Dying well: If Symptoms Persist
on Nov 18, 2009 in Education Medical Science Religion Death Dying Loved one Friend Patients Dying Patients End-of-Life Undertakers Die Diagnosis Rest in Peace “Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well.” — Sylvia Plath, American Poet (1932-62) Lady Lazarus How do you tell a friend or a loved one that she is dying? Do you tell her that she is? In this time of “transparency”...

The Role of Forests
on Nov 15, 2009 in Climate Change Environment Erosion Flooding Forests Habitat Landslides Oxygen Sunlight Forests provide habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals and perform many other important functions that affect humans. Photosynthesis is the chemical process in the leaves that uses sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce energy-supplying sug...

Environmental Protection and Flood Management
on Nov 13, 2009 in Climate Change Education Environment Biodegradable Calamity Drainage System Environment Protection Flood Control Floods Natural Calamities Non-Biodegradable Typhoons values formation The disastrous inundation of a large part of Metro Manila by the recent typhoons has left behind vivid images of destruction of lives and property. It should serve as a grim reminder of an urgent need for a comprehensive system to cope with any futur...

Nuclear Weapons Should Be Abolished?
on Nov 10, 2009 in Education Invention Science Technology Atomic Bomb Destruction Nuclear Arms Nuclear Bomb Nuclear Weapons With the invention of nuclear arms, we human beings brought ourselves face-to-face with the prospect of extinguishing the human race by our own hand. A decision to abolish nuclear weapons would represent a decision to survive. This quest for survival...

Can caffeine enhance athletic performance?
on Nov 6, 2009 in Education Health and Fitness Athletic Caffeine Coffee Competition Performance This depends on the user. Caffeine will certainly hurt the athletic performance of individuals who are sensitive to the effects of caffeine. So if you get “caffeine jitters,” don’t use it. Caffeine is also a mild diuretic. If you are not well h...

The Spirit of Entrepreneurship
on Oct 28, 2009 in Business businessman Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship industrialist Production Entrepreneur the one who assumes the responsibility and the risk for a business operation with the expectation of making a profit. Most of the world’s great business leaders start with a humble beginning as young entrepreneur.  An entrepreneur is...

The Fate of Old Growth Forests. Will We Save Our Own?
on Oct 28, 2009 in Environment Endangered Forests Nature Rainforest Trees Watersheds For more than a year I have lived with troubling vistas of a realm that once made me serene: a realm of trees, among them the world’s biggest and tallest and almost its oldest … valleys and slopes and mountaintops of trees, sheltering wil...

Happy Halloween to All
on Oct 28, 2009 in Occasions Society and Culture Special Holidays Happy Halloween, annual celebration to honor the spirits of the dead, observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 2, although in some regions it is observed on November 1. The Halloween also known as Day of the Dead—known in S...

The Tale of Genji
on Oct 24, 2009 in Create Unique Stories Education Literary Writing Characters Genji Novel Readers Story Tale One day Genji, going the round with a number of romances which he had promised to lend, came to Tamakatsura’s room and found her, as usual, hardly able to lift her eyes from the book in front of her. “Really, you are incurable,” he said, la...

Eating Carbohydrates can cause damage to bodies?
on Oct 22, 2009 in Education Health and Fitness Carbohydrates damage Energy Food Performance Source of Fuel The body actually needs very little carbohydrate to survive. But “just surviving” is probably not your goal. Carbohydrate is the body’s preferred source of fuel. When added appropriately to the diet, the right amount of carbohydrate...