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Women at Work: Insights From Women on the Front Lines of Polish Design

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Furniture, Design, Lighting, Women in Business, Innovation, Gender, Culture, Polish Design, Emerging Economies, Communism, Design Fairs, Eastern Europe, Style, Poland, Eastern-Bloc, Designer-Maker, New Business, Female, Gallery, Soviet Union, Entepreneurship, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

Design is about people -- the handiwork of the creator, human ingenuity, and the social ramifications of design in use.

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Bright Idea? Citizen-Controlled Street Lamps

Graham Hill | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Smart LED Lighting, Lighting, Smart LEDs, Smart-Leds, Smart-Led-Lighting, Exterior-Lighting, Green News
Graham Hill

Registered citizens can make a quick call or message with their mobile phones to a modem connected to software that can remotely control the on and off switch on streetlights.

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Energy COOL: Lighting up the Developing World

A. Siegel | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Efficiency, Poverty, Solar, Black Soot, Renewable Energy, Lighting, Business, Development, Solar Power, Global Warming, Green News
A. Siegel

Here's a discussion of some companies with Energy COOL business models for getting that efficient lighting into the homes of the world's poor and bringing more people to the web.

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Feng Shui Yourself to Sleep

Janet Kinosian | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Life-Force, Yoga, Bedroom Colors, Art, Chinese Philosophy, Bed Placement, Chi, De-Clutter, Bedroom, Organic Bedding, Feng-Shui, Lighting, Feng Shui Consultant, Sleep, Qi, South Korea, Spirituality, Living News
Janet Kinosian

In the Feng Shui system, your bedroom is one of the most important rooms in your home. When you walk in, you should feel like a warm pair of arms has encircled you: It should be tranquil, peaceful and inspire proper rest, privacy, and your true personality.

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Challenging the Naysayers: Global Warming Solutions Make Sense

Howard Learner | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Climate Change Program, Chicago, Environment, Cfl, Lighting, Clean Energy, Plug-in Hybrids, Pollution, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Green News
Howard Learner

Naysayers keep arguing that reducing global warming pollution is too expensive, too hard, will cost too much money and will irreparably harm our economy. We've heard this refrain before.

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