Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which females produce eggs that develop without fertilization. Parthenogenesis is seen in aphids, daphnia, rotifers, and some other invertebrates, as well as in some plants. Among vertebrates, there are several genera of fish, amphibians, and reptiles that exhibit differing forms of asexual reproduction, including true parthenogenesis, gynogenesis, and hybridogenesis (an incomplete form of parthenogenesis).
The offspring of parthenogenesis will be all female if two like chromosomes determine the female sex (such as systems where XX is female and XY is male), but male if the female sex is determined by unlike chromosomes (such as systems where WZ is female and ZZ is male), because the process involves the inheritance and subsequent duplication of only a single sex chromosome. The offspring may be capable of sexual reproduction, if this mode exists in the species. A parthenogenetic offspring is sometimes called a parthenogen. As with all types of asexual reproduction, there are both costs (reduced genetic diversity generated and susceptibility to adverse mutation) and benefits (reproduction without the need for a male) associated with parthenogenesis.

Parthenogenesis is distinct from artificial animal cloning, a process where the new organism is identical to the cell donor. Parthenogenesis is truly a reproductive process which creates a new individual or individuals from the naturally varied genetic material contained in the eggs of the mother. A litter of animals resulting from parthenogenesis may contain all genetically unique siblings without any twins or multiple numbers from the same genetic material. Parthenogenic offspring of a parthenogen are, however, all genetically identical to each other and to the mother, as a parthenogen is homozygous.
The alternation between parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction is called heterogamy. Forms of reproduction related to parthenogenesis but that require the presence of sperm are known as gynogenesis and hybridogenesis.

Reptiles

Most reptiles reproduce sexually, but parthenogenesis has been observed in certain species of rock lizards, geckos, whiptails, and Komodo Dragons.
Recently, the Komodo dragon which normally reproduces sexually was found to also be able to reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. Because the genetics of sex determination in Komodo Dragons uses the WZ system (where WZ is female, ZZ is male, WW is inviable) the offspring of this process will be ZZ (male) or WW (inviable), with no WZ females being born. A case has been documented of a Komodo Dragon switching back to sexual reproduction after a parthenogenetic event. It has been postulated that this gives an advantage to colonisation of islands, where a single female could theoretically have male offspring asexually, then switch to sexual reproduction to maintain higher level of genetic diversity than asexual reproduction alone can generate.Parthenogenesis may also occur when males and females are both present, as the wild Komodo dragon population is approximately 75 per cent male.

Insects

An example of non-viable parthenogenesis is common among domesticated honey bees. The queen bee is the only fertile female in the hive; if she dies without the possibility for a viable replacement queen, it is not uncommon for the worker bees to lay eggs. Worker bees are unable to mate, and the unfertilized eggs produce only drones (males), which can only mate with a queen. Thus, in a relatively short period, all the worker bees die off, and the new drones follow. In one subspecies from South Africa (Apis mellifera capensis) workers are capable of producing diploid eggs parthenogenetically, and thus the queen can be replaced if she dies. It is believed that a few other bees may be truly parthenogenetic (for example, at least one species of small carpenter bee, in the genus Ceratina), and many parasitic wasps are known to be parthenogenetic, sometimes due to infections by Wolbachia.

Mammals

In April 2004, scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture used parthenogenesis to successfully create fatherless mice: see Kaguya. In theory, the process could be used to reproduce humans after extensive testing and perfection.

Store your data and carry software applications!

Imagine carrying your software on the same flash drive that carries your files. That’s what you can do with a U3 smart drive. You can plug it into any PC and work, play a game, message friends, send email, edit photos and more. A U3 smart drive makes any PC your own PC. And when you unplug it, it leaves no personal data behind.

U3 LLC is a joint venture that is backed by Sandisk and its subdsidiary, M-Systems. U3 is responsible for the development of a proprietary application design specification created for Microsoft Windows operating systems so that applications can be executed directly from a specially formatted USB flash drive. Applications are allowed to write files or registry information to the host computer, but this information must be removed when the flash drive is ejected.
USB flash drives adhering to the U3 specification are termed "U3 smart drives" by U3.com. "U3 smart drives" differ from traditional USB flash drives because they come preinstalled with the U3 Launchpad, which emulates the Windows OS start menu, and controls program installation.

