Topic: Cincinnati

Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ»

Cisco's Home Energy Controller Gives Smart Meter-Equipped Homes a Command Center

Cisco has made a big push into the smart grid industry recently, first with two pieces of substation gear for utilities and now with a home energy display that allows users to monitor power use. The Home Energy Controller--Cisco's ...READ»

David Byrne on New Urbanism, Burning Down of Houses at CNU 18

If you were in the market for an introduction to the New Urbanism -- what is it for? what is it against? what is it about, really? -- your choices on the opening day of the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU 18) were either a ...READ»

White House Retrofit Ramp-Up Program Boosts Local Energy Efficiency Projects

The White House is continuing on its energy efficiency bent with the Retrofit Ramp-Up program, a $452 million cash infusion for U.S. communities to make energy efficient building retrofits accessible to both homeowners and ...READ»

High-Speed Rail World

The mood at this Washington conference should fall between giddy and ecstatic. That's because, in January, President Obama announced an unprecedented $8 billion in federal grants for high-speed rail. But what passes for high speed? In ...READ»

The University of Cincinnati

I pursued graduate study in microbiology at the University of Cincinnati, a public university that has been recognized for research excellence by The Center at Arizona State University and the Carnegie Foundation for the ...READ»

Evangelical Mission's in New Mexico: History

After 12 years, Don Diego de Vargas was elected to lead the reconquest of New Mexico, and upon arriving in Santa Fe, he began visiting all pueblos to regain allegiance to Spain. Without bloodshed, Vargas secured the submission ...READ»

Sexting, Cyberbullying "Over The Line," Say Users of MTV's Online Morality Meter

"Someone made an AIM account and posed as me. They were telling everyone I was a lesbian!" "Me and my friends Photoshopped our other friend to make it seem like he had man-boobs." "My boyfriend texts other girls all the time and ...READ»

Free Online Health Insurance Quotes For Ohio

Free online health insurance quotes for Ohio are available from the premier resource for affordable Ohio health insurance plans. Instantly, view, compare or apply online for the guaranteed lowest available rate.READ»

Most Innovative Companies - Company Index

Sponsored by The Top 50 AEG Los Angeles, CA Affymetrix Santa Clara, ...READ»

Walking on Sunshine: Mumbai Clears Sidewalks by Making Pedestrians Airborne

A twenty-foot-high, two-mile-long elevated walkway is under construction in Mumbai, promising safer streets but angry shop-owners.READ»

What Is "Industrial Design"?

The demise of I.D. magazine leads Tucker Viemeister to examine the term "industrial design" and what it has meant throughout the years.READ»

• Tucker Viemeister's blog What's Cookin'?
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What Killed I.D. Magazine?

The magazine's demise is a good example of why big challenges require full attention--and not half-measures.READ»

Macy's Pro-Gay Message

Corliss Fong, 59, helps the nation's largest department-store chain reach gay and lesbian customers across its 850 stores, managing everything from its shift to a more inclusive gift registry to the controversy that erupted after one of its Boston stores removed a gay-themed window display.READ»

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Voting for the NFL Pro Bowl

Voting for the NFL Pro Bowl tops on Tuesday at noon. So, I hunted to go online and election, not so much to get my voice heard, but because I sought to get a glance of the practice. What did I find? The voting is completely ...READ»

What's In Football 101 For You

Can I tell you how exhausted I am of solo women complaining about how hard it is to know a passable man? The conundrum is not a want of eminence men. In statement, I know rather a few distinct charms. The hindrance exists where the ...READ»

Sham Marriages Result in Indictments

Fifty individuals were arrested and named in 27 federal indictments because they entered into sham marriages to gain U.S. residency.READ»

Portland Art Museum Tells the Story of China's Newest Dynasty: Design

An exhibition at the Portland Art Museum, "China Design Now," positions design as China's newest dynasty.READ»

• Steve McCallion's Beyond the Widget blog

Numerology: The Business of Candy

Don't snicker at the confectionery business: Sales in the $32 billion -- plus industry are expected to be up almost 4% this year. Until candy's Christmas arrives on October 31, sate yourselves with these informational bonbons, which, thankfully, can be enjoyed guilt-free.READ»

Why Mr. Clean Wants to Wash Your Car

Nicole Malcolm guides the Mr. Clean Car Wash brand as part of FutureWorks, P&G's new-business incubator that's also testing Tide-branded dry cleaners.READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME : 09/04/09

In an effort to regain control of the health care reform debate after a contentious August recess and a significant drop in his poll numbersREAD»

Forget Design Thinking and Try Hybrid Thinking

The true secret to innovation can be found in "hybridity," the conscious blending of different and disperse fields of thought--which doesn't always have to include design.READ»

• Dev Patnaik's Innovation blog

Laughing Through the Recession? Yes, Plz

What's the state of the funny business? Despite what you might read, it's quite good.READ»

The KITT of Connersville: How Carbon Motors Decided to Build Police Cars in Indiana

It may take a village to raise a child, but it took the rallying cry of an entire town--and a no-cost, 1.8-million-square-foot building--to convince Carbon Motors to locate its manufacturing facility to Connersville, Indiana. Carbon ...READ»