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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Wikipedia defines murder as “the unlawful killing of another human person with malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries”. Notice the phrase “with malice aforethought”; though most people would like to believe that the phrase means “premeditated”, in this case, it embraces different concepts. According to the same Wikipedia entry, various states of the [...]
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
A recent study shows that adults with Vitamin D deficiency are more prone to death compared to those with high levels of vitamin D. This is evidence that Vitamin D is very important for health promotion especially in protecting from heart ailments and skin cancer.
When we are exposed to sun, it is the only time [...]
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
So does the Joker’s famous statement along with some other wicked lines in the movie “The Dark Knight”. Watching the pure two and a half hour of action, wit and flawless entertainment, the Batman sequel takes a deep dive into one of movie’s iconic psychopathic villain hiding under an ironically scary clown make-up, green hair [...]
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
The gruesome Metrobank (in Cavite, Philippines) hold-up which took place months ago could have been prevented if the bank’s closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras were functioning properly. Whether in banks or retail stores, CCTV cameras are a must.
A working CCTV camera will allow bank authorities, and shopkeepers, to keep a close watch on [...]
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
With the intensity of global warming magnifying every day, corporations, governments, and other institutions are working hand in hand to help in containing the effects of this global phenomenon. Car manufacturers, for one, have been dedicated in creating the car that would run on alternative source of fuel (methane bio-diesel, etc.) and with zero gas [...]
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
In today’s culture, love has many definitions, ideals and concepts. Whether it’s coming from a literature icon like Shakespeare, or from the musicians or composers, all in all, everything that we have come to know and learn about love have been influenced by the media, or famous icons of the past and present.
With the influence, [...]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
As everyone may know, debating about politics and religion is an exercise in futility. But, if you are placed in a situation where you really feel the need to clear some blatantly erroneous and offending reports about your religion with your friends, how would you go about it without offending or making them feel like [...]
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Many scientists and climate experts have told us about the impending dangers of global warming. But these warnings were already forecasted way back in the 60’s and 70’s. In our age, we are visibly feeling the adverse effects of the phenomenon we were told long before its consequences come knocking at the door. The gradual [...]
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Siakoi or shakoy is a native version of Mister Donut’s Twist. It is twisted and dabbed with butter or margarine and sugar.
The last time I had the opportunity of eating such was when some Manang selling baked goodies passed by infront of our house. She offered glazed doughnuts, shakoy and the Filipino variant of buchi [...]
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
I once read an article involving the death of a Navy SEAL operative during a conventional security checkpoint mission. How would this relate to the title of this article you might say? Well it’s simple mathematics. Navy SEAL training for one person would cost the United States government close to $350,000.00. SEALs are trained for [...]
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