The panel of judges for the third Dal-Tile Interior Design Scholarship, presented by the ASID Foundation, have been announced. This year's scholarship competition, titled "Operation Renovation," challenges students to find a residential ...
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The phrase "An army marches on its stomach," often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, underscores the importance of logistics in the military. And in the 21st century, keeping up the supply of diesel fuel is one of the most challenging ...
Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices. But now Dr. Yael Steinhart of Tel Aviv University's ...
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Although social networking sites let users keep in touch with a wide group of acquaintances, new research shows that people still put most of their efforts into communicating with a small group of friends or family members. To maintain a ...
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If you ever experience performance anxiety -- commonly known as stage fright -- getting excited might help more than trying to calm down, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard Business School found that becoming excited before ...
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Renewable energy subsidies have been a politically popular program over the past decade. These subsidies have led to explosive growth in wind power installations across the United States, especially in the Midwest and Texas. But do these ...
Creganna-Tactx Medical has announced today that Robert B. Hance will join the company as Chief Executive Officer in September 2013, taking over the role from Helen Ryan who has held the position for the last eight years. Robert ...
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The University of Sydney Business School’s Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) has joined with six of the world’s leading research institutions in an effort to address the complex challenges facing ports and their ...
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Caravan Craft Retail Private Limited (CCRPL) a single brand retail venture committed to the revival and promotion of Indian craft and providing meaningful livelihood to the country's artisans opened its first store in Phoenix Market City, ...
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The International University of Monaco (IUM), in the Principality of Monaco, on the French Riviera, has announced a partnership with the Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS) in New Delhi, India. LCBS now offers to its students various ...
The Carolinas' nuclear energy industry provides a significant economic impact to North and South Carolina according to a recent study. An industry coalition, the Carolinas' Nuclear Cluster commissioned the research to obtain a clear measure ...
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Merrill A. Pete Miller, Jr. has informed the Board of Directors that he intends to step down from those positions contemporaneous with the completion of the ...
Privalia, a Spanish online apparel firm, has signed a partnership agreement for creation of a chair at the ISEM Fashion Business School-University of Navarra, the first business school specializing in apparel and fashion companies that ...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that Stephen I. Sadove, a highly respected leader and innovator in the retail industry, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Sadove is currently chairman and chief executive officer of Saks ...
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In the past 20 years, the world has become significantly more complex, more unsettled and less predictable. The American military coined the acronym VUCA to describe this trend: "volatile", "uncertain", "complex" and "ambiguous". In this ...