On July 1, 2007, Hong Kong will mark the 10th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule. Appropriately for this occasion are some important notes on how the ancient Chinese art of geomancy shaped Hong Kong – one of the world’s most modern cities. Hong Kong is the most densely populated place on Earth: about […]
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a cooperative military prison and detention camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002. The prison, established at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, holds people accused by the United States government of being terrorist operatives, as well as those no longer considered suspects who are being held pending […]
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PATCH CULTIVATION AND SWIDDEN FARMING PRACTICES
Ernesto Miguel, Ph. D. and Irene Calsiyao Edited by MARCIANO PAROY JR. Abstract This study was conducted to assess the factors associated with Swidden farming/Patch cultivation practice in Barangay Magao-gao, Pinukpuk. The study was conducted from November 2005-April 2006. It focused mainly on the factors of Socioeconomic, […]
THE DIFFUSION OF FARMING INNOVATIONS AMONG RICE FARMERS OF TABUK, KALINGA
Edgar Naganag, Manuel Bilagot, Jovita Saguibo Edited by Marciano Paroy Jr. ABSTRACT The first thing to be done was to identify the areas where the research be conducted. After the areas and the respondents are finally identified, the enumerators, researchers and the respondents met in an initial meeting […]
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 […]
At One With Dual Devotion
The altar in Becca Topol’s living room carries a statue of Buddha and a garden stone painted with the Hebrew word for peace, shalom. In April she celebrated Passover with a "Zen Seder" feast that opened with a modified Haggada narrative comparing Israel‘s exodus from Egypt to Buddha’s liberation from suffering. "I’m a Jewish Buddhist […]