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"Meet the six parasites you never, ever want to be infected by - but that doesn't mean you can't admire how inventive they are."
(Article Source: Science Alert) (Original Source of Video: ASAPScience)
http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-these-are-the-most-horrifying-parasites-ever

"Increased risk from toxoplasmosis" (News Source: Medical Xpress) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-toxoplasmosis.html
"South American strains are really good at evading the immune system."
"There are known cases where pregnant women who were seropositive — and therefore should have been protected from toxoplasmosis — developed congenital infection following travel to South America."

"Hawaiian Health Officials Issue Warning Over an Outbreak of Brain-Invading Parasites" "The parasites are in the lining of my brain, moving around." (News Source: Science Alert) http://www.sciencealert.com/a-brain-invading-parasite-carried-by-snails-has-health-officials-concerned-in-maui

"Philippine Space Agency" petition https://www.change.org/p/philippine-government-support-the-house-and-senate-bills-to-enact-the-philippine-space-agency

"We Could Have Good Satellite Internet If We Wanted" "Satellite internet was once seen as a holy grail of connect-anywhere online access. But for various reasons, it hasn’t worked out that way—yet." (News Source: Motherboard Vice) https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/we-could-have-good-satellite-internet-if-we-wanted

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday April 4th, 5th, 6th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience/photos/a.365483316818651.90582.184127114954273/1489361387764166/?type=3

Make sure your Internet speed is fast enough for this FB Livestream.

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There's a YouTube Livestream/playlist of that.

"Most of the web really sucks if you have a slow connection" https://danluu.com/web-bloat/

Check all your privileges, oligarchs/cronies/oligopolists/corporatists-owned telcos and electric companies in/from the Failippines! 💩

"Secrets of the Superbrands (Technology)" (Documentary Source: BBC Three) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkeMpN8hOI

and Luzon

One small step for our country, one giant leap for Filipinos. Sadly, maraming electronic institute diyan satin na managed by backward mentality people na hindi na nag-improve ang academics katulad ng pinanggalingan ko. Counter-development in terms of technology and knowledge kung baga. Teaching outdated basics and fundamentals to students. Maraming graduates o tapos ng two years Electronic of Computer Technician course na hindi alam kung pano mag-program ng microcontroller o embedded programming (all satellites have that even micro). Ni hindi makasulat ng BASIC o Phyton programs at software level. Ilan lang bang institute o university diyan satin nagtuturo ng Robotics at Automation? Marami rin ECE o ComSci graduates from various universities o colleges pero hindi makapag-develop ng software o walang hard knowledge about Travelling Wave Tube, Klystron, o even Magnetron. Mostly cannot even design a simple low power amplifier and understand datasheets. Walang institute o university satin na nagtuturo ng rocket propulsion kaya sa Bocaue, Bulacan na lang nagte-training. Unfortunately kahit sa Bocaue hindi nila alam ang Hydrazine at Ion Thruster while in Japan one graduate student developed and used for Hayabusa Project. I was just fortunate I worked in one of the leading international aerospace company (Rockwell Collins) for ten years and now working in military air defense system maintaining similar to Patriot Air Defense System. Bakit ang DOST at DepEd are doing nothing for small technological institute at electronic schools katulad ng pinagtapusan ko para naman madevelop ang curriculum?

As of today, January 13, Diwata-1 has circled the world approximately 4,083 times, taking images not just of the Philippines but also of other parts of the Earth. Diwata-1, our country’s first microsatellite, started this mission in April 27 of this year when it was deployed successfully from the International Space Station (ISS). Since that day, we at the PHL-Microsat Program have been excited by what this represents for the future of our country in space exploration.

You can share in this excitement by following this three-part series on the prediction of satellite tracks. This is basically an inside look into one task in the satellite operations behind Diwata-1 — the tracking and propagating of the microsatellite’s orbit. By doing this, we would know when Diwata-1 will pass over the country, where it will pass, and for how long. After this introduction, I will be discussing some basic information, from the organization tasked to monitor satellites launched in space to the catalogs and models created to predict satellite orbits. Then, I will be discussing different ways of applying these catalogs and models in predicting and tracking Diwata-1’s path.

Programming knowledge is not needed for the most part but I recommend that you guys start exploring and learning this stuff because it is very useful and it’s also fun! Either way, by the end of this series, you would know enough to build your own Diwata-1 tracker. Sounds cool, right?!

So welcome and I am looking forward to you guys joining me in watching Diwata-1 make its journey through the skies.

https://blog.phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/tracking-a-diwata-introduction

CANCELLED ANG EXAM BUKAS YES!

Issued at 5:00 PM today, 19 October 2016
Synopsis: At 4:00 PM today, the eye of Super Typhoon "LAWIN" was located based on all available data at 275 km East Southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (16.9ºN, 124.2ºE) with maximum sustained winds of up to 225 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 315 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 25 kph.

Forecast: Stormy weather with rough to very rough seas is expected over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Ilocos Region and the provinces of Aurora, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Northern Zambales and Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands. Rains with gusty winds and moderate to rough seas will be experienced over Metro Manila, rest of Central Luzon, rest of CALABARZON and the provinces of Camarines, Catanduanes and Albay. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest to south will prevail over the rest of the country with moderate to rough seas.

Issued at 5:00 AM today, 20 October 2016
Synopsis: At 4:00 AM today, the eye of Typhoon "LAWIN" was located based on all available data including Aparri Doppler radar at vicinity of Kabugao, Apayao (18.0ºN, 121.1ºE) with maximum sustained winds of up to 205 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 285 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 25 kph.

Forecast: Stormy weather with rough to very rough seas is expected over Northern and Central Luzon. Rains with gusty winds and moderate to rough seas will be experienced over Metro Manila and CALABARZON. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of luzon and western visayas. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over rest of visayas and mindanao.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over rest of luzon and visayas and coming from the south to southwest over mindanao with moderate to rough seas.