King Leopold II purchased what became the Congo Free State (CFS) because it contained “unspeakable richness” and was merely lacking an “enterprising capitalist” to exploit its resources. His personal acquisition of the CFS in 1885 gave freedom to Western capital, and death and enslavement to the indigenous population. The recent conflict in the Democratic […]
Bosnia & Herzegovina: New UNESCO Heritage Site; New Cross Memorial
by Elia Varela Serra One of the main news items in the Bosnian blogosphere this week has been the addition of the Višegrad stone bridge to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The bridge, named after Mehmed Paša Sokolović, one of the most famous Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire, born in Višegrad in 1505, connects the […]
Serie A Scores- Week 26
Saturday AS Roma 4-0 Parma Aquilani(27´). Falcone (51´-OG), Totti (80´), Vucinic (90´) AC Milan 1-1 Lazio Oddo (66′-PK) Bianchi (54′) Sunday Cagliari 2-1 Genoa Acquafresca (29′,45′) Lucarelli (15′) Juventus 2-3 Fiorentina Sissoko (29′), Camoranesi (57′) Gobbi (19′), Waigo (75′), Osvaldo (90′) Empoli 0-2 Siena Portanova […]
Nigeria President Revokes Ex-Govs, Ministers’ Abuja Plots
President Umaru Yar’Adua has revoked 38 plots of land allocated to himself and other former governors and ministers in the posh Asokoro district of Abuja by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He said the allocations violated the Abuja Master Plan. The decision came at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on […]
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, […]
Assessing Renewed Interest in The Horror Movie Genre
Interest in horror movies is a very interesting thing as it can either go up or down depending on the times and how good the story is. Back in the past, the horror movies had some sort of bloodthirsty and/or flesh hungry monster stalking a forest, old house, mansion, or so forth. But when you […]
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