JUST A FEEDBACK ..

Goal 1: Pursue Excellence in Instruction

In this first goal, they are planning to developed the standard in teaching in every courses. I don't disagree about the programs they offered but instead, it helps the new fresh high school graduates to enroll in our university because of the new courses that they offered, and through that, it must be handed with a good facilities and a good professors and instructors to aim their standard curriculum for global competitiveness.

Goal 2: Pursue Excellence in Research.

If they want to get an improvement plans done, they should make it sure that their staffs are held accountable. The University is lack of teachers that should be able to help the students in their research and also the lack of facilities. But because of the will of the University, pursuing excellence in every circumstances –rather than perfection– should be the key focus of our daily efforts. No matter what we say or do, we should always strive to make our very best, do our very best, and above all be our very best. Again, this is pursuing excellence, not perfection.

Goal 3: Pursue Excellence in Extension.

As what I've noticed, the schools extension in Mambaya-an was not recognized by other people especially in the government, if they noticed it, it should be that there were programs that are develop and implemented there. While in community outreached program, it is good for the students in this university becauseit is somehow a tool for quality assurance of the learning opportunities for children and young people outside of normal lesson time delivered as part of schools' extended services.

Goal 4: Establish the Center of Energy and Environment.

In this way, we can promote our school because MUST is excellence in technology. But the problem is the lack of money of the University, because of i noticed also, there were so many problems in the university that should be solved. but if there's a way that students and other stakeholders can support it to promote this center, it could come up a good output on this plan.

Goal 5: Promote Student Affairs, Welfare and Success.

It is the students should be recognized by their importance towards the school, in order for them to develop physically, mentally, and intellectually. By this plan of the university, they give importance of the students in the campus and developed their skills and abilities and to enhanced more on it.

Goal 6: Maximize Library and other Resource Support to the

In this, they should give importance because in the Library, not all books are available there and somehow, the area is quite hot. The borrowing of the book is limited (depends on the book) and also, in the e-library, their attendants are very strict. Some of the websites are not available, some were blocked. the internet access is so slow and because of that, many students complained and they rather go to an internet cafe. The PC"s are not in a good conditions and some are old pc's and have a old hardware and old software. The time consuming of the students, it should be that they give more time on the hrs of the students when they used the internet because they are also supports the university and helped it implements.

Goal 7: Implement Massive Infrastructure

This is a good plan because some of the buildings are old and can easily reached by a flood. They must also plan about building a laboratories in which some of the laboratories in the university is a classroom, it should be that it must be separated with other rooms.


Goal 8: Implement Massive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development.

Nowadays, people and other jobs are dealing with high technologies, it is a good plan for the students and to the teachers. It is a big deal because the mission of the school is to develop a high competence students. By the ICT, students develop a high standard of learning.

Goal 9: Pursue Outstanding Human and Organizational Development.

Students, teachers and other stakeholders were involved in this plan are the people who are important to implement this goal. It will helped the communication and the relationship of the students and other people. They must helped each other in case there's a problem in the campus. It will have a strong bond of the learners and the stakeholders. But some of the organizations here in the campus right now where not able to do their duties as a responsible leader in an organization. i hope that there will be a good leader in this university to be able us to outcome our goals.

Goal 10: Ensure more Efficient and Effective Resource Management and Generation.

Budgeting the plan on how to implement this goals is so much important. They must have an update the accounts of the students and explain the students on why and how their payments are increased, because we sometimes knocked our knees when we saw our balanced increased without knowing why. By this, it can avoid the conflict between the staffs and the students in this university.

MY FINAL PORTFOLIO

The Social Network

The Social Network is an upcoming 2010 drama film directed by David Fincher about the founding of Facebook and the phenomenon. The film features an ensemble cast which consists of Jesse Eisenberg, Brenda Song, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara and Armie Hammer. The film was written by Aaron Sorkin and adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. The film is distributed by Columbia Pictures and is set for an October 1, 2010 release.

None of the Facebook staff, including founder Mark Zuckerberg, will be involved with the project. One of the co-founders, Eduardo Saverin, was a consultant for Mezrich's book.

