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Optimus Prime: Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.
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Optimus Prime: With the All Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet. And fate has yielded its reward: a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight, but watching over them in secret, waiting, protecting. I have witnessed their capacity for courage, and though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here. We are waiting.
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I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our past will always be remembered. For in those memories, we live on.
By Dona Pazzibugan, Leila Salaverria, Cynthia Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:35:00 06/28/2009
MANILA, Philippines—The days of self-quarantine are over.
Instead, the Department of Health (DoH) called for “responsible self-monitoring,” saying: “Travelers shall monitor [themselves] for 10 days after arrival, observe for signs and symptoms of influenza-like illness and submit to DoH national guidelines if [these symptoms develop].”
Nearly two months since it went on overdrive to address the entry of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, the DoH has begun to ease up on control measures against what it described as a generally mild flu strain.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced in a memorandum dated June 24 “major policy changes from containment to mitigation response to the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in the country.”
Under the new Interim Guideline No. 16, travelers arriving from countries with reported A(H1N1) cases no longer have to observe home quarantine before they return to their schools or workplaces.
The DoH had previously recommended home quarantine of up to 10 days for all newly arrived travelers regardless of whether they had flu-like symptoms or not.
As of Friday, the DoH had confirmed 861 flu cases. Of the number, 634 or 74 percent have recovered.
Hanggang kailan mananalangin
Hanggang kailan kakapa sa dilim
Umaasa lang sa sagip at grasya
Hanggang ganito lang ba talaga
BOTO MO, I-PATROL (4x)
Mulat na mata at gising na tenga
mga daliri na nagkakaisa
Sa bawat kilos makakalampag
Siklab ng umaga magliliwanag… magliliwanag
Wag nang mahimbing sa sariling mundo
Wag nang iwaldas ang dekadang bago
Ako ang tutupad sa pangakong ito
Ako ang Simula ng pagbabago… sa pagbabago.
AKO ANG SIMULA (3x)
Wag nang masindak sa ingay at gulo
Wag nang mag-abang na itulak tayo
Ako ang tatapos sa pagsubok na’to
Ako ang Simula ng pagbabago… sa pagbabago.
AKO ANG SIMULA (8x)
BOTO MO, I PATROL MO (4x)
Pangasinan: siak so gapo!
Hiligaynon: ako ang panugod!
Bicol: ako an mapuon!
Tausug: aku in tumagna!
Iloko: siak iti rugi!
Chavacano: Iyo Ya Principia
Kapampangan: Aku ing Panibatan!
Bisaya: ako ang sinugdanan!
Ako ang simula!
AKO ANG SIMULA (8x)
Saan at kailan at kung paano
Ako ang tutupad sa pangakong ito
Ako ang Simula ng pagbabago...
]Ako ang simula...
Ako ang tatapos sa pagsubok na ’to
Saan at kailan at kung paano
Ako ang tatapos sa pagsubok na ’to
Ako ang Simula ng pagbabago...
Ako ang simula..
" I will vote for candidates base sa kredibilidad ug integridad, dili personalidad."
- MR. DON JADE CANAMA
" I will vote for candidates not based on their looks but based on their performance."
- MS. APPLE ANGCON
" Mag bantay ko inig election. Ako dayong i-text kung naa koy makit-an nga anomaliya."
- MR. NEILMAR ARDABA
As early as 8 a.m., representatives from the youth sector, businessmen and concerned individuals filled out the Boto Patroller Information Sheet and affixed their thumbmark as a sign of commitment to protect votes in the upcoming elections.
Atty. Lionel Castilliano, Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor, was present during the activity and gave a free seminar for first-time voters. Castilliano said, the youth sector has a huge role in the upcoming elections as they compose the majority of Filipino voters. He added that an informed voter will vote based on credentials and not through popularity. "You have to make the right choice and never let those traditional politicians fool you," said Castilliano. He also gave some pointers for first-time voters such as the need to provide an identification card when registering with the Commission on Elections.
The Boto Mo Ipatrol Mo booth at the University of the Philippines catered to more than 100 students from the University of Cebu, University of San Jose Recoletos, University of the Philippines and University of the Visayas.
You are powerful. You will make a difference. If we all come together now, we will reach the tipping point when change becomes inevitable and irreversible. These are the ideas behind Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo: Ako ang Simula, and there is no better time than now.
The times are changing, and we are keeping pace. Millions of Filipinos are taking part in our efforts through traditional media, but new media gives a chance for immediate feedback and action. That is changing societies globally, and it is happening here. There are so many inspirational moments in the past month and a half – moments of yearning, anger, joy and tremendous patience from thousands of Filipinos waiting hours in lines – to register and vote, to become a boto patroller.
