Ang Mabagal na Internet Connection.

Marahil lahat na ng tao gumagamit na ng internet para mapadali ang komyunikasyon, agad na makakuha ng impormasyon, ang internet din ang pinagkukunan ng pamumuhay ng ibang tao. Kung may internet, possible ang lahat ng bagay. Ang bagay na to ang nagsisilbing importanteng meron sa isang tao. Marami na satin ang naghahangad na sana kahit saan ka magpunta my internet na: sa paaralan, park, mall, opisina at iba pang lugar. Isa rin itong imporatanting bagay para sa isang kompanya lalo na’t BPO Company. Paano kung walang internet o di kaya’y mahina ang internet? Malaki ba ang epekto nito sa kompanyang pinapasukan mo? O nakakaapekto rin ba ito sa task mo? Para sa mga client mo, ano kaya ang epekto nito sakanila?

Kung walang internet o mahina ang internet ng isang kompanya, malaki ang epekto nito para sa mga emplyado at kleyente mo. Una, kung walang internet o mahina man ito. Sa mga emplyado, hindi nila magawa ng maayos ang mga task na ginagawa nila. Hindi progresibo, walang magandang kinalalabasan na trabaho at maaapektuhan talaga ang task mo. Kung walang quality of work dahil sa mabagal o walang internet ay malaki rin ang epekto nito para sa client mo. Intindihin nyo, ang client ang nagbibigay ng malaking contribution para sa kompanya nyo. Kung ang emplyado naapektuhan ang trabaho nya, maaaring ang klayente ay hindi satisfied sa quality of work na gusto nyang gawin ng emplayado ng isang kompanya. Kayo? Anong gusto nyo? Mawalan kayo ng client o ayusin o ipapaayos nyo nalang ang internet connections nyo? BPO company nga namang tinuringan, pero ang service ng internet connection mas mabagal pa sa takbo ng pagong. 

A message to my Girlfriend - 4thMonthsary

In this 4 months of relationship, small fights and arguments are unavoidable but this doesn't bring us drifting apart instead we understand each other more. Thanks for everything you've done, for didn't dissipating our relationship will end. I don't know what to say but I just love the way you are and I don't want to lose you. I promise to be your side always and will never leave you alone. Though we had only walked in just 4 months this time but we didn't expect we could walk till this long, right? But I assure you that I will do all my best to save and continue to love you, continue our relationship strong like we did this past months experiences. Ilang months na rin tayong in relationship, marami nang pagsubok. Mag-iisang taon na rin tayong magkakilala. By next month, February 8 to be specific, that's the day that we've first meet in the front of McDonald inside of Victoria Plaza Mall. However, whatever happen, we still care our relationship anu mang pagsubok ang dumating. Pray that you will never gonna say goodbye, to hope that whatever argument again, you're still there for me, holding on always. To wish the impossible things in life to become possible in the near future. I learned to fell the true love with you. Thank you for making me feel this way and I love you so much more than anything. Happy 10.14.2015! Keep safe.

Happy 55th Foundation Anniversary Gammakins


Alpha Kappa Gamma also know as Gammakins is an International collegiate fraternity and sorority service founded on 1921 in England and was brought in the Philippines on December 28, 1959. It has chapters in universities, colleges and campuses all over the Philippines.

Ito ang Bayan ko!

I wonder why they always like to leave a bomb in my hometown? 

A bomb exploded and many civilians are wounded and 1 victim is died.

Ang pangyayaring ito ay nagdudulot ng hindi magandang imahe para sa bayan kong sinilangan. Ito na ang nakagisnan ko simula pa ng bata ako, bomba dito bomba doon. Sa tuwing may balitang pagsabog akoy nababahala sapagkat may mga sibilyan na namang madadamay sa kagagawan ng walang kwentang mga tao. Sa bawat pagsabog, nagdudulot ng takot sa mga taong nakatira dito. Iispin mo na lang na hindi safe sa bayan ko pero yun naman ang totoo. Ano kaya ang meron sa hometown ko bakit palagi na lang may pinapasabog na bomba dito. Ganyan ba kapag sikat o umuunlad ang isang bayan kaya pilit sinisiraan. Pero kahit anu man ang dahilan ng mga maling kagagawan ng mga gagong ito dapat tayo ay maging mapanuri, mapagmatyag, mapangahas, (matanglawin) para hindi matuloy ang masamang balakin ng mga putang inang tao nah yan. Kahit anu pa man ang mangyari sa bayan na kinalakihan ko, ipagpatuloy parin nating gawin at pagbutihing gawin ang temang "Unlad Kabacan"

Happy Monthsary my Girlfriend 11/14/2014

     I know for a very short time, we have so many stuff in life that we don’t really understand, for the fact that we never get along together. We have so many discrepancies, so many hesitations, questions and doubt not only for our relationship, but as well as within our self. but no matter what it takes, for this short period of time, i learned to love you so deep, learned to forgive you when you crashed my heart, learned to accept what you’d done, learned to dream about future with you, learned to sacrifice my pride, learned to smile when I’m sad, to sleep with sadness in my heart and hope that tomorrow everything’s will be alright. To pray that you will not gonna say goodbye. To hope that whatever argument were having, you’re still there, holding on. To wish the impossible thing in life, i learned to feel the true love. but all of those, i never learned how to love you less in every waking day of my life. Thank you so much my Princess Ferlyn for letting me feel those kinds. Happy Monthsary and wish us both a happy life and strong relationship together and more months and years to come with fulfillment and harmony together. I love you so much and will love you more in every waking day of my life and i am so sorry for all those hurts and disappointments I’d done and thank you so much for everything my beloved. I love you always.

