Monday, May 18, 2009

Making your Windows Desktop Faster

Here are some steps to make your Windows desktop fast.

  • Click start menu
  • Click on run
  • Then type on search box regedit
  • Double click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder
  • Double click Control Panel folder
  • Then click on desktop folder
  • At you right side bar look for MenuShowDelay
  • Double click the MenuShowDelay
  • Change the Value data into 0 (zero)
  • Click OK button

Then that’s it your done you may close the window and try to restart you computer or refresh to get it effective.

First Writing Instrument

Back to school is near. Probably by next month school year starts again and students are preparing for their things that usually use in school.

Here is a little trivia for handwriting instruments. In the early time human don’t have any paper to write on. Early human uses hard kinds of notes like stone tablets or in walls of cave and it’s not possible to write if we use pen like we are using today.

The early writing instrument was sharpened-stone; they made it for them to write easily. Then eventually as time getting advance, human discover things around and feather pen became a writing instrument by using squid ink. As of now it is not that hard to write using ball pen or pencil, human made a comfortable hand writing instrument.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Philippine Legal Holidays!

Holidays are to free from work to spend time with the family for a certain event. This is also to recall events that are memorable things happen. Mostly holidays are days or thanks giving for blessing that we received. There are regional holidays that are celebrated in a certain regions. And holidays that are celebrated a certain country.


Here is the list of Legal Holidays in the Philippines:


New Years Day January 1
Araw ng Kagitingan April 9
Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Labor Day May 1
Independence Day June 12
National Heroes Day August 30
Bonifacio Day November 30
Christmas Day December 25
Rizal Day December 30

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Philippine Presidential Candidates for 2010

The Philippines are scheduled for election on May 10, 2010. The elected president will become the 15th President of the Philippines.

May 10, 2010 is very important event for it is a service of six years for the Filipinos. The Filipinos are hoping for a responsible president but these will depend on their votes.

These are the posible list for Presidency:
(to be updated)

Jejomar Binay
Francis Escudero
Panfilo Lacson
Mar Roxas
Manny Villar
Ed Panlilio
Loren Legarda

Friday, May 8, 2009

CA looks to Illegal Drugs for Tax Revenue

CA Governor Schwarzenegger Looks to Illegal Drugs for Tax Revenue
May 07, 2009 by Sylvia Cochran

Call it Grass, Weed, Pot, Mary Jane, Dope, or Bud; It's a Leaf and Looks Good to the Governator for Revenue Generation.

The California budget crisis continues on without abatement and illegal drugs are now in the crosshairs of cash strapped legislators. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would look at marijuana legislation as a potential means for tax revenue. Is this a shortsighted move?

When Michael Phelps took a bong hit, the picture led to unsuccessful press negotiations, an apology, sanctions, and a loss of endorsements. In contrast, when San Francisco Democrat Tom Ammiano drafted a California marijuana bill, he was hailed as a visionary who might be able to use illegal drugs and put up to $50 per ounce of marijuana into the state's coffers.

Even President Obama weighed in on legalization of illegal drugs - specifically the legalization of marijuana - and the Obama marijuana position is a resounding "no" to making this illegal drug legal. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not yet on the illegal drugs legalization bandwagon, but, according to the Christian Science Monitor, he is making overtures that he is ready to listen and discuss the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

Illegal Drugs Status of Marijuana

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration classifies marijuana as a schedule one illegal drug, asserting that it possessed a heightened possibility of abuse.

Will Legalization of Illegal Drugs Show California the Money?

It may not be the solution to California's budget woes, but it would be more than a drop in the bucket. Estimates suggest that the legalization of marijuana and its taxation could add up to $1.3 billion to the state's strapped budget.

The law of unintended consequences also applies when it comes to illegal drugs and their legalization. For example, if marijuana were made legal in California, sellers and users would no longer be subject to prosecution (at taxpayer cost) and incarceration (also at taxpayer expense); moreover, the tax revenue generated by marijuana sellers and users as they pursue their regular FICA generating jobs remains preserved.

On the flipside, a new government agency or at least office dedicated to overseeing the sale and taxation of marijuana would have to be created. Children would have to be protected from (for them) illegal drugs that would then be so much easier to obtain. Could it be that the California governmental structure might just eat up whatever profits the legalization and taxation of marijuana would yield?

Moreover, the fact that smoking pot and smoking tobacco lead to health problems is undisputed. Will California simply shoot itself in the foot by legalizing marijuana and reaping tax benefits on the front end, while paying out health related costs on the back end?

Source: associatedcontent.com

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Track Typhoon EMONG

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Be alert that "EMONG" has intensified into a typhoon as it continues to move closer to Northern Luzon.

PAGASA Track as of 8 a.m., 07 May 2009 Philippine time

Location of Center:
(as of 4:00 a.m.)
350 kms West of Iba, Zambales
Coordinates: 15.1°N, 116.4°E
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph
Movement: Northeast at 17 kph.

These are the areas having Public Storm Warning Signal:

HTML clipboardSignal No.3 (100-185 kph winds)
Western Pangasinan
La Union
Ilocos Sur

Signal No. 2(60-100 kph winds)
Zambales
Tarlac
Rest of Pangasinan
Benguet
Ifugao
Mt. Province
Kalinga
Apayao
Abra
Ilocos Norte

Signal No. 1(30-60 kph winds)
Metro Manila
Batangas
Laguna
Rizal
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro
Lubang Island
Calamian Group of Islands
Cavite
Pampanga
Bataan
Bulacan
Northern Quezon
Aurora
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Viscaya
Quirino
Isabela
Cagayan
Babuyan Island
Batanes Group of Islands




















Source: PAGASA

Face Transplant in the U.S. Appears for the First Time

The First U.S. transplant appears publicly on May 05, 2009. Connie Culp thanked the doctors who made the surgery publicly.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Reasons for Having Birth Records Search Online

The Internet has already made its mark on the lives of many people. There are already many situations in which an individual would rely on the Internet. Primarily, there are situations in which an individual can make use of the information that is available online.

With the broad range of information that are available in different websites, a person would not find it hard to get most of what he needs since one can simply search for it in the Internet. There are also birth records that are available and there are sites that can offer this for free. The records are government acquired so they also make it available for the public for free. The process is not difficult and you can do this without too much effort. If you are in need of your own records, or you want to know your birth parents, checking out the birth records online can be a big help.

The information that you should start with when you are starting the birth records search is to know the complete name of the person. If you are looking for your own records, then this means your name. You should put in the search the full name and not the nicknames as this can change the results of the search. If you don’t know the real name of the person, as in the cases of adoption, then you should contact the adoption agency to know the real, given name of the individual.

Another piece of information that is helpful to start with your birth records search would be the date of birth of the individual. If you are searching for another person, then try to get this information so that your search can be faster and more reliable. However, if it is not possible, you can still continue with your search but this will take more time.

When you are already gathered the two important things before you can conduct the birth records, you will be able to get the details that you need from the search. The online process is so easy that you would no longer need to do so much just to get all of the important details about another person or yourself. Within a few days of waiting and searching, you can get all of the relevant facts. The Internet has opened this new possibility making each day better and easier in many situations.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Winner of Pacquiao vs. Hatton

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao won by knock out at second round.














The defense of Ricky"The Hitman" Hatton was open and hit by the left hook of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Hatton was knock out in 2nd round of their 12 round super lightweight title match.
On their first round fight Hatton was knock down twice before the fight was over.

Pacquiao vs. Hatton

The awaited moment has come the fight of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs Ricky"The Hitman" Hatton. Who will be undefeated....