Posts Tagged ‘migration’

Chilling Down the body Temperatures Help Gain energy for Migrating birds

Friday, September 11, 2009 23:58 By Robert

Did you often wonder at how those tiny birds literally fly from one continent to the other? They do this twice a year migrating from a cold place to a warmer place. A new study conducted by a group of researchers Wojciechowski and colleague Berry Pinshow at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland revealed that [...]

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The Benefits of Migrant Labor (or the grass is greener out there, and eventually also at home)

Saturday, September 5, 2009 0:44 By GSerrano

Vibrant economies are fueled by human capital. Today, in the age of globalized economy, that much-needed human capital is composed, to some extent, of migrant labor that has come about due primarily to the phenomenon of migration. The bigger economies of the world thrive on migrant workforces.
Those who espouse anti-immigrant sentiment do not see the [...]

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2009 State of the Future report: grim vision of shortages, violence, and collapse of civilization due to climate change

Monday, July 27, 2009 17:53 By GSerrano

Prior to its publication next month, The Independent on Sunday was able to access the 6,700-paged report entitled 2009 State of the Future which is ‘backed by a diverse range of leading organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, the US army, and the Rockefeller Foundation.’
The report, composed of contributions from 2,700 experts around the [...]

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Cuba agrees to discuss immigration issue with the United States

Sunday, May 31, 2009 22:31 By GSerrano

 

Cuba responded positively to the U.S. proposal to reopen negotiations on Cuban immigration to the United States, halted in 2004 by President George Bush. The U.S. offer was a new gesture of openness of the Obama administration which attempts a cautious and gradual approach with the Castro regime. Cuba also accepts the U.S. proposal to establish direct mail services [...]

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Business Migration to Singapore

Friday, May 29, 2009 17:29 By GSerrano

 

Singapore has one of the most conducive business climates in the world. If you wish to migrate to Singapore and set up your own business on the city-state, you will find that the country makes it easy, encouraging, and favorable for people like you. The country is strategically located on the cusp between the developed [...]

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In Defense of Segmenting Markets

Monday, March 9, 2009 21:50 By GSerrano

Marketing has moved away from macromarketing and into the age of micromarketing. The underlying concept is market segmentation, and the overall mission is to better serve a diversity of markets. What marketers are trying to do is identify segments within the marketplace where they can position their products.
Market segmentation is not a fad. The underlying [...]

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