Finding Your Dreams- Strategies for High School Students Applying for College Scholarships

As high school students prepare for the next crucial phase in their educational journey, one significant hurdle remains—securing the necessary funds to fuel their dreams. Scholarships provide a viable solution to this predicament, but the application process can be daunting and fiercely competitive. It’s crucial to equip students with appropriate strategies to increase their chances of success. This article will delve into actionable strategies for high school students aiming to win those coveted college scholarships. Keep reading to find out how.

Understanding the Scholarship Landscape

Scholarships come in different shapes and sizes. They can be merit-based, need-based, student-specific, career-specific, college-specific, …

Why Liquidation Can Be the Best Option for Struggling Companies

Are you overwhelmed by mounting debts and struggling to keep your business from drifting? When conventional recovery methods fail to deliver, liquidation might just be the strategic lifeline you need. Exploring various financial resources can play a crucial role in addressing immediate needs. Discovering these resources can provide additional support as you navigate the decision to liquidate. 

This article delves into why liquidation could be the best solution for your company and how it offers a structured path to resolution.

The Strategic Advantages of Liquidation

Liquidation often carries a negative connotation, but it can provide significant strategic benefits for companies in severe financial distress.

POLITICS-US: Pain Drug Crackdown Hits “Nobodies” the Hardest

William Fisher

NEW YORK, May 24 2006 (IPS) – Two weeks from now, a South Carolina pain management physician will surrender at the Talladega, Alabama prison to begin serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering.
Dr. Michael Jackson is one of hundreds of pain management specialists arrested, charged and jailed by federal and state authorities for violating the Controlled Substances Act, designed to limit the dispensing of illegal prescription drugs by doctors and their use by patients.

Meanwhile, the high profile right-wing radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, charged with doctor shopping for prescription medication for chronic back pain, reached a settlement with the Florida state attorney, under which the charges will b…

HEALTH: WHO Sends Flu Meds to Developing Countries

Gustavo Capdevila

GENEVA, May 5 2009 (IPS) – Poor countries facing the greatest threat from the spread of the H1N1 flu virus popularly known as swine flu will begin to receive shipments of Tamiflu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced.
The global health agency, which reported last week that it planned to provide poor nations with 2.4 million doses of the flu medicine, said Tuesday that it had dispatched Tamiflu from the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Switzerland.

So far, most of the cases of the new H1N1 flu have been reported in North America, although the epidemic is still in a very early stage, said acting WHO assistant director-general Keiji Fukuda.

We have concerns about the infection traveling to the southern hemisphere, because th…

Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities

Tractor caravan to Mexico City farmer protest demands “Mexico Free of Transgenics”. Credit: Enrique Perez S./ANEC

CAMBRIDGE MA, Feb 24 2021 (IPS) – Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the agribusiness world with his New Year’s Eve decree to phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate and the cultivation of genetically modified corn. His administration sent an even stronger aftershock two weeks later, clarifying that the government would also phase out GM corn imports in three years and the ban would include not just corn for human consumption but yellow corn destined primarily for livestock. Under NAFTA, the United States has seen a 400% in…

COVID-19: India’s Harvests also Locked Down

As a nationwide lockdown has confined a record 1.3 billion Indians to their homes since Mar. 24, one of the hardest hit communities has been that of Indian farmers.

Agricultural markets or mandis have few buyers due to the coronavirus lockdown across India. Credit: Neeta Lal/IPS

NEW DELHI, Apr 24 2020 (IPS) – Heartbreaking images of Indian farmers standing amidst swathes of rotting vegetables, fruits and grain have been flooding newspapers and TV screens lately. Crashing prices and transport bottlenecks due to the 40-day coronavirus lockdown in India, on till May 3, have driven some to set their unsold produce ablaze.   

As a nationwide lockdown has confined a …

Safeguarding Africa’s Food Security in the Age of COVID-19

Jun 5 2020 (IPS) – Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat. The ability of many Africans to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs has been disrupted by successive natural disasters and epidemics. Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, locust outbreaks in eastern Africa, and droughts in southern and eastern Africa are some examples. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest catastrophe to have swollen the ranks of 240 million people going hungry in the region. In some countries, over 70 percent of the population has problems accessing food.

Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s most food-insecure region, and in the June 2020 , we show t…