December 12, 2012 - IEEE announced its list of 2013 IEEE Medal recipients, the highest awards bestowed by IEEE, so congratulations to IEEE fellow Hermann W. Dommel, professor emeritus with The University of British Columbia, Department of ...
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December 12, 2012 - IEEE formed a new technical advisory group—802.24 Smart Grid—to serve as a collaborative umbrella organization that works with multiple IEEE 802 working groups (WGs) and will liaise with smart grid ecosystem ...
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The Government of India approved two packages in November/December 2011 for the handloom weavers of the Country. The first package is for loan waiver of overdue loans and interest of handloom cooperative societies and individual weavers as ...
Value of social activism in brand building: 74% of young adults prefer to buy from a socially responsible company Two out of three young adults think companies have a moral obligation to help solve social problems. Even more of them ...
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Sweden - Götaplatsen, a major plaza and focal point for cultural activities in the city of Gothenburg as well as home to a large LumenRadio CRMX system, was recently awarded the prestigious 19th Swedish Lighting Award. The plaza, ...
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The Nigerian state of Lagos is working with cooperative societies to help fish farmers to boost the production of fishes. Lagos State Agriculture and Cooperatives commissioner Lawal Gbolahan was quoted by the News Agency of ...
China is set to introduce new food packaging regulations from 1 January 2013, as a part of its effort to lower the risk of chronic non-communicable disease and help consumers make informed food choices and diseases. Under the new ...
Closed Loop Recycling plans to invest £12m, in a bid to double its capacity and create 100 new jobs. This is being done by the plastic bottle recycling plant as part of a series of government-backed announcements aiming to showcase ...
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In Chinese and other Asian societies, a red envelope or red packet is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions. Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on ...
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The Chinese Way of Life is quite unique and very different from that of Western cultures in both Traditional and Modern China. Come and take a look! Traditional Way of Life Like all societies of the past, Traditional China had a ...
Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
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There are five elements build up the foundation of Chinese society, tradition, and beliefs today: 1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Housing 4. Transportation 5. Education These five necessities are important to all societies, and different ...
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National Handloom Expo 2012, jointly organized by the Ministry of Textile (Government of India) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation, has kicked off in the state capital Bhopal. Briefing media MP ...
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In order to better address financing needs of the local handloom and textile sector, government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is deliberating on establishing a special bank with a primary investment of two billion rupees. ...
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Speakers at the recent Big Data Europe event in London advised businesses not to cross the creepy line and to be aware that data is rotten fruit. Speaking in a personal capacity as a subject matter expert,Katherine Fithen,chief privacy ...
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