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Monday, August 23, 2010

Number of Dengue infections on the rise in the Philippines


Dengue is one the things that Filipinos dread especially when the rainy season starts. Last year the number of people who were infected with Dengue is higher compared to previous years. The media was  more focus on the new strain of swine flu virus or AH1N1 while Health officials were finding a ways to stop AH1N1 spreading further. But Dengue has claimed more lives than the swine flu.

Laguna health officers has not declared an dengue outbreak in the province but deeply concerned with the rapid rise of number of people infected with the mosquito-borne diseases. There are a total of 1055 cases of dengue infection as of August 21, 2010. Health officer Dr. Alsaneo Lagos said that the situation in Laguna is not yet an outbreak since the cases were not concentrated in a single area.

Eight fatalities were reported in the last three weeks. The casualties were from two cities: Calamba and Binan and from 4 towns: Cavinti, Sta. Cruz, Pagsanjan and Majayjay. The Laguna provincial government has already started prevented measures such as mist spraying in waterways, distribution of mosquito nets and mosquito repellent in towns being monitored with dengue cases.

In Albay, a dengue task force was created to prevent an outbreak.  645 cases of dengue infections were recorded during the first seven months of the year. The province has adopted a color coding system to classify the severity of the dengue infection. Red is for areas with an outbreak, Code Yellow is for hot spots while green are for those areas with an alarming increase in number of dengue cases. So far there are no outbreak in Albay. Washington drive, Legazpi City and Barangay 16 are under code yellow while Barangays Arimbay, Buragwus, Sagpon and San Roque in Legazpi City, Barangay Sagpon in Daraga and Barangay in Tiwi are areas with increasing number of dengue cases.

Climate change not solely to blame for Asia's massive floodin

Flooding is not uncommon but recent flooding in Philippines and Pakistan has shown that it might intensify in the future. Pakistan recently was hit by a massive flood that has claimed the lives of at least 1400 people. Last year Typhoon Ondoy (International name Ketsana) caused massive flooding that has submerged eighty percent of Metro Manila and killed at least 400 people. It is said the amount of rainfall in the Philippines during Typhoon has been  the highest in the last four decades.  Asian Leaders easily point the finger to climate change. Of course climate change is a big factor but it is not the only reason. People seem to ignore the fact that human activities are also a factor to the flooding.

Human Activities such as deforestation is one of the reasons why the frequency of flooding increases. A study by Australia’s Charles Darwin University and National University of Singapore stated that 10 percent decrease in forests is the reason why the frequency of floods increase by four to twenty eight percent.

Another factor is Pollution. Millions of homes have been erected along flood plains and water sources. Large amount of garbage are improperly dispose especially in the Metro Manila area. Garbage disposal has been a problem and no concrete solution has been proposed or made in the last few years. The garbage clogged up the sewage and waterways magnifies the flooding.

Waste management has always been a problem in the Philippines. Public officials have always had a problem in finding a suitable place to dump Metro Manila’s garbage. They should look on how to improve waste management. Proper land management is also needed to minimize pollution along flood plains. But the most important thing that they have to monitor is the deforestation. Illegal logging has been  a problem for years. They should create strict laws on how to deal with this problem and assign people to management the country’s natural resources properly. Planting one three at a time may seem like a lost cause. But the China reforestation efforts in the 1980s is one the reason why forest cover in Asia is somehow increasing.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Ateneo avenge 1st round defeat against La Salle

I did not graduate from any schools in UAAP but I always enjoy watching basketball games between Ateneo and La Salle. For some reason, I have always rooted for Ateneo and I was disappointed with their lost against La Salle during the first round of the Elimination this season. Ateneo got their revenge and gave La Salle a beating with a end of day score of 74-57. Player of the game is Ateneo Blue Eagles' Kirk Long who contributed 22 points. 15632 spectators watch the game live and is a proof that the rivalry between Ateneo and La Salle is still very much alive.


It was low scoring first quarter. The Blue eagles' defense held the Archers to only 11 points. Ateneo on the other hand got 19 points with Kirk Long contributing nine points in the first quarter by downing 3 out three of his three point shots.

