Lagos an Overpopulated State: a Case of Continous Spatial Restructuring and Interaction »
LAGOS Introduction Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 states. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while [...]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised »
Albert Einstein, smart man that he was, once said, “You cannot solve any problem in the same state of consciousness in which it was created.” Ponder that for a little while if it doesn’t immediately jump out at you, and you’ll see the truth in that statement. Of course it applies to the world at [...]
world environment day »
The environment to be very mechanically defined is the immediate surroundings of a person which constitute social, economical and biological factors. But our environment is more than that. It is the wind that played with our hair, the land that bore our weight, the water that cleansed our soul. Standing on the terrace feeling the [...]
SELF HELP GROUP AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY AND DOABLE APPROACH TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN INDIA »
SELF HELP GROUP AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY AND DOABLE APPROACH TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN INDIA Prof. D.Sambangi Head, Department of Social Work, Kodaikanal Christian College, Tamil Nadu, India ———————————————————————————————————– THE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Empowerment is a process of awareness and capacity building leading to greater participation, to greater decision making power and control and transformative action. [...]
Clean Coal To Power »
Offsetting Carbon Emissions in Developing Economies The world is making a transition towards energy generated by renewables, however, it is generally accepted that coal will remain an important strategic fuel for the coming decades. This is due to rising energy demands and the time required for renewables to gain the capacity required to meet these [...]
Impact Of SHG Based Microfinance On Women Empowerment »
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> 1. Introduction Approximately 1,2 billion people have to survive with less than one dollar a day (World Bank report 2008). Different studies conducted by Planning Commission of India and other agencies state that more than 42% of Indians earning less than Rs. [...]
The Call for an “islamic Union” »
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were a turning point for the world, one that completely altered its political and strategic balances. Some political commentators even say that Sept. 11, 2001 marked the real beginning of the twenty-first century. Looking back at the century just passed, the most important elements of opinion and belief shaping it [...]
Frank Islam Investment Group, Debbie and Frank Islam Foundation, Charter Members of Tie-dc, Founder of Qss Group, Government Contracting Business, Fra »
State Democracy thrives on busy political times Non-profit Web site links constituents with leaders By Martin Desmarais StateDemocracy.org, which was started in 2001, has brought on seasoned entrepreneur Frank Islam, above, as chairman and to lead expansion efforts. Photo courtesy of StateDemocracy MCLEAN, Va. – For most Indian Americans interested in politics the rallying cry [...]
Presidential Thanksgiving Facts »
Did you know that no one knows the exact date the first Thanksgiving meal was celebrated on? The best historians could come up with was somewhere in the fall of 1621. So how did Thanksgiving become a national holiday designated on the last Thursday of November? The answers to these questions are deep within the [...]
Custodial Death »
INTRODUCTION[1] Â The word custody implies guardianship and protective care. Even when applied to indicate arrest or incarceration, it does not carry any sinister symptoms of violence during custody. No civilized law postulates custodial cruelty â an inhuman trait that springs out of a perverse desire to cause suffering when there is no possibility of any [...]
The Bible Reveals Next and Last Pope Will Be a Devil Impersonating John Paul Ii »
The Bible reveals next and last pope will be a devil impersonating John Paul II Why this is True Through the study of Revelation chapter 17, the Lord has led us to a most startling truth, confirming that we are nearer to the end of all things than ever imagined. We are prompted by our [...]
Playing Cricket Traditional Style »
It was the great efforts of Late Gamini Dissanayake, President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, President’s Counsel, and Cabinet Minister in President J R Jayawardena’s United National Party (UNP) Government, that made Sri Lanka gain full ICC membership on the 21st of July 1981. Although Sri Lanka was knocking at [...]
Walking Back to Nature- Inland Water Transportaton – Solution to Modern Day Transportation by Oladokun Sulaiman – Oladok12@yahoo.com »
Inland Waterway Hybrid Sustainable Transportation – A solution to Modern Day Transportation Problem 1.0 Introduction In today’s transportation congestion and air pollution problem on shore infrastructure is causing more moderate concern and increasingly damaging growth in the size of the problem cal [...]
Why Outsourcing to Vietnam is a Sound Business Decision? »
1. Overview This document lays out the business case for meeting your company’s software development needs by outsourcing to Vietnam. It first outlines factors to consider in deciding which offshore locations to outsource to. Then it considers those factors one at a time for Vietnam, concluding that the country is a promising offshore location [...]