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Aid-industry insider thinks outside the box
Life, Published on 20/07/2012
» It was an exhibition held in New York back in 2007 that transformed the direction of Toshi Nakamura's life and led to him setting up Kopernik, a non-profit organisation that tries to make a difference by serving as a link between two disparate worlds.
Please hold for harassment
B Magazine, Published on 26/08/2012
» We get them all the time: unsolicited phone calls and texts from someone trying to sell something. Most of us just shrug them off. But don't you wonder sometimes: Where did they get my number?
'Testosterone' is reason women outlive men
AFP, Published on 24/09/2012
» Scientists said Monday they have new evidence about why women live longer than men, from a study of historical data showing castrated Koreans far outlived their non-eunuch contemporaries.
The plight of the Forest Patrol Ranger
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 26/09/2012
» Nit packed his bag and said goodbye to his wife and two daughters. It would be the last time he saw his family. He jumped on his new motorcycle and left the village heading to the national park headquarters, some 30km away. On the way, he made a quick stop at the market to buy some rice and food for a week's trip into the forest. His salary was about $150 a month, and he wondered how the family was going to make ends meet.
A beautiful work in progress
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/09/2012
» These days you often hear people wondering if Thai food is as good as it used to be. Has the quality of Thai cooking gone down? The answer is, no, it's no worse than it was in the past, just different.
Study finds young women are riskier about sex when on the pill
AFP, Published on 16/10/2012
» A new study finds that when young women start using hormonal contraceptives -- pills, patches, shots, and rings -- they often stop using condoms. Plus, when women stop taking hormonal contraceptives later, they tend to not resume using condoms, putting themselves at risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
Is text speak destroying language?
AFP, Published on 24/10/2012
» New research compiled by Onlineschools.com brings together all of the good and bad data about texting.
Weight-lifting found to cut your risk for heart disease and diabetes
AFP, Published on 25/10/2012
» A new study announced Tuesday supports hitting your gym's weight room, finding that people who pump iron are less likely to have risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes.
Stressed-out parents more likely to serve up fast food
AFP, Published on 25/10/2012
» Stressed-out parents were found to be more likely to serve their children fast food, and, perhaps not surprisingly, more likely to have obese kids.
Reaching remote villages with technology
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 30/10/2012
» Sumart Lima, a father of two small children in this small village nestled in the mist-shrouded highlands of Chiang Mai's Omkoi district, thinks "people out there should know how we live and what our problems are".