La Salle's offence did not pick up in the second quarter. 3 minutes and 46 seconds has gone by and the Archers was still scoreless. Ateneo held La Salle to only ten points in this quarter and ending the 1st half  with a score of 39-21 favoring Ateneo. La Salle's starters have a combined points of nine points compared to Ateneo's 29. Ateneo also scored more beyond the three point mark downing four out of 11 attempted three point shots. La Salle only scored one out of 11 three point attempts in the first half.

The story was pretty much the same in the second half. La Salle however has scored 18 points each during the 3rd and 4th quarter. Ateneo scored 22 points in the third quarter while La Salle held Ateneo to only 13 points in the fourth.

The is the 65th time La Salle and Ateneo met in the hard court. La Salle still leads against their rivals in terms of games won. La Salle has won 34 games against Ateneo while today Ateneo got their 31st win against La Salle.

Ateneo's win against La Salle today put them on the second place with a 8-2 win loss record. La Salle dropped to the fourth place with a 6-4 win loss record. FEU still leads losing only one game out of ten outing while 3rd place Adamson University has won seven games out of ten outing.

Updated NCAA Team Standing -- August 20, 2010

Teams
W-L
Pct
SBC Red Lions
8-0
1.000
SCC-R Stags
7-1
0.875
JRU Heavy Bombers
7-2
0.778
MIT Cardinals
5-4
0.556
AU Chiefs
4-5
0.444
CSJL Knights
3-6
0.333
CSB Blazers
2-6
0.250
EAC Generals
2-6
0.250
UPDSD Altas
0-8
0.000

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Effects of Global warming this century

The planet is getting warmer. The temperature for the last five years has been the hottest in History. Some people believe that human activity is the main culprit for the planet’s rising temperature while some choose to ignore the signs. I am not a scientist but I know that the climate is changing and it is changing rapidly based on the worldwide abnormal weather behavior in the last few years. Storms are getting stronger. The amount of rainfall has increased in some countries and has decreased in others. Last year the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Ondoy (International name Ketsana), and the amount of rainfall has caused massive flooding in several urban cities. Marikina City was severely hit and according to residence, it hasn’t rain like that in the last 40 years.

Just this year, 14 million Pakistanis had to be evacuated away for their homes due to massive flooding. 12 inches (300 millimeters) was poured in one 36-hour period and is considered as the heaviest monsoon rains in Pakistan. 2007 IPCC report has said that Pakistan is expected to experience greater flooding this century and rains have grown heavier in the last 40 years over North Pakistan
China is also experiencing the worst floods in decades. The recent floods have claimed the lives of 1,100 people while 600 people are still missing. According to the 2007 IPCC report, a 33 percent increased in the amount of rainfall in Northwest China since 1961 was recorded. Nationwide flooding in China has also increase significantly since 1950 and is still forecast the flooding would be more frequent this century.

In the Iowa United States, three nights of rain has caused hundreds of people to evacuate their home.  International climate panel also projects stronger rainfall this century in the United States (except for states located in the Southwest of the country)

This year Russia has experience the hottest summer ever recorded where Moscow temperature s has reached as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). Massive wildfires erupted that has cause toxic smog to blanket Moscow for six days.

Just recently a large mass broke off from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. It estimated that ice mass could hold enough amount of water to fulfill the tap water supply requirements of the whole of United States for 120 days. Melting of the large of miss is causing the 60 percent accelerating rise in Sea levels worldwide.

There are still a lot of people out there who doesn’t believe that Global warming is true. Some believe that the Human activities are not the cause for the increase in the Planet’s temperature and that it is natural occurrence for the temperature to rise. I believe otherwise. I think that the planet has limits. Humans are taking away too much from the planet and in return the only thing that we give is pollution. Humans have to take responsibility. We couldn’t simply say that all the carbon emission from cars or coal plants doesn’t affect the planet.  It would cause a lot for government to switch to environment friendly source of energy but they should start now before it is too late. World leaders shouldn’t ignore signs. Climate change is happening now and it is happening at an alarming rate.

Friday, August 20, 2010

The United states may experience 36 hours of darkness on October 17

Rumors are now spreading online and through text messages that the sun will continuously rise for 36 hours on October 17, 2010 in some parts of the world while the United States may experience 36 hours of darkness. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) official said that this scenario might happen. This rare phenomenon happens every 2,400 years.

According to PAGASA, countries in southern hemisphere experience longer days while those countries located in the Northern hemisphere experience longer nights. During the vernal equinox in March and autumnal equinox in September, the planet experience equal lengths of day and night. After the vernal equinox, countries in the northern hemisphere would observe longer nights while those in the southern hemisphere will experience longer days.

