As someone studying to become a teacher, I hear a lot about whether or not I’m wasting my time. Now, you go to anyone of common decency above the age of 35 and they will tell you that the teaching profession is extremely important, if not well respected. Anyone under 25 will say that the Internet is teaching kids more than what teachers could. And anyone under 15 will tell you that teachers are “fucking gay as hell,” which is something I’m not going to argue.

I think that while the Internet has it’s place in the delivery of information to children, it would be ludicrous to throw away teachers and let children learn on their own. Because in that case we would have an entire generation of professional Youtubers, bloggers, and gynaecologist. Children can’t be trusted with technology. I’ve been in classrooms where every student has a netbook and were playing games.

Even having a phone in school is problematic. The only reason I got a phone was because I started dating and needed to be in contact with my parents at all times, and this caused anti-social interactions between me and my then partner. I don’t understand why kids need to have phones during school. It enhances the likelihood of bullying, and distracts the teacher and others that go to school to learn. If a student excuses their use of a phone in school as “I was looking something up,” they’re most likely off task.

I think that where my university is at is far enough in terms of technology, if not too far. I’m happy with the ability to email my lecturers whenever I have a question, and am glad to be able to listen to recordings of my lectures if I can’t make it or download the .pdf of the lecture notes. But any further and we’re peering into madness. I don’t want to sit in a lecture hall where everyone is on a laptop. It’s distracting enough with the 3 there already playing games or checking Tumblr. I don’t want to be pressured into lugging my laptop, buying a tablet, or printing 20 pages everyday.

I see a lot of ads on TV about correspondence courses for universities, and I would be very upset if that was what the future holds. There is a reason why tertiary education is meaning less and less now days. I mean, having a Bachelor of X will get you a job that someone could have gotten 20 years ago with no qualifications. You need a PhD to really get places. So if any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get a degree, then they mean essentially nothing.

She was missing for approximately two days before the police finally found her. Supposedly, a certain man (whose name the police are not revealing) kidnapped her to create trouble, stemming off his insecurities about attention.

She was found about 30 miles from her home.

She is known for her part in Disney, as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place. Her time there had already ended, though. It seems as if she would continue to move along her career, but now that won’t be possible.

PSYCH! Nothing supports that she’s dead…

March 2 is . . . . . Old Stuff Day

March 3 is . . . . . I Want You To Be Happy Day, Peach Blossom Day and National Anthem Day (Look below for more information about National Anthem Day)

March 4 is . . . . . Holy Experiment Day

March 5 is . . . . . Multiple Personalities Day

March 6 is . . . . . National Frozen Food Day

March 7 is . . . . . National Crown Roast Of Pork Day

March 8 is . . . . . Be Nasty Day

March 9 is . . . . . Panic Day

March 10 is . . . . Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day

March 11 is . . . . Johnny Appleseed Day and Worship of Tools Day

March 12 is . . . . Alfred Hitchcock Day

March 13 is . . . . Jewel Day

March 14 is . . . . National Potato Chip Day

March 15 is . . . . Buzzard’s Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day

March 16 is . . . . Everything You Do Is Right Day

March 17 is . . . . Submarine Day

March 18 is . . . . Supreme Sacrifice Day

March 19 is . . . . Poultry Day

March 20 is . . . . Proposal Day and Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day

March 21 is . . . . Fragrance Day

March 22 is . . . . National Goof-off Day

March 23 is . . . . National Organize Your Home Office Day and National Chip and Dip Day

March 24 is . . . . National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

March 25 is . . . . Pecan Day and Waffle Day

March 26 is . . . . Make Up Your Own Holiday Day and Spinach Festival Day

March 27 is . . . . National “Joe” Day (Look below for more information on National “Joe” Day)

March 28 is . . . . Something On A Stick Day

March 29 is . . . . Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day

March 30 is . . . . I Am In Control Day

March 31 is . . . . Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The Half Shell Day

More Info on National Anthem Day

Today President Hoover signed a bill making the Star Spangled Banner our national anthem. Celebrate by singing as much as you can remember with some friends. 

More Info on National “Joe” Day

Do you hate your name? Everyone who hates their name has a right on this day to have everyone they know call them Joe.

There has been rumors that Disney will replace Jack Sparrow with a new character, because Johnny Depp supposedly wasn’t that excited about doing the fourth movie when he learned that Gore Verbinski wouldn’t be on board, and also because the actor’s agenda is busy. But he did get along with the new directer, Rob Marshall, so Disney is now supposedly trying to convince Jonny Depp to sign up for more films. Nothing is final yet, thoguh. Johnny Depp may or may not play Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6.

Some, unsure about the plot, but speculate that there will be a crazy cliff-hanger between the fifth and sixth movies, so let’s hope that Pirates of the Caribbean 6 will be released soon after Pirates of the Caribbean 5!

