Linggo, Nobyembre 9, 2014

Ang Habilin ni Ama

Ang Habilin ni Ama
ni: Avon Adarna

Pumipintig lagi sa aking unawa,
Ang habilin ninyo sa aking gunita,
Hindi mahalaga itong gantimpala,
Higit na mainam - itong ating kapwa.

“Ikilos ang lingap, igawa ang kamay,
Sa unos at bagyo’y sumagip ng buhay
H’wag alalahanin ang premyo at alay,
Na matatamasa sa iyong pagdamay.

Yakapin ang kapwa sa pamamagitan,
Ng bukas na palad ng pagtutulungan,
Itong mga taong nangangailangan,
Sagipin sa luha, kusang saklolohan.

Laging isaisip na makabubuti,
Ang magsilbing lugod sa nakararami,
Magbigay ng sinag kahit pa nga munti,
Mas mainam kaysa sa yamang malaki!

Ang ngiti’t halakhak sa dibdib at puso,
Ihain sa ibang may luhang bumugso,
Tiyak magagalak ang Langit at Berbo,
Paglalaanan ka nitong paraiso.

Ang kasaganaan malunod man ngayon,
Umasa ka pa ring may dahil ang gayon,
Di man makalangoy sa imbay ng alon,
Makakamit pa rin sa huling panahon!

Kaya nga piliting umiba ng landas,
Itong mga kamay, gagapin ang palad,
Akayin mo sila sa langit ng pantas,
Upang malasahan ang tamis ng katas!

Maging alipin kang pinakamababa
Ng ating dakilang Poon at Bathala
Tangi mong ibigin na maisagawa
Aymaging tulayan sa anumang hidwa!”

Biyernes, Nobyembre 7, 2014

Minecraft Update III

Minecraft News


Minecraft 1.8 - The Bountiful Update
+ Added Granite, Andesite, and Diorite stone blocks, with smooth versions
+ Added Slime Block
+ Added Iron Trapdoor
+ Added Prismarine and Sea Lantern blocks
+ Added the Ocean Monument
+ Added Red Sandstone
+ Added Banners
+ Added Armor Stands
+ Added Coarse Dirt (dirt where grass won’t grow)
+ Added Guardian mobs, with item drops
+ Added Endermite mob
+ Added Rabbits, with item drops
+ Added Mutton and Cooked Mutton
+ Villagers will harvest crops and plant new ones
+ Mossy Cobblestone and Mossy Stone Bricks are now craftable
+ Chiseled Stone Bricks are now craftable
+ Doors and fences now come in all wood type variants
+ Sponge block has regained its water-absorbing ability and becomes wet
+ Added a spectator game mode (game mode 3)
+ Added one new achievement
+ Added “Customized” world type
+ Added hidden “Debug Mode” world type
+ Worlds can now have a world barrier
+ Added @e target selector for Command Blocks
+ Added /blockdata command
+ Added /clone command
+ Added /execute command
+ Added /fill command
+ Added /particle command
+ Added /testforblocks command
+ Added /title command
+ Added /trigger command
+ Added /worldborder command
+ Added /stats command
+ Containers can be locked in custom maps by using the “Lock” data tag
+ Added logAdminCommands, showDeathMessages, reducedDebugInfo, sendCommandFeedback, and randomTickSpeed game rules
+ Added three new statistics
+ Player skins can now have double layers across the whole model, and left/right arms/legs can be edited independently
+ Added a new player model with smaller arms, and a new player skin called Alex?
+ Added options for configuring what pieces of the skin that are visible
+ Blocks can now have custom visual variations in the resource packs
+ Minecraft Realms now has an activity chart, so you can see who has been online
+ Minecraft Realms now lets you upload your maps
* Difficulty setting is saved per world, and can be locked if wanted
* Enchanting has been redone, now costs lapis lazuli in addition to enchantment levels
* Villager trading has been rebalanced
* Anvil repairing has been rebalanced
* Considerable faster client-side performance
* Max render distance has been increased to 32 chunks (512 blocks)
* Adventure mode now prevents you from destroying blocks, unless your items have the CanDestroy data tag
* Resource packs can now also define the shape of blocks and items, and not just their textures
* Scoreboards have been given a lot of new features
* Tweaked the F3 debug screen
* Block ID numbers (such as 1 for stone), are being replaced by ID names (such as minecraft:stone)
* Server list has been improved
* A few minor changes to village and temple generation
* Mob heads for players now show both skin layers
* Buttons can now be placed on the ceiling
* Lots and lots of other changes
* LOTS AND LOTS of other changes
- Removed Herobrine