Pera ang Bumubuhay sa Tao.

Walang mangyayari kapag wala kang pera. Sa pang araw-araw na buhay, kailangan mo talaga ng pera upang magawa mo ang gusto mong gawin. Ang pera ang siyang mahalagang bagay sa mundo. Ito ang pangunahing bagay para mabuhay ka, pambili ng pagkain, damit, edukasyon, pamamahay at marami pang iba. Kung wala ka nito, maaaring hindi ka mabubuhay sa mundo. Maraming nagagawa ang pera para sa isang tao. Pero paano naman kaya natin makukuha ang pera? hold-up? magnakaw? magsugal? hindi dapat pinapairal ang masamang bagay para lang magka pera. Ang pera ay pinaghihirapan sa mabuting paraan. Hindi ba't mas masarap gastusin ang perang alam mong sa sarili mong pawis ginugol ang pagkakaroon ng pera. Yun bang, pinagtrabahuan mo sa marangal na pamamaraan. Pero paanu naman kong, wala ka na talagang perang magagasta at ang sahod mo pa ay sa makalawa. Hindi ba't mahirap ng maghintay sa matagal pang araw upang magkaroon ng pera. Mahirap at nakakahiyang umutang sa mga tao. Pero wala tayong ibang choice kung hindi pakapalan ang mukha para makahiram ng pera sa iba upang ikaw ay makakain sa pang araw-araw. Mahirap kasi ang mag budget sa kakarampot na sahod para sa pangangailangan araw-araw. Napakahirap mag ipon at magtipid lalo na't wala kang katuwang, malayo ang pamilya, sa kaibigan na lang umaasa. Ang dalangin ko na lang sa Panginoong Diyos na makakaahon din ako sa hirap na tinatahak ko ngayon. Balang araw, makakamit ko rin ang gusto ko para sa buhay ko at para sa family ko. Magtiis at magtipid para sa ikauunlad ng buhay ko. 

Kaibigan at ka-ibigan tampuhan.

Sa panghihimasok ng iba, galit ang nasa puso mo talaga. Sa pagdaan ng maraming panahon, doon mo makikita kung sino at anu ang ugali ng nasa paligid mo. Ang kaibigan ang isa sa magandang karamay mo sa lungkot at ligaya. Masaya kasama ang mga kaibigan pero masaya parin ba kong may galit ang kaibigan mo sa taong mahal mo? at ang taong mahal mo may galit rin sa kaibigan mo. Saan mo ba ilulugar ang sarili mo? Sa kasintahan mo o sa kaibigan mo? Pareho kong mahal ang GF at kaibigan ko. Pero dahil sa panghihimasok ng kaibigan ko, galit ang nasa damdamin ng kasintahan ko. Hindi naman masama ang pagsabi ng katotohanan ng kaibigan ko sa gf ko. Ang katutuhanang din yun ang daan para maiwasan ang pananakit ng kasintahan ko sa sarili ko. Pero may pagbabago kaya? Makikita at malalaman ko lang rin nyan sa mga panahong lilipas. Pero si kasintahan naman ay galit dahil sa ginawa ni kaibigan. Yung tipong hindi na magpatawad. Sa dalawang mahal mo sa buhay, may galit man sa isa't-isa pero ramdam ko naman na may posibilidad pa na magkaayos silang dalawa. Hindi nga lang sa araw na ito pero maaari ring bukas o sa makalawa.

Everyday is a friendship day for us... 

Paano mahahati ang oras?

Kumusta mga kaibigan? Heto na naman ako, magsusulat nang kung anu-ano. Kayo na lang kakausapin ko, naguguluhan kasi ako. Hehe. Una sa lahat, paano mo ba mahahati ang oras mo sa kaibigan na matagal mo ng nakasama o sa kasintahang kailan mo lang nakilala? Mahirap hatiin ang oras mo sa panahong gusto mong makasama ang kaibgan mong nawala sa mahabang panahon. Gusto mo mang makasama ang kaibigan mo pero nandiyan naman si GF na pinagbabawalan kang umuwi sainyo nang makasama ang kaibigan mo. Ang kaibigan kong yon ang tinuturing kong kapatid simula noon. Kapatid kong nagtutulungan sa oras ng pangangailangan. Kapatid ko sa lahat ng galaan at sa inuman. Kapatid ko sa kapatiran. Kapatid sa lahat ng bagay. Matagal din siyang nawala at hindi na kami nagkikita simula ng pumunta siya sa Manila. Ngayong pauwi na siya sa kinagisnan naming bayan, pahuhuli pa ba ako para makasama naman siya? Sa palagay ko, sa panahon ngayong my girlfriend na ako, na nagbabawal sa pag uwi ko na makasama ang kaibigan ko. Susunod na lang ako sa kasintahan ko. I love my girlfriend more than my friends. Hindi naman sa tagal ng pagkakakilala mo sa isang tao naaayon ang disisyon mo sa buhay. Kung saan ka sasama, kung saan ka masaya. Alam kong masaya kasama ang barkada pero mas masarap kasama ang kasintahan na nagbabawal sa anu man ang lakad mo. Ngayon? paano mo mahahati ang oras mo?