UC Nursing CESDEV volunteers are part of this powerful human machines that will make change possible.
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UC Nursing CESDEV congratulates the second year students who will have their Cap and Badge Investiture and Candle Lighting Ceremonies today in Guadalupe Church!
· Libreng tambal gikan sa Bantay Bata 163, Cebu Eumed Pharmacy ug ubang manggihatagon nga mga kapamilya;
· 200 ka libreng CBS (capillary blood sugar), 100 ka urinalysis ug 100 ka bloodtyping sa Perpetual Succor Hospital;
· 100 ka libreng X-ray ug 100 ka urinalysis sa Hi-Precision Diagnostic;
· 100 ka libreng X-ray sa Reactive X-ray and Laboratories; ug
· 200 ka libreng CBC (complete blood count) sa Chong Hua Hospital.
Usa sa labing manggihatagon nga mga boluntaryo sa Grand Halad sa Kapamilya mao si Dr. Christine Fernandez, nga gawas nga makita sa Kapamilya Winner Ka! sa ABS-CBN mao say nagduma sa Fernandez Eye Clinic sa Gaisano Mactan Island Mall. Si Christine maoy mangunay paghimo og libreng eye checkup ug, uban sa iyang mga ginikanan, manghatag pa gyod og 200 ka reading eyeglasses.
Wa say tihik-tihik ang pangalagad ni Cebu City Veterinarian, Dr. Alice Utlang: Libreng kapon, bakuna, purga, bitamina ug shampoo alang sa mga iro ug iring. Labaw pang buhong ang gitanyag sa CSCST Extension Services pinaagi ni Dr. Greg Gamboa: Pagtudlo og pito ka teknolohiya sa pag-andam, pagpreserbar ug pagluto og mga pagkaon.
Nangu sa one-stop-shop sa pangalagad sa mga buhatan sa kagamhanan mao ang DFA uban ang ilang mobile passporting; LTO uban ang ilang E-Patrol nga mohikay sa mga lisensiya sa mga drayber ug mo-seminar pa gyod sa mga nakalapas sa mga lagda sa trapiko aron mauli ang ilang mga lisensiya; ug ang Pagibig-Mandaue nga mohatag og seminar alang sa housing loan applicants.
Apil sab sa Halad ang NSO, SSS, Philhealth ug NBI. Si Bise Mayor Thelma Jordan mangu sa daycare workers sa Liloan pagbasa og mga sugilanon ug pakigduwa sa mga bata. Samtang magpakaon og champorado ang Bantay Bata 163 sa ilang mga anak, ang mga ginikanan makapahimus sa libreng serbisyo ug notaryo sa mga sakop sa IBP ug YLAC.
Apan ang labing makahuloganon nga bahin sa Grand Halad sa Kapamilya karong buwana mao ang panag-abot sa mga hinabang gikan sa labing gamhanang mga opisyal sa kagamhanan ngadto sa labing kasarangan nga mga sakop sa katilingban.Ang mga tolda, lamesa, lingkoranan, sound system ug megaphones pulos pinahuwaman sa lokal nga mga opisyal ug matinabangong mga magpapatigayon. Samtang ang mga pangalagad gitanyag sa mga kapamilya nga way katigayonan apan adunahan sa kamanggiluy-on ug pagpakabana.
These fishes were heartily given by Jaja to supplement the feeding program to be conducted during the "Grand Halad sa Kapamilya" today in UP Cebu College.
Salamat sa Isda! :)
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III today reported that 15 more fully recovered A (H1N1) cases were already sent home. The total number of recovered cases is now 262 while the total count of positive cases remains at 344 (as reported yesterday).
“All of these 344 confirmed cases were mild in nature, both those who are currently under treatment and those who have been sent home,” Duque said. “Although it is true that for now the novel virus seemed to be causing only mild illness, we still should not be too complacent and let our guard down. We should continue to be vigilant as we, in the government, continue to monitor if there are any changes in its trends and patterns,” Duque stressed.
Duque also said that most of the 344 confirmed cases are from Metro Manila (National Capital Region) with 234 (68%), Central Luzon (Region III) with 45 (13%), and CALABARZON (Region IV-A) with 31 (9%).Duque also noted that in the National Capital Region, most cases came from Quezon City (81 or 34%), Manila (44 or 18%), Parañaque (21 or 9%) and Makati (15 or 6%). Duque said the age range of these cases is from 1 to 76 years old, with 18 as the median age. He also said that most of the cases belonged to the 15-24 years age group (171 or 50%). He said that majority of cases were male (187 or 54.4%).