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For more than 4,000 years, the Phyramids of Giza have been regarded as one of the wonders of the world. Perhaps the greatest wonders of all is how the builders managed to erect them with only the simpliest tools-  not even the wheel which  came into use in Egypt several of hundreds  years  after the Pyramids of Giza were finished.

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There are three major Phyramids of Giza, near Cairo, and they were built as the tombs of the three Egyptian Pharoahs, who had the statue of gods on earth. The first and largest, was the monument of Pharaoh Khufu, also known as the great Phyramid, who reigned from about 2,590 B.C to 2,567 B.C.  The Phyramid is 480 feet tall. It’s base covers over 13 acres and is 750 feet square. The Phyramid is built of about 2,300,000  blocks of stones, weighing an average of  of more than 2-1/2 tons each. Some weight more than 15 tons and the granite roof slabs of Khufu’s burial chamber weigh 50 tons.

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The Phyramids are built on the slight hill on foundations of solid rocks. A nearby outcrop of rocks form the lower part of the Great Sphinx. Today, the outskirts of the city of Cairo reach virtually to the foot of the phyramids, but when the phyramids were built, the site was out in the dessert.

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It is also the ancient Egyptian temples that the visual arts – painting, sculpture, and achitectue – found fullest expression. The temples shared the  massive quality of Hatshepsut and the temple at Abu Sembel. Others, such as those of Lukor and Kamak were of the pylon type.    

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  Fo those Brilliant minds. Discover yourself how good you are in History. Answer the 10 Questions below.

TRUE or FALSE.

1.———–The art of Egypt exemplified by the phyramid used as tomb of the Pharaoh

2————Woksmanship in Egypt was highly developed, particularly in the royal workshops

3————The Kings of ancient Egypt were known as Pharaohs

4.———–The religion of Egypt monotheistic in theory but polytheistic in practice

5————Phyramids of Kalakh have been regarded as one of the wonders of the world.

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6.———–The first and largest was the monument of Pharaoh Ikhnaton, also known as the Great Pyramid, who reigned from about 2,590 B.C to 2,567 B.CC

7.———–For thousands of years, the phyramids have remindes us that a great ancient society once flourised in the Nile River Valley

8.———–The Egyptian achitecture developed the use of the post and lintel system.

9.———–The Egyptian art is pimarily religious in nature.

Good luck

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 So yea, it’s been awhile, sorry. School got really hard with midterms coming up and all. They are over now so I thought I would write now. 

 Midterms went alright I guess, for the first time I have ever taken midterms in my life. I bombed Latin 2, then again so did all 5 of the other students. We only have one latin teacher in the school so us Latin 2’s don’t get taught much, not enough time. I didn’t do so hot in math either, pretty sure I failed. I did decent I think in everything else, we’ll find out when the grades are posted. So I guess you could say its going alright. My parents are grounding me until I have no D’s in any classes, which will pretty much be impossible in Latin 2. But they decided not to ground me over Chrstmas break which is good. Oh yea, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

-Jayce

Dude: A guy

Doubt: To lack confidence in something

Dizzy: The feeling of beeing unbalance after you turn around really fast, or after your mom smacks you in the head after you mentioned that she was inded a fat cow.

Dildo: An artificial phallus for sexual uses, or a word to call an idiot.

Diarrhea: The watery excrement that comes from a bowel movements

Demagogue: An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience.

Death: The end of life, or the bassist of the Wyld Stallyns.

Deadpan: Deliberately impassive or expressionless

Data: A collection of object-units that are distinct from one another

Donut: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…

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We accept that original thought is key to inventiveness; yet too many people have picked the path of acceptance that ‘what is’ will always be. Another path of acceptance occurs when a person believes in an alternative, but are not prepared to insist on change. They rest on the couch and think merely of the next episode of their favourite TV show. Yet the world must change and it is always important to question things and each of us should do this in every aspect of our lives.

Other articles by the author in this series include:

• What has happened to Original Thought?
• Venturing into the Unknown: The Leadership Challenge
• Original Thinking: The Role of The Specialist
• Original Thought: The Inter-relationship Between Ideas and Events
• Original Thinking: The Withering of Intellectual Debate
• Original Thought, Discussions, Rhetoric, Arguments, and Polemics

This article is taking a slightly different tack to these in that it is looking at the way political institutions are run across western democracies and how sometimes the existing system of representation stifles the ability of society to change and respond to the demands of the people in general.

In politics I have always been concerned that we get an opportunity once every few years to vote for the person who will least misrepresent us. This is a part of the problem the democratic systems face and may explain the general low level of enthusiasm found during many elections. When I look at my local political representative I find that I disagree with most of what they stand for, yet also look at their opponents and cannot agree with their platform either. Quite a dilemma, one faced by the vast majority of people.

