already existing theories in order to recognize opposition viewpoints and perhaps be more willing to listen. Hence postmodernism does not become a theory in its own right but rather a means of criticizing and improving already existing theories. Perhaps with that we will be able to create a better world for a better future.

References

Aidan, M. 2000, Postmodern Generation: An Introduction, March 04, 2007 , New York Routledge, London . Available: www.post-generation//2471756.

Angus, I. 1989, ‘Circumscribing Postmodern Culture’, March 07, 2007 , New York Routledge, London . Available: http://researchinstitutepostmodern//9835251.

Baylis, J. & Smith S. 2001, The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, New York .

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Crook, S. 1992, Change in Advance Society, Sage Publications London .

Hutcheon, L. 2002, The Politics of Postmodernism, 2^nd Edition, New York Routledge London.

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Natoli, J. & Bertens H. 2002, Postmodernism: The Key Figures, Malden Mass: Blackwell Publisher.

Niall, L. 2000, Postmodern Literary Theory: An Anthology, Malden Mass: Blackwell Publisher.

Rengger , N.J. 1995, Political Theory: Modernity: Beyond Enlightenment and Critique, Oxford , UK Mass, Blackwell Publisher.

Simmons, P. 1997, ‘Deep Surfaces’ December 23 2006 , The University of Georgia Press , Athens and London . Available: www.deepsurface.com

Steger, M. 2003, Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, The Oxford University Press.

Smart, B. 1993, Postmodernity andGlobalization, New York Routledge London.

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Technology Beyond Century

2010-05-11T19:46:00.000-07:00

In this century our people focus on technology, in that case many country develop advance and powerful nuclear weapons that may end to a World War III. The country invest more on technology in order to protect their country or to be ready when the war time comes. Why they don't get ready for 2012 if it is true, creating solution for global disaster and be ready for the coming of a Planet Nibiru? According to ancient drawing or images, they explain what planet Nibiru did to our planet at their time. Because nibiru rotation is 2012, so it means that Planet Nibiru is getting closer to Earth because we are now experiencing a global warming, climate changes continuous disaster coming to every country in the whole world. Everyday there has a disaster on the news, too many people got killed and destroyed their life source. Did our leaders make a move how to resolve this problem? Do they have conference for this? Why U.S.A formerly president didn't sign for Kyoto Protocol? Some of our leaders didn't show any respect to our environment as they focus on technology. What is the Darkside of Advance technology? We didn't know time will come if both leaders want to test their technology on each other by WAR? That's why we need to choose very carefully of what kind of leader would be suited for our country. The bonding and alliance of every country will not be break, because if that is happen, we don't know what will next. We need to balance technology. Technology for Defense and Economy and to protect our environment specially animals.

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2010-05-08T09:21:00.000-07:00

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How to download videos from YOUTUBE

2010-05-07T23:29:00.001-07:00

"Can it be done?"
"Is it possible that i can download videos from youtube?"
"How to download videos from youtube?"
That were the lines that we asked from someone we may know who uses youtube,
if you had some questions or queries like that in mind...
well, this is for you!

But before i stipulate tips on how to do this, i will reiterate the queries;
Can it be done? -The answer is YES, you can download videos from youtube.
Second query: Yes again we just need more knowledge or tutorial from a friend.
Third query: This is it! i will really give you the knowledge on how to download the videos you want that comes from Youtube.

If you use Mozilla Firefox you can download extra assistant applications called add-ons that boost the functionality of your browser and allow you to download videos from sites such as youtube.

A particular add-on you could use is one called Video Download Helper. If you don't already use Mozilla Firefox it's easy to migrate, and the add-ons are easy to install too!

Download, convert and save videos directly from Youtube and more. Formats AVI, MPEG, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MP3, FLV, MOV, WAV

1. copy the video url (Example: www.youtu . . . .)
2. go to Forinside
3. paste the video url in the url box
4. select format (AVI, MPEG, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MP3, FLV, MOV, WAV)
5. Click download

* Moreover, it can convert local videos on your PC in the formats above.

hope this help!

Thank you!

How to overcome heartaches

2010-05-07T23:14:00.000-07:00

Its already a established reality of life that cheating and relationships go hand in hand. But then after we know that we had been cheated, what now? How will we overcome the pain and heartaches that we are bound to feel?

Well, cheating hurts more than one person. The one that has been cheated on gets hurt the most and the one that does the cheating gets hurt. The one that cheated is holding this inside constantly thinking that they will get caught and what the penalty could be.