“When I took up Nursing, my dream was to teach. When my parents convinced me to take up Nursing, I insisted on Education because that was my passion. But I realized my parents were right. I have the best of both worlds here. One, I was able to make it as a Nurse. Two, I get to fulfill my dream of becoming a Teacher which is relatively fulfilling as of this time.
I know everybody goes abroad because of the very pleasant scenario, but if I’d go out of the country, if God permits, that would be to avail myself of scholarship grants and taking sabbatical leaves for that matter. My experience with UC and the country in teaching the beginners is incomparably satisfying.”
http://www.uc.edu.ph/128-dr-estrella-a-nurse-by-profession-a-teacher-by-heart.htm
lugaw
l´ugaw n. porridge, gruel, watery rice
gruel
gruel n. a thin, almost liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, rice, etc., in water or milk: lugaw, nilugaw
porridge
porridge n. cereal cooked in water or milk: lugaw, nilugaw
The foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Sun.Star Cebu, has invited parents, students, teachers, housewives, businessmen and the Cebuano community to share or donate their old textbooks, books, reading materials and magazines. These books will go to the less fortunate schoolchildren in the city and province of Cebu.
The books were turned over to Mr. Jed Calomarde, Sun.Star Outreach Foundation director, by CESDEV-Nursing volunteers Sarah Damayo, Jude Mathew dela Cruz, and Joshua Herbert Buaya, accompanied by CESDEV-Nursing Coordinator, Mr. Ronaldo O. Quitco.
Once again, UC Nursing CESDEV will be joining "Halad sa Kapamilya" of ABS-CBN this coming Sunday, June 21, 2009. Volunteers who are free on the said date are enjoined to take part in such a worthy activity. Not only will you be able to practice the nursing skills that were taught to you in school, you also get the chance to render service to those who need it so badly. Kindly visit CESDEV office to enlist.
Return to a land called Paraiso
A place where a dying river ends
No birds there fly over Paraiso
No space allows them to endure
The smoke that screens the air
The grass that's never there
And if I could see a single bird, what a joy
I try to write some words and create a single song
To be heard by the rest of the world
I live in this land called Paraiso
In a house made of cardboard floors and walls
I learned to be free in Paraiso
Free to claim anything I see
Matching rags for my clothes
Plastic bags for the cold.
And if empty cans were all I have, what a joy
I never fight to take someone else's coins
And live with fear like the rest of the boys
Paraiso, help me make a stand
Paraiso, take me by the hand
Paraiso, make the world understand
That if I could see a single bird, what a joy
This tired and hungry land could expect
Some truth and hope and respect from the rest of the world
("Paraiso" by Lea Salonga)
In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles, that were strapped to their arms and each found it impossible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
God said, 'Now you have seen Hell.' They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.....' 'It is simple,' said God. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'
green thumb
n. An extraordinary ability to make plants grow well.
Either its origin is linked to the reign of King Edward I of England, who enjoyed fresh green peas so much that he had half a dozen serfs working to keep him supplied, a prize going to the one with the greenest thumb, presumably from hours of shelling; or it comes from the fact that repeatedly handling clay pots encrusted with algae will stain a gardener's thumb (and probably fingers) green.
In the afternoon of 12 June 1898 in the town of Cavite-Viejo, Filipinos gathered at the residence of General Emilio Aguinaldo to witness the first Philippine national flag unfurl as the San Francisco de Malabon Band played the Lupang Hinirang.
Reciting the Declaration of Philippine Independence, our people promised to support freedom “with our lives, our fortunes, and with our sacred possession - our honor.”
“Kagitingan, Kagalingan at Kasipagan Tungo sa Tunay na Kalayaan”, this year’s Independence Day theme reminds us that, indeed, freedom is not bestowed. It is something that we must together achieve.
The Philippines’ influenza A(H1N1) tally inched closer to the 100th mark on Thursday as 15 new confirmed cases brought the country’s total to 92. But the Department of Health stressed that almost one-third of these patients have since recovered from the ailment. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the announcement at a regular briefing at the Department of Health (DOH) office. He said the latest batch of confirmed cases were all Filipinos, 10 males and five females, and all are mild ones. He said four of the new cases have a history of travel to the United States, Mexico, Japan and Singapore — countries that also have confirmed cases.
“We stress that there is still no community level transmission, that is why we are still in the containment stage," he said.
DOH briefings have been trimmed down from daily to just twice a week to prevent public fear over the new strain of flu. The department is preparing for the next stage in preventing the spread of the disease – the mitigation process where early detection is given more priority than contact tracing.
“During mitigation, the government will work closely with the World Health Organization to exchange information about the virus in our country to help us understand how the virus is evolving," Duque said.