Cast

* Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg
* Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker
* Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin
* Brenda Song as Christy Lee
* Rashida Jones as Marylin Delpy[2][3]
* Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz
* Max Minghella as Martin Turner
* Rooney Mara as Erica Albright
* Denise Grayson as Gretchen
* Armie Hammer as Cameron Winklevoss
* Douglas Urbanski as Larry Summers
* Patrick Mapel as Chris Hughes
* Josh Pence as Tyler Winklevoss
* Dakota Johnson as Leslie Brown
* Trevor Wright as Josh Thompson
* John Getz as Sy
* Malese Jow as Alice

THECO-FOUDER OF FACEBOOK

Founding

Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. The idea for Facebook came from his days at Phillips Exeter Academy which, like most colleges and prep schools, had a long-standing tradition of publishing an annual student directory with headshot photos of all students, faculty and staff known as the "Facebook." Once at college, Zuckerberg's Facebook started off as just a "Harvard-thing," until Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, New York University, Cornell, Brown and Yale, and then to other schools with social contacts with Harvard.[5][6][7]

Moving to California

Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto, California, with Moskovitz and some friends. They leased a small house which served as their first office. Over the summer, Zuckerberg met Peter Thiel who invested in the company. They got their first office during the summer of 2004. According to Zuckerberg, the group planned to return to Harvard in the fall but eventually decided to remain in California. To date, he has not returned as a student to college.

Facebook Platform

On May 24, 2007, Zuckerberg announced a Facebook Platform, a development platform for programmers to create social applications within Facebook. This announcement sparked a great deal of interest in the developer community. Within weeks, many applications had been built and some already had millions of users. Today, there are more than 800,000 developers around the world building applications for Facebook Platform.

On July 23, 2008, Zuckerberg announced Facebook Connect, a version of Facebook Platform for users.

Facebook Beacon

On November 6, 2007, Zuckerberg announced a new social advertising system at an event in Los Angeles. A part of the new program, called Beacon, enabled people to share information with their Facebook friends based on their browsing activities on other sites. An eBay seller, for instance, could let friends know automatically what they have for sale via the Facebook news feed as they list items.

The program came under heavy privacy concerns from both privacy groups and individual users. Zuckerberg and Facebook failed to respond to the concerns quickly, and on December 5, 2007, Zuckerberg ultimately wrote a blog post on Facebook[8] taking responsibility for issues with Beacon and offering an easier way for users to opt out of the service.


ConnectU lawsuit

Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Nishita Narendra accused Zuckerberg of fraudulently letting them believe he would help them build a social network called HarvardConnection.com (later called ConnectU). [9] They filed a lawsuit in 2004 but was dismissed without prejudice on March 28, 2007. It was refiled soon thereafter in U.S. District Court in Boston, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 25, 2007.[10] At the hearing the judge told ConnectU parts of their complaint were not sufficiently pled and gave them the ability to refile an amended complaint. On June 25, 2008, the case was settled and Facebook agreed to pay a $65 million settlement.

As part of the lawsuit, in November 2007, confidential court documents were posted on the website of Harvard alumni magazine 02138. They included Zuckerberg's social security number, his parents' home address and his girlfriend's address. Facebook filed to get the documents taken down, but the judge ruled in favor of 02138.


Movie

There is a movie based on Mark Zuckerberg and the surrounding creators of Facebook, called The Social Network. It is currently set to release in 2010, and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake.
[edit] Arrest warrant from Pakistan

The Deputy Attorney General of the Islamic republic of Pakistan has asked the country's police to issue an arrest warrant through Interpol to have Zuckerberg arrested in 2010 for Blasphemy after a "Draw Muhammad" contest on Facebook was started, which led to Pakistan blocking facebook nationwide. The Muslim demands for arrest extended to Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, the co-founders of Facebook. The Deputy Attorney General said that he's waiting for the police to contact Interpol about making arrangements for the arrest of Facebook's owners. The Pakistan government has asked its representative to raise the issue with the United Nations General Assembly. No formal charges have been filed against Zuckerberg.

