Superstitions in the Workplace Move Beyond Sports
A look at how workers rely on rituals and lucky clothing to gain confidence before meetings, interviews, and presentations. Examples include Tracy Taylor wearing a blue dress after a bad alumni dinner, and Steve Crosson using a lucky White Sox tie for job offers and exams. Experts say such private rituals are generally harmless.
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Tracy Taylor
Tajll
Taylor
Steve Crosson
White Sox
Douglas LaBier
Center For Adult Development
Washington
Local entrepreneur taps private labeling to bottle water
Libby Boge began Stone City Bottled Water Co. to bypass costly regulatory hurdles and shelf space battles by private labeling. The firm sources water from Humboldt Springs and creates custom labeled bottles for clients including Grant Wood Arts Festival and University of Iowa programs, with scalable pricing and delivery options.
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Ay Dave DeWitte
The
Gazette
Libby Boge
Ee Eee
Stone City
Boge
Kirkwood Community College
Stone City Bottled Water Co
Humboldt Springs
Iowa
Grant Wood
Anamosa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Ffa
Uane Ure
Tus
the Gazette
Verizon bets on fiber to replace copper for TV and internet
In Massapequa Park New York Verizon expands FiOS service using optical fiber to deliver TV and high speed internet. Lisa Donohue and her family pay about 220 dollars monthly for bundled services and praise the single bill and reliable picture. Verizon says 6.5 percent of Massapequa Park households signed up in the first three months since Jan 24 rollout though figures are disputed by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Svensson
Associated Press
Assapequa Park
M N.Y
Lisa Donohue
Calum
Franklin
Long Island
Verizon Communications Inc
Verizon
Donohue
Fios
Cable
Fios TV
Massapequa Park
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