In the WHO’s latest update, 27,737 cases from 74 countries have been recorded since the new flu strain was reported in April, with 141 deaths. As the figures continue to go up, WHO officials have indicated that they are on the verge of declaring a global Pandemic Alert Level 6, the first in more than 40 years.
Duque appealed to all schools nationwide to continue coordinating with their respective local governments whenever they receive reports of students developing flu-like symptoms. Since May 1, the DOH has tested 698 people for the virus. A total of 562 tested negative while 44 suspected cases have pending laboratory results. (GMANews.TV)
The results revealed that out of 160 blog visitors who answered on the survey question "Do you like the new blogsite of UC Nursing CESDEV?", one hundred forty-eight or 92% gave a resounding affirmative answer. This survey result reaffirmed our zeal to continue working on improving our system and we promise to continue to do so. Thank you for your participation in this survey.
The new CESDEV Blogsite Lay-out introduced a year ago.
The first CESDEV Blogsite lay-out that was launched two years ago.
UC Nursing CESDEV will be conducting a Mass Feeding Program in Sitio Lemonsito, Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City this coming Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 7AM. A school bus which will leave at 6:45 AM will be available in UC Banilad to transport the participants to the fire-ravaged area. Ronaldo O. Quitco is requesting all CESDEV Nursing volunteers who are interested to join the activity to make their intentions known by visiting the office or by sending an SMS for confirmation of participation.
Ooops! The date in the digital camera was not set. These pictrures were taken last June 6, 2009 before the nursing graduates of UC took the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examinations.
UC Nursing CESDEV encouraged its volunteers to participate in the "Board Ops" for the College of Nursing of UC for its examinees in the June 2009 PNLE. This activity is geared towards not only boosting the morale of the examinees but also to provide the CESDEV volunteers a glimpse of what actually transpires during the nursing board examination hoping that they will be better prepared when their time to take the PNLE comes.
The Commission on Higher Education yesterday announced the postponement of school opening in all colleges and universities from June 8 to June 15 as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
But the order applies only to classes in the college level since the Department of Education did not match the CHED order with a similar order that would have also reset the opening of Classes in private elementary and high schools already set for June 8. DepEd undersecretary for regional operations Ramon Bacani told The Freeman any decision to postpone the opening of classes in private elementary and high schools will be at the discretion of the managements of these schools.
“It will be at the discretion of their managements if they wish to postpone classes following CHED order. There is no problem if these colleges and universities decide to also postpone the opening of their secondary and elementary divisions because they are allowed to do so, provided they are able to comply with the required number of schooldays which is 210 for the entire school year,” Bacani said.
The CHED said the one-week postponement of classes in the college level would allow students coming from abroad to self-quarantine themselves in face of the global threat of the swine flu, said CHED secretary Emmanuel Angeles. Many foreign students studying in the Philippines are still coming in. Some of them come from countries where there are confirmed A(H1N1) cases, thus the rescheduling of the class opening will give them time to self-quarantine,” Angeles said.
The postponement will also allow colleges and universities to extend enrollment, thereby allowing “financially-handicapped” parents to raise money to enroll their children.
CHED regional director Candelario Aytona confirmed receiving the postponement order by phone call yesterday.
He said that as mandated by the tertiary education secretary, the postponement is applicable to all 159 colleges and universities in Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas. He assured, however, that the postponement will have no significant effect on the quality of education.
DepEd regional director Recaredo Borgonia said he will not order the postponement of classes in private elementary and high schools but will leave it to the discretion of the administrators of these schools.
The Nightingale Pledge is a traditional pledge that was taken by new nurses. It was composed by a committee chaired by Lystra Gretter, an instructor of nursing at the old Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and was first used by its graduating class in the spring of 1893.
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), considered the founder of educated and scientific nursing and widely known as "The Lady with the Lamp"[1], wrote the first nursing notes that became the basis of nursing practice and research. The notes, entitled Notes on Nursing: What it is, What is not (1860), listed some of her theories that have served as foundations of nursing practice in various settings, including the succeeding conceptual frameworks and theories in the field of nursing.[2] Nightingale is considered the first nursing theorist. One of her theories was the Environmental Theory, which incorporated the restoration of the usual health status of the nurse's clients into the delivery of health care—it is still practiced today.
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ALL UC Nursing CESDEV Volunteers will have an activity this coming Saturday, June 6, 2009. We will be going to Lilo-an, Cebu for a Tree Planting activity. This will be especially meaningful for our newly-capped and badged student nurse volunteers. As they plant a tree, they also re-affirm their convictions as student nurses and CESDEV volunteers with the hope that as the tree grows taller, its roots dig deeper, and its branches spread wider ... along comes a deeper understanding of what nursing and volunteering is all about. For more information, please visit the office.
