This circa 1930 Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet, which is believed to be the most valuable lot of the sale, could garner as much as $274,000. London--Interested parties will have the opportunity to own a part of history ...
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US President Ronald Reagan was famously known as "the Great Communicator." Because he was an actor for many years before going into politics, critics questioned whether he had the experience or ability to lead the country. But he used his ...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) announces that Juanita D. Duggan, an experienced trade association executive and lobbyist, will join the association on July 1 as President & CEO. "Juanita has demonstrated time and ...
The House Republican leadership seems intent this year on keeping the pressure on the health law, Politico reports. Meanwhile, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Cruz says Republicans must use "every leverage point available" to ...
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All things pertaining to cotton in West Texas summarizes the subject matter of this year's Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Permian Basin Cotton Conference, organizers said. The multi-county annual event takes place from 8 a.m.-3:30 ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
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The Museum at FIT will present Trend-ology, a new exhibition that examines the sources from which fashion trends have emerged over the past 250 years. Featuring approximately 100 objects from the museum’s permanent collection, ...
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Purthread Technologies, a life science and performance fabric firm dedicated to developing textiles to reduce bioburden in the healthcare environment, has been awarded the 2013 American Technology Award in Advanced or Technology ...
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The antimicrobial textile technology being developed by PurThread Technologies is a finalist in the 2013 TechAmerica Foundation American Technology Awards (ATAs) in the categories of Health & Medical Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing. ...
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In many respects, automated materials handling systems are like mutual funds: They’re front-end loaded. We put a lot of emphasis on conveyors, sorters, pick-to-light, voice technology and automated storage solutions. Packing stations, ...
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US-based IT company IBM and Excel Medical Electronics (EME) are collaborating with The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Neurosurgery in a study to test the effectiveness of a real-time alarm, which is designed to ...
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New York — JCPenney ceo Ron Johnson took the stand this morning to testify in Macy's lawsuit over the Martha Stewart brand. For the first time, he publicly disclosed how much further staff cuts have gone since JCP announced the ...
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UNFCU Financial Services has purchased a privately-held, full service commercial and personal insurance agency, Industrial Coverage Corp (ICC), to offer competitively-priced insurance programs to its US-based members. Under terms of the ...
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All those years of playing Centipede in the video arcades of my youth, and I never knew that I was helping garden gnomes do battle against an onslaught of bugs. But thats the backstory introduced in Centipede: Origins, a re-imagining of the ...
Washington, DC -- Key members of the oil and gas industry and energy-intensive manufacturing industries recently participated in a seminar, Hydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gas and the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance, at the Ronald Reagan ...
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