Parang may kulang ano??? Hindi ko alam. Oh sige, nawalan na ako sa concentration mag sulat. Hanggang sa susunod na namang kabanata. Magtrabaho muna ako baka makakaisip naman ako ng maidagdag ko sa "Paano mahahati ang oras?"

Kaya pa kaya?

Minsan nakakapagod ng magmahal sa isang babae. Nakakapagod kapag hindi niya sinusuklian ang panunuyo mo sakanya ng kabutihan, yung tipong aawayin ka lang ng awayin. Nakakapagod kapag inaaway ka na lang lagi. Sa kabila ng lahat ng ginagawa mong paraan para magkaayos kayo, siya naman tong magmamatigas na para bang walang kapatawaran ang lahat ng nagawa mo. Nakakapagod sa tuwing maayos na ang lahat saka naman nya sabihin lahat ng kamalian mo, yun bang, naiinis ka ng umintindi sakanya. Gayun pa man, hindi lahat ng oras maganda ang takbo ng buhay. Ganun lang siguro pag nagmahal ka. Hindi ka matuto kong hindi mo susubukang ipaglaban siya. Maraming paraan para magkaayos kayong dalawa kahit na ang isa lang dun ay laging may ginagawang kamalian sa buhay. Gaya ng pagseselos nalang nya sa iba.Pero naiintindihan ko naman kung bakit. Kasalanan na ng mga lalaki kung magpapaagaw siya sa iba. Pero kung ikaw parin ang pipiliin nya. Magpasalamat ka, kasi ikaw parin ang babaeng para sakanya. Hindi ka nya isusuko kasi alam nyang ikaw ang mahal nya. Dun palang, malaki na ang lamang mo sa iba. Oo, life is unfair. Pero hindi ba’t tayo lang naman din ang gumagawa ng rason para hindi maging patas ito para sa atin. If you have something inside na nagiging burden para sa’yo, letting it out is the best way para kahit papaano makahinga ka freely. Kaya nga lang minsan, it doesn’t apply to all. Loving someone is one of the best feelings in the world and it’s free. Pwede mong gawin as long as you want it. Kaya lang, kapag naipon, kapag napuno, hindi ba’t gusto mo ring ilabas? Ilabas ang sama ng loob. Para mawala ang lahat ng galit mo. Mahirap pag dinidibdib mo ang lahat may paraan para makahinga ka at para maayos ang ano mang problema nyong dalawa. Hindi naman talaga nakakapagod ang magmahal. Ang nakakapagod lang ang lumaban para sa pagmamahal. Ngayon, gusto mo pa rin bang magmahal? Gusto mo pa rin bang masaktan, mag effort, mag explain, magtiis, umintindi? Kung ako ang tatanungin niyo, oo naman, magmahal at magkakagusto pa rin ako. Handa kong magtiis para sa ikaliligaya ko. Handa akong umintindi sa lahat ng sitwasyong dadaanan ko. Isipin niyo na lang, parte ‘yon talaga ng cycle, ng process, ng phase, dadaan at dadaan ka pa rin sa puntong ‘yon kahit ano pang pag-iwas ang gawin mo. Masarap magmahal lalo na kong masarap din ang minamahal mo, Joke lang... Take 2! Masarap magmahal lalo na kong mahal ka rin ng taong mahal mo.

Back to Reality!

Sa paglipas ng panahon, maraming tao ang darating sa ating buhay. Hindi natin alam kung ito ba ay magtatagal o panandalian lamang. Sa araw-araw ng pagsasama, nakakagawa kayo ng magandang ala-ala. Di man laging masaya, meron rin namang lungkot na madarama. Basta ang mahalaga iniingatan natin ang pinagsamahan sa kukunting panahong kayo ay nagkasama. May mga bagay talaga na dapat nating tangapin na di na maibabalik pa ang dating samahan. Dahil sa mga nakakasakit na salita na ating binitawan, maglalaho ang samahan ng di inaasahan. Akala ko dati magkasintahan lang ang may hiwalayan pate rin pala sa pagkakaibigan. Nasasaktan ako sa mga panahong hindi mo tangapin ang paghingi ko ng tawad sa'yo. Oo, aaminin ko, nasaktan kita, sabi mo pa nga damage has been done, ayaw kong manatili na lamang tayo sa kamaliang nagawa ko. Ang hiling ko lang naman sa'yo ang makausap ka at magkaayos tayo. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko maipakita sa'yo na pinagsisisihan ko na lahat ng nagawa ko kung hindi mo ako bigyan ng oras na mag-usap tayo. I always got this weird feeling pag hindi tayo okay. Hindi man tayo pero never mo naman siguro naramdaman na wala yung love di ba? Pero alam mo pag di tayo maayos? Mas ramdam kong mahal kita, ung tipong walang tayo pero takot na takot akong mawala ka. Marahil sa tamang oras at panahon kaya mo na akong patawarin kahit gaanu pa katagal ang hintayin ko mapatawad mo lang ako, masaya na ako. Hayaan ko muna humupa ang mga sakit na nagawa ko sayo. Hihilom din ang sugat sa tamang panahon, may maiiwan man na scars, darating din na pag naalala mo, wala na ang sakit na naidulot ko.

