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In the 1930s, Hedy Lamarr was called Hollywood’s most beautiful actress — although she didn’t care much for show business. “I’m not so crazy about acting,” said the star, whose signature raven hair, red lips and pale skin became the model for Disney’s iconic Snow White. “All that makeup and getting up so early!” Despite …

Two engineering technologists working primarily at the Regina General Hospital are being recognized for their work on an innovative health care project in Alberta. The Bag Me Up Scotty 5000 (BMUS 5000) is a joint effort between Daniel Tkaczyk, Edgard Jose and their former classmate at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Zyryl Mariano. …

2020 has delivered a VUCA disruption like never before. Since the pandemic hit, the entire retail industry has been evolving by the day. Just like the shifts in societal and economic order, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in consumer behavior. Consumers across the world have changed in massive proportions and are continually …

FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) – Helicopter pilot Brent Wulf spent the last year working on ‘The Hexagon”. It’s a tool he’s been using to break ice jams. To him, it’s a common-sense solution. “The idea of basically a wrecking ball is not a novel idea,” Wulf said. Wulf first started brainstorming when a crew was dispatched …

In 2010, a pair of researchers published a controversial economics paper. It was cited by UK politicians to justify austerity measures that sparked economic and employment crises, and anti-austerity protests—measures that the UN later called “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” inflicting “great misery.” In 2013, however, this widely influential paper was found to have been …