Improvement In Insect Prone Food Packaging, A Continuing Process

Paper bag manufacturers discovered that closures on bag bottoms were prone to insect entry and needed reinforcement as much as top closures.

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Vatican Stand On Condom Use Weakens CBCP Stance On Reproductive Health

Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration regarding the use of condom has sowed widespread confusion among Roman Catholic followers.

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Is Livestock and Poultry Breeds Going To Extinction?

In Europe, more than half the breeds kept by farmers at the turn of the century are now extinct. And the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 28 percent of the world’s livestock breeds are at risk of extinction within the next 20 years.

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Underpriced Logging Concessions Ruining World’s Forests

Forest Law in the last decade is moving away from a regulatory approach, focused mainly on government management and policing according to the United Nations (UN) agency report captioned “State of the World’s Forests:1999” (Sofo).

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The Benefits That Can Be Derived From Achuete

Natural dye producing plants which have high extractives have long been known already to exist in the natural forests in the Philippines.

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Many Spaniards Face Foreclosure Proceedings

Spain now ranks the highest unemployment rate in Europe while the real estate prices decreasing. Many Spaniards could no longer able to pay their mortgages and foreclosure proceedings are catching up with them.

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The Potential Benefits Of Bagalunga Tree

Bagalunga is popular in Eastern Visayas particularly in Leyte where it is used as construction materials and other wood products.

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China Opening Its Door To Rock Music Festival?

“The government used to see rock fans as something akin to devastating flood or an invasion of savage beasts,”said Zang Fan, the music festival’s organizer.

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Gold, A Good Refuge For A Weakening Dollar

Gold has become a reference for policy makers and investors alike. Recently, World Bank president Robert B. Zoellick, has surprised economic experts when he suggested that the price of gold should be considered as a financial yardstick.

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Should The Philippine Military Academy Be Abolished?

Philippine house bill no. 1090, authored by Rep. Philip Pichay of Surigao has some valid arguments as to why the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is to be abolished.

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