In the 1990s, there was a surge in cosmetic surgery amongst western women. I blame this on Baywatch. Suddenly, a caricature of what it was to be a woman was becoming a very real and everyday reality. Today, it is nothing short of common, with everyone and their sister going under the knife for one reason or another. […]
Sustaining Rainfed Areas in Kalinga (A Poverty Alleviation Program)
(This is a research undertaking of Dr. Ernesto T. Miguel and Dr. Jovita E. Saguibo. Marciano Paroy Jr. edited the write-up.) ABSTRACT Given the agricultural situation in the province of Kalinga where some areas are devoted to rain-fed production, this undertaking was formulated to answer the very pressing problem of food scarcity, and environmental […]
You are Much More Than Your Name !
Do you like it when someone addresses you by your name? I do. Instead of saying ,”Hey ,I had a wonderful day today” , if someone says “Uma,I had a wonderful day today”, I would like it very much. If I meet a childhood friend I would like her to remember my name. When we […]
World Cup Qualifier Preview- Venezuela
If there was ever a time to have to respond for performance, now is the time for the Venezuelan national team. Being on the job now seven years, coach Richard Páez was given every resource and every compliment by several media outlets domestically and throughout the region. Heralded as the coach that gave rise to […]
US researchers tackling water scarcity in Kenya
The problem of water, Sanitation and Hygiene in both communities and primary schooling in Kenya has won the hearts of Donor communities like the United Sates of America with her Foundations, Organizations and Water partners through the uniquely designed SWASH+ Project, Fred Obera finds out. Water is a basic need and a human […]
Effects of Outsourcing IT Positions to Low Cost Countries
BACKGROUND: Off shoring – the transfer of high wage U.S. jobs to lower cost overseas locations especially in Banking Industry is enabled by improved communications technologies and driven by the desire of corporations to establish a business presence in potentially lucrative foreign markets as well as to take advantage of the lower costs of production […]