They may be forced to lie to their partner or spouse about what they are doing or their whereabouts, and it can get real risky. Even if they do not show any outward guilt, you can be sure they are secretly feeling guilty.

Believe it or not, when there is cheating in a relationship and it is found out, it does not necessarily signify the end of the relationship. How can you make up with a person that has cheated on you? Can you make this work if you got back together?

It is not an easy thing to do to mend a relationship in this situation but you can do it in many cases. You will have to know some answers to some important questions. Such as what impelled your partner to cheat on you.

Is your relationship going down hill? Or maybe your partner just had a chance meeting that would never take place again. How can you trust them again after this happened? What the two of you would need to do is have a serious discussion about your future.

Have a good heart to heart conversation and try to establish what happened. If you feel in your gut that you can never trust this person again then it could be time to move on. But if you think that it was just an unfortunate thing that happened and that the relationship is worth saving, then by all means try to make it work.

The downside is that you may never get to truly trust them again and will be thinking about what the are up to all the time. It can be a hard call, but like I said above, it can be done.

how to Unlock Your IPHONE

2010-05-07T22:44:00.000-07:00

Perhaps a lot of site had been giving information about how to unlock an Iphone.. I know everyone of us has the money to let somebody repair it, but for other people who uses there own knowledge in unlocking it, well, this might help us well.. the purpose of me posting this is simple. I just don't want you guys to spend a lot spending your own penny for a simple work.
So here it is guys! - once you are prompted with Unlock problem.. then all you have to do is do the following:

1) Go to blackra1n.com
2) Download the software. It'll automatically install itself. It's free. SO if you paid for that.. you got duped.
3) When the program prompts you to connect your iphone to your computer, do so.
4) Wait for it to do it's magic. Your iphone will display a weird logo, don't worry it's normal.
5) When your iphone finishes rebooting. Disconnect your iphone.
6) Go to the blackra1n icon already installed in your iphone
7) click CYDIA and SNOW. Click install.
8) After your IPHONE reboots congrats!! You just did a jailbreak on your iphone and unlocked it so you use it with all networks! And it didn't cost you anything.
9) DOnate to geohot (the developer) through his website. All major credit cards and paypal is welcomed.

IT IS THAT EASY YOU DON"T EVEN NEED TO BE A COMPUTER GENIUS.

NOTE: DOn't update your software using itunes. But if you do just repeat the whole process.

WARNING: JAILBREAKING AND UNLOCKING your iphone has been outlawed by apple and might risk reducing your iphone into a mere paperweight so I am not assuming any responsibility if you f-up your jailbreaking or unlocking process but those who claims to unlock and jailbreak your phone out there if you pay them thousands of pesos are actually just using the same process too so the risk is the same!

To those people who is trying to extort money from people when they know they did not develop the program for this, SHAME ON YOU! This is your karma. This knowledge is free and should stay free!

Ways on how to be happy and contended with your life

2010-05-07T22:37:00.000-07:00

The very first thing is:
**Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

Second:
**Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

Third:
**Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

Fourth:
** When you say, 'I love you ,' mean it.

Fifth:
** When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.

Sixth:
** Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

Seventh:
** Believe in love at first sight...

Eight:
**Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

Ninth:
** Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

Tenth:
**In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

Elevent:
** Don't judge people by their relatives.

Twelfth:
** Talk slowly but think quickly.

Thirtenth:
** When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

Fourtenth:
** Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Fiftenth:
** Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.

Sixtenth:
** When you lose, don't lose the lesson !

Sevententh:
** Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions..

Eightenth:
** Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship..

Ninetenth:
** When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY.
**Smile when picking up the phone... The caller will hear it in your voice.

Twenty first:
** Spend some time alone.

Ring Around The Sun

2010-05-06T20:52:00.000-07:00

It's a very hot day today! And its May 07, 2010.
The sun shine brightly, suddenly when i glance into the sky, i notice something...
The sun is surrounded with rings, rainbows and some obnoxious marvels.
What does that mean? It's Scary, isn't it?

Does it mean that the world is going to end too soon?
Does it mean 2012 is real?
Too many interpretations yet we can't provide the real reason why does the sun has been surrounded by rainbows and rings..

According to my research, once the ring showed up around the sun, its a sign that there has been a precipitation or the rain is coming...

What must be the cause of such phenomenon?
Well, according to my research agai, the ring is caused by sunlight or moonlight being diffracted as it passes through cirrostratus clouds that are usually at altitudes above 20,000 feet. Cirrostratus clouds are composed mostly of small ice crystals that spread out into a thin layer. They are sheet-like, and the sun and moon can be seen through them easily.

