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Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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Dishes with funny names
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YOU’RE not getting flour-coated deep-fried chicken when you watch
the Olympics in Beijing this August, but kung pao chicken—diced
chicken fried with pepper and nuts that go very well with steamed
rice.
Reuters has reported that the Chinese
authorities have made kung pao chicken the official Olympics dish
for the thousands of athletes, officials and spectators who will
crow for their teams at the giant Beijing stadium and other
playgrounds.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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CENTER
OF GRAVITY
By Rony V. Diaz
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Ethanol from rice
straws
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THE experiment by three researchers at the Ateneo de Manila
University has deepened our understanding of the sequence of
biochemical reactions that lead to the production of ethanol.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Pro-big, anti-small:
the story of a hundred years
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The Aklan Coop Bank and the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) got
spooked by liquidity problems at about the same time. As it was the
natural reaction of banks in need of a lifeline, both pleaded for
mercy and the requisite bailout measures.
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Living apart, living
separately
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AFTER 9/11 and the hysteria over the “Clash of Civilizations,”
interfaith dialogue has become more and more a viable alternative to
bridge the chasm of misunderstanding and discrimination between the
Muslim communities and the “West.”
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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Still saving the kids
behind bars
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Several years ago, I was able to get inside several highly secured
jails for the first time. I was so shocked by what I saw I
couldn’t sleep for nights after. The jail visits revealed
children, as young as 10...
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GROUND
LEVEL
By Godofredo M. Roperos
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Cebu’s cities
redeem themselves
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AMIDST a series of bad publicity, Cebu’s cities recoiled with a
measure of shame. Starting with the reports of various scams
attending the preparations for the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (Asean) summit last year, their collective image came almost
to rock-bottom.
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SBN 2294 will save Philippine languages
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Sooner than later, our advocacy to save
Philippine regional and indigenous languages will be realized,
hopefully this year as the world celebrates Unesco’s
“International Year of Languages.”
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