Op-Ed: Long-Term Effects of Colonialism

There are several reasons why some countries are more developed than others. One of the factors is the interconnected relationships between colonialism, geography, culture, institutions, and the leadership in those institutions. Through examination of examples throughout history, and the effect they had on the present day, I found that various political dynamics, such as physical and cultural [...]

Op-Ed: Aid & Politics in Africa

“The worst drought in 60 years has thrown some 13 million people across the Horn of Africa into crisis. In Somalia, ravaged by two decades of conflict, the consequences have been disastrous. We ask if aid in this region of the world has become politicised? And has Washington’s pre-occupation with terrorism in the Horn of [...]

Op-Ed: Alone Together

Dispatches from the ‘webosphere’. How unique online communities are blooming in the age of global inter-connectivity. A member describes her typical day: wake up; brush her teeth; yell at one of her eight cats for urinating on the couch; read three chapters from an Orson Scott Card novel; eat a bowl of salad; then spend [...]

Op-Ed: The Red Market

Whenever I’m on a date, and the woman asks me to tell her something about myself, my answer is always this: I’m a science-fiction geek. The night either goes downhill from there, or we end up in her apartment debating about the correct pronunciation of Klingon words and how Solaris is, or isn’t, the best [...]

Beyoncé Launches Clothes Collection

She’s one of the most stylish ladies within the music industry, so might not come as too much of suprise to know that singer Beyoncé Knowles is launching her own clothing collection in London. Beyoncé’s collection will features as part of the House of Deréon range, which is available at Selfridges. She’s known for her [...]

A Report the USDA Doesn’t Want You To See

The USDA commissioned, published and even praised a review that it made available on its National Agricultural Library website last June. As of last Friday, the document is gone and no explanations were provided. The only way to get a copy is from a cached version provided by the Union of Concerned Scientist. So why [...]

NBA Playoff Schedule and Downloadable Printable Brackets 2011

After few remaining games in the NBA, at last the official NBA Playoff Schedule has finally been determined together with the NBA Playoff bracket for NBA fans to know which teams would battle for the best of seven format as the 2011 NBA Playoffs kicks off on Saturday April 16, 2011. The best of seven [...]

Christina Aguilera Delivered America’s National Anthem With Wrong Lyrics In Super Bowl

Christina Aguilera’s rendition of Ameirca’s National Anthem has been buzzing around the social networking sites lately as she delivered it with wrong lyrics at the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Super Bowl XLV. There has been a lot of uploaded videos in the video sharing site Youtube. She also got a lot of critics [...]

Visa and Mastercard Websites Taken Down By Hackers

Visa and Mastercard are just two of the world’s famous payments technology companies. They facilitate electronic fund transfers throughout the world by branding several credit cards. Just recently, both of their official websites were attacked by hackers. There has been a report called to BBC that a payment firm which is linked to Mastercard that [...]

NCAA College Football Week 12: Ohio vs Temple

We are now on the NCAA College Football Week 12 and to beep up the week we have a game between two top Mid-Atlantic Conference opponents, Ohio Bobcats vs Temple Owls. Both teams are 5-1 when it comes to their conference standings and it is about time that one of them bows down to the [...]

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