Ms Tuysuzoglu is a role model for young women who want to set up their own companies in Turkey. Fewer than one in 10 business owners women (according to the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey) - but this didn't deter Ms Tuysuzoglu who leads a self-service restaurant chain 'Kirkpinar'. She opened her first Kirkpinar restaurant with her partners, seven years ago.
Her USP - Lokanta (traditional Turkish restaurant), but a whole lot cleaner.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28207943
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
@GiftCards.com
Imagine the future when you are 10 years old and your mother - disabled, on welfare, and struggling to cope with several children - sends you to live in an orphanage.
Jason Wolfe, chief executive of GiftCards.com, says his difficult childhood made him resilient.
The inspiration to get into the gift-giving business specifically came from memories of his childhood.
"I can remember lying under a blanket one Christmas Day because there was no heat in the house. "Somebody knocked on the door and we looked outside and there was a box outside of gifts for us."
His life is a perfect example of turning the lemons life throws at you, into lemonade.
His USP - No outside investment. He wants to control his business and make it special for everyone.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28409603
Jason Wolfe, chief executive of GiftCards.com, says his difficult childhood made him resilient.
The inspiration to get into the gift-giving business specifically came from memories of his childhood.
"I can remember lying under a blanket one Christmas Day because there was no heat in the house. "Somebody knocked on the door and we looked outside and there was a box outside of gifts for us."
His life is a perfect example of turning the lemons life throws at you, into lemonade.
His USP - No outside investment. He wants to control his business and make it special for everyone.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28409603
Monday, July 21, 2014
Internet de-addiction
With children becoming more and more inward living, Delhi's first Internet de-addiction centre comes as a huge relief.
Children are meant to play and dream...a lot....and they are meant to roam around outdoors and run on the grass and climb trees and enjoy the sun and the rain and the wind...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-gets-its-first-internet-de-addiction-centre/articleshow/38824454.cms
Children are meant to play and dream...a lot....and they are meant to roam around outdoors and run on the grass and climb trees and enjoy the sun and the rain and the wind...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-gets-its-first-internet-de-addiction-centre/articleshow/38824454.cms
#BringThemHome
The toll - 298 people killed
The place - Ukraine
The day - Thursday, 17 July 2014
The How and the Why - The plane they were travelling in, MH17 was shot down by rebels. It was another huge, huge mistake trigger-happy rebels made.
The grief is unbearable and all sane people around the world join with the grieving families. The people of Netherlands, which had the greatest loss, have changed their profile picture on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to a black square and are using the hashtag #BringThemHome.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-28405291
The place - Ukraine
The day - Thursday, 17 July 2014
The How and the Why - The plane they were travelling in, MH17 was shot down by rebels. It was another huge, huge mistake trigger-happy rebels made.
The grief is unbearable and all sane people around the world join with the grieving families. The people of Netherlands, which had the greatest loss, have changed their profile picture on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to a black square and are using the hashtag #BringThemHome.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-28405291
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Surprise?
At a time when thoughtfulness is so rare, here's a lovely example of one from no less a person than a pilot!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28238949
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28238949
Two women
Adele Raemer lives in a Jewish community in Eshkol, just over a mile and a half from the border with Gaza.
On the other side of the border, across the security fence in Gaza, Rasha (name changed) lives in Khan Yunis.
When the sun comes up, Raemer will spend her day running for her life. Rasha will spend it, she says, waiting for death.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/09/world/meast/mideast-daily-life/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
On the other side of the border, across the security fence in Gaza, Rasha (name changed) lives in Khan Yunis.
When the sun comes up, Raemer will spend her day running for her life. Rasha will spend it, she says, waiting for death.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/09/world/meast/mideast-daily-life/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Is the past really another country?
The longing to return to the past, is called nostalgia. We are told this is something we should never indulge in. The past is another country. It is the here and now that matters.
However, it does have some function beyond mere sentimentality. A series of investigations by psychologist Constantine Sedikides suggest nostalgia may act as a resource that we can draw on to connect to other people and events, so that we can move forward with less fear and greater purpose.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140603-why-nostalgia-is-good-for-you
However, it does have some function beyond mere sentimentality. A series of investigations by psychologist Constantine Sedikides suggest nostalgia may act as a resource that we can draw on to connect to other people and events, so that we can move forward with less fear and greater purpose.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140603-why-nostalgia-is-good-for-you
Appraisals at what cost?
Adobe Systems took a bold, almost unthinkable step in 2012. The company realised it was losing too many valuable employees because of the way it was providing feedback and labelling them with ratings. It scrapped its traditional annual performance reviews, including its ratings and rankings of employees.
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140619-so-long-criticism-hello-cuddles
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140619-so-long-criticism-hello-cuddles
Monday, July 7, 2014
A woman will never say die
Egypt woman plans to open school for female taxi drivers:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28068937
A CEO juggles the corner office — and nine children:
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140619-the-corner-office-and-nine-kids
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28068937
A CEO juggles the corner office — and nine children:
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140619-the-corner-office-and-nine-kids
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