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'Breaking Barriers', a new sculpture by artist Ivan Toth Depeña, commemorates the life of Jack Trice, Iowa State University's first African-American athlete

The monument contemplates the idea of strength, struggle and absence. Trice died from injuries he received during his first game in October of 1923. The work was installed for the centennial anniversary of Trice's death.




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Marquis Who's Who Selects Barry Bingruey Wu, PhD, for Expertise in Device Physics and Materials Science

Dr. Barry Bingruey Wu is lauded for his work with Keysight Technologies




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SmartBuyGlasses Breaks the Barriers Between Online and In-Person Shopping With Virtual Try-On Technology

SmartBuyGlasses uses the latest version of Luna's innovative Virtual Try-On technology to give customers an online try-on experience with thousands of eyewear styles.




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Marquis Who's Who Honors German Barranca Costales for Expertise in Baseball and Local Government

German Barranca Costales is a seasoned expert with 20 years of experience in construction and code enforcement




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ROGUE SPACE SYSTEMS LAUNCHES BARRY-1 ON SPACEX'S TRANSPORTER-9 MISSION!

Barry-1 Hello World Mission launch and deploy inaugural spacecraft successfully




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Rogue Space Systems Announces Barry-1 Satellite Launch and Operations Commencement

The Launch and Early Operations Phase are now underway for Rogue's first satellite




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Enter The Shieldon Barraskewda: Resilience, Sleekness, and High-Performance in One Knife

Shieldon knives are renowned as sturdy outdoor companions and the newly launched Shieldon Barraskewda lives up to this in spades.




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Texas Radiotherapy is Recognized as a Barrigel® Center of Excellence

Dr. Cavey is One of Five U.S. Doctors who have Received this Honor




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Mayra Barragan Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Business

Mayra Barragan channels years of expertise into her work with Launch Ventures LLC




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Empowering Success And Breaking Barriers: Woman-Owned Business Revolutionizes Accounting Industry With Free Tax Advisory Services For Individuals and Businesses

Fortitude Taxes offers free tax advising for individuals and businesses to empower taxpayers and reduce tax burdens.




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Abacus Semiconductor Announces Addition of Dr. Barry Pangrle to its Executive Management Team

Abacus Semiconductor announced today that veteran and industry luminary Dr. Barry Pangrle has joined the company as Vice President of Hardware Engineering.




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Julia M. Carlson Named by Barron's as One of America's Top Financial Advisors

Founder of Financial Freedom Wealth Management Group is recognized for her enduring commitment to excellence in financial guidance




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Robert Manuel Albarran II, PhD, Featured in the February 2024 Issue of Forbes

Robert Manuel Albarran II, PhD, shared his professional achievements and industry expertise in Forbes




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Brandi L. Barr for Expertise in Strategic Marketing and Client Services

Brandi L. Barr has earned an esteemed reputation as a small business leader and community advocate




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Experience the Thrill of Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale & Palm Beach Auctions with Woodside Credit's Financing Solutions

Barrett-Jackson is starting the new year off strong with an auction in Scottsdale and an upcoming auction in Palm Beach.




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Convenient Features with Simple Design: 'Barrier-Free Push-Pull Handle' Specialist, Anylock, Launches 2nd New Product Line on Kickstarter in the United States

Effortlessly open doors with a tap of a finger or elbow with this barrier free door knob. Childproof design and DIY installation.




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To Encourage Urban Renewal in Older Neighborhoods, Cities Should Evaluate Barriers & Lower the Bar to Entry

Rising commercial vacancies and a declining population indicate that Haltom City is lagging in this area.




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Arborchem Products Welcomes the dos PISTOLOS Double Barreled Sprayer




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Book, Theory Claim To Explain Embarrassing Secret Of Authoritarian Power and the Underlying Motive For Controlling Women's Reproductive Rights

The theory presented in the book "Sex On the Wrong Brain" and website of the same name suggests anti abortion misogyny is a byproduct of the sexual repression used for centuries to fuel the irrational need for certainty that drives authoritarianism.




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Breaking Barriers: A Croatian 20-Year Old's Journey to Harvard Business School Online

From the quiet streets of Pazin to the digital halls of Harvard, 20-year-old Vanessa Plejić is showing that ambition knows no borders as she logs into Harvard Business School Online from her Istrian home, preparing for a promising career.




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Woodside Credit to Attend the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Fall 2024 Auction

Woodside Credit has announced it will be attending the Barrett-Jackson Fall Auction in Scottsdale. The event will run from October 10th to 13th, 2024, at WestWorld of Scottsdale.




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Camele A. Barrett for Expertise in Career Consulting Services

Camele A. Barrett specializes in guiding young professionals as the founder of Edge Consultant




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Barrett-Jackson Sees Great Turn Out in Fall 2024 Auction

Empowering Collectors at Barrett-Jackson: How Woodside Credit's Tailored Financing Solutions Drive Classic Car Ownership Dreams




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CEO Series: Mary Barra of General Motors on Committing to an Eco-Friendly Future

Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, says that electric vehicles are the future for the company and the automobile industry. GM has said it will phase out vehicles using internal combustion engines by 2035 and go carbon neutral at all of its facilities. Barra describes how she's executing on that plan as well as offering broader leadership lessons in an interview with HBR editor Amy Bernstein.




