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Articles in October, 2006 issue of AScribe Business & Economics News Service

• Father of India's Software Industry to Speak at University of Toronto's Rotman School Oct. 5.
• Veteran Advocate New Leader of Marin Institute; Bruce Lee Livingston to Take on Alcohol Industry.
• Senator Edward M. Kennedy to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; Nation's Top Supporter of Public Health Care Will Read to Children at Cambridge Health Alliance's Pediatric Program.
• Employers Need to Work on Bereavement Support, Survey Finds.
• Hispanic Advertising Conference Oct. 25-28 at University of Texas at El Paso; Hundreds to Attend Four-Day Conference Focusing on Hispanic Consumer Market.
• Despite Uproar, European Investors Favor Global Accounting, According to Stanford Business School Research.
• Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO William Weldon Joins With San Francisco Bay Area Community Leaders to Raise Funds for Preeclampsia Foundation; Education, Awareness Critical to Addressing Life-Threatening Condition.
• James Pearsol to Join Association of State and Territorial Health Officials as Senior Principal Director for Public Health Excellence.
• New Wood-Plastic Composites to Boost Industry, Help Use Waste Products.
• Session Offers Facts on Narcolepsy, an Often Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed Disorder.
• Corporate Climate Blamed for Employee Revolt, Authors of New Book Say.
• Consumer Reports Rates Dunlop SP Sport 5000, Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 Best in Tests of Performance All-Season Tires; Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip GW3 H Scores Highest in CR's Tests of Performance Winter Tires.
• Deadline Nears on Effort to Save Piece of Maine Coast; Holbrook's Wharf is Historic Working Waterfront.