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SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IA Interior Architects has initiated an orderly process to transition its leadership and ownership over the next few years. David Mourning, CEO, who founded the firm in 1984, has begun selling his ownership interest to IA Senior Management and to an ESOP owned by all IA employees. In addition, he has appointed David Bourke and Tom Powers as Executive Directors, responsible for firm operations and growth strategies. Both will continue as...

By Dr. Gail C. Christopher America's Wire Writers Group WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just 100 miles from where Trayvon Martin was killed, the slaying of an unarmed black teenager that unleashed intense racial anger and antagonism, there is a new example of the racism and racial insensitivities that continue to punctuate our society. With Martin's death still a bitter memory, a Port Canaveral Police Department firearms instructor did the unthinkable - Sgt....

Individuals from stigmatized groups choose to present themselves in ways that counteract the specific stereotypes and prejudices associated with their group, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “People often think of prejudice as a simple, single phenomenon — general dislike for members of other groups — but recent research suggests that there are actually multiple, distinct types of prejudice,” says...

A partnership involving the public and private sector successfully addressed the mental health needs of people in the post-conflict regions of northern Uganda and could be used as a model in other post-conflict settings, according to a Health In Action article by Ugandan and US researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine as part of an ongoing series on Global Mental Health Practice. The authors, led by Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu from the University of Makerere in Uganda, explain how...

-A new study examines the role of the father-son relationship in male-to-male alcohol-related aggression (MMARA). -Findings indicate that negative father-son relationships can play a significant role in fostering young men’s MMARA, particularly when combined with barroom drinking. Alcohol-related aggression is estimated to be involved in half of all assaults globally. In addition, alcohol-related aggression is most likely to occur among young males and usually at a bar or other licensed...

New Oxford University Press Book, "Subsidies to Chinese Industry: State Capitalism, Business Strategy and Trade Policy" NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Why did China frequently move in a couple of years, in capital-intensive industries with no labor-cost advantage, from bit player and net importer to largest manufacturer and largest exporter in the world? Why have so many industrialized countries become primarily exporters of commodities and scrap to China? And how is this...

"Understanding Federal R&D Impact through Research Assessment and Program Evaluation" highlights agency best practices and cross-departmental partnership opportunities PHILADELPHIA, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today posted the sessions from its recent industry conference: "Understanding Federal R&D Impact through Research Assessment and...

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hon. Randall Frye, President of the Association of Administrative Law Judges (AALJ) and a federal judge with the Social Security Administration based in Charlotte, NC, will discuss ways to counter waste, abuse, and runaway costs in the Social Security Disability Income program at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Friday, April 19(th) at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club, 13(th) Floor,...

Quiet author to receive organization's most prestigious award RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toastmasters International today announced Susan Cain as its 2013 Golden Gavel recipient. Cain is author of the New York Times best-seller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. She will accept the award at a dinner in her honor, held during Toastmasters' annual International Convention, Aug. 23 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The award,...

Dr. Noel M. Tichy joins Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler on Voice America’s "Leadership Development News" to look at leadership in business and building trust with front-line employees. As one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus,” Dr. Tichy shares insights on why emotional intelligence is core to leadership development. Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 Leadership Development News, is recorded live with Dr. Noel M. Tichy, Dr. Cathy Greenberg, best-selling author...