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Considering Social Barriers to an Injured Workers' Recovery

Join us to review these social barriers to recovery and how we can help injured workers overcome them. We will discuss how “whole person recovery” leads to shorter claim durations,…




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Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim for Additional TTD as Time-Barred

The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the termination of her temporary total disability benefits as time-bared. Case: Arndt v. Jefferson County Public Schools, No. 2023-SC-0377-WC,…




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New Spanish language stroke prevention website aims to remove barriers to equitable health

DALLAS, September 9, 2024 — While stroke is the fifth-leading overall cause of death in the United States, it disproportionately impacts Hispanic people. It is the third leading cause of death among Hispanic women and the fourth leading cause of death ...




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Nuevo sitio web en español para la prevención de ataques o derrames cerebrales busca eliminar barreras a la equidad en la salud

DALLAS, 9 de septiembre de 2024 — Si bien el derrame cerebral es la quinta causa principal de muerte en los Estados Unidos, afecta desproporcionadamente a los hispanos. Es la tercera principal causa de muerte entre las mujeres hispanas y la cuarta ...




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‘Warning Bells Going Off’ as NOAA Forecasts Entire Great Barrier Reef at Risk of Coral Bleaching and Death

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “This is a wake-up call,” says one Australian marine biologist. “Given sea temperatures usually increase as we get towards March, this is probably conservative.” Delivering yet another “wake-up call” after recent studies have shown that … Continue reading




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A4: Web 2.0: Addressing Institutional Barriers

Brian Kelly, UKOLN and Lawrie Phipps, JISC will review the barriers which we may face when implementing a Web 2.0 strategy and will outline a model and strategies which can be be used in order to address such barriers.




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U.S. Enacts Law Barring Products Made With Forced Labor in China

On December 23, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Act”),1 which bars the importation into the United States of products made from forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.  This Act will significantly impact many multinational employers’ supply chains because raw materials from this region – such as cotton, coal, chemicals, sugar, tomatoes and polysilicon (a component in solar panels) – have found their way into many global supply chains.  Indeed, these materials arrive on U.S.





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So Awkward: How to embrace the embarrassing

Forgetting a name, a poorly executed hug, the 7th grade — awkwardness is part of our lives whether we like it or not. But what if we put the embarrassment aside and embraced our awkward selves? Guests include social scientist Ty Tashiro, cartoonist Liana Finck, journalist Melissa Dahl and sex and relationship counselor Erin Chen.

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How Precision Measurement Tool Help Wave Worshippers Catch the Ultimate Barrel

Today, most surfboards are made with a CNC machine. 3D metrology laser trackers can assist with critical quality control safeguards to ensure the CNC machine is doing its job properly.




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Air Barrier Testing: Cost Reduction Solutions for School Systems

The Charlotte Mecklenburg School System (CMSS), the 19th largest in the U.S. with a $1.3 billion operating budget, recently decided to take action to identify school system buildings that might be exhibiting air leakage.




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Episode 223: Joram Barrez on the Activiti Business Process Management Platform

Josh Long talks to Activiti cofounder Joram Barrez about the wide world of (open source) workflow engines, the Activiti BPMN2 engine, and what workflow implies when you’re building process-driven applications and services. Joram was originally a contributor to the jBPM project with jBPM founder Tom Baeyens at Red Hat. He cofounded Activiti in 2010 at […]




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SE-Radio-Episode-234:-Barry-O'Reilly-on-Lean-Enterprise




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SE-Radio Episode 357: Adam Barr on Code Quality

Felienne interviews Adam Barr about code quality? Why do programmers pick up bad habits about programming and what can be done to improve that?




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Episode 396: Barry O’Reilly on Antifragile Architecture

Barry O’Reilly of Black Tulip Technology discusses Antifragile Architecture, an approach for designing systems that actually improve in the face of complexity and disorder.




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Reusable Magnetic Entry Strip Provides Dust Barrier

Reusable entry strip withstands 5 Pascals of negative air pressure




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Jon-Don to Host Barry Costa’s Final Live Stream WRT Training Dates

Industry veteran Barry Costa of Costa Group Education announces retirement plans.




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Neopac to Debut Polyfoil® Mono-Material Barrier (MMB) Mini tubes at CPHI Milan

Now available in downsized diameters of 13.5-16mm, the tiny tubes expand Neopac’s award-winning line of high-barrier mono-material solutions, and amount to a significant advancement in sustainability-minded high-barrier packaging technology.




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Sappi presents three new barrier papers for food and non-food applications

The new products will be presented at Sappi’s booth (Hall 4A, Stand 306) at this year’s FACHPACK (September 24-26) in Nuremberg, Europe’s central meeting place for the packaging industry and its users.




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Piab’s new piCOBOT Electric breaks the barriers of cobot arm movement

Piab receives a lot of requests from companies that want to use cobots in work areas where no compressed-air infrastructure is present.




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Greif Launches Recycled, Recyclable Barrier-Coated Paperboard for Food Industry

The coating is applied directly inline, eliminating the need for a separate offline coating process.




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PODCAST | Sustainability and the Growing Role of Paper Barrier Solutions

Chris Marshall of BOBST – a leading supplier of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated board industries – talks about how the regulatory environment is coaxing some firms away from plastic and toward paper.




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Testimony of Emily Barr at Congressional Hearing on Impact of Big Tech Competition on Local Media

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law is holding a hearing titled "Reviving Competition, Part 2: Saving the Free and Diverse Pres."




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Star sighting: Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett at Legoland Florida

Picture it: Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett becomes first Buc on new Pirate River Quest boat ride at Legoland Florida theme park.




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Roofing Veteran Jim Barr Named 2024 J.A. Piper Award Winner

Jim Barr, president of Barr Roofing in Abilene, Texas, received the 2024 recipient of the NRCA's J.A. Piper Award during its 137th Annual Convention.




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Alarma en la Gran Barrera