It is hard to resist the magic spell of a summer day at the Redondo Beach Pier. Surely, it is something that any mortal soul would look for at any given day. And it doesn’t matter at all if it is morning or afternoon because ultimately the choice is yours. From afar, the Pier juts […]
Discovering delights in Carson
As always, the Vietnamese liquor store at the intersection of Carson and Moneta Streets is filled with gambling aficionados. Not that what they are doing is illegal, considering that it is sanctioned by the state government of California. What is surprising is that the business activity doesn’t seem to wane. Old folks, mostly war veterans who […]
New gas-saving gadgets shelved to favor OPEC
Effecting fuel efficiency and how to make it more economical to drive a vehicle largely depends on the type of car you drive and on what road conditions you take. Because no matter how fuel efficient is your car for as long as the traffic is terrible and the road conditions are worse than expected, […]
Overpopulation needs immediate attention
The world’s population right now is exploding. The United Nations predicted that from 5.3 billion people today, the world’s population is expected to swell to 9.2 billion in 2050, assuming that global fertility among women will drop from 2.05 to 2. Worldwide, the population is growing at 75 million people per year. From 2000 to […]
Forests cleared for poppy plants
Forests serve as the reliable sources of timber and other wood-based products that could generate huge foreign exchange receipts when exported. But nowadays, the forests are also being explored and tapped for growing poppy plants. But the trade-offs are tremendous to the environment because clearing of the forests alone was observed to have exerted […]
Anti-dumping tariffs hurt the economy
Many countries, particularly the developing world, have expressed gratitude when the proper mechanisms for the launching of trade liberalization measures were put into effect. In some aspects, these measures were proven to have helped a great deal in effecting changes in the way trade barriers were addressed. In fact, the establishment of the Uruguay Round for […]