In the western world we talk about letting the people decide, yet the truth is that the people are not a normal part of the process. Electing representatives every few years is NOT letting the people decide.

When our democracies were setup (between 250 and 450 years ago) we needed to send representatives because of the distance that had to travelled and often because of the educational level of the people. The distance factor may be the same today, but we can get there quicker using the motor car or the jet-plane. Also in the past we selected experts at debating with great knowledge as our democratic representatives. Today we have a better educated populace and open lines of communication, yet we live by a system of representation that is outdated.

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The truth is that “The People” are better equipped today to give their own views about all subjects (and frequently do so via Linkedin, Facebook and other social web sites). What society needs today is fewer ‘representatives’ and more real involvement from the people. Again it is true that “The People” are better equipped than they have ever been to make decisions that affect their own future. Although the political parties are afraid afraid of true democracy and don’t want people making decisions for themselves. They see it as anarchy and lacking control and discipline.

Ultimately a new form of democracy is needed which will enable the ideas of the general public to move society forward, not stale ideas pursued by political parties, who are haunted by their own traditions. Just because something has always been done a particular way does not mean this has to be the way we operate into the future. Unlike the un-democratic world we have the right to have our voice be heard. Yet at the same time our democratic system must undergo change in order to democratise it further.

Next time you hear the voice of dissent, be prepared to listen for a while. Remember that the person who disagrees with you should they have a reasoned alternative, this may actually work.

People that likes to blow things up-(Bomber man), people that likes to sleep –(in General). People who always hangs up (Norwood) and people that always want a day off and doesn’t mind his co-workers (Azkals). Wahgi wagi waghi hihihi 9.5 ako, There are also some co-workers that always have a negative side comment in every thing what we do (Negative Man or NegaMan). Some always ask the News-“Anong Balita?” And even said that are you satisfied with that? “Ok na sayo yan?”.

There are some people that are always happy when make other lives miserable. (Mighty Joey oung), Smell your NG units –(SanBelle), The photography major (Mini-Cam). AAAAAHHHHH – (Garland Green) Little miss Gloria (Con Air). Miss bulok (Left over Raquel). Respect me I’m wearing Blue(Doc).

But there are person who stands out, literally stands out and taking a smoke most of the time. (Monkey and friends). Stand on guard and checking thing up to your underwear (Kap Kap). Performers with built in twitters (Nyorks), and band mates with stutter beats (Pppppppre). But nothing can beat the wonderful words and vocabulary of our beloved worm man.

“Eventually there are some dark times in our lives and there in then true friendship emerges. They are the one who respect and support you even you did something wrong, doesn’t judge you right away and give you advices to overcome problems. This is what true friendship is and I can say that I experience the good and bad side of friendship with in a company.”

But generally it is like a roller coaster ride when we are dealing with different kinds of people. Can experience happy and funny moments, can also have some trials and sad moments. But the important lesson is every experience we had, there is always a lesson to be learned which can make us better persons in the process. Looking forward to many experiences with my friends and even with my foes.

The train was derailed but remained upright, the collision had sent it across the tracks and into the path of a freight train travelling in the opposite direction. The two trains collided about half a mile from the spot where the vehicle had caused the initial incident. Leading engine carriage of the Intercity train was almost completely destroyed and the remaining nine coaches suffered damage ranging from severe to moderate. All the coaches had overturned and were down an embankment.  The freight trains engine was on its side with major damage inflicted on the area of the drivers cab and one side, the first nine freight wagons were derailed with varying levels of damage.

The intercity train had reduced its speed to about 88mph after the initial collision with the vehicle, the freight train was going at 54 mph. the combined speed at the time of the collision was 142 mph making it the highest speed collision to have occurred on the railway in the UK.

The drivers of both trains were killed, as were two other members of the intercity trains crew. One miraculous escape was by an instructor travelling in the cab of the freight train and teaching the driver a new route. The intercity train was carrying a total of 99 passengers and staff. Had it been later in the day and closer to its capacity of 544 passengers then the number of those killed would certainly have been higher. 45 of the serious injuries and all the fatalities were in the front five coaches.

The driver of the vehicle that initially started the chain of events that led to the crash escaped without a scratch. He claimed his car had suffered a mechanical fault or had hit an object in the road. His vehicle was reconstructed and proved to have no mechanical defect prior to the collision with the train. The investigation did find though that the driver had been driving in a state of sleep deprivation and had not applied the brakes when travelling down the steep embankment, It also had found that the previous night he had been up all night chatting to a woman on the telephone. The driver of the vehicle was later found guilty by ten counts of causing death by dangerous driving, he was sentenced to just five years in prison, He was released after serving just half of his sentence.