The new centre will design and conduct international cooperative research programmes, offer professional training programmes, provide technical assistance, develop effective policy tools and foster networking and cooperation among governments, academia and industry.

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The new deal will create the Arctic Research and Design Center for Offshore Development in St.

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In its present form the New School is indeed new: It is a recent amalgam of a graduate program called the New School for Social Research with two conservatory-like schools (the Parsons School of Design and the Mannes College of Music) and several less well-known entities.

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"Acoustic Research has a history of design, innovation and technology, and our new AirPlay audio system continues this tradition, " stated David Geise, President of Audiovox Accessories Corporation.

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Further, as manufacturing moves toward a more information-intensive, automated, and flexible future, it is returning to the US. With new materials, new techniques and demands for mass-customization, manufacturing will increasingly rely on knowledge, design capabilities, innovation and research.

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