Gammakins Logo
Alpha Kappa Gamma

Created by: Reynand D. Collado
Gammakins (Alpha Rho Chapter)

Gammakins T-Shirt by AK-Reynand Dulay Collado

Alpha
Kappa
Gamma

Gammakins
1959

Lumuhod Man Ako Lyrics By: Zaito

Lumuhod Man Ako Lyrics
By: Zaito


...I Love You Nanay

Pinag sisisihan lahat ng aking kasalanan
Kung di mararanasan di pa mauunawaan
Ngayong natagpuan ko ang sagot sa katanungan
Mula nang bata pa laman na ng aking isipan

Ang bawat payo sa tuwing akoy pagsasabihan
Hindi pinapansin kahit alam na kabutihan
Nagsakripisyo ginawa lahat ng paraan
Upang mabigyan lang ng magandang kinabukasan

Halos gumapang sa hirap na nararanasan
Hirap na kahit minsan di man lang nasuklian
Siyam na buwan mong iningatan sayong sinapupunan
Nang mailuwal kahit lamok di marapuan

Sagana sa lahat damit, magandang laruan
Ngunit ng lumaki kung sumagot harap-harapan
At sumapit na nga ang puntong pagbibinata
Na tila hudyat sa pag-gawa ng masama

Nag umpisa ang lahat ng sinubukang magka syota
Si nanay kung utusan dinaig pa ang alila
Ganyan pag uugali sino bang matutuwa
Ang sarap ng buhay mo ang nanay mo nakaka-awa

Chorus:

Itim ang budhi ng taong di alam gumalang
Magawa ang gusto itataboy pati magulang
Mapapatawad pa ba? Ang sangkaterbang pagkukulang?
At kasalanan na halos di na rin mabilang

Itim ang budhi ng taong di alam gumalang
Magawa ang gusto itataboy pati magulang
Mapapatawad pa ba? Ang sangkaterbang pagkukulang?
At kasalanan na halos di na rin mabilang



Magagawang tiisin na maguton si nanay
Masunod mo lang ang nobya na lahat ibibigay
Pangyayaring kinagulat mo nang siyay humiwalay
Mundo moy parang sasabog halos magpakamatay

Naisipang tikman ang shabu at mariwana
Tuwang-tuwa naman mga demonyo mong barkada
Si inay di makatulog magdamag nag-alala
Uuwi ka ng umaga hihingi ka lang ng pera

Pag di ka nabigyan sa galit halos magwala ka
At sasabihin pa sayong ina na walang kwenta
Ang matindi pa tol talagang walang konsensya
Halos harap-harapan kung murahin ang ina

Nang ikaw ay lumayo ang iyong ina ay yumuko
Yakap ang larawan mot luha ay tumutulo
Ngunit may bagay na lingid sayong kaisipan
Ang yong ina pala may tinatagong karamdaman

Nang minsan pag uwi si nanay nasa higaan nangyari
Ang bagay di mo lubos inaasahan
Mata ni nanay pumikit ng dahan-dahan
Sabay hagulhol at ipinatong sa kandungan


Chorus:
Lumuhod man ako at maghapong umiyak
Di na maibabalik pa ang kahapon kong winasak
Kay hirap pala ang maulila kay inay
Magdusa man ako hindi sapat ang aking buhay

Lumuhod man ako at maghapong umiyak
Di na maibabalik pa ang kahapon kong winasak
Kay hirap pala ang maulila kay inay
Magdusa man ako hindi sapat ang aking buhay



Tuwing akoy nag iisa lagi ko siyang naalala
Takbo ng buhay tila nawalan na ng pag-asa
Parang di ko kaya ang mabuhay mag-isa
Hinahanap-hanap ko pa rin kalinga ng ina

Pero ngayong ikay wala na pano na ako inay
Sa bawat suliranin sino ang makakaramay
Saking buhay sino pa ang gagabay
At kailan muling madarama ang yakap mo inay

Sa bawat oras si nanay ang laman ng aking isip
Pag sapit ng gabi siya ang laman ng panaginip
Patawarin ako inay sa aking pagkukulang
Ang aking kasalanan pano ba pagdurusahan

Ang bigat sa dibdib pano ba mababawasan
Hindi na kaya ng nahihirapang kalooban
Lagi nalang akong binabalot ng kalungkutan
I Love You nanay hindi kita malilimutan


Chorus:

Lumuhod man ako at maghapong umiyak
Di na maibabalik pa ang kahapon kong winasak
Kay hirap pala ang maulila kay inay
Magdusa man ako hindi sapat ang aking buhay

Lumuhod man ako at maghapong umiyak
Di na maibabalik pa ang kahapon kong winasak
Kay hirap pala ang maulila kay inay
Magdusa man ako hindi sapat ang aking buhay


