By Heidi Schwartz, on January 30, 2009, at 11:10 am Visitors view newborns in the Hello Kitty-designed maternity ward, at the Hau Sheng hospital. (AP Photo Credit/Wally Santana)
Back in 2006, Hau Sheng Hospital in Yuanlin, located 95 miles outside of Taipei, latched on to the benevolent cartoon symbol associated with all things cute, pink, and cuddly—Hello Kitty. Visitors of the hospital’s maternity ward (which has now delivered about 2,000 babies since its adoption of the Hello Kitty theme) are inundated with images of the cheery, mouthless anime icon, which is appearing exclusively on everything from nurse’s uniforms to blankets to room decor to birth certificates.
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 30, 2009, at 10:05 am
By Heidi Schwartz, on January 30, 2009, at 9:46 am Three day event in San Diego will allow facility management professionals to further develop skills and take tours of local companies.
Continue reading New Sustainability Summit Highlights IFMA’s FM-3D Conference
By Heidi Schwartz, on January 29, 2009, at 10:28 am The main goal of the new credentials will be to provide more flexibility and greater recognition for individual achievement, thereby encouraging take-up and accelerating the “professionalization” of facilities management. Importantly, the new qualifications are “standalone,” and candidates can enter at any point in the structure.
Continue reading New BIFM Credentials Program in the Works for UK Facility Managers
By Heidi Schwartz, on January 29, 2009, at 9:53 am The 2604 is the latest addition to MBM Corporation’s line of Destroyit business shredders.
Continue reading New Product Flash: Destroyit Shredder With Free Automatic Oiler From MBM
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