LeBron James makes his pick: He's going to Miami

LeBron James has made his decision. He's going to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat.

James made his long-awaited announcement in a hastily arranged ESPN special Thursday night in Greenwich, Conn., and James wasted no time in making a prediction: "We're going to be a real good team."

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Alert the royal trumpeters for an announcement from King James.

LeBron James, the NBA's reigning two-time MVP, is ending months of speculation and suspense by telling the world Thursday night where he'll play basketball next season.

Will he stay in Cleveland, which has braced itself for maybe the most heartbreaking moment in a lifetime of sports agony?

Will he go to Miami and join fellow U.S. Olympic teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in a power trio to rival any in NBA history?

Will he succumb to New York's bright lights?

Or will he head to Chicago, where the Bulls have a young, talented roster and Michael Jordan's daunting legacy?

Much is at stake, and there are lots of opinions about what he should do. President Barack Obama openly rooted for his hometown Bulls, which may not help his poll numbers in Ohio.

ESPN is televising James' decision live from a Boys & Girls Club in Greenwich, Conn., a group with which James has a relationship.

Wearing a lavender shirt and jeans, James arrived at the club about 8:50 p.m. and entered through a side door, missing most of the crowd. As folks realized it was James exiting a van, the crowd of about 400 people began chanting "New York Knicks, New York Knicks," then switched to "LeBron James."

Frank Sanchez, the vice president for corporate and partner relationships for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, said James approached the organization last weekend about using its location for his big show.

The TV special should raise at least $1 million to help refurbish gyms under a program that James' foundation will help direct, and kids from the Greenwich club were invited to attend the announcement, Sanchez said.

In the hours before his choice was revealed, the sports world spun out of control with speculation and rumors. Some reports said he had told his inner circle he is leaning toward the Miami Heat.

Fans will have to wait for it though. A person familiar with the program told the AP that James won't announce his decision until "late in the show." The person requested anonymity because program details were supposed to remain confidential.

James, Bosh and Wade entered the pros in the same year, the respective Nos. 1, 4 and 5 picks in the 2003 draft. They went their separate ways: James to Cleveland, Bosh to Toronto and Wade to Miami, where he won a championship partnered with center Shaquille O'Neal in 2006. That year, James, Bosh and Wade all signed matching contracts to make sure they were all unrestricted free agents at the same time.

They won gold medals together at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and could now be poised to unite in South Florida.

Season-ticket sales for the Heat's coming 41-game season were suspended Thursday afternoon after the entire supply of available seats were sold out. Not every seat has been released for sale yet and some will be held back for single-game purchases at the 19,600-capacity arena.

"I'll believe it when I see it," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said while attending a tournament of high school stars at Cleveland State University, co-sponsored by James and Nike, one of the 25-year-old's corporate partners. "In the end, it's going to be tough for LeBron to turn down what he has here, but there could be some championships for him down there."

James, in a T-shirt and shorts, showed up at the tournament in midafternoon with former teammate Damon Jones. James nervously chewed his fingernails while watching some high-schoolers play. He stayed a little more than an hour before heading off in a white Bentley, presumably on his way to the airport.

He did not speak to a reporter, but said "thank you" to some coaches in the stands who wished him luck.

In Greenwich, fans and media set up their own camp across the street from the Boys and Girls club more than five hours before the announcement. More than 15 satellite trucks lined the streets, and about two dozen fans with beach chairs and coolers settled on a patch of grass, hoping for a glimpse of James.

By 6:30 p.m. more than 100 people had gathered.

Dustin Dobbs wore a James jersey and carried a small radio to listen to the announcement — one he said merited all the hype.

"He's the face of basketball today," the 18-year-old from Westport, Conn. said. "This is all worth it."

Westchester, N.Y. buddies Jason Mendell, in a Knicks jersey, and Eric Wenig, wearing Nets apparel, were determined not to miss the announcement.

"He's either going to be my favorite player tonight or the most hated player," Mendell said.

Knicks president Donnie Walsh, an executive with nearly 30 years in the NBA, understood all the fuss.

