Incredulity on August 3, 2015She lost the will to live; she would always harm herself and find ways to stay in continuous pain. She thought maybe the world isn’t good enough to be lived in. Her eyes stopped looking at the positive things; they would find the worst to focus on. She thought maybe the people around her are […]
My weight loss story on August 3, 2015Hello Internet! Now a lot of us have gone on google and typed in the question “How to lose weight?” and from there starts the endless search for easy weight loss tips. I, being one of those people, know exactly what it’s like to go on one of these websites, read about various “tips” […]
US emergency oil reserve tempts Congress at the wrong time on August 3, 2015WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on both sides of the aisle figured this month they had hit on a clever way to fund everything from new drug programs to highway maintenance: sell off part of America’s strategic oil reserves, a supply cushion that no longer needs to be so large. The notion, embedded in a House of […]
Vladimir Putins most effective weapon is gas but not the poison kind on August 3, 2015At face value, Russia’s $400 billion deal to supply natural gas to China National Petroleum Corporation, via the state-controlled energy behemoth Gazprom, sounds like a coup for Moscow. But according to recent analysis, the deal is strongly tilted in China’s favor. Gazprom will be lucky to break even on the contract and may even lose […]
Puerto Rico tourism industry lags rivals, offers little relief from debt crisis on August 3, 2015Puerto Rico may sport palm trees, pristine beaches and glorious weather but its tourism industry is losing out to rival Caribbean islands – and that is holding the US territory back at a time when its deeply troubled economy most needs a fillip. Hoteliers blame a variety of issues for Puerto Rico lagging in both […]
In rural China, shoppers go online with a little help on August 3, 2015TONGLU: Cheng Yonghao left his village in central Henan province almost 20 years ago, not expecting to return. He’s now back home, and this week opened a village store to help locals shop online. Cheng is just one of an army of local recruits who are part of Alibaba Group’s big bet on rural e-commerce […]
Dengue prevention : Commercial, residential premises told to ensure cleanliness on August 3, 2015LAHORE: Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Health, Salman Rafiq said on Sunday that a cleanliness drive underway to control dengue should be continued in both government and commercial buildings as well as residential areas. Rafiq said that collective efforts of the government departments and the public are required to control this disease. He was […]
Tourism boom drives Japan to convert offices into hotels on August 3, 2015TOKYO: Record tourists to Japan are stretching the ability of hotels to accommodate them in a sector constrained by high costs, forcing developers to think out of the box for means to quickly increase lodging options without breaking the bank.Japan is on target this year to beat the record 13.4 million visitors in 2014, helped […]
Will re-contest elections if de-seated: Imran Khan on August 3, 2015LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday announced to re-contest elections if de-seated from parliament. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have moved motions to de-seat the PTI lawmakers, as they remained absent from parliament for more than 40 days. But the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and opposition party Pakistan People’s Party […]
Ten things every business plan should contain on August 3, 2015Whatever others may say to the contrary, a business plan should never be a work of fiction. At the end of the day, you will only be fooling yourself because lenders, for whom the fiction is usually generated, rarely lose. Here are ten headings you might use when writing or rewriting your business plan. Vision […]