INVITATION TO THE 2014 TAGISANG ROBOTICS: DESIGN, BUILD, AND PLAY COMPETITION

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through the Science Education Institute (SEI) will conduct the 2014 Tagisang Robotics: Design, Build, and Play Competition. The schedule of activities is as follows

Technical Training and Workshop   
May 26-30, 2014   
 NISMED Auditorium Quirino Avenue corner Velasquez Street, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, Quezon City

Game Kick-off Ceremony   
July 20, 2014

Final Competition    
October 27-29, 2014   
SMX Convention Hall  Mall of Asia Complex  Pasay City


The Competition aims to:

1. promote robotics in the Philippines; and
2. encourage the youth to become future scientists, inventors and engineers.

The students and teachers from both public and private secondary schools are invited to participate in the Competition.

Participation of both public and private schools shall be subject to the no-disruption-of-classes policy as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith.


More information may be inquired from:

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
Science Education Institute (SEI)
2/F, DOST Main Building, General Santos Avenue
Bicutan, Taguig City
Cable Address: Science Manila
Telephone Nos.: (02) 837-2071 to 82
Fax No.: (02) 837-2937
Website Address: http://www.dost.gov.ph

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India Sent 3 Sattelites into Space

India successfully released an indigenous rocket, transporting three satellites, includes newest remote sensing Resourcesat-2, into space from the spaceport of Sriharikota.

The rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 10:12 a.m.(local time); it transported two nano satellites Youthsat and X-Sat apart from the Resourcesat-2.

"PSLV-C16 Resourcesat-2 mission is successful," ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan said, in fact the 3 satellites were sent directly into outer space another 822 km above Earth.

Worry no more about your vehicle's Battery Shelf Life, just have a Battery Isolator!

The battery isolator is the essential utilities equipment in which will help direct current (DC) pass through within multiple branches of wiring without the need of moving into another part. It can be utilized in cases where there is a need to use multiple battery power.

Battery Isolator is mainly applied in vehicles like trucks, boats, airplanes, and cars, that require multiple batteries intended for having a backup supply of power. It also insures that a vehicle may not really pull energy out of all of the batteries and drain the entire source. As an alternative it would make certain power is obtained out of one source so that the vehicle continually offers a backup supply of energy.

The idea makes certain the starting up battery power possesses sufficient energy to start up the unit as well as also recharge batteries if at this time there is a need. Right now there usually are 2 forms of isolators. They are diode isolator and solenoid isolator. The diode isolator makes use of 2 current diodes and it is simple and easy to manage. The solenoid isolator makes use of many electrical relays and is a lot more productive compared to a diode isolator.

The advantage of utilizing it is that we are ready to demand many batteries from a single source of power simultaneously. It is good due to the fact that an inactive battery will continue to be powerful if both of them are connected jointly directly. The disadvantage of the dual battery isolator is its sophisticated mechanism, cost and voltage drop in the circuit between batteries and source of charging in a diode-type isolator.

Many individuals do not realize that utilizing the additional gadgets in their own units can empty their energy source completely and steer to troubles. Having a battery isolator helps resolve complications. For example, it facilitates to get a longer battery life and likewise avoids unsafe conditions caused by toned battery power.

Therefore the battery isolator aids the end users which make use of many electronic devices in their vehicles. For instance, people today who use the stereo, power equipments, and so forth are able to take attention of their own vehicles in a good way. It is a bonus for such folks as it does not only safeguard their own vehicle however also ensures safety. Whatever the expenditure, people need to invest in a good isolator so that they can safeguard the accessories and in the passage of time they will are certainly be cost efficient while comparing to the expenditure of maintenance.

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Internet Explorer is world's favorite browser

Internet Explorer browser is still the number 1 browser in the world with 67% world's users and wit as followed by Firefox Mozilla with 22%. Mozilla is well known in Asia and for all IT specialists because it is a user friendly, high speed and accepts numerous plug-ins based on your desired setting. Safari browser ranks 3^rd since, it is readily available if the computer brand is Apple.

Due to the trend, Google Chrome, the 4th best browser is now integrated to Sony vaio brand computers which are to be sold in the US market. This computer is highly expensive and thus only the elite people avails the product which on the other side is not suited for the general public.

Opera was not known if it did not rank 5th as the world favorite browser. As an IT Specialist, I regularly use Firefox followed by Opera then Internet explorer. IE always gives a problem to me so I seldom use it for my very urgent and important work. Upon reading the news, I will start to test safari and evaluate its performance.

Internet Explorer is still holds the biggest number of global users? It is because the program is readily available in your PC through its Windows operating system and its family of OS. Meanwhile, Microsoft is little by little improving its IE by following w3c protocol. It now accepting plug in. Last month Microsoft partners with Yahoo.com

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Reengineering of Educational System

'Reengineering' of educational system in RP has begun...
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said yesterday that he has begun "reengineering the entire education system" to make it more responsive in the delivery of quality education.
Yes re-engineering of eduacational system is very much awaited by the DepEd teacher yet after the publication of this news nothing change in the classroom of the ordinary teachers. Well at least here in our division, perhaps in other places. I am inviting teacher to give opinion and ideas to help Sec Lapus what should be the needed changes in our Educational system specially in the delivery of education objectives. Teachers voice your opinion here....

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