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Work & Economy Why self-appraisals may not be best way to judge job performance Research shows women, workers of color rate themselves lower; manager ratings tend to mirror them if bosses read rankings before writing their own Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer December 10, 2025 8 min read Com...
Retirement Information for NASA Employees The NSSC provides general administrative, advisory, and transactional support for federal benefits programs to all NASA employees, calculates retirement estimates, and processes retirement packages. In consideration of retiring employees on administrative le...
At a regional hospital, a cardiac patient’s lab results sit behind layers of encryption, accessible to his surgeon but shielded from those without strictly need-to-know status. Across the street at a credit union, a small business owner anxiously awaits the all-clear for a wire transfer, unaware tha...
A coin minted during the reign of one of Great Britain’s most famous monarchs recently fetched a record price at auction. The officially designated Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold “Ship” Ryal of 15 Shillings ND (1584-1586) MS63 NGC sold for $372,000 by Heritage Auction in November. The sale set a world...
Michael Werner, the founder of his eponymous gallery, and Gordon VeneKlasen, a longtime partner of that gallery, will dissolve their partnership at the beginning of next year. “After 35 years of collaboration, Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen announce their separation as partners in Michael Wern...
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It’s not even December, and the Christmas decorations are up, and the music is playing. There’s nothing like the crisp, cool weather and hearing our favorite holiday tunes. Some songs are much more popular than others, and you might already have your fill of a few by now. But the Queen of Christmas,...
Making mistakes is a big part of being human. No one is perfect, and even those with the best intentions sometimes swing and miss. Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino had big visions for the brand. She began store remodels and logo changes, but the people spoke up and did not like it. At first, it seeme...
"The Dream (The Bed)," a self-portrait created in 1940, sold for $54.7 million. The previous record holder, Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," went for $44.4 million in 2014...
On Thursday 20 November leading social enterprise business GLL hosted an event in Woolwich, South East London to celebrate Social Enterprise Day 2025. Entitled ‘How to Start and Grow a Resilient Business’ a highlight of the day was an expert panel discussion, with panellists drawn from the Social En...
Gustav Klimt’s Blumenwiese (Blooming Meadow)—a jewel-like 1908 landscape painted during one of the artist’s summer retreats to Austria s Lake Attersee—sold for $86 million (inclusive of fees) tonight at Sotheby’s, landing a few million above its estimate of north of $80 million. The painting was off...
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Though soy sauce is ubiquitous today, it was not always a feature of American palates. By some accounts, the very first person to begin processing Midwestern soy crops into the delicious fermented condiment at an industrial scale started it all in a small corner of Columbia City. Shinzo Ohki was bor...
The list of exhibitors for the 2026 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong remains about the same size as last year’s roster, with some new exhibitors and some notable absences. There are 240 galleries from 42 countries and territories at the 2026 edition, taking place March 27 to 29, at the Hong Kong Conve...
An Amoako Boafo painting listed for sale in Phillips s upcoming modern and contemporary art day sale next week was consigned by actor and ARTnews Top 200 collector Jesse Williams, ARTnews has learned. The 2017 oil on paper work Red Dress measures 52 3/8 inches by 56 inches and depicts Thelma Golden,...
At first, Ed Ruscha’s collaboration with the Los Angeles-based boutique chocolatiers andSons might seem like an unusual pairing. Until, that is, you remember that Ruscha is the creator of the fragrant, ephemeral Chocolate Room installation from 1970, which was more recently re-created for his retros...
Social Enterprise Day is coming up in just two weeks time on 20 November! It s a global day created to raise the profile of the social enterprise movement and show the transformative impact it is having across the world. It s a great chance for you to share your stories, learn more about your fellow...
