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Why China’s Unbalanced Growth Will Not Lead To A Hard Landing

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Employees assemble washing machines on the production line inside a factory of Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric in Hefei, Anhui province on Aug. 13, 2013.  Reuters A visitor uses a magnifying glass to look at a handmade wood carving in the shape of a Chinese ancient pavilion at a culture industry exhibition in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jon Woo Employees assemble washing machines on the production line inside a factory of Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric in Hefei, Anhui province on Aug. 13, 2013.  Reuters A visitor uses a magnifying glass to look at a handmade wood carving in the shape of a Chinese ancient pavilion at a culture industry exhibition in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jon Woo Previous 1  of  2 Next China’s growth is unbalanced -- that's a fact. But it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Skeptics point to the country’s overreliance on the large investment share ...

Indians Prefer Pizza, Specifically Domino’s (DPZ), Over McDonald’s (MCD), Subway And Everything Else, In Booming Fast Food Market

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pizza  Creative Commons Pizza is one American export that India simply can’t eat enough of, according to leading Indian market research firm CRISIL Research, in a recent  study  of India’s flourishing fast food industry. Michigan’s world famous Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) has the greatest market share of any foreign fast-food operator in India, cornerning 20 percent of the market owned by foreign brands -- about double that of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD), Kentucky Fried Chicken (NYSE:YUM), Subway and Pizza Hut (NYSE:YUM). Domino’s has adopted an aggressive approach of expanding into smaller and lesser-known Indian cities, where they can best rivals like McDonald’s because Domino’s typically needs less land and financing for a store, D’souza said. That, in turn, is because Domino’s has focused on home delivery. “In the case of McDonald’s, stores are larger, and to get those kind of outlets in tier 2 and tier 3 cities is likely more di...

Visiting Other Countries

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      By Paulette Short There are many reasons for visiting Panama and other countries. First of all, it is necessary for them to do this when they wish to experience different cultures. Venturing into other countries will let the person to open their eyes into how the different cultures around them are truly fascinating and interesting. It is also a good thing that the person can easily experience a wide range of possibilities and resources. There are thousands of countries that one can go to for the sake of traveling. If the person can make the right choices, then it should be easy to enjoy their stay with their own experience for the destination's culture, adventure, and relaxation. Growing as a person is actually possible with traveling. There may be things that the individual will want to get right now. However, there may be lots of changes to those desires once the person starts traveling. The person can get exposed to various cultures to learn mor...

What Reasons To Have In Visiting Other Countries

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      By Paulette Short There are many reasons for visiting Panama and other countries. First of all, it is necessary for them to do this when they wish to experience different cultures. Venturing into other countries will let the person to open their eyes into how the different cultures around them are truly fascinating and interesting. It is also a good thing that the person can easily experience a wide range of possibilities and resources. There are thousands of countries that one can go to for the sake of traveling. If the person can make the right choices, then it should be easy to enjoy their stay with their own experience for the destination's culture, adventure, and relaxation. Growing as a person is actually possible with traveling. There may be things that the individual will want to get right now. However, there may be lots of changes to those desires once the person starts traveling. The person can get exposed to various cultures to learn mor...

Start Working Instantly With This Warts Removal Method.

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        By Byrann Franzen Most people with warts also have questions such as, what causes warts, are they contagious and can they be prevented? Within the body of this article I will answer those questions, along with providing you with safe effective methods to remove your warts. If you are tired of trips into the doctor you may be looking at wart removal home remedies to not only save you some money but also to safe you a bit of pain along the way. Warts Removal Not all wart removal home remedies are painless however and it is important to keep in mind that if you want your wart gone fast you will need to put up with a bit of pain. It is still unknown why some people are more likely to get warts than others. It is known however that children are much more likely to get warts than adults. This is due to the fact that their immune systems have not yet built up their defenses. This type of wart remedy is the quickest way to remove your warts ...

OPRAH ADOPTS LINDSAY LOHAN

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Oprah reportedly announced on her network  that she has adopted Lindsay Lohan! Lindsay recently agreed to an exclusive series of interviews with Oprah Winfrey.  It was a disaster at the beginning, but not only has Lohan settled down, but Oprah was so taken with her and her story that she has legally adopted Lohan. “Oprah always wanted a daughter, and now she has one!” said a source close to Oprah’s network, OWN. “Lindsay has never been happier and Oprah is, ecstatic,” said the source.  ”Lindsay is already calling Orprah “mom” and Oprah is already planning on taking Lindsay on a “family vacation” to South Africa. When they began their project together Lindsay was often a no-show — which didn’t sit well with Oprah.  Oprah went to Dina Lohan’s house on Long Island for a showdown with Lindsay.  She told Lindsay either clean up her act or the project is over and Lindsay would not get her $2 million paycheck. But it wasn’t the money that brought Lin...

Poll: What Places Do You Want To See Before You Die?

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If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?    Reuters We here at International Business Times are looking to put together the ultimate travel bucket list, and we need your help. We’ve compiled a list of 50 of the world’s most exotic and iconic places, but we want to narrow that down to the top 20. That’s where you come in. Below is a poll (that will not ask for any personal details or an email address) where you can either vote for the places you’re just dying to visit, or vote for spots you’ve already seen that are so special you think everyone else deserves to see them too. You can pick as many as 20 sites in total, but you can only take the survey once. In two week’s time, IBTimes will analyze your answers and put together a list of the 20 Places You Should See Before You Die. So go ahead, make your voice heard. And if you’re really passionate about a particular destination, make sure you pass the poll along to your friends so they can vote too....