What is a Graphene? | Graphene Energy? | Latest Discovery: Stronger than a Diamond!

On the world today, Diamond is no longer the strongest metal.The latest discovery in science is about to drop your jaws so hold them tight and brace your teeth!LOL.Here you can see the updates on Science latest discovery the Graphene! The world's strongest metal.Unlike the diamond this metal is made.

The carbon supermaterial graphene is already known for its exotic electronic properties. Now two studies suggest that the material is also one of the strongest, most elastic and stiffest materials known to science.

Graphene crystals are atom-thick sheets of carbon atoms connected together in hexagons, like chicken wire.

Graphene flakes are produced every time we put pencil to paper - the graphite in pencils is simply a 3D structure comprising multiple stacked layers of graphene. And yet graphene was only isolated for the first time in 2004.

In the graphene "gold rush" since then, scientists have scrambled to uncover the material's properties and discover potential applications. The large surface-to-volume ratio and high conductivity already suggest uses in ultra-small electronics.

Now, researchers have discovered that graphene has remarkable mechanical properties too. Changgu Lee and Xiaoding Wei at Columbia University, New York, took flakes of graphene 10 to 20 micrometers in diameter and laid them across a silicon wafer patterned with holes just 1 to 1.5 micrometers in diameter, like a microscopic muffin tray . . .continue reading

Imagine a carbon sheet that's only one atom thick but is stronger than diamond and conducts electricity 100 times faster than the silicon in computer chips!!! Oh my great discovery huh!

The Glass Frog Discovery in Ecuador

It's not the very first time that this creature was discovered but it's one of the rarest and it's life is endangered.Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum is the scientific name of the glass frog also called crystal frog.What made the see-through frog remarkable is that you can barely see it's organs.Alongside with the discovery of the transparent frogs, are also strange looking creatures.Like the ugly salamander,Gnome Katydid,poison arrow frog and lots more.

Conservation Internation conducted a three-week biodiversity study at Nangaritza Ecuador.While exploring the forests of Ecuador they found out that these creatures have been staying in a dormant condition away from the eyes of  mortals.

According to Bloomberg, out of 14 million plants and animals in the world, human beings have been acquainted with only about 1.8 million.Therefore there's a lot more to discover.And in the search for these creatures, will it be possible that it might lead us to the discovery of new species of the already extinct dinosaurs?

For me, I might be out of topic but I'm really craving for something gummy! I wonder how it tastes like if I'll eat it alive!lol.

The Worlds Most Expensive Pet - Meows!

Though, we already have a pet cat at home I always envy those who has tigers,lions,even monkeys or talking parrots.I always wanted those kind of animals who you can seldomly see in the urban.But most of all, I wanted to have the most expensive Pet in the world.

And you know what it is?The very rare White Lion is because of  a recessive gene and the animals are not considered to be albino. The White Lion's eye color is similar to the regular lion, however the coat pigmentation and skin are not. Due to its price, demand, upkeep and scarcity, the White Lion remains one of the most difficult animals in the world to obtain

Price Tag: $138,000

Aren't they cute?

University of Southeastern Philippines' MVG

USEP MISSION VISION & GOAL

Not a semester goes by without the same old thing for your first assignment.Crap! This should be easy now.I always had this problem about searching for USEP'S Mission, Vision and Goals.I just hate it when the search engines automatically redirects me into a site where i can't find what I'm looking for.I've used a lot of keywords and all but I always get into the same old website and I'm feeling the same old thing -anxious.Well, the site has the Mission, Vision and Goal though but it's not the one I'm looking for.I mean, I'm looking for the Fully-detailed MVG of our school not the shortened one.The MVG isn't written in our handbook so I only have two ways of finding it out.And it's either to search the net or to stand right in front of the Board near the security where the MVG is written and stay there until I burn.

Well, it's a relief that my classmates handed me their copies of MVG.And I'm going to paste it here -I guess most of the freshmen will have to research for our schools Mission,Vision and Goal.So I might as well share it to them and share Traffic with those irrelevant crappy sites I've been through earlier.

Mission

USEP shall produce world-class graduates and relevant research and extension through quality education and sustainable resource management.Particularly, USEP is committed to:

• Provide quality education for students to grow in knowledge, promote their well-rounded development, and make them globally competitive in the world of work;
• Engage in high impact research, not only for knowledge’s sake, but also for its practical benefits to society; and,
• Promote entrepreneurship and industry collaboration.

Vision

A PREMIER UNIVERSITY IN THE ASEAN REGION

By becoming a premier university in the ASEAN Region, the USEP shall be a center of excellence and development, responsive and adaptive to fast-changing environments. USEP shall also be known as the leading university in the country that fosters innovation and applies knowledge to create value towards social, economic, and technological developments.

Goals

Aligned with the university 's vision and mission are specific goals for Key Result Areas (KRA) on Instruction;

Research, Development, and Extension; and Resource Management:

KRA 1. Instruction

Produce globally competitive and morally upright graduates

KRA 2. Research, Development, and Extension (RDE)

Develop a strong R,D,&E culture with competent human resource and responsive and relevant researches that are adopted and utilized for development.

