The purpose of the former division was to promote study and research in Buddhism, while the purpose of the latter division was to explore the theological and social implications of the Christian faith in Sri Lanka.
Even more startling may have been H.P.'s decision to explore "strategic alternatives" for its PC division.
This division was intended to explore the effects of rural-urban disparities on the consumption of foods and nutrients.
One of the initiatives of Microsoft Research's Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment (VIBE) division, meanwhile, is to explore human-computer interaction.
LAST year, Mr. Luhrmann and his production company, Bazmark, decided to start a theater division, à la Disney, to explore adapting "Strictly Ballroom" and "Moulin Rouge" to the stage.
Susan Walker, who heads that division, says it continues to explore relationships with the NIH and its research institutes, including the NTP, and to coordinate with other parts of the FDA, notably the National Center for Toxicological Research.
Goldman Sachs Returnshipprogramam was one of the first such official on-ramps; launched in 2008, the paid, ten-week program offers returnees opportunities in a variety of divisions and the chance to explore a new area of expertise and learn new skills.
After Saddam's fall the KRG began to assert its rights to the oil in the territory under its control; in 2004 it signed a deal with Genel Enerji, a division of Turkey's Cukorova Group, to explore Taq Taq.
In order to shake up the "division mentality," these artists work to explore the meanings of and possibilities for "true demilitarization" in one of the most heavily militarized places on the planet.
