It’s been an observable phenomenon dating back to the middle 80s: the less money you receive in salary while all other prices go up around you, the less money you have to spend as a consumer — duh. Thus, the Detmer Curve, identified here for the first time, figuratively tracks a now flat-lined consumer spending […]
Lower Your Stress Level by Increasing Your Intuition- even with a busy schedule!
Energy. It cannot be destroyed nor created. This is something that I was taught in a basic high school science class. Energy surrounds us, constantly moving, constantly changing something. When we get stressed out this energy gets pent up inside of us with no release and causes tension. This tension creates emotional and physical stress […]
Italy 2-0 France: Italians Breathe Sigh of Relief
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 Day eleven of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. Italy trumped the French decisively in their Group C re-match of 2006 World Cup winners and runners-up Tuesday, moving on to play Spain in the quarterfinals on Sunday after an enlivening display of confidence. Meanwhile Holland, who remain unbeaten in three matches […]
What’s Worth More, a Smuggled Illegal Immigrant or a Pound of Marijuana?
You’d be surprised. This story’s about a week old, but I like it because it sums up nicely just how entrepreneurial migrant smuggling has become on the U.S.-Mexico border. An anonymous tipster notified Sonoran state police about Rita Lugo who was holding four migrant kids in a Nogales, Mexico, stash house. Happens all the time […]
Hyejin Kim: A Praised Young Novelist Among GVO Authors
Global Voices celebrates, this month, Hyejin Kim‘s first anniversary as the GVO Korean Language editor. Settled now in Singapore after living in Korea, China, the United States and gaining her Rutgers University Ph. D. in Global Affairs, she works as a development adviser for the Singapore Korean School and as a technical interpreter facilitating exchange between Korean […]
Prediabetes – How to Prevent Prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a condition in which the blood sugar levels of the body are elevated over a period of time and within a specific range. The blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes may be associated with the development of Type 2 diabetes, […]