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Customers First Local Hero: Zingerman’s

Zingerman’s The man behind this world famous Ann Arbor-based deli is a master, and not just in stocking fresh-from-the farm food that pleases the palate. MBAs come here to learn about how to treat customers like a ...READ»

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I'll Be Home For ...

Hard up for some last-minute gift ideas?READ»

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The 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference

NASA recently leveled with the Obama administration: without a lot more funding, we're not going back to the moon. It's straight to Mars for the United States, and that's not going to be a cheap trip either. With that news in mind, ...READ»

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Cheesy Goodness

The secret history of online pizza tracking.READ»

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Fishing for Schools

US News & World Report released its new list of America's best graduate schools in the April 11 edition. Here's the top 10 business schools: Harvard University Stanford University University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) MIT ...READ»

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Laura Cooke

University of Michigan Business SchoolREAD»

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Radio Free Business

Shortwave is back.READ»

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First Things First - 4 Action Items

Action items that should be at the top of any new leader's To-Do list.READ»

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Sound

Design can reward the eyes and ease the demands on our fingertips, yet it's rarely thought of as a gift to our ears. Now unprecedented attention is being devoted to the manipulation of sound. "Audio has a direct line to our sensual ...READ»

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Scientists Say Urban Living Makes You Stupid

It's official: Living in a city is bad for your brain--or so says some new research by University of Michigan scientists. Specifically, the team of psychologists found that being in an urban environment depresses memory performance ...READ»

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Watch List 9/07

The books, conferences, and people to look for this month.READ»

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American Malls Beat Japan in Race for Touchscreen Vending Machines [Updated]

The new technology debuts with a splash in Tokyo--but this time, slick Japan tech followed innovative mall machines in Michigan.READ»

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Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

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Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

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Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

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Yakety-Yak – Texting Deaths on the Increase

Police blotter statistics are showing an increase in the number of deaths due to texting while driving. It was dark, raining, and the highway was slick. READ»

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Leadership: Lesson from Appalachian State

I was there. In section 12, row 67 for the biggest upset in collegiate football history. A Division 1-AA school, Appalachian State, beat the No. 5 ranked team, Michigan, in the nation. One for the ages certainly, but also one to ...READ»

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Josh Silverman

"I'm trying to take off a whole day each week, but I'm not there yet."READ»

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The Web Is Cooking

From discovering the secrets of great chefs, to finding just the right kitchentools, to buying the most exotic cheeses and spices -- you'll find generous helpings ofinformation and advice on the Web. Now, if you'll pass the salt...READ»

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Unit of One Anniversary Handbook

We invited 30 leading figures from our first 6 issues to offer one new idea or one innovative practice that can make a difference to you.READ»

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Crib Sheet: Gordon M. Snow, Assistant Director of FBI Cyber Division

This is the only freely-circulating photograph in existence of Gordon M. Snow, the newly-appointed deputy director of the FBI Cyber Division. But then, the FBI is probably marginally more aware of social networking etiquette than ...READ»

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How Everyday Behaviors Can Produce Clean Energy

How to generate energy from sidewalks, roads, railways -- and every breath you take.READ»

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Extreme Networking: MBAs Show the Way

And you think you know how to work a crowd? Incoming B-school students from Harvard to Stanford use Web-based communities to get to know each other, to make group deals for cell phones, and to launch business plans -- before they attend their first class!READ»

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Can C.K. Prahalad Pass the Test?

One of the business world's most influential professors and consultants has invested millions of dollars of his own money to put himself to the test. Can he build a company around the principles that he has been teaching other high-powered leaders? And can he possibly change the world in the process?READ»

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Pour the Water

My wife, Gail, was dining in a local restaurant the other evening and noticed that the man pouring water into her glass was one of the owners. Now in the restaurant trade, owners do whatever it takes to run the business, even bus ...READ»