Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
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John Wetenhall was appointed director of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. In this capacity, he will lead the development of the forthcoming university museum as well as transition The Textile Museum to the GW ...
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Ice cream (derived from earlier iced cream or cream ice) is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although ...
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Philippe Richart, formally responsible for the Ready Mix Concrete business in Holcim Vietnam, has been appointed CEO of Holcim Lanka. The change of CEO, which was announced in February 2013, was part of a generational change in the ...
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When some of Iraq's most historic sites were destroyed by war, Ben Kacyra decided to sell his civil engineering company and start a nonprofit in 2003 with the mission of digitally preserving cultural heritage sites throughout the world with ...
High-end manufacturer Harden Furniture says it will introduce a Mount Vernon collection this fall, a licensed line that will bring together the home of the nation's first president and its oldest furniture producer. "It's only appropriate ...
The US FDA has approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' new drug application (NDA) for Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets as oral contraceptives. Quartette, designed as next generation of extended ...
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The majority of students in computer science department graduate programs are from overseas, and the percentage is rising, according to the latest data from the Computing Research Association (CRA). Of all the students enrolled in ...
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Countries that have signed on to international cybersecurity agreements tend to have fewer malware infections among their citizens, according to new research released by Microsoft and George Washington University. Countries that have ...
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The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online, is officially kicking-off Data Privacy Day today along with Federal Trade ...
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The final exhibition at The Textile Museum before its 2014 reopening will showcase the textile traditions of Southeast Asia and demonstrate how four contemporary artists integrate the best of the past into new works. “Out of Southeast ...
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Web and mobile device users have little understanding about how much of their personal data is collected online, making it difficult to rely on free-market competition for solutions to privacy concerns, privacy experts told the U.S. Federal ...
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About 13 percent of vehicles have at least one bald tire,according to a recent survey by the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).When it comes to car tires,bald is not beautiful.It is dangerous. These findings mark an increase from the ...
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Luxury men’s accessory brand introduces limited edition pocketknife featuring wood from fabled horse chestnut tree in Fredericksburg, Virginia Luxury men’s accessory brand William Henry in cooperation with with ...
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The recent Nor'Easter that packed a one-two punch to Sandy-stricken areas should serve as a call for northern drivers to start shopping for winter tires, or to have winter tires installed. There are some decisions to be made, and as we ...
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