Archive for February, 2012
Paris mayor slams Russian church due near Eiffel Tower
PARIS | Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:13pm EST PARIS (Reuters) – Paris Mayor Bernard Delanoe has described a Russian Orthodox church to be built along the River Seine as an example of “hodgepodge architecture” not worthy to be on display near the Eiffel Tower. Delanoe said the project – a gleaming white church with five [...]
Wired world to be boon, bane for Generation Y: survey
WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:50am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is a good chance young people growing up in today’s always-wired world will eventually become bright, nimble decision makers – if they don’t wind up intellectual lightweights unable to concentrate long enough to chew over a good book. So say 1,021 technology insiders, [...]
Queen to open London Games and Paralympics
LONDON | Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:30pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who celebrates 60 years on the throne this year, will open both the London Olympics and Paralympics, Buckingham Palace and organizers said on Wednesday. The third Olympic Games to be held in the British capital start on July 27 while the [...]
Students from Chicago-Area High Schools Compete for Higher-Learning Scholarships Through The Great Frame Up’s “The Lisa Show 2012” Sponsored by Mesirow Financial’s Investment Advisory Group
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–North Shore-based founders of The Great Frame Up, David and Marlowe Klitzky, announced today the launch of the “The Lisa Show 2012” Student Art Program, which invites students from 22 Chicagoland high schools to exhibit their artwork to compete for higher-learning scholarships. Mesirow Financial’s Investment Advisory group is once again participating as a scholarship [...]
Workers Compensation Issues Prominent in National Summit on Rx Drug Abuse
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Several national workers’ compensation experts will lead 1.5 hour sessions during the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit April 10-12 at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort in Orlando, Fla. Joseph Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates and president of CompPharma, LLC, and Dr. Richard Victor, Executive Director of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, [...]