Lyrics arranged by Reynand Dulay Collado

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I Love my GIRLFRIEND (07-05-2012)

Have you already committed or not? Committed to a girl that she never felt the same way what you felt for her. Love is very important to us. Nothing is great more than a true love in this world. But I don’t know what's happening here with the name of love. I’m a man who wants and need to feel your love. But still I can’t feel it for you. We are now in the day I received your YES for me. July 05, 2012, a very special day for me (I don’t know if it is special also for you) Do you remember it by posting in your facebook wall? And to confirm, I called you and you say yes, it is, the time I want to hear. I’m happy that day; it is like a yahoo messenger logo if you can see my big smile (I’m just kidding). With in 1 month, I felt a curious relationship we have. Curious in everyday I’m lonesome I probing why I have you as my girlfriend if our feeling is not mutual. Even you say no, I’ve already felt this. Why you do this to me? I do not know if I have done wrong to you. I thought I made my rule as your boyfriend, but you, as my girlfriend, you cant. If you love me, make some effort also. I wrote this because I want you to realize all you’ve done. I’m sure my feeling that I love you more than you knew. I know you know that, and don’t take this opportunity to abuse my love for you. I am also a man can feel hurt. I'm not numb for you to hurt me so. Yet, still, I’m your man and yours forever. I’m so sorry if I wrote this, I just want to express my emotion that’s why I made this. Don’t worry, I will continue to love you, know how to endure or stand and forgive people like you.

 

In this last part of my message, I am hopping that after you read this, may change your life style to love me. The effort I’ll do is the same as the effort I want you to do. I LOVE YOU.

STAG

  Alpha Kappa Gamma
  Gammakins
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  by: Reynand Dulay Collado

Top 10 Extreme Planet Facts

Strange, But True - Our Solar System

Credit: IAU/Martin KornmesserThe worlds around our sun run the gamut from small and lifeless chunks of rock to gargantuan globes of gas. Our planet's siblings each have its own extreme features and crazy phenomena. -- Charles Q. Choi

Top 10 Extreme Planet Facts

1. The air of Earth

Credit: NASAIt might seem a bit like navel-gazing to point out how special Earth is — after all, we live here. Although Earth is covered in oceans of water, Mars could have once hosted seas as well. But nowhere else in the solar system can one find atmospheres loaded with free oxygen, which ultimately proved vital to one of the other unique features of Earth — us.



2. The Great Red Spot of Jupiter

Credit: NASA/ESA/A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)The most extraordinary feature on Jupiter's surface is undoubtedly the Great Red Spot, a giant storm seen for more than 300 years. At its widest diameter, the Great Red Spot is roughly three times as wide as Earth. Every now and again, the spot fades entirely.


3. The hexagon of Saturn

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteSaturn may be most famous for its spectacular rings, but Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings too. However, nothing like the giant hexagon circling Saturn's north pole has ever been seen on any other planet, with each of its sides nearly 7,500 miles (12,500 kilometers) across — big enough to fit nearly four Earths inside. Thermal images show it reaches some 60 miles (100 kilometers) down into the planet's atmosphere. Scientists have bandied about several other ideas concerning the hexagon's origin. One such idea is that the hexagon arises from a complex interaction between waves undulating through the atmosphere and gas churning up.


4. The storms of Mars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science SystemsThe dust storms of Mars are the largest in the solar system, capable of blanketing the entire red planet and lasting for months. One theory as to why dust storms can grow so big on Mars starts with airborne dust particles absorbing sunlight, warming the Martian atmosphere in their vicinity. Warm pockets of air flow toward colder regions, generating winds. Strong winds lift more dust off the ground, which in turn heats the atmosphere, raising more wind and kicking up more dust.

5. The rings of Saturn

Credit: NASA/JPLSaturn is most famous for its spectacular rings. One ring, too faint to be seen from Earth and discovered just in 2009, measures at least 200 times the diameter of the planet — a billion Earths could fit inside the ring.


6. The winds of Neptune

Credit: NASA/JPLOn Neptune, one can find jet stream winds traveling at more than 1,500 mph. It remains a mystery as to how it gets the energy to drive the fastest planetary winds seen in the solar system, despite it being so far from the sun — at times farther from the sun than Pluto — and having relatively weak internal heat.


7. The weird tilt of Uranus

Credit: NASA and Erich Karkoschka, U. of ArizonaUnlike other worlds, Uranus is tilted so far that it essentially orbits the sun on its side, with the axis of its spin nearly pointing at the star. Many astronomers believe this unusual orientation might be due to a collision with an Earth-sized planet soon after it was formed.

8. The highs and lows of Mars

Credit: NASA/JPLThe red planet is home to both the highest mountain and the deepest, longest valley in the solar system. Olympus Mons is roughly 17 miles (27 kilometers) high, about three times as tall as Mount Everest, while the Valles Marineris can go as deep as 5 to 6 miles (8 to 10 kilometers) in some places and runs for roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers), which is close to the width of Australia or the distance from Philadelphia to San Diego.


9. The wild temperature swings of Mercury

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of WashingtonAs the planet nearest the sun, the surface of Mercury can reach a scorching 840 degrees F (450 degrees C). However, since this world doesn't have enough atmosphere to entrap any hName: Nine Planets Becomeat,Name: Nine Planets Becom at ight temperatures can plummet to -275 degrees F (-170 degrees C), a more than 1,100 degrees F temperature swing that is the greatest in the solar system.


