Jul 18 2008
Over the stretch of time, the most popular methods by which man has searched for happiness are turning to material satisfaction or searching for God, or that which most people have come to in search for answers during times when questions get to be...
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Jul 17 2008
Nothing Imeldific about it, but yes the room next to our bedroom is entirely for my collection of shoes. I just love stilettos! They make my legs look longer and leaner. I can’t count how many Louboutins, Ferragamos, and Manolo Blahniks I own. Some...
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Jul 17 2008
This is a mysterious place with some dirty secrets. Its location had been top secret, with its existence uncovered only in February this year when its top commander Rear Admiral Mark Buzby admitted it in an interview with the Associated Press....
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Jul 16 2008
The definitions of good and bad are askew on the battlefield. Neither exists over there. There are only good cause and good moves or bad timing and bad days. The words good and bad defy definitions in a time of war. Today, some things can be good for...
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Jul 15 2008
Universal jurisdiction addresses the phenomenon of impunity or that which arises when a state fails to investigate its own human rights violations. Amnesty International, a proponent of universal jurisdiction, avers that anyone who has committed...
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Jul 12 2008
The Philippine Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s most famous ‘white elephant,’ was a $155,000 a day lesson on not mixing politics with nuclear reactors. For almost 32 years, Filipino taxpayers endured that daily due, in interest, until the...
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Jul 11 2008
Medical tourism has been in boom in the Philippines. Foreigners seeking organ transplants, especially kidneys, made the country their chosen destination. They still do. Middle Eastern nationals used to comprise 75 percent of the organ beneficiaries....
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Jul 11 2008
Everyone is born with wisdom. It’s as inherent as conscience. Maybe, the two are the same, anyway. Conscience is the hypothetical green or red light that we ascribe to what we deem is right or wrong. No matter how many external and extraneous...
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Jul 9 2008
A proposal to reverse climate change by placing mirrors in the sky to reflect sunlight away from Earth won’t give us back the same climate we had before we started emitting so much carbon dioxide, says a new study.
Jul 9 2008
After several test events in Qingdao, world-class sailors realize they have an added opponent at this Olympics — pollution. With the Olympics nearing, athletes cannot risk falling sick and are taking few chances.