But is it really the cause of such? or there is something beyond that?
In my own speculation, well, i really did witness the ring and the rainbow around the sun today. and it is not just a rain coming or something..

Its different... and it really scares me...What if 2012 is real? What if it is coming and the ring around the sun signifies it?

Well, Maybe its a sign from God! Lets all be prepared. We will loose nothing if we will just try to believe on it...Nothing is wrong from believing right? I just hope that it will not bring catastrophe again,,,
Well, Only God knows,, all we have to do is to have faith and pray that nothing will really happen..
And what the ring around the sun that shows today signifies nothing but rain...

How to Improve Your Online Home Based Business Ranking With These Two Tips

2010-05-04T09:30:00.000-07:00

In order to have a successful legitimate online business you will need to ensure that your website has a high rank in the search engines as this will bring targeted traffic and sales to your business. A good way to begin the process is to see that your website is filled with good content.

Towards this end you will need to concentrate on improving your website rankings so that your site gets listed in the top three or four searches particularly in search engines such as Google and Yahoo as these are among the most popular on the internet.

Some of the SEO work that you will have to do to get higher rankings will need to be done on your website itself. What this involves is posting unique and relevant content onto your website which includes the kind of long tail keyword phrases that people are searching for.

When writing an article always use these keywords in your headline, first and last paragraph and a sprinkling throughout the rest of the article as this helps the search engine spiders to navigate and crawl your webpage which will improve your chances of a better search engine ranking. Also bear in mind that each page of the website should support other pages and this is done by using hyperlinked keywords links. As an example, as well as the navigation menu you should also find hyperlinked keywords to the different sections of the website at the bottom of the page.

The second part of improving your online home based business website ranking will have to be done on the internet itself, and this can be done by getting one way backlinks to your site from other online business websites. The best links that you can get are one-way backlinks and although you can make use of link exchanges, one-way links will still give you more credibility with the search engines, the reason being that when a webmaster adds a one-way link from his website to yours he is indicating that he believes your website offers useful information to readers who visit his website.

Target the correct type of websites to get the kind of backlinks that you want for your site. In other words if you want to dominate the rankings for your particular niche market then the keywords and content need to match that niche to attract the webmasters you want. In fact there are a wide range of websites that you can target to build your backlinks but they do need to relate to your theme. In your back link campaign you can target Web directories, article directories, forums and blogs. Even social networks are a good place to help build backlinks.

By using these two methods of building backlinks and website SEO together with valuable and useful content, you are making use of the two best tools available for improving the ranking of your online home based business website, which in turn will improve your sales and your ability to build a really successful online business.

A simple advice in Online Affiliate Business

2010-05-04T09:28:00.000-07:00

To create a profitable make money online opportunity business has a process to be follow. A process that can either make or break your internet business, those method is just a simple steps that needed to be learn by those individuals who wants to venture with online money making opportunity. We have to invest sometime to educate until we discover the system that might work and make money while working with internet home based business. Here is some tips to make money online opportunity more rewarding.

If you want to make extra money online through affiliate marketing, the most correct in doing it so is not to make a hard selling method. A lots of people who are so eager to make money fast that makes them to commit the common mistake of sending people to their sales page hoping that people are going to purchase right away for just visiting your affiliate site. In reality, it will not work that ways. You have to provide your prospect some factual information about the product and service you offered before they could make any decision whether to purchase a product.

The best method on creating those leads is to make a particular webpage for a squeeze page and entice people to sign-up their email information on the opt-in box in exchange from a valuable gift that you could offer. With those system, you can be sure that your website visitor might give their contact information and start your email marketing campaign as soon as possible.With those technique, you can really make money online as a lots of successful affiliate uses those proven method. The initial investment for this marketing technique is autoresponder and some basic internet skill to configure your squeeze page to your autoresponder for fast reply. You have to create also a list of pre-written email or newsletter about the product you intend to promote with a link toward your sales page.

To have a squeeze page to create leads for email marketing is just an initial requirements to make real money online as you have to make a campaign to capture peoples attention to visit your squeeze page. But you don't have to worry as those technique are learnable with continuous research and trial and error. You have to be patient and invest sometime as it will takes a long period of time until you discover the right method that might be effective to your internet business and start to make money working online.

