Archive for January 11th, 2012
China helps pandas who aren’t born to be wild
By Royston Chan DUJIANGYAN, China | Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:01am EST DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) – China on Wednesday began sending pandas bred in captivity into a protected area in southwestern Sichuan province, the most ambitious attempt to rebuild the country’s depleted population of giant pandas in a natural habitat. The first six pandas selected [...]
A Minute With: Damien Hirst on hitting the "spot"
By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES | Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:18am EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Damien Hirst may have slowed down since bursting onto the scene as unofficial leader of the “Young British Artist” movement in the 1990s, but he remains one of the most divisive figures in the art world today. His “For [...]
Pride and skyscrapers cometh before the fall: report
LONDON | Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:49am EST LONDON (Reuters) – An “unhealthy correlation” exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from Barclays Capital. The construction of the Empire State building in New York in 1930, along with towers in Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and Dubai in 2010 [...]
LanSchool Named Winner of eSchoolMedia 2012 Readers’ Choice Award
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stoneware, Inc., the provider of LanSchool classroom management software, today announced that it has been awarded an eSchoolMedia 2012 Readers’ Choice Award for its LanSchool 7.6 software. This award recognizes the ed-tech products and services that readers have found most successful. “Having teachers recognize the value of LanSchool and go out of their way [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Seeking Healthy, Kid-Friendly Recipe Contributions for Walk On! Cooking Challenge
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s 2012 Walk On! program, Phoenix and Tucson residents ages 9-12 are invited to enter the Kids’ Cooking Challenge, which encourages children to share their favorite healthy side dishes for a chance to win prizes. Five top entries will be chosen based on originality, potential tastiness, [...]