Minecraft 1.7.10

+ Added Realms world uploader
+ Added Realms player activity monitor
+ Realms worlds now have more options and settings
* Command blocks in Realms have been re-enabled
* Improvements in Realms UI
* Bugfixing

Why I love musics?

      As a Filipino, it sure made me glad that a kababayan was able to do well despite the hardships she’s had living away from her family. One good thing that came out of it, is that her win showed that the word “Filipina” does not always translate to humble caregiver.
 
I'm not saying that Filipinos as a race are the best singers. This is not a case of another Filipino pride overload – despite the deluge of Facebook statuses not checking for hot air. Yet, I have always believed there is a case for Filipinos being one the best singers in this part of the globe.
 
Yes, most Pinoys are great singers and despite my not knowing any studies regarding this conjecture, I have to say that this archipelago has the most singers and karaoke machines per capita.
 
One of the reasons is that we are one of the happiest people in the world. We can easily find contentment without the finer things in life, one of which is grabbing that mic and warbling – often with a beer mug in hand.
 
Almost all of the households spend their leisure time singing on the karaoke, locally termed the videoke. Those machines exist everywhere, together with the reverberating noise every time one’s got the urge to belt out a few lines from Michael Learns to Rock.

We love our karaoke. In this country where there is little entertainment, five pesos per song at the videoke is really quite affordable. Weirdly enough, we take the idea of killer karaoke to a different level. As in, literally. Some people even get killed at sing-along bars because of their bad rendition of Old Blue Eye’s "My Way." Yes, we are dead serious with our singing. Sorry for the pun. 
 
We’ve been into competitive singing for quite a while, too. It has been said that before the "American Idol", "X-Factor", or any other franchised talent competitions, we already had our versions of those in our local barrios. And that's we have been doing these for centuries. That’s no exaggeration.
 
According to the journals of Jose Rizal, while he was in Japan, he stopped when he heard a band playing Strauss. Apparently moved by the performance, he inched closer and heard them mutter in a recognizable dialect. They were talking in Tagalog. He later learned that these were his kababayans performing overseas.
 
The Philippines has been influenced by numerous cultures, so it's not surprising that our melodies are diverse and unique among Asias countries. Music and dance are part of any Pinoy occasion, whether it’s religious or cultural.
 
Largely because of the Western influence since the 1500s, the Filipino songs are hybrids of some sort. One of the forms of these songs is the kundiman which is characterized by a soulful and gentle style. We have troubadours, too. Songwriters like Levi Celerio or Freddie Aguilar are noted for their ballads and folk songs. Think about the likes of the song “Rosas Pandan,” and you'll see why Filipino songs seem to flow more "smoothly" and are easy to listen to.
 
Another likely reason for Pinoy vocal talent is our prowess with the English language. Majority of our popular songs are, after all, in English.

Minecraft Updates II

   SOURCE: MINECRAFT.GAMEPEDIA.COM
his page is about planned versions of Minecraft. These updated either have major sources to their existence, or have received development versions.

Computer Edition

1.8.1

1.8.1 is an upcoming update to Minecraft with no set release date. The first development version was released on October 15, 2014. This update primarily is focused on bug fixes.

1.9

1.9 is an upcoming update to Minecraft with no set release date, currently only listed in the bug tracker as "Far Future Version - 1.9+"[1], as well as mentioned by the Minecraft Developers.