"It's something new, but we're in new age," he said. "I don't remember Michael Jordan ever becoming a free agent. I don't remember Larry Bird becoming a free agent. I don't remember Magic Johnson becoming a free agent. It would've been the same back then if they had, but that never happened."

The Cavaliers, a franchise that was in ruins before winning a lottery drawing and bringing James up Interstate 77 from his Akron home, have had the upper hand — until now. They were able to offer him more money — $30 million more — than any other team.

But because they have overspent while trying to please James and win the first title by any of Cleveland's three pro sports teams since 1964, the Cavs are strapped with a few big contracts that have eaten up salary-cap space and prevented them from making roster moves to improve the team.

They've come close to winning it all with James, who at 6-foot-8 and 260 pounds has the quickness of a point guard and brute force of an NFL defensive lineman.

With the possible exception of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, James is the NBA's premier player, but his legacy cannot be fulfilled until he wins a championship.

If he goes to Miami, he can build a dynasty with Wade and Bosh, who agreed to sign for less money so the Heat would have enough to pay James, too. Miami president Pat Riley reportedly showed James some of his NBA championship rings last week at the star's business offices in downtown Cleveland.

This King wants a ring, but in the NBA, nothing is guaranteed.

Even if he joins his buddies, James, who has always been the alpha male on any team he has ever played on, would have to share the ball and the spotlight. Same for Wade. The Heat are D-Wade's team. Can their egos coexist for a common goal?

"I think it would become both of their teams," said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, an assistant coach for the U.S. team in China four years ago. "They are both such great players. At the Olympics, they were on the court at the same time and scored a point every second. I think they could play together. I don't think it's that big of a deal. They would have a good chance with those three, that's for sure."

As the clock ticked down to James' announcement, northeastern Ohio was on edge.

James has always preached family and loyalty and commitment as his core values; he even has "Loyalty" and Akron's area code of "330" tattooed on his chiseled body.

Would he stick a knife in the back of a place where No. 23 jerseys are so prevalent they could be school-issued uniforms?

Cleveland fans have nicknamed their lowest sports moments. "The Drive," "The Fumble," "The Shot" and "The Move" are forever burned in the city's psyche.

"The Decision" might top them all.

"If he leaves, and says so on national TV, it would be the cruelest act imaginable," said resident Bill Plagens of suburban Rocky River. "Pure evil."

Emotions are running high for a city mired in a sports championship drought stretching across generations. For many in Cleveland, the only memories of the Browns' 1964 championship are black-and-white images of Hall of Famer Jim Brown running loose on the Baltimore Colts.

James gave Cleveland hope. He can also take it away.

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Associated Press writer Pat Eaton-Robb in Greenwich, Conn., and sports writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this story.

Are you about to be dumped?

Are you about to be dumped?
So there you are on your third date, struggling to make small talk over a lukewarm cappuccino and a too-small arugula salad, when you begin to hear (somewhere off in the distance) the dim, dolorous, barely perceptible sound of a tolling bell. As the gal you’ve been courting sighs vaguely and avoids your gaze, the tolling grows louder, and it reaches a Hunchback of Notre Dame-style crescendo as she yawns and glances at her watch.


Ask not for whom the bell tolls: It tolls for thee.

Okay, if you still have no idea what I’m talking about — you’re a guy, after all, and guys aren’t very good at picking up clues — here are some surefire signs that your sweetie is about to make you (very recent) history.

1. Her friends aren’t as friendly as they used to be. “Maybe she told her girlfriends she’s going to leave you, and the girlfriends have told their boyfriends and acquaintances,” says relationship expert Py Kim Conant. “All of them pull back somewhat, because they’re afraid you’ll somehow sense from them that something’s rotten in Denmark.”

2. She ups her weekly workouts. “If your significant other starts to increase her visits to the gym or adds a new workout routine, it may mean that she’s thinking of finding greener pastures,” says Tina de Lemp, president of B.Fit. “Often, women become lax with their workout schedules when they’re in a satisfying relationship.”

