Daron Acemoglu, a professor of developmental economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and James A. Robinson, a professor of political science at Harvard, have earned well-deserved reputations for doing excellent academic work in political economics.
Reminded of that old saying about judging a book by its cover, one can also say that a book should never be evaluated simply because of its length, especially when the said book runs less than 200 pages. But for British author Julian Barnes, his shortest book also happens to be his most accomplished as “The Sense of an Ending: A Novel” (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2011, 163 pages) received the 2011 Man Booker Prize.
Fashion retailer Esprit, which recently said it had “lost its soul” as it lost customers to rivals such as H&M and Zara, has hired a former Zara manager to turn its fortunes around.
AHA Chef Instructor Joey Carpo shows how to cook and prepare Braised Pork-Chops with Lime and Olives.
Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes, say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings in the U.S. are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease.
Popular cosmetic surgeon Dr. Vicki Belo hosted an awesome birthday bash for her gorgeous daughter Cristalle Henares and Ruffa Gutierrez, Belo Medical Group endorser, palanggas.
Water has once again showed its mighty force, and we have felt its wrath over the past weeks. It’s a good thing the Pinoy is waterproof and can weather any storm.
I had intended to write about the book “50 Shades of Grey,” the “mom porn” which my housewife-friends from Alabang and an independent woman friend from Forbes are all talking about. I had planned to speed-read it (through the steamy sex scenes), but that can wait.
When my husband died over 15 years ago, I thought I was going to die myself. We were married for over 20 years and never had children. He was the sweetest, most generous, thoughtful husband any woman can have. In his memory, I established a scholarship for poor children in his hometown who’d want to pursue vocational training.
The plan was to build a huge bargain shopping place that would dwarf all the popular thrift, wholesale haunts in the neighborhood. Three years hence, and what rose on one whole block on Reina Regente Street in the heart of Binondo has indeed eclipsed every structure in its vicinity. But it wasn’t the discount behemoth originally planned that opened last February, but a posh, multilevel mall that this side of town had never seen before.
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