Archive for January 7th, 2012
Gloomy Greeks forget woes with lavish Turk TV dramas
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS | Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:38am EST ATHENS (Reuters) – When an Athens taxi driver learned his passenger was the boss of an Istanbul-based company that brings Turkish TV dramas to Greece he reached for his phone, called his wife and put her through to the man sitting in the back [...]
Communities In Schools Announces Winners of 2012 Impact Funds
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communities In Schools, the leading organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life, is proud to announce that several of its affiliates and state offices have been awarded nearly $2 million dollars in impact funds to apply to the 2011-2012 school year. “These grants will allow us to [...]
Pivot Charter School North Valley Partners Offers Civil Air Patrol Program
OROVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pivot Charter School, North Valley, a full-time online public school, announced today that it is launching a program that lets students earn elective credits while developing leadership skills and learning about aviation through the U.S. Air Force’s Civil Air Patrol auxiliary. The school has scheduled a local information session Jan. 18 to help [...]
Announcing the 2012 Cribsie Awards from StrollerTraffic.com and AListMom.com
New York, NY, January 06, 2012 –(PR.com)– Co-hosted by StrollerTraffic.com and AListMom.com, the second annual Cribsie Awards recognize the best products, brands, services, and websites for babies and tots. New this year is the special “New Arrival Award,” honoring the best NEW products of 2011, as voted by an exciting Academy of judges. How the [...]
Are older workers getting in the way of the young?
By Mark Miller Fri Jan 6, 2012 2:02pm EST (Reuters) – Today’s report on unemployment shows that the economy continues to gather steam – payrolls grew by 200,000 and the jobless rate ticked downward again, to 8.5 percent. But young Americans are having a much tougher time finding work than older workers. The seasonally-adjusted jobless [...]