2010-05-04T09:25:00.001-07:00

Head Lice Treatment And Dandruff Control

Head lice are parasitic wingless insects. They live on people's heads and feed on their blood. An adult is called a louse and is about the size of a sesame seed.
The eggs, call nits, are even lesser - almost like a dandruff flake. Lice and nits are easiest to notice at the neckline and at the back the ears.
Head lice (pediculosis capitis) are a common, highly contagious infection that often occurs in nurseries, day care centers, and schools.
It is caused by plague with the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, and it is typically very itchy.
Causes of Head Lice
1. Head-to-head contact
2. Caps, hats and scarves
3. Brushes and combs share
4. Towels share
5. Clothing share
Symptoms of Head Lice
1. Intense itching. An allergic response to the saliva that lice inject during feeding may result in itchy red bumps on your scalp, neckline and shoulders. Some people, particularly if this is their first infestation, don't experience itching.
2. Adult lice on scalp. The most widespread spots to find adult lice are behind your ears and along the flipside of your neck. Lice are tiny, about the size of a strawberry seed, but they can be up to 1/8 inch (3 millimeters) in size.
3. Lice eggs (nits) on hair shafts. Nits resemble tiny pussy willow buds. Nits can be mistaken for
Treatment of Head Lice
For all types of pediculosis, lindane lotion (Kewell or Scalene) is used extensively.
A thin layer is practical to the infected and adjacent hairy areas and then unconcerned after two hours by thorough washing. Remaining nits may be removed with a fine-toothed comb or forceps.
Permethrin 1% cream rinse (Nix), is a topical pediculocide and ovicide for the treatment of head lice and eggs.
It is practical to the scalp and hair and left on for 10 minutes before it is rinsed off with water. Synergized pyrethrins (A-200 Pyrinate, Pyrinyl and Rid) are over-the-oppose products that are functional undiluted until the infested areas are entirely wet.
After 10 minutes, the areas are washed systematically with warm hose down and soap, and then dried.
Home Remedies for Head Lice
1. Prepare a mixture by adding egg yolk, vinegar and lemon juice. Take egg yolk of 2 eggs and add 2-3 tablespoon of vinegar and equivalent amount of lemon juice into it. Mix it well and apply on the scalp. Allow it to dry for 20-30 minutes and then wash it off with warm water. It is also a good home remedy for head lice.
2. Lemon juice is an effectual home remedy for treating head lice and dandruff. Take 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice and garlic paste each and mix them. Apply this combination over the scalp and allow it to dry for 25-30 minutes. Wash your hair in cold water and rinse off the all dirt, dust, etc.
3. Vinegar is also useful in removing head lice. Take 3-4 tablespoon of vinegar, add 2 tablespoon of lemon juice and garlic paste. Mix it well and apply it on the scalp. Allow it to dry for 2 hours and wash it off. Do this 3-4 times a month.
4. Olive oil is also very useful in murder head lice. Apply olive oil on your hair and cover it with a plastic bag. Keep it overnight, later with the help of lice comb take out all the head lice. Repeat this after every 10 days. It is very easy and effectual way to get rid of head lice.

Insurance Comparisson on Business; Tips and Tricks

2010-05-04T09:21:00.000-07:00

Nowadays it is an absolute must for every person to have insurance.

That's because insurance provides coverage for different emergencies and losses that can incur as a result of an unexpected event such as an accident or injury or damage to self, vehicle or property. There are so many types of insurance such as life, heath, medical, and automobile, moped and so on. Given the importance of insurance coverage most of us have more than one form of insurance coverage. However, in order to choose the right plan, you need to do insurance comparison on various insurance companies.

Insurance comparison should be made on various types of insurance providers. This is very important so that you choose a provider who is right for your requirements. There are many parameters that you have to check out, when making comparisons. The first point to compare is the kind of coverage provided. Though, there are so many different types of insurance plans, but comparisons should be made on a general basis in terms of coverage. The level or extent of coverage provided by any plan should be compared with a similar one, so that you are aware of which plan offers the maximum coverage for money spent.

The next thing that you need to compare is the financial stability of an insurance provider. It's a must to choose a provider who has been around for a couple of years as this will ensure that compensation is indeed provided for your losses. Check out the background of the company you want to opt and then select an appropriate policy.

Finally, you need to compare rates as well as special offers. This will help you find a coverage that is suitable for your requirements in terms of budget. The best way to make insurance comparison between various insurance providers is through online resources. Online websites help you understand the difference in features amongst various types of insurance policies. They also help you find a perfect insurance company that can provide a helping hand in case of crisis.

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2010-04-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

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