Toys that help children figure how to turn their ideas into reality by designing and building are a first step in a career in the sciences, U.S. researchers say. Beth Holloway, director of the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue ...
The holiday season can be marked by an uptick in crime as people are away from their homes to visit family and friends, attend parties, and be present for performances and social events. The criminal element is well aware of the numerous ...
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There's no shortage of laptop computers to pick from this holiday season, even for shoppers on tight budgets. A Chromebook optimized to run Google's Internet services can be bought for as little as $200, while a few hundred dollars more ...
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If your loved ones are looking for an easy way to watch Internet content on their big-screen TVs, Google's Chromecast ($35) is an inexpensive choice. Owners use their smartphones, tablets or computers as a remote control to tune in Netflix, ...
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Positive retail sales numbers in the month of October point to a good holiday sales season ahead. According to the National Retail Federation – the world largest retail trade association – October retail sales, excluding ...
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Trailer Wizards announced they will be holding another food drive in support of local food banks. Trailer Wizards “Haul Away Hunger” Holiday Food Drive will run from November 25 to the 29 across Canada at all participating ...
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Barnes & Noble returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as it invested less in its Nook e-book reader and cost cuts offset lower sales. Its sales missed expectations, however, and its shares dropped more than 3 percent in ...
Lately, I’ve been in full-blown grumpy old man mode. It started a couple of weeks ago when someone’s administrator asked me if I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with my grand kids. I will admit my mustache is greyer than it ...
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SDI Group USA has announced it will host SELF14 (SDI Executive Logistics Forum 2014) this year in Las Vegas at the Four Seasons Hotel. “As 2014 approaches, all businesses are in the process of preparing for the upcoming holiday ...
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With the holiday season just around the corner, millions of Americans are getting ready to prepare a holiday meal or bake a sweet treat. The stories from the kitchen will range from good, to bad, to burnt, and a recent survey conducted by ...
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The next truck that passes you by on the highway may be carrying more than cargo in its trailer; it may be carrying hope for people this holiday season. And soon more people will realize it with the help of a new video and a partnership ...
Active Americans are more optimistic and more likely than the general population to spend big this holiday season, according to a Leisure Trends' survey of its Most Active Americans Panel. Leisure Trends regularly surveys its panel of ...
Shaw President Randy Merritt Shaw Floors is restoring the Grand Central Terminal tradition of rolling out the red carpet, this time for the holidays. The Dalton headquartered company unveiled more than 14,000 square feet of its carpet, ...
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October retail sales figures released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were both up, albeit to varying degrees. Commerce reported that October retail sales at $428.1 billion were ...
Powered by its Pottery Barn and West Elm brands, retailer Williams-Sonoma recorded double-digit sales and earnings growth in the third fiscal quarter. The company said growth was especially strong in its direct-to-consumer segment, which ...
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