Wrangler seeks new True Wanderer in travel contest
AMERICAN DENIM BRAND Wrangler is continuing its search for biking and travel enthusiasts “out to fulfill their passion on the open road” through its Asia-Pacific-wide competition “True Wanderer.”
Industry threatens nearly half of natural heritage sites: WWF
PARIS — Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such as mining, oil exploration and illegal logging, conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned on Wednesday.
Bad news: Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health
WASHINGTON — An experimental drug that greatly increases levels of “good” cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found, leaving researchers shocked and disappointed.
Meat Loaf back with album, tour
NEW YORK — Hard rock chart-topper Meat Loaf has announced a release date for a new album and an extensive tour of Canada, returning to a busy schedule after a string of health scares.
Suggested by current events
By Zsarlene B. Chua
BASED on the events that rocked the country three years ago which led to the imprisonment of three senators and a businesswoman, Adolfo Alix, Jr.’s Whistleblower is sure to strike a chord among millions of Filipinos who were glued to their televisions and newspapers as the story of one of the biggest political scandals in the country’s history unfolded.
Rudy Fernandez and Heneral Luna at Cinema ’76
A RETROSPECTIVE of the films of Rudy Fernandez will be shown at the Cinema ’76 Film Society micro-theater, from April 8 to 15.
Good news: Testosterone may lower heart attack risk in older men
MIAMI — Older men with clogged arteries who took testosterone therapy seemed to have a lower risk of heart attacks than men who did not take the hormone, a study suggested on Sunday.
Seagull poo posing problem at Dublin beach
DUBLIN — A surge in seagull droppings is fouling up the water at a popular Dublin beach, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday.
Harper Lee created the Greatest American Hero
By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg View
SOME YEARS AGO, I added To Kill a Mockingbird to the syllabus of my course on Ethics in Literature. I teach in a law school, and the students in the seminar were as hard-bitten and hypercritical as one would expect. Most of the works we read they trashed from one end to the other, often with the easy-going savage hauteur of the young intellectual. But not Mockingbird. They treated the classic with a respect bordering on awe. Prompting them to criticize it was as successful as prompting an Evangelical to criticize the Bible.
Spanish island gets no high from hit song ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’
BARCELONA — A song about taking drugs in Ibiza has become a smash hit in Europe and the United States, annoying the Spanish holiday island, which is desperate to ditch its reputation for debauchery.
Where have all the competent salespeople gone?
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
THREE YEARS AGO, I was asked to hire a competent sales team. At the time, I thought it a somewhat a daunting task. After all, the company I was doing this for, sells specialty products and materials. I felt it unlikely that finding the right people would be an easy task.