New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza
By David Warner PHILADELPHIA | Fri Feb 3, 2012 2:39pm EST PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – More than 17,000 mostly beer-fueled spectators packed a Philadelphia indoor arena on Friday for the city’s annual early morning eating extravaganza in which competitors vie to eat the most chicken wings. Japanese champion Takeru Kobayashi, weighing just 127 pound (xx kilos) [...]
Indianapolis sheds Naptown image with Super party
By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS | Sun Feb 5, 2012 5:23pm EST INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – An NFL season that began under a dark cloud was heading towards a brilliant finish as the Super Bowl party raged under sunny skies on Sunday with the New England Patriot and New York Giants preparing for the opening kickoff. Once [...]
Management Tip of the Day: Consider cultural norms
BOSTON | Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:29pm EST BOSTON (Reuters) – Being culturally fluent means being able to enter a new context, master the norms, and feel comfortable doing so, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (http:\www.hbr.org). Any [...]
Miami named most miserable U.S. city
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:53pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warm sun, white beaches, and million-dollar mansions notwithstanding, Miami has captured the dubious distinction of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new poll. The playground of the rich and famous is home to [...]
Going mobile: Travel’s eventual high-tech future
By Peter Myers LONDON | Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:50pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – Welcome to the airport terminal of the future. There are self-service bag drops but no check-in desks. Your passage is seamless, punctuated behind the scenes only by discrete Near Field Communication (NFC) sensors. Occasionally you stop to scan your NFC-enabled smartphone [...]