One of the beautiful memories I have before I started accompanying my father to Guinkoroban a Sitio located in between Saugan and Dao a Barangay of Oras Eastern Samar, Philippines is crossing the Dao river when we had to walk on the beach side. From our farm my father and I had to go home to the […]
Treatment options for thyroid problems
There are different treatment options depending on the reason for thyroid malfunction. Once the cause of your particular thyroid condition is diagnosed your doctor will decide which treatment option to employ. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that causes hypothyroidism. Hashimoto’s sometimes kills the thyroid entirely. The usual course of treatment for someone with Hashimoto’s […]
Ice cream tastes better when licked!
Ice cream tastes better when it’s licked from a cone than eaten from a spoon, according to an expert. The question of whether ice cream tastes better from a cone than when eaten from a spoon was a tricky hypothesis to prove. Now, Kay McMath, a sensory scientist from Massey University and chief judge for […]
Lipschtick and Pigs
9 10 08 Lipschtick and Pigs By Mary Lyon Amazing what a difference a week makes. Something has changed since Sarah Palin burst into the Republican Convention and started living it up by the stiletto. It still stings to look back over her mean-spirited, scornful, barb-laden speech. Whoever once said sticks and stones might hurt […]
Bloggers debate Uesugi’s Collapse of Journalism
In his new book “The Collapse of Journalism” (ジャーナリズム崩壊), released in July, freelance journalist Takashi Uesugi [上æ‰éš†] strips down the murky Japanese media system and offers a glimpse inside. Uesugi, among other things a former New York Times journalist and currently contributor to numerous Japanese magazines and TV programs, points out anomalies in Japanese journalism when compared with other […]
Israel: Modern Day Exodus, on African Refugees and their Right for Medical Care
by Gilad Lotan Around 6,000 African refugees escaped the horrors in their countries, and seek refuge in Israel. Many of them live in harsh conditions and can be spotted shivering cold on the streets of southern Tel-Aviv. Earlier this month, the Physicians for Human Rights clinic was forced to shut down, leaving many with no […]