10. The blistering surface of Venus

Credit: NASAAlthough Venus is only the planet second nearest the sun, its dense, toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway version of the greenhouse effect that warms up the Earth. As a result, temperatures on Venus reach 870 degrees F (465 degrees C), more than hot enough to melt lead.

NASA Telescope Confirms Alien Planet in Habitable Zone

This story was updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has confirmed the discovery of its first alien world in its host star's habitable zone — that just-right range of distances that could allow liquid water to exist — and found more than 1,000 new explanet candidates, researchers announced today (Dec. 5).

The new finds bring the Kepler space telescope's total haul to 2,326 potential planets in its first 16 months of operation.These discoveries, if confirmed, would quadruple the current tally of worlds known to exist beyond our solar system, which recently topped 700.

The potentially habitable alien world, a first for Kepler, orbits a star very much like our own sun. The discovery brings scientists one step closer to finding a planet like our own — one which could conceivably harbor life, scientists said.

"We're getting closer and closer to discovering the so-called 'Goldilocks planet,'" Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., said during a press conference today. [Gallery: The Strangest Alien Planets]

The newfound planet in the habitable zone is called Kepler-22b. It is located about 600 light-years away, orbiting a sun-like star.

Kepler-22b's radius is 2.4 times that of Earth, and the two planets have roughly similar temperatures. If the greenhouse effect operates there similarly to how it does on Earth, the average surface temperature on Kepler-22b would be 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius).

Hunting down alien planets

The $600 million Kepler observatory launched in March 2009 to hunt for Earth-size alien planets in the habitable zone of their parent stars, where liquid water, and perhaps even life, might be able to exist.

Kepler detects alien planets using what's called the "transit method." It searches for tiny, telltale dips in a star's brightness caused when a planet transits — or crosses in front of — the star from Earth's perspective, blocking a fraction of the star's light.

The finds graduate from "candidates" to full-fledged planets after follow-up observations confirm that they're not false alarms. This process, which is usually done with large, ground-based telescopes, can take about a year.

The Kepler team released data from its first 13 months of operation back in February, announcing that the instrument had detected 1,235 planet candidates, including 54 in the habitable zone and 68 that are roughly Earth-size.

Of the total 2,326 candidate planets that Kepler has found to date, 207 are approximately Earth-size. More of them, 680, are a bit larger than our planet, falling into the "super-Earth" category. The total number of candidate planets in the habitable zones of their stars is now 48.

To date, just over two dozen of these potential exoplanets have been confirmed, but Kepler scientists have estimated that at least 80 percent of the instrument's discoveries should end up being the real deal.

More discoveries to come

The newfound 1,094 planet candidates are the fruit of Kepler's labors during its first 16 months of science work, from May 2009 to September 2010. And they won't be the last of the prolific instrument's discoveries.

"This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth's twin," Douglas Hudgins, Kepler programscientist at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.

Mission scientists still need to analyze data from the last two years and on into the future. Kepler will be making observations for a while yet to come; its nominal mission is set to end in November 2012, but the Kepler team is preparing a proposal to extend the instrument's operations for another year or more.

Kepler's finds should only get more exciting as time goes on, researchers say.

"We're pushing down to smaller planets and longer orbital periods," said Natalie Batalha, Kepler deputy science team lead at Ames.

To flag a potential planet, the instrument generally needs to witness three transits. Planets that make three transits in just a few months must be pretty close to their parent stars; as a result, many of the alien worlds Kepler spotted early on have been blisteringly hot places that aren't great candidates for harboring life as we know it.

Given more time, however, a wealth of more distantly orbiting — and perhaps more Earth-like — exoplanets should open up to Kepler. If intelligent aliens were studying our solar system with their own version of Kepler, after all, it would take them three years to detect our home planet.

"We are getting very close," Batalha said. "We are homing in on the truly Earth-size, habitable planets."

How to Interpret 11/11/11 aka 11-11-11; Friday

How to Interpret 11/11/11 aka 11-11-11; Friday, November 11, 2011. + Eclipse Schedule. + Metaphysics Experiment. 11:11

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The sunspot cycle is approximately eleven years.

11/11/11 (a.k.a. 11-11-11); Friday, November 11, 2011: Introduction

Welcome random search engine visitor. Many philosophies believe that you somehow ended up on this page for a reason. It is not known if it is the result of predestination, random chance, fate, a higher power, or something else.

This article provides a synopsis of the possible implications of the 11/11/11 date singularity and of the number eleven; followed by a quick metaphysics experiment.

Reference List: Date 11/11/11, Date 111111, Date 11/11/2011, Date 11-11-11, Date 11 11 11. Time 11:11

Reference List: Astronomy, Mathematics, Gambling, Veterans Day, Historical.

Reference List: (Not) Numerology, Astrology, Tarot Cards; i.e. -Numerology, -Astrology, -Tarot Cards.

Reference List: Metaphysics, Paranormal, Fate, Destiny, Random Chance, a Higher Power.

Reference List: Prediction, Predictions.

