What to see this week

February 12, 2016 | 12:01 am

6 films to see on the week of February 12-February 19, 2016

February is heart month

February 12, 2016 | 12:01 am

Medicine Cabinet
Reiner W. Gloor

FEBRUARY has always traditionally been celebrated as “Heart Month” by the Department of Health in the Philippines but is also observed in other countries.

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Europe’s shift to dark green forests stokes global warming — study

February 12, 2016 | 12:01 am

OSLO — An expansion of Europe’s forests towards dark green conifers has stoked global warming, according to a study on Thursday at odds with a widespread view that planting more trees helps human efforts to slow rising temperatures.

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Travel expo draws large crowd as tour agencies offer cheap rates

February 12, 2016 | 12:01 am

ONE of the Philippines’ most popular travel trade shows, Travel Tour Expo (TTE), has closed its curtains after three days of long lines which snaked the whole perimeter of the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, as people hoped to score the best travel deals offered by some 300 exhibitors.

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The Know-it-all

February 12, 2016 | 12:01 am

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull

IT’S BEEN A relatively quiet day today. I have been able to sit here with the door to my office closed and get on with some long overdue report writing, proposal preparation, and other administrative tasks. Yet, I know it is only a matter of time before someone barges in with a dozen issues for me to sort out.

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