I still have to search for our Institutes MVG! The institute of computing -crap! Till here Usepians.

25 Random Crappy Questions Bluerivenfire Wants to Ask

Before anything else, I'm warning you READ AT OWN RISK.The questions I'm about to ask are those of the crappy kind.If in case you don't feel like it FEEL FREE TO GET THE HELL OUT and if you have something to say I'm more than willing to have a chitchat with you about the questions on the comment area below.I'm just a bundle of nerves that I feel anxious everytime I ask these questions to myself.XD.

Are you ready?let's play. . .

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?(lol)

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   If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
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   Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected becomes the expected?
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   Is there another word for synonym?
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   Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
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   Why does your nose run and your feet smell?
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   Why is it that if someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe you will believe them,but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you still touch it to be sure?
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   Why is it that when you transport something to car, it's called shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
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   If one synchronized swimmer drowns,do the others have to drown too?
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   Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are dead?
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    If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea does this mean the fifth person enjoys it?
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    How come people tell you to stay a kid for as long as you can.Yet the moment you do anything childish or immature they'll tell you to grow up?
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    Why is it called rush hour when you don't move?
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    Where the heck, in the nursery ryhme does it say Humpty Dumpty is an egg?
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    Why do crackers have holes, not cracks?
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    If you take an Oriental person and spin him arounf several times,does he become disoriented?
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    Why do mattresses have designs on them when they're always covered with sheets?
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    Why is it good to be a Daddy's girl, but bad to be a Momma's boy?
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    Why are there flotation deviced under plane seats instead of parachutes?
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    Why do we sing "Rock a Bye baby" to lull our little one to sleep when the song is putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?
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    If love is blind,how do we believe in love at first sight?
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    Why do we have to pay a toll on "FREEWAYS"?
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    Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and then a diet coke?
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    If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
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    Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
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    THIS IS CERTAINLY THE LAST BUT NOT IN THE LIST - The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness.Think of your three best friends, if they're okay, THEN IT'S YOU!

Now, it's your time to shine! Answer the questions carefully- and I might just give you a FREE GIFT!Wait, what on earth is a "free gift"? Aren't all gifts free?

The C Programming Language for IT & CS' Students

C Programming Language:

What is C Programming Language?

• Derived from 2 programming languages (1)BCPL(Basic Combined Programming Language) by Martin Richards and  (2) B by Ken Thompson. 
• Developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs during early 1970's.
•  Is an example of a structured language 

HOW TO OPEN TURBO C IDE?

  First locate TC.EXE in C:\Tc\Bin and double click

Working With Programs 

•  Creating a New Program

First click FILE then NEW OPENING on EXISTING PROGRAM -Open or F3.

• Saving A Program

Simply click SAVE or press F2 on your keyboard.

• Running A Program

 Click Run or Ctrl+F9

• Sample Program

//my first program in C

#include

int main()

{

printf("Hello World");

return 0;

}

• Dissection:
  

1. Comment - is a piece of source code discarded from the code by the compiler types

• //comment
• /*block of comment*/

     2. Preprocessor directive - are lines included in the code of our programs that are not program statements but directives for the preprocessor. These lines are always preceded by a hash sign (#). The preprocessor is executed before the actual compilation of code begins, therefore the preprocessor digests all these directives before any code is generated by the statements.

3. Main Function  - is the point by where all C programs begin their execution.

4. printf -is the standard output stream in C.

5. The return instruction causes main() to finish and return 0.

That's all! Any questions?

CHED: No Classes Tomorrow to All Colleges & Universities in the Philippines

Tomorrow, June 8, 2009 is supposed to be the opening of classes for most of the Colleges and Universities Nationwide but Dr. Emmanuel Angeles, chair of the Commission on Higher education (CHed), announced the postponement on Saturday, saying the delay will give time for students who traveled abroad to do self-quarantine against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus.It's good to hear this news! right? Let's rejoice College students or maybe not? I think a week isn't enough to fill my summer itinerary.I demand for more weeks of extension! (haha.just kidding).I'm a student of the University of Southeastern Philippines,here in Davao but it was said that our school isn't linked with CHED.I mean, they said we are under PASUC and all.But recently I received a text message saying our University President moved the opening of classes to June 15,2009.So if we're studying in the same University -please convey to others.And if not! watch out for further memos and I suggest you to look forward for a postponement.Ahaha.

As of now, Philippines has 33 confirmed H1N1 cases and FYI it's the highest in South-East Asia.

Though our University is under PASUC or whatever it is . . .Angeles ordered the postponement of classes through a memorandum dated June 5. It is addressed to heads of private and public higher education institutions, state universities and colleges, local city colleges and regional directors of CHEd.See the one in bold? Yes! we belong in a state U and so be it.*laughs*

BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

I'm haunted by the notion that school is coming.And I'm not prepared.I never enjoyed summer -or felt how it was like going to the beach.The last time I went to the beach was August of last year during my cousins birthday.Goddamn it! the reunion has to work otherwise I have to conclude this summer is pretty much the worse thing I've ever had in my life.As of now summer is BTF!

