http://www.sdmags.net Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:45:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (From the SDmags.net Editors: This article is part of a series of articles related to the 24th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution.) Democracy in the Philippines was restored when the 1986 People Power Revolution ousted former President Ferdinand E. Marcos from power. After two decades of strongman rule, Filipinos ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/25/filipino-culture-under-a-democracy/ (From the SDmags.net Editors: This article is part of a series of articles related to the May 10, 2010 national and local elections.) Elections are often seen as “democracy in action.” They reinforce the freedom and rights of people. More importantly, elections allow the people to practice sound judgment to determine ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/elections-go-hi-tech/ Your Chop Suey writer is back, kids! And it’s nice to be back! I know, I know! It’s been quite a while since this column was last updated, and I do apologize for that. I’ll just elaborate on my explanation regarding my long absence in the coming columns (Keeping my fingers ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/chop-suey-is-back/ (From the SDmags.net Editors: This article is part of a series of articles related to the 24th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution.) “Music is the language of the soul.” To Filipinos, there is, indeed, a semblance of truth to this old saying. This was especially true during—and immediately after—the 1986 ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/people-power-music/ (From the SDmags.net Editors: This article is part of a series of articles related to the May 10, 2010 national and local elections.) Ready! Set! Go! The May 10, 2010 elections will be the Philippines’ first nationwide automated polls. Using this new system, voters will choose a president, vice president, nearly 300 ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/the-race-is-on/ (From the SDmags.net Editors: This article is part of a series of articles related to the 24th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution.) The declaration of Martial Law. Curtailment of freedom. Illegal arrests of those who were against the government. The assassination of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. Massive cheating in ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/1571/ Education in the Philippines took a big leap forward with the recently concluded National Education Conference on Understanding by Design: Getting into the Core of the 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum, a joint undertaking of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE*) and the Department of Education (DepED). It was ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/22/a-big-leap-forward/ Telecommunication has truly gone a long way over the past 190 years. Today, we enjoy the privileges of having a cellphone, an Internet connection, and many other telecommunication devices. But did you know that physics and many different physicists played a major role in these developments? Early Devices Danish physicist and chemist ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/15/the-physics-of-telecommunication/ [caption id="attachment_1544" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="The energy from the sun is used to produce electricity."][/caption] Energy can be defined as the capacity to do work. It exists in many forms such as kinetic, potential, sound, light, heat, electrical, nuclear, and chemical. Any of these forms of energy cannot be created nor destroyed ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/15/conserving-energy/ People have been talking about the May 10, 2010 national and local elections for many months now. With the start of the official campaign period on February 9, 2010, we can expect to be bombarded even more with advertisements and other campaign propaganda by those running for office. This February, you ... http://www.sdmags.net/2010/02/11/its-election-time/