Pocket Edition

0.10.0

0.10.0 is an upcoming update to the pocket edition.[2]
Additions:
  • General
    • Day/night cycle in creative.
    • Adaptation for 64-bit hardware/software, making the game faster for 64-bit users.
    • Support for the resolutions of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
  • Blocks/Items
Tweaks:
  • Terrain:
    • Version exclusiveMineshafts now spawn at the surface in mesas.
    • Version exclusiveGold ore can generate at any level in mesa biomes.
    • Version exclusive: Huge mushrooms now spawn in swamps.
  • Mobs
    • Walking animations are generally faster and have been tweaked per-animal
    • Hostile mobs spawn in groups
    • Slimes now have bouncing animations.
  • Graphics:
    • Shaders
      • Rounded, PC colored fog.
      • Lighter and smoother water texture.
      • The Sun is now slightly larger.
      • Clouds, blocks and entities are now affected by lighting.
      • Version exclusive: Smooth lighting on water.
      • Version exclusive: New swamp water color.
    • OpenGL ES 2.0.
      • Tinted lighting from PC.
      • Mipmaps on Android devices using OpenGL ES 3.0.
    • Version exclusive: Added dust particles for falling gravel and sand.
  • Made the chat smaller[3]
  • Optimized chunk rendering.
  • Improved Performance.
  • The time of day is now more accurately synced in multiplayer.
  • Added a selection overlay on Chests and Signs.
  • "Cancel" button will show up if joining a multiplayer world/server takes too long.
  • The outline of chat messages ends where the message ends, and does not cover the whole screen.
Options:
  • Graphics
    • Brightness toggle
Fixes
  • Game freezes when an alert or different UI is opened (iOS)[4]
  • Fixed a crash when rendering monster spawners.
  • Fixed a crash/memory leak happening when showing the system keyboard - signs and chat. (iOS)
  • Fxed a corruption and possible crash when switching apps. (Android)
  • Fixed the "spawning in the air" bug.
  • Fixed a crash when creating lava during world generation.
  • Fixed a white artifact on torches held in hand.
  • Fixed holes appearing in the clouds.
  • Fixed a brown artifact appearing on the bottom of minecarts.
  • Fixed a random crash in multiplayer.
  • Fixed a possible crash when selecting double chests.
  • Fixed water not pushing things.
  • Fixed incorrect damage for punching

0.11.0

Additions

Console Edition

Xbox 360 TU17, Xbox One TU3, PS3 1.08, PS4 1.02, PSVita 1.03

4J Studios has confirmed that a major console update will be released, equivalent to PC versions 1.4 through 1.6.4.[8]
Additions

Student's Life

         New York is the epitome of a global city, reflecting the world in its expansive diversity of cultures, ethnicities, and ideas. NYU students reflect this diversity; they arrive from all over the country and the world not only to find themselves and “make it” here, but to teach—and learn from—each other (not to mention build amazing friendships along the way). This makes student life at NYU a remarkable, life-changing experience unlike that at many other colleges.

Students at NYU are in the unique position to experience a college lifestyle in a city setting.  NYU offers many of the essential activities that are traditionally associated with college student life, and its location in the heart of New York City creates a setting that presents a myriad of non-traditional opportunities that will supplement and accentuate the student life experience. 

While here, students can join a fraternity or sorority.  They can join one of our sports teams: NYU athletics range from intramural soccer to varsity fencing. They can develop and engage in a diverse, personal spiritual life.  Academy Award winning directors and prize winning writers have honed their craft in NYU classrooms.  Students can follow in their footsteps, exploring radio, film and the printed word by contributing to or joining one of the University’s student media outlets.  From Washington Square News to WNYU Radio to Tisch film courses, NYU students take advantage of New York City as a global center for media, journalism and communications.

(TAGALOG TIME) Bakit gusto natin magbasa ng mga magagandang kwento?

      Dahil, para malibang ang ating mga sarili. At isa rin ito sa mga nagiging inspirasyon ng mga tao para gayahin nila mga tamang bagay na mga nasaad rito. Para rin ito sa mga may problema sa buhay at ginagawa nila itong libangan o pampalipas oras.

K-12 Curriculum

K-12 Curriculum

WHAT IS THE K TO 12 PROGRAM?

The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.