English the preferred language for world business: poll
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK | Wed May 16, 2012 9:58am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Workers whose jobs require them to interact with people in foreign countries say that English is the dominant language of business, according to a new poll. More than one quarter of employees in 26 countries around the world told [...]
New Help for Children Struggling with Night-time Fears
Summerdale, AL, May 16, 2012 –(PR.com)– For many parents getting their child to sleep has been a constant struggle. The benefits of good quality sleep are well known, and many academic studies and books have been written that show just how important sleep is for child development. Lack of sleep or poor sleep in children [...]
Virtual Speech Center Releases a Multiple Meanings iPad App for Speech Language Pathologists
Burbank, CA, May 16, 2012 –(PR.com)– Virtual Speech Center Inc., the provider of mobile applications for speech therapy, announced today the release of Multiple Meanings Library, an iPad application available for download on Apple’s iTunes App store. The Multiple Meanings Library was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for students ages 5–15 who [...]
Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON | Tue May 15, 2012 3:46pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry. The former professor had just begun a career as a Presbyterian minister in Virginia when the economic downturn forced her church to let her go in 2007. After that, she found only [...]
Afghan woman pushes for rights from behind the wheel
By Miriam Arghandiwal KABUL | Tue May 15, 2012 12:09pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) – The morning after the Taliban fell Shakila Naderi shed her head-to-toe burqa, sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time and asked her husband to teach her how to drive. Now Kabul’s only female driving instructor, she teaches [...]