Boring - Tiring -and worse Fattening!

Always the same problem.Where should I start?I kept on asking that myself and I always end up with nothing.What the f*ck I lost my voters slip.I'll be going to the Commission on Elections to ask for a copy.I've already registered/applied for a voter last end of April.I have to because it's a requirement for the renewal of my scholarship.Guess why? I'm a scholar of a politician -haha.the fourth most powerful people in the Philippines!I couldn't really remember how exactly that day ended or even started.Good that I've shouted it at Facebook.Here it goes. . .

finally! I did something good today! I woke up 5 in the morning and take a deep plunge into the cold teasing water.Then after I went to Comelec and registered as a voter for the upcoming 2010 elections!Yay.Guess I'm ready for that kind of event.

Anyway it's back to school time.Starting Monday all grade schools and even high schools will be having their annual cleaning brigade.And heck I think I'll be a part of it.I'm a college student though but I think my mom will ask me doing it for my grade school siblings.But I did manage to think of something that will prevent me from going there -I hope it'll work.

Back to School is Scary as it was before!

I'm scared of going back to the University.I'm scared of the DEAN -he might kick me out of the institute.Like I wasn't able to pass one subject.I'm already a probationary scholar and its all my fault.I'm also scared of my PE teacher.She's nice though but I wasn't able to get my grades-and I don't even know if I passed or failed.PE's the most basic subject of all yet my performance in the subject is mediocre if I am to rate it.The main reason is that I was absent for three consecutive weeks or more likely a month and it's all because of my Lola's death and all before she died.I'm not blaming her -but its the truth.Another thing, I'm scared of being hurt again! the girl of my liking is with somebody now and just thinking I'll be seeing them a together?-Ouch!

And of course, the subject that I failed.If I am to retake it again.Hell like damnation I am in to-I'll be seeing him again.My first trigonometry teacher which I hate by heart.Oh my I almost forgot about the programming subject I wasn't able to take last semester.I'm never good in such- as if I was good at anything but the subject programming?Nobody's good at it! I guess.Whenever we'll have our hands on activity I always got effort for a grade! and the result? Syntax Error!I so hate those codes -I prefer Javascript,Css and Html, Xhtml but C++? No way!But I have to.I'm a computer Science student and if I want to pursue with the course(curse) then I have to get used with it.Duh? I'm much more scared of the teacher this year.It was rumored that the previous Dean will come back from Australia.She studied there to boost up her knowledge about those geeky stuff!!And we were warned to stay away from her-she's a villain.One small mistake you'll probably fail even before finals.Although I'm shaking -scared of these things! I still have to face them even though my day is gonna be tainted with dread.

Back to School also means there's something NEW to come!!

• I want a brand new pair of Jackys!!
• I want more clothes -as of January I've had five new shirts!
• I wan't a girlfriend! ahaha.just kidding-or maybe not.Not unless I'm over with my ordeals.I certainly don't want anybody to intervene with my problems!!
• A digital Camera! Woot! I know my moms gonna bought one -but not for me.
• Good grades this year! I think I'll be geeky and nerdy as I can be.In that way I'll be more focused with my study.
• I've been a problem in the house.I'll lessen my "it's good to be bad" thingy!

IN BLOGGING?

I'll be more focused in my academics.I'll be sacrificing blogging a bit.But I wanted my blogging career this school year to, of course rise in stardom and performance.Gain a lot of traffic,clicks and all that stuff.I still have to know more about SEO and all those techniques for a stellar performance.But a fellow blogger told me I can never do such things with blogspot.I think he was right in a way.I'm on for a blogging business right now -as far as monetary units are concerned.Blogspot is for beginners, i guess and I think I progressed a bit and evolved into a learner as of now.But a little improvement always goes a long way! I hope someone wealthy enough from out there will extend his richest and simply give me his bank account or maybe donate me some bucks at paypal.But anyways -I'm still looking forward for my blogging career to rise!

Social Network for USEP Students

People! If you're looking for social networking sites for a friend-fishing expedition well I'm warning you not to get too nasty signing up on this site.But! if your intention is to meet brilliant people with brilliant minds here's the site you've been looking for.At first, I thought this was an exclusive site only for (us) student of the University of South Eastern Philippines but with a slight surprise it's totally for everybody.You can sign up as "joiners" there.Really, stay connected with college students,professors,school paper people,DEAN,and feel free to share your extra everything!!!

UsepObrero's Mission: This site gives people the power to share and makes USeP Students and Staffs more open and connected.

Its a new way of socializing with people.Like YM you can chat with them on the chatbox provided in the homepage.Like Forum Sites you can post and share articles through joining the forum.Like in Multiply you can PM your feelings secretly to the person of your liking.Like Youtube you can watch videos there.Like friendster you can tweak your CSS for an astounding layout.Like Plurk and Twitter you can maintain your popularity through earning points.Like facebook you can comment on shouts.Like most of the social networking site you can upload pictures.But unlike any other website in the world you can discuss or have an online teaching lesson with professors, themselves.

So what now? There are more things to discover from there! Why not sign up now?Nothing can possibly go wrong!!