A LOS Angeles man has admitted infecting 250,000 computers and stealing the identities of thousands of people by wiretapping their communications and accessing their bank accounts. John Schiefer, 26, agreed to plead guilty to four counts of fraud and wiretap charges that could lead to a $1.75 million fine and send him to prison for […]
‘She Wants To Kill Me For Love’
Lover boys and girls, I’m appealing to you to listen to this story. Just be patient and listen My name is Peter. "I’m a 24-year-old man. I’m a kind of person who quickly falls in love with people, particularly the opposite sex. I’m the kind of person who can’t help bursting with love and affection when I […]
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, […]
Child Labour Still Exist
Defining child labour Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth. Sometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to […]
An Outlook of Interfaith Weddings
Planning an interfaith wedding can be pretty daunting, more so than an interracial wedding. Interracial weddings are much easier due to the acceptance of the parents on both the bride and groom’s sides. What also helps if they’re of the same faith. In the duration of my life, I’ve been to two interfaith weddings. Both […]
Unpaid Industrial Workers in Nigeria Dying from Preventable Disease
About 25 distressed workers of Dangote Textile Company, the pioneer company belonging to Alhaji Aliko Dangote in Kano, have died as a result of hardship caused by non payment of their outstanding salaries and benefits, due to the indefinite closure of the textile in October 2005, just as they called on president Umaru Musa Yar’adua to […]