Lorianna De Giorgio

Toys “R” Us searching for next CPO: Chief Play Officer

thestar.com — Toys "R" Us is on a nation-wide search to fill Canada's "coolest" job - Chief Play Officer (CPO) for the toy store giant. And who better to fill the job than a kid?

How to help someone having a heart attack

thestar.com — On Sunday, about 13,000 cyclists will participate in the 26th http://www.rideforheart.ca/site/pp.aspx?c=cuIQJ8NUKqLaG&b=7080525, the largest charity cycling event in Canada. The sold-out event raises funds to support research about heart disease and stroke. The Star spoke with Dr. Chi-Ming Chow, a cardiologist at St.

Top 10 new species of 2012

thestar.blogs.com — You know who is really sad about the loss of biodiversity on the planet today? This guy: Photo credit: Maurice Emetshu Those soulful -- and creepily human -- eyes, as well as the Lesula monkey's electric blue butt, were what led judges to vote the the animal onto this year's...

How to explain the complex, dangerous storm surge

thestar.com — MIAMI-During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means. Simply put, storm surge is the abnormal rise of sea water. Predicting it is far more complicated and explaining it is tricky, too, as forecasters at the National Hurricane Center discovered, again, during a review of Superstorm Sandy.

Without immigrants, North Carolina’s farm sector would collapse: study

thestar.blogs.com — The loamy soil of North Carolina is being used to address a key political debate: Does immigration create jobs or take them away? As U.S. politicians debate a watershed immigration bill, which removes the threat of deportation for 11 million illegal immigrants and offers a path toward U.S. citizenship, The...