3. She’s not having as much fun you-know-where. “For guys, physical intimacy without love is not a new idea,” says Patricia from Florida. “But for a woman, it’s a big deal. Distance from physical intimacy means she’s pulling away, as opposed to a guy who can enjoy it passionately with someone he’ll never see again.”

4. She’s increasingly hard to reach. “If you’re playing voicemail volleyball with her too often, the fact is that she’s just not that into you,” according to Liz Kelly, author of Smart Man Hunting. “If a woman really wants to reach you, she will go out of her way to find the right time to call.”

5. She gives you that little pat on the back. “Watch out for this one,” warns Lisa Daily, author of Stop Getting Dumped. “A woman who pats you on the back while giving you a hug is indicating that she’s uncomfortable for some reason. The bigger the pat, the more discomfort she feels.”

6. Her hug is a little bit off. While we’re on the subject, Daily continues, “another important sign that things may not be going well is the amount of contact during her hugs. Full frontal contact is good, but the one-shoulder hug could be a sign that she’s distancing herself in the relationship. She may be pulling away, or getting ready to break things off.”

7. She stops criticizing you. This one may sound counterintuitive, but, as Py Kim Conant says, “if she stops complaining about you leaving the toilet seat up, it may mean that she’s given up on the relationship and has no energy to put into further criticism of you. In fact, she may not even notice the toilet seat any longer, since her focus is no longer on perfecting you.”

8, 9 and 10. She puts you off, she makes you mad, and she won’t let you kiss her. “Recently, I went out with a guy for a second date,” says Melissa from Chicago. “Before this, I tried to give him all the telltale signs that I wasn’t interested, but he persisted: he wouldn’t stop calling, he wouldn’t stop asking me out. So just to get him off my back, I agreed to go out one more time. During the date, to continue to show him I wasn’t interested, I brought up every taboo subject I could think of and tilted my views toward the radical side: feminism, politics, religion, marriage, etc.,” says Melissa.

“When he dropped me off, I very clearly leaned toward the door away from him and hopped out of the car as soon as possible to avoid the terrible ‘goodnight kiss.’ After that, he finally figured it out!” My advice to my fellow single guys? Maybe take a hint and bail before things get that bad.

Bob Strauss is a freelance writer and children’s book author who lives in New York City. He’s also written the Dinosaur guide on About.com, the online information network owned by the New York Times.

The Obstacles in I.T. in Educational Practice

Nowadays, people are getting indulged through technologies. Other countries are getting much grower and richer because of their wide intelligence in accessing a technologies. It revolutionizes many of the ways we receive and use information every day. Millions of blogs, social networking sites, and interactive online games have created new modes for interaction and expression. In short, the advent of digital technology touches almost every aspect of modern life. Digital technology makes informative content easier to find, to access, to manipulate and remix, and to disseminate. All of these steps are central to teaching, scholarship, and study. Together, they constitute a dynamic process of digital learning.

In education now has a widespread in technologies especially at the learning process of the students and teachers. But in some cases, there are so many obstacles or rather hindrances in dealing with the technology in Education. Many people warn of the possible harmful effects of using technology in the classroom. As what I observed in a site that some children lose their ability to relate with others, they become dependent on technology to learn, and other questions that can affect the minds of the teachers or the parents. Yes, it can be useful but in sense that all of them have given humanity unbounded access to information which can be turned into knowledge. It should be used in a good way and have a guidance with the teachers and other elders.

In this modern year, teachers are practicing it to improve students listening, reading, writing and speaking. They search from a web resources in their curriculum and applying it in their teaching process to their learners to be enable to cooperate and be more interesting in their lessons. However, there are certain possibilities of problems in a teaching and learning process that should be solved.
One of this is that, lack of funds and a lack of professional training courses that the teachers directly need to be informed in a developments in computer technology. Example of this is when there is something happen in a software or in a hardware of a computer, the teacher should be aware on what he/she will do on that problem.
Then also, the issue of time and workload must be given an attention as the teachers avoid many important teaching tasks due to this practice.

