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Steelcase responds to open office backlash by unveiling 'Susan Cain quiet spaces'

2014-06-09 20:25:19| Furniture - Topix.net

Open office layouts - once welcomed as the alternative to dehumanizing "cagelike" cubicle farms - are now being bashed as too noisy, distracting and unproductive.

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Despite Ralph Lauren Backlash, Nike's U.S. World Cup Gear Made Elsewhere

2014-06-06 02:26:48| Apparel - Topix.net

With the World Cup right around the corner and Nike pushing their U.S. uniforms I thought I would think outside of the box and see where exactly these U.S. uniforms were made.

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Chenieres Delayed Shareholder Meeting Signals Potential Backlash Over Executives' Pay

2014-06-04 15:57:00| OGI

The company's decision to postpone a shareholders' meeting signals "potential" discontent, according to Bloomberg June 3.

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Obama defends new carbon emission rules in face of mounting backlash

2014-06-03 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Barack Obama took personal charge of the campaign for historic new climate change regulations on Monday, defending a 30% cut in carbon pollution from power plants from a backlash by business lobbies, conservative groups and Democrats in oil and coal states. The new rules, unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, would cut carbon pollution from power plants 30% from 2005 levels by 2030. They represent the first time Obama, or any other US president, has moved to regulate carbon pollution...

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