UPDATES:

An update section has begun further down the page. As a side note, this page will remain available after 11.11.11.

11/11/11 (a.k.a. 11-11-11); Friday, November 11, 2011: Mathematics

The number eleven is the fifth prime number (contrary to popular belief, the number one ( 1 ) is not a prime number).

The base numeric number system lends itself to some interesting peculiarities as relates to the number eleven.

Base 10 for example:

(2 digits) 11 x 11 = 121

(6 digits) 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

(9 digits) 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Base 16 (hexadecimal) for example:

(2 digits) 11 x 11 = 121

(6 digits) 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

(9 digits) 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

• How to Interpret the Mathematical & Physical Concept of the Number One ( 1 )

11/11/11; Friday, November 11, 2011: Gambling

Blackjack players love the number eleven. It usually means time to double down, but not always.

Dice players love the number eleven. On the come-out roll, it’s as good as the number seven. Do not ask the crap dealers how to bet 11 the hardway…

The number eleven is a popular lottery number. This results in the per-person payouts being a little below average when eleven is one of the winning numbers.

The number eleven is a popular keno number. One wonders if the casinos and slot machine manufacturers make use of that fact…

President Eisenhower signing HR7786, changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day.

11/11/11; Friday, November 11, 2011: Veterans Day (formerly known as Armistice Day)

(Source: United States Department of Veterans Affairs):

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World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France.

However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

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It is very likely that Veterans Day will be remembered/observed/celebrated much more than usual on November 11th, 2011.

11/11/11 (a.k.a. 11-11-11); Friday, November 11, 2011: Historical

The Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11:

"One-hundred years ago, November 11th, 1911: The Great Blue Norther descended upon America. The day started fine; there were even record highs for that time of year. Then it all changed; temperatures began to drop. Within the space of ten minute: the temperature dropped 40 to 50 degrees; by midnight a 66 degree temperature drop was recorded. There were dust storms, thunderstorms, tornados, and blizzards. Over 300 deaths were reported."

In the interests of full disclosure: NOAA.gov reports that sudden 50 degree temperature drops, though unusual, are not that rare. See chart below.

The Great Blue Norther acquired its name not from the extreme temperature changes, but from the accompanying weather phenomena.

11/11/11 (a.k.a. 11-11-11); Friday, November 11, 2011: Historical

Even when taking into account the differences between the Gregorian and Julian calendars:

Nothing significant appears to have happened nine-hundred years ago during the year 1111.

Nothing significant appears to have happened a thousand years ago during the year 1011.

Nothing significant appears to have happened two thousand years ago during the year 11.

The Dark Ages spanned the 5th to 15th centuries (approximately 450 -1450).

Schedule of Solar and Lunar Eclipses for Year 2011

Partial Solar Eclipse: Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Partial Solar Eclipse: Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Total Lunar Eclipse: Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Partial Solar Eclipse: Friday, July 1, 2011

Partial Solar Eclipse: Friday, November 25, 2011

Depending on your location, your results may vary.

11/11/11 (a.k.a. 11-11-11); Friday, November 11, 2011: Singularity Summary

Most predictions and opinions concerning 11/11/11 are based on or rooted in its mathematical uniqueness as a number.

11*11*11: There are three possible scenarios:

1. Something good happens— There is absolutely no scientific basis for this belief. There are no known logical premises for this belief. The belief that something good will happen is based solely on spiritualism, faith, and/or innate optimism. This belief is not necessarily a bad thing; we don’t know everything; the probability is not zero.

2. Nothing happens— This is the most likely scenario. Just because an unusual date number sequence occurs doesn’t mean that something extraordinary will happen. Usually it’s a non-event.

3. Something bad happens— There is absolutely no scientific basis for this belief. There are no known logical premises for this belief. The belief that something bad will happen is based solely on pessimism of reality. This belief is not necessarily false; after all, things are generally/usually a mess. The probability is not zero.

Reserved for Day 11/11/11 Updates

Here is where the Day 11/11/11 updates will be; time, space, and bandwidth permitting. There may also be an occasional pre-11/11/11 update. Entries will be chronological rather than blog style.

Update (November 1, 2011):

Here are the survey results to-date as the month of November, year 2011 begins.

For the question, “What do you believe will happen on 11/11/11”, the survey statistics at the beginning of the day on November 1^st were as follows:

47% believe something good will happen on a global scale.

40% believe nothing significant will happen on a global scale.

14% believe something bad will happen on a global scale.

7174 people have voted in this poll to date.

For the question, “Do you feel lucky today”, the cumulative results to-date (as of the end of October, year 2011) were as follows:

71% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.

29% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.

5811 people have voted in this poll to date.

If previous experiments are any indication, the above percentages could change significantly over the next 11 days; particularly so on day 11/11/11.

Update (November 3, 2011, end of the day):

For the question, “What do you believe will happen on 11/11/11”, we have a minor percentage change. "Something Good" has dropped a tad. "Something Bad" has dropped a tad.

46% believe something good will happen on a global scale.

40% believe nothing significant will happen on a global scale.

13% believe something bad will happen on a global scale.

8199 people have now voted in this poll to date.

The “Do you feel lucky today” percentages remain unchanged. That vote count is now 6608. There are now some media reports that courthouse clerks are bracing for all the marriage license requests of people who want to be married on 11/11/11.

