Archive for October, 2011
It’s a girl! British royal succession rules to change
PERTH, Australia | Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:45am EDT PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Centuries of British royal discrimination came to an end Friday after Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic. The 16 countries [...]
Greeks seek to escape debt crisis abroad
By Ingrid Melander ATHENS | Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:35am EDT ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek website designer Thanos Sioris sees only one way out of his country’s severe debt crisis: board a plane and never look back. The cordial 40-year-old never dreamed he would spend his life with his wife and son anywhere but at [...]
Students Ask for and Receive More Fresh Produce at Orange County Public Schools
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), the tenth largest school district in the country, unveiled its new district-wide Fresh to Schools initiative to increase the menu selection of fresh produce for students. Newly appointed Director of the Division of Food, Nutrition Wellness for the Florida Department of Agriculture Consumer Services, Robin Safley, with State [...]
Conjoined Twin Toddlers From San Jose to be Separated at Packard Children’s on November 1
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco, joined at the chest and abdomen, will soon be separate little girls. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford is preparing a November 1 surgery to separate the two-year-olds, born in the Philippines and now living in San Jose, Calif. The operation, including six hours of work [...]
Management Tip of the Day: How to engage your employees
BOSTON | Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:39am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) – Most upwardly mobile managers know that an empowered team helps their performance, but a compulsion to control their own fate can cloud that awareness, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business [...]