In cooperation of the learners and the technology, it improves the interactions of the learners to other learners and can strengthens any group problems and any discussions of their certain projects or assignments but it can also be a burden to them, like laziness and cheating if learning tasks are not carefully designed.
Technology can make studying more efficient as learners spend less time commuting for other resources but sometimes students never tend to search more in other sources just like books because in an internet , it is a wide stock of words can be found in just one click.

Furthermore, students can be "plugged into computers" to do drill and practice that is not so different from workbooks. Teachers can use multimedia technology to give more colorful and stimulating lectures. It is difficult to set apart technology as a variable in good instruction, but they are finding that in the right circumstances, technology plays a positive role in enhancing academic achievement.Technology has been a powerful learning tool. With this understanding of the context for success, educational leaders can shape programs that prepare teachers to use these powerful new learning tools effectively.




http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/front_tech.htm

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html#exec_summary

http://www.waset.org/journals/waset/v61/v61-19.pdf

Ed Tech Quiz #1 » online quizzes

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The Oval Portrait By : Edgar Allan Poe

The chateau into which my valet had ventured to make forcible entrance, rather than permit me, in my desperately wounded condition, to pass a night in the open air, was one of those piles of commingled gloom and grandeur which have so long frowned among the Appennines, not less in fact than in the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe. To all appearance it had been temporarily and very lately abandoned. We established ourselves in one of the smallest and least sumptuously furnished apartments. It lay in a remote turret of the building. Its decorations were rich, yet tattered and antique. Its walls were hung with tapestry and bedecked with manifold and multiform armorial trophies, together with an unusually great number of very spirited modern paintings in frames of rich golden arabesque. In these paintings, which depended from the walls not only in their main surfaces, but in very many nooks which the bizarre architecture of the chateau rendered necessary- in these paintings my incipient delirium, perhaps, had caused me to take deep interest; so that I bade Pedro to close the heavy shutters of the room- since it was already night- to light the tongues of a tall candelabrum which stood by the head of my bed- and to throw open far and wide the fringed curtains of black velvet which enveloped the bed itself. I wished all this done that I might resign myself, if not to sleep, at least alternately to the contemplation of these pictures, and the perusal of a small volume which had been found upon the pillow, and which purported to criticise and describe them.

Long - long I read - and devoutly, devotedly I gazed. Rapidly and gloriously the hours flew by and the deep midnight came. The position of the candelabrum displeased me, and outreaching my hand with difficulty, rather than disturb my slumbering valet, I placed it so as to throw its rays more fully upon the book.

But the action produced an effect altogether unanticipated. The rays of the numerous candles (for there were many) now fell within a niche of the room which had hitherto been thrown into deep shade by one of the bed-posts. I thus saw in vivid light a picture all unnoticed before. It was the portrait of a young girl just ripening into womanhood. I glanced at the painting hurriedly, and then closed my eyes. Why I did this was not at first apparent even to my own perception. But while my lids remained thus shut, I ran over in my mind my reason for so shutting them. It was an impulsive movement to gain time for thought- to make sure that my vision had not deceived me- to calm and subdue my fancy for a more sober and more certain gaze. In a very few moments I again looked fixedly at the painting.

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That I now saw aright I could not and would not doubt; for the first flashing of the candles upon that canvas had seemed to dissipate the dreamy stupor which was stealing over my senses, and to startle me at once into waking life.

The portrait, I have already said, was that of a young girl. It was a mere head and shoulders, done in what is technically termed a vignette manner; much in the style of the favorite heads of Sully. The arms, the bosom, and even the ends of the radiant hair melted imperceptibly into the vague yet deep shadow which formed the back-ground of the whole. The frame was oval, richly gilded and filigreed in Moresque. As a thing of art nothing could be more admirable than the painting itself. But it could have been neither the execution of the work, nor the immortal beauty of the countenance, which had so suddenly and so vehemently moved me. Least of all, could it have been that my fancy, shaken from its half slumber, had mistaken the head for that of a living person. I saw at once that the peculiarities of the design, of the vignetting, and of the frame, must have instantly dispelled such idea- must have prevented even its momentary entertainment. Thinking earnestly upon these points, I remained, for an hour perhaps, half sitting, half reclining, with my vision riveted upon the portrait. At length, satisfied with the true secret of its effect, I fell back within the bed. I had found the spell of the picture in an absolute life-likeliness of expression, which, at first startling, finally confounded, subdued, and appalled me. With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position. The cause of my deep agitation being thus shut from view, I sought eagerly the volume which discussed the paintings and their histories. Turning to the number which designated the oval portrait, I there read the vague and quaint words which follow:

"She was a maiden of rarest beauty, and not more lovely than full of glee. And evil was the hour when she saw, and loved, and wedded the painter. He, passionate, studious, austere, and having already a bride in his Art; she a maiden of rarest beauty, and not more lovely than full of glee; all light and smiles, and frolicsome as the young fawn; loving and cherishing all things; hating only the Art which was her rival; dreading only the pallet and brushes and other untoward instruments which deprived her of the countenance of her lover. It was thus a terrible thing for this lady to hear the painter speak of his desire to pourtray even his young bride. But she was humble and obedient, and sat meekly for many weeks in the dark, high turret-chamber where the light dripped upon the pale canvas only from overhead. But he, the painter, took glory in his work, which went on from hour to hour, and from day to day. And be was a passionate, and wild, and moody man, who became lost in reveries; so that he would not see that the light which fell so ghastly in that lone turret withered the health and the spirits of his bride, who pined visibly to all but him. Yet she smiled on and still on, uncomplainingly, because she saw that the painter (who had high renown) took a fervid and burning pleasure in his task, and wrought day and night to depict her who so loved him, yet who grew daily more dispirited and weak. And in sooth some who beheld the portrait spoke of its resemblance in low words, as of a mighty marvel, and a proof not less of the power of the painter than of his deep love for her whom he depicted so surpassingly well. But at length, as the labor drew nearer to its conclusion, there were admitted none into the turret; for the painter had grown wild with the ardor of his work, and turned his eyes from canvas merely, even to regard the countenance of his wife. And he would not see that the tints which he spread upon the canvas were drawn from the cheeks of her who sate beside him. And when many weeks bad passed, and but little remained to do, save one brush upon the mouth and one tint upon the eye, the spirit of the lady again flickered up as the flame within the socket of the lamp. And then the brush was given, and then the tint was placed; and, for one moment, the painter stood entranced before the work which he had wrought; but in the next, while he yet gazed, he grew tremulous and very pallid, and aghast, and crying with a loud voice, 'This is indeed Life itself!' turned suddenly to regard his beloved:- She was dead!

REACTION ON THE ICT's of the 5 COUNTRIES

ICT provides support to learning, teaching, administrative and management processes within the educational system. Many of the progressive countries all over the world uses ICT, mostly in education.


In Malaysia, they nurture a well-rounded students who are intellectually, mentally, emotionally, and physically fit in any status. Providing ICT to all students so that it can be used as a tool to bridge to divide between Malaysian schools from other schools from different countries, using ICT as a tool to teach and learn by incorporating it in a subject or setting it up as a separate subject, and making use of ICT to enhance the efficiency and productivity of management systems. Hence, the fact that offering training for teachers and school administrators was an hardest part of implementing the ICT project, many of the teachers received training on an ICT, and the majority of teachers were not capable of making educational courseware. Only a few teachers who were able to develop a fun and effective curriculum by incorporating ICT in their classes. In short, although the government in Malaysia strived to boost the use of ICT, it did not have much impact on the course of teaching.


In Australia, it is known for its successful distance education programs to provide education to those who live in remote places in the outback.Improved learning outcomes for students, supported by educational leaders, teachers and administration staff with the skills and motivation to use ICTs effectively.

In Hongkong, they established the 5-year strategy in was launched amid a number of curriculum initiatives, most of which inevitably exerted their influences on one another, to varying degrees though. Many of them believes that it can enhance and extend mathematics learning experience, and encourage active student participation in exploratory and investigative activities and it can lead to a new teaching strategies.

In New Zealand, they implemented it with the cooperation with their government and the education organizations. With that, they want to be recognized, a developing a more learner-centred service culture where education agencies and organizations focus on the outcome rather than the technology, and a learner that is more informed on his/her future on decision making with other people.

In Singapore's Info-Communication Technology (ICT) sector is a key contributor to its economy. Revenues for the ICT industry grew by nearly 9 percent to almost S$38 billion in 2005. The aim for the industry is to use technology to enable the government to serve citizen and business more efficiently and effectively. National plans are form to transform the economy and society using the use of technology.




Education in developing countries takes place in under circumstances that is different also with other countries. As what I read in an article, the Philippines is a developing country in Southeast Asia whose educational system here shares a many lack of problems and limitations as those with the developing nations all over the archipelago. Some schools here especially in the mountain areas or even in the cities, have lack of chairs, tables, blackboards, books and other learning equipment and even their learning environment is not capable in learning. For me, there is a great faith that these technologies especially nowadays that some Filipinos are enriching or much aware of it, I think that ICT can be effective because it can improve the teaching and learning process of the students because really, education is very important. The government have initiated this programs to provide schools wit computers, internet, and a teacher training. But there is a lack of dataon schools use in ICT. So, it can be lead on waste: waste of time, money, and professionals or teachers. And also, there is a need of training of teachers on computers and the familiarization of the ICT curriculum before they can teach it to the students.
These problem can be a result of conflict of the teaching and learning in the Philippine schools, I hope that it can be the same as the other countries.



References:

http://www.ictineducation.org

http://wiki.nus.edu.sg

unescobkk.org/education/ict/

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/ict/intro

The Best Android Phones

What is the best Android phone? There may only be one or two iPhones available at a time -- but there are more than a dozen different Google (NASDAQ: GOOG - News) Android designs that are competing for the title "Best Android Smartphone On The Planet" -- or "Best Android Smartphone So Far."

We rate the best Androids available today and our top picks should be a quick and easy shopping guide for those looking for a great device.

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1. Sprint EVO 4G

At the moment, the HTC-built Sprint (NYSE: S - News) EVO 4G is the Android phone to beat. A gazillion top-line features including a beautiful 4.3-inch screen, an 8-megapixel camera, 720p HD video output and, of course, access to Sprint's super-fast 4G network (when it comes to your neighborhood). A physically large phone like its Windows Mobile twin (T-Mobile's HD2), the EVO 4G is an absolutely amazing piece of handheld technology.

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2. HTC Droid Incredible

This is HTC's super smartphone made for Verizon's EV-DO 3G network. The Incredible sports a great 3.7-inch screen and shares a lot with its big brother, the EVO 4G -- like a 1GHz Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM - News) Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera and HTC's Sense home screen look and feel. A downside is the phone's limited battery life, but there are higher-capacity battery packs available from third-party companies.

3. Google Nexus One

This is the phone that Google decided to lend its corporate name to. The Nexus One was the first phone to be updated to the latest version of the Android OS 2.2 (of course). It boasts a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen and has a 5-megapixel camera. Also manufactured by HTC, the Google Nexus One is only sold on Google's Web site for use on T-Mobile's 3G network. A Sprint version is rumored to be coming soon. Google has suggested that Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News) subscribers should check-out the similar Droid Incredible.

4. Verizon Droid

Made by Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News) for Verizon this phone is a winner. A slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a terrific 3.7-inch screen, 16GB of built-in memory, turn-by-turn GPS travel instructions, loads of video extras and a fast processor make this a desirable option. (Verizon's cellular network doesn't hurt either.) Even though its design is a few months old, the phone comes across as a cutting-edge, thoroughly modern Android device.

5. Garminfone

Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN - News) has been promising a cutting-edge direction-finder/smartphone for awhile now. This joint effort with the computer gurus at Asus finally hits all the right notes. The Garminfone is a super GPS navigation device built into a state-of-the-art Android smartphone. In our tests we found the Garminfone to be the best smartphone navigation system today -- with the added plus of being able to have someone you know lend his/her voice to the travel commands. Very cool.