He also added that starting September 24, the number of hours of night would gradual decrease as the country goes below the latitude. A whole day of darkness would be experience by countries located above the 66.5 degrees. Normally the North pole experience six months of darkness every year while the south pole experience six months of daytime. During the summer solstice which falls on June 21 or June 22, countries in northern hemisphere experience the longest day and shortest night of the year. During the Winter solstice countries in the northern hemisphere while have the shortest day and longest night that normally occurs on Dec 21 or 22 each year.

Even though a PAGASA official said that the 36 hours darkness might occur, they have not confirmed that it may happen on October 17.

Movie Review: Zombieland


This is a post-apocalyptic movie where majority of the world's population has turned into a zombie. Unlike traditional zombies, the walking dead in this film are not walking slowly but they are running which is a new perspective on the whole zombie concept. The story begins with Colombus, a student of University of Texas who travels to Columbus to find his parents. Columbus follows a strict set of rules which is the reason why he avoided becoming a meal in Zombieland. Colombus is a phobic but what he fears most are not zombies but clowns. 

During his travel he meets Tallahassee. A loner just like Columbus and is traveling to Florida. Tallahassee has mad skills in killing zombies and has a relentless hate against the undead. He is a Kryptonite though. His has been searching for a Twinkie during his travels. The two decided to travel together and ended up meeting Wichita and Little rock in a supermarket where Tallahassee hopes to find a Twinkie. The Sisters who has been doing cons even before everyone turned to zombies stole Tallahassee's ride and all their guns and ammunition. Tallahassee was pissed and vowed to catch the sisters. But luck was on their side. They found a hummer and a ton of guns in back seat. They finally found the stolen vehicle but ended up being outsmarted by the sisters again. Reluctantly, the four decided to travel together after a stand-off occurred in the vehicle. Wichita and Little rock wants to travel to an amusement park which is rumored to be a zombie-free zone but Columbus convinced them of taking a detour to Bill Murray's residence in Hollywood. Columbus ended up shooting Bill Murray who was acting like a zombie. They decided to stay for the night  and due to trust issues, the sisters decided to ditch Columbus and Tallahassee and go to the amusement park without them. 

Believing that the amusement park is zombie-free, they turned on the power of the park which has attracted zombies nearby. Overwhelmed with the number of zombies that has entered the park, the sisters decided to take refuge in one of the rides. Meanwhile Columbus, who was in love with Wichita, decided to go to the amusement. Tallahassee decided to help Columbus before going to Mexico. Tallahassee used his talent for killing to zombies and managed to kill majority of the zombies in the amusement park. 

Columbus was about to save the sisters but had to confront his biggest fear. A clown turned zombie was on his way. Gaining confidence from Tallahassee's line "Nut up of shut up", Columbus broke one of his rules (Rule 17: Don't be a hero) and saved Wichita and Little rock. Wichita eventually told Columbus her real name which is Krysta. 

Columbus searched for Tallahassee and found him in a restaurant looking for a Twinkie. They heard noises in the closet and accidentally shot a fire into it. They later realize that it was only rats. They also discovered that the Twinkies were in the closet and was shot up rendering it not fit for eating. As they leave the restaurant, Wichita and Little rock was in the hummer and was about to screw them again. The hummer stopped and Little rock threw a Twinkie at Tallahassee which he consumed in a few seconds. The four decided to travel again to find a new home away from the zombies. 

I am not a big fan of zombie movies and when I saw the movie poster of Zombieland, I thought it was not worth watching in the cinema. So I just waited for someone to lend me a copy once the DVD is out. I actually forgot about it and didn't seem like a movie that I would enjoy. I was wrong. The trailer didn't give justice to movie. I really hated the trailer. So when my brother lent me his copy I just said what the hell. I don't really watch Woody Harrelson movies but this one of the I enjoyed watching. He really fits his character.  The movie isn't really scary at all. Actually I would classify it as a comedy rather than a horror movie. The movie didn't give me goosebumps but instead it made me laugh like hell. It is way funnier than the Shaun of the Dead. A movie that I would definitely recommend others to watch. If you love watching Quintin Tarantino's infatuation for gore, this movie has enough violence that you would enjoy. 

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