Word: bakers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Just look at other major players in Texas oil. Many Houston companies and law firms have already boosted their Middle Eastern presence, including Halliburton's business rivals, Baker Hughes and Schlumberger. Baker Hughes is building a regional headquarters and manufacturing center in the UAE and Schlumberger has a training center. Just one day after Lesar's announcement, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he will attend a three- day celebration marking the opening of permanent buildings at the Texas A&M University at Qatar, set to graduate its first engineering class in 2007 - evidence that the oil and gas industry will...
...Pizza Hut-sponsored program that rewards reading with free slices of pizza for students in kindergarten through sixth grade has recently been the target of criticism from a Harvard Medical School (HMS) instructor. Susan E. Linn, the associate director of the Media Center at the Judge Baker Children’s Center and an instructor in Psychiatry at HMS, criticized the fast-food giant last week, charging that its reading program amounted to corporate sponsorship and encouraged unhealthy eating habits. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood–an organization that Linn co-founded—has begun...
Whatever our motives, American society presents few barriers today to a professional seeking change. An oboist can become a lawyer, an accountant an agent, a lawyer a baker--and that may be the problem, says Barry Schwartz, a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. "There's a restless dissatisfaction that comes from always wondering if there's something better out there," he says. Indeed, more than half of global executives wish they could start over in a different career, according to a survey by search firm Korn/Ferry International. "People define their work...
...Heisman, the Hobey Baker, and the Naismith all pale in comparison. In last year’s storybook season, one prestigious medal eluded the decorated Harvard fencing team: the Iron Man, the oldest consistently awarded trophy in collegiate history, bestowed upon the top foil squad at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) Championships each winter. At Saturday’s edition in Lawrenceville, N.J., the squad checked off its final to-do item with a men’s foil victory and added wins in the combined men’s and women’s, the women?...
...pretty tough weight class,” Preston said. “I thought I wrestled well in the semifinals, but I couldn’t pull it off in overtime.”In the second day of the tournament, Preston pinned Joseph Baker of Navy and then defeated Seth Ciasulli of Lehigh, 5-4, to earn a third-place finish and a spot at Nationals.“I’m disappointed with the result, but maybe I’ll see [Frey] in the Nationals,” said Preston, who had been recovering from...