Update (November 7, 2011, Monday, 2:00 AM, Pacific Standard Time, USA):

Approaching 10K on Survey One (9797).

Update (November 7, 2011, Monday, 9:04 AM, Pacific Standard Time, USA):

Survey One reaches 10,000 votes.

46% believe something good will happen on a global scale.

41% believe nothing significant will happen on a global scale.

13% believe something bad will happen on a global scale.

Survey Two remains consistent at 8000+ votes.
71% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.
29% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.

Approximately 1:20 PM, For the first time in a long time the Survey Two percentages have changed.

70% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.

30% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.

8222 people have now voted.

The media reports have started about wedding chapels being booked solid for day 11/11/11.

As of 2:30 PM today (Monday, November 7, 2011), this page has had 10,969 visits via 147 countries/territories in the last 14-and-a-half hours.

For the month of November (as of 2:30 PM today, Monday, November 7, 2011), this page has had 66,233 visits via 180 countries/territories.

For this same month-to-date time frame here are some random country stats:

32,776 USA

3,681 Canada

1 Greenland (I guess they're not that interested...)

381 Brazil

125 Russia

2,713 Australia

6,752 UK

3,139 India

100 China

1 Afghanistan (understandable, they're kind of busy over there...)

354 Spain

1,537 The Continent of Africa

There are media reports that businesses around the world are having 11-11-11 sales, discounts, and deals this Friday. And no doubt some will probably extend through the weekend.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Well, today is the day that Asteroid 2005 YU55 will give us its regards. It will zip by earth inside the moon's orbit this afternoon in the USA and close to midnight in parts of Europe. Fortunately, the asteroid is scheduled to just give us a friendly wave, as apposed to a high-five.

As of 8:50 AM PST USA, the Survey Two results are back to 71% Yes and 29% No. Vote count at 8,712.

As of 9:30 AM, PST USA, November 8, 2011; the paradigmsearch.hubpages.com site has had 89,186 month-to-date pageviews. Have you signed up with HubPagesyet?

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

There will be a National Emergency Alert Test in the U.S. today at 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time. Every TV broadcast, cable channel, satellite, and radio station is supposed to be a part of it.

Meanwhile, at ~ 7:40 AM PST, the Surveys One & Two percentages remain essentially unchanged to within one percentage point..

The U.S. stock market is unhappy with Italy. The DOW closed down ~390 points and the NASDAQ closed down 100+ points.

Survey percentages remain constant. Survey Two turnout approaching 10K (9,860).

It should be noted that it is already November 10^th in Asia, Australia, Philippines, etc. In other words, 11.11.11 is already less than 24 hours away for many people.

4:00 PM PST USA (Nov. 9^th ), Survey Two reaches 10,019 votes. Results remain steadfast.

71% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.
29% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.

Day 11.11.11 ~~ November 11, 2011

Day 11.11.11 has already begun in certain parts of the world. A good very early morning to New Zealand and Eastern Russia.

As 11.11.11 begins its march across the planet, here is the first of many Survey One and Survey Two month-to-date results for archival purposes.

46% believe something good will happen on a global scale.

41% believe nothing significant will happen on a global scale.

12% believe something bad will happen on a global scale.

13,547 people have voted in this poll to date.

71% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.
29% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.
10,894 people have voted in this poll to date.

Meanwhile, in the U.S it is the morning of November 10th; in Europe it is the afternoon; in Asia it is night. It is interesting to note that Russia has 11 time zones.

Nerd Year will be celebrated this Friday in the U.S. Ones and zeros is where it's at.

Stock markets have just closed across Europe for November 10^th. Nothing drastic happened.

More and more Day 11.11.11 sales are being announced worldwide.

Australia, the Philippines, Japan, China, and many others have now entered Day 11.11.11.

For the first 9 hours of Nov. 10^th in the U.S., this page has had in excess of 25,000 page views worldwide.

India has now joined Day 11.11.11.

For the first 12 hours of Nov. 10^th in the U.S., this page is now in excess of 40,000 page views worldwide.

U.S. Stock markets closed for November 10^th. Nothing drastic happened.

Moscow, Russia is now Day 11.11.11.

There are media reports about gamblers and the number 11. The casinos worldwide are going to get fat on Friday. As will the various lotteries.

There are now predictions being made that day 11.11.11 will break birth records around the world. Apparently many soon-to-be parents are scheduling cesarean sections and inductions to be done on this date.

Middle and Eastern Europe are now Day 11.11.11.

Middle and Eastern Africa are now Day 11.11.11.

The survey stats continue to remain amazingly consistent, 2:30 PM PST USA, Nov.10^th.

46% believe something good will happen on a global scale.

42% believe nothing significant will happen on a global scale.

12% believe something bad will happen on a global scale.

15,816 people have voted in this poll to date.

71% felt lucky on the day they filled out the poll.
29% said they did not feel lucky that particular day.
12,745 people have voted in this poll to date.

UTC - Universal Time / GMT is now Day 11.11.11.

The jaunt across the Atlantic Oceans' begins.

Day 11.11.11 has unambiguously landed on the eastern shores of South America, 3:00 AM UTC.