U3 Launchpad

U3 Launch Pad, From a Geek Squad Flash Drive
The U3 Launchpad is a program manager that is preinstalled on every U3 smart drive, and is set to autoplay on insertion. A partition with the U3 Launchpad pretends to be a CD/DVD-ROM device in order to add USB mass storage device autoplay functionality on pre-Windows XP SP2 systems, or systems whose USB autoplay has been intentionally disabled.
The program is made to work with Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and above. No Launchpad program exists for the Mac OS or Linux platforms.

U3 applications

To be fully U3 compliant, an application has to be programmed to clean up its own data from the local machine. It must also be packaged in U3's special program format. U3 applications will only run from a U3 device.

Hardware

U3 smart drives are traditional USB flash drives with a specific setup:
+Disk Management shows two drives; one emulates a read-only CD drive -- an ISO 9660 partition with the autorun and LaunchPad, and the other drive has a traditional FAT partition that includes a hidden SYSTEM folder with your installed applications.
+Optional: U3 Compliant Applications Preloaded

Compatibility

The U3 Launchpad and U3 Applications runs on Windows 2000 SP4+, XP or newer. U3 will work with Windows Vista as of version 1.4 of the U3 Launchpad. Data will continue to be accessible from any OS capable of reading from USB Mass Storage Devices, unless the U3 device is password-protected.

If the OS in question can normally see ordinary USB flash drives, then the U3 smart drive removable mass storage area (domain) should still be available for standard file system activities unless it is a private area protected by a password."
The U3 Launchpad and U3 applications present on two separate SanDisk Titanium 2GB worked on 2 separate Vista RTM installations with no issues. However, a SanDisk Cruzer Micro 4GB did not function on these same systems, the problem stems from the device driver for the virtual CD being unable to start. This is a driver issue for some of the devices and it is just a matter of time before it is resolved.

YES-O

“Each has the strength…fortune…right timing…perfect power. leadership beyond compare…perseverance…”

Unity through catastrophe

Yes-o or youth for environment of schools organization had it’s blasting camp last February 09-11, 2007 at general santos city high school,Calumpang. General santos city. There were six teams which were the avalanche, cyclone, earthquake, hurricane, tornado and the tsunami…

There were plenary sessions which were the alternative source of energy, solid waste management and food technology. There was a lot of knowledge that was absorbed by the Yes-o members who joined the camp.

Bottle of the Bands:

This was called “bottle of the bands” because instead of using band instruments the contestants should used bottles as their instrument. All of the students enjoy this challenging event.

Field trip:

The campers went to bato melong for the field trip to have a glimpse of the solar panels. It was so tiring but what the campers saw and knew was immeasurable. Having that kind of experience was so splendid. Enjoyable and super the thrill!

Mr. and Ms. Yes-o:

Every team…every member…every leader…has a contribution to this event.
This was held on February 10, 2007 at the Taiwan hall of General Santos City High School. It was a night of loud booms, deafening shouts and cheers. Just for the team. It was indeed a extravagant event of the night. There were different attires that the contestants wore. Those are the team attire, indigenous attire and the futuristic attire. The contestants for each team wore it with class, style and with their own poses. The attires were made by the team and some of the materials that were used were provided by the Yes-o committee.
That was really a night to remember.

Ms. Shoki

This was a wonderful event that the yes-o had. Boys dressed up like girls. There were six contestants who joined. Each team has its own representative. It was an affair which gave the audience the contentment and great laughs.

Daniel Barenboim

+What makes Daniel differ from his contemporaries?

His different from the others because aside from being a master of an orchestra, he loves spending his play with the youth called "youth orchestra" which comprises both Israeli and Arab young musicians. He is not satisfied on just doing some performances to entertain people but instead he wants to use music as an instrument in promoting peace not just between Arabs and Israelis but peace for the whole world..

+Do you think he is justified on what he was doing?

No, because being a master of an orchestra is not enough for him. He is not that justified on just entertaining people because for him, he believes that through music he would be able to promote peace.

+If Daniel where in the Philippines, what similar issues do you think you would address?
If Daniel is here in the Philippines he, the problem I could address is the battle between the terrorist and the government. We could also link the problem in promoting peace between the Christians and the Muslims.

BLOGS

What are the different types of blogs?

There are various types of blogs, and each differs in the way content is delivered or written.
By media type
By device
Genre
Legal status of Publisher
Blog search engines

Evaluate the educational value of various forms of blogs?

By media type

A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, or one comprising photos is called a photoblog: By this form of blog the student would be able to view informations and search for details by media type.
By Device

Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phones or PDA is called a moblog: By this form of blog students would be able to post their desired articles for their blogs by just using devices like mobile phones and PDA.

Genre

Somefocus on a particular subject, such as political blogs or travel blogs or legeal blogs (often referred to as a blawg): By this form of blog student would be able to classify their blog. Through this, they would be able to find some topics easily.
Legal Status of Publishers can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. Blogs, either used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation orexteernally for marketing, branding or PR purposes are called corporate blogs:

Blog search engines

Several blog search engines are used to search blog contents (also known as the blogspehere), such as blogdigger, Feedster, and Technorati. Technorati provides current information on both popular searches and tags used to categorize blog postings.

History of Blog

Chronicles, commonplaces, diaries, and perzines can all be seen as predecessors of blogs.Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms, including Usenet, e-mail lists and bulletin board systems (BBS). In the 1990s, Internet forum software, such as WebEx, created running conversations with "threads". Threads are topical connections between messages on a metaphorical "corkboard".

The modern blog evolved from the online diary where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. A few called themselves escribitionists. The Open Pages webring included members of the online-journal community. Justin Hall, who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers.
Other forms of journals kept online also existed. A notable example was game programmer John Carmack's widely read journal, published via the finger protocol. Websites, including both corporate sites and personal homepages, had and still often have "What's New" or "News" sections, often on the index page and sorted by date. One example of a news based "weblog" is the "Drudge Report" founded by the self styled maverick reporter Matt Drudge, though apparently Drudge dislikes this classification. One noteworthy early precursor to a blog was the tongue-in-cheek personal website that was frequently updated by Usenet legend Kibo.
Early weblogs were simply manually updated components of common websites. However, the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of web articles posted in said chronological fashion made the publishing process feasible to a much larger, less technical, population. Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog software, such as WordPress, blogger or LiveJournal, or on regular web hosting services, such as DreamHost.
The term "weblog" was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. The short form, "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May of 1999.This was quickly adopted as both a noun and verb ("to blog," meaning "to edit one's weblog or to post to one's weblog").
After a slow start, blogging rapidly gained in popularity: the site Xanga, launched in 1996, had only 100 diaries by 1997, but over 20 million as of December 2005. Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following, being further popularized by the near-simultaneous arrival of the first hosted blog tools:
Open Diary launched in October 1998, soon growing to thousands of online diaries. Open Diary innovated the reader comment, becoming the first blog community where readers could add comments to other writers' blog entries.
Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal in March 1999.

Andrew Smales created Pitas.com in July 1999 as an easier alternative to maintaining a "news page" on a website, followed by Diaryland in September 1999, focusing more on a personal diary community.
Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) launched blogger.com in August 1999 (purchased by Google in February 2003). Blogging combined the personal web page with tools to make linking to other pages easier — specifically permalinks, blogrolls and TrackBacks. This, together with weblog search engines enabled bloggers to track the threads that connected them to others with similar interests.

THE AUTHORs AND Theirselves

Erine Gale Dejecacion

ITS BETTER TO BE YOURSELF
♥^{mahirap magpanggap bilang ibang tao kasi baka d mo na tanggapin sarili mo..yah..you try to be like that and like this...doing anything para mapansin lang ng ibang tao..mang-aaway ka doon, gagawa ng kwento dito at ikakalat ang anu-ano kahit hindi 22o..shit dba?! lalo na kapag ikaw ang ginagawan ng kung anu-anong hindi 22o...we learn to have patience but minsan nakakapikon na..d mo matiis ang mga maling bagay na pinagsasabi nila..you want to revenge on them pero sadyang kaybait mo at hindi mo kaya..nagdarasal ka at humihingi ng 2long sa Panginoon para matulungan ka..kaya imbis gumawa ka ng masama sa kaaway mo gagantihan mo siya ng mabuti..*un ang pinakamasakit na paraaan*}♥
SIMPLY ME
♥^{Im Kakashi Yatco Regencia..14 yrs.old...They said im very makulit kasi nga d ko tinatantanan ang isang bagay hanggang d ko makukuha...Hmmmm...Im a very sensitive peron...Dinidibdib ko ang mga bagay-bagay na masasamang sinasabi ng iba but im trying my best to understand them..Sometimes I do not tell them to what i really feel on the things that is done by the others on me...Im a kind of person na simple lang, masayahin and responsible in all things specially in handling relationships.I can be your friend but never your worst enemy because why bother making enemies when you can just ditch them and go on with what you do best having a life. Minsan tahimik lang ako sa isang tabi pag may iniisip ng malalim and sometimes serious akong tao Pero one thing na masasabi ko sa sarili is dat im a good person, im loyal and honest sa mga kaibigan and specially masayahin.. one thing i like to do pla is listening to music because nakakarelax specially wen the songs you listen is ur favorite one.. and also music can motivate me to do the things na gusto kong gawin..}♥
WHAT I BELIEVE
♥^{I always give my 100% on the thing that im doing cuz gusto ko, magiging mabuti ang mga bagay-bagay na gagawin ko...I dont want to fail on things that I want to give but in any case that i will fail to do that thing, hindi ako nagsisisi kasi I have done my best nmn eh kahit d ko nakuha...Atleast wala akong mapagsisihan...Mahirap minsan na kahit ginagawa mo na ung lahat, people dont appreciate those things na ginawa mo.. Im a person na minsan sobrang prangka at nasasabi ko lahat ang nasa loob ko at isip ko pero most of the time tumatahimik lang ako at pilit na pinipigilan ang gs2 kong sabihin kasi ayokong may makaaway..}♥

Corinne Janelle Yumang

The Real Me
Ehem! people, just like to share some information about me. My full name is Corinne Janelle D. Yumang. I'm just an ordinary individual with a life. I live at our house located at Block 13 Lot 5, Phase 1-A, Gensanville Subdivision. im just a 15-year old gurl. Don't expect too much from me. im me! I have a family. of course i have! I can't live without them. My father is Dr. Emil Co Yumang. Currently, he is a dentist. my mother is Dr. GAlina Daño Yumang. she is also a dentist. well, fun to say that i have siblings! they are Kit Emmanuel Emil Milgleen, Hannah Gleena and Kayla Lois. they mean the world to me.
LOves
- loves my stuff
- loves my family
- loves my friends
- loves my cellphone
- loves my bags
- loves my home
- loves my bed
- loves my towels
- loves my pillows
- loves the internet xoo much
- loves music
- loves watching movies and t.v. shows
- loves the friendster
- loving photo filter
- loves playong badminton
- loves beaches and pools
- loves sleeping
- loves talking
- loves texting

favorite songs:ai! updated aq jan! ahihi.,.nice ung, welcome to the black parade (my chemical romance), dance, dance ( panic!at the disco),call me when you're sober (evanescence),here without you (3 doors down),it ends tonight (all american rejects),broken (seether), dirty little secret (all american rejects), move along (all american rejects),1985 (bowling for soup),london bridge (fergie), boyfriend (ashlee simpson), u+ur (pink), who knew (pink), when you were young (the killers), fergalicious (fergie), breaking free, back to me (cueshe), white and nerdy, come clean (Hilary Duff), someone's watching over me (hilary Duff), Please, Please (Mcfly), i've got you (mcfly), Salvation is here (Hillsong), satisfaction, hero (enrique Iglesias), Gone Going. high, three wise men, lose control,welcome to the black parade (my chemical romance, let the rain fall (hilary Duff)

xtra!

don't judge me by what you see or what you hear! duh! be practical! don't ever judge me. im not a book! ahaha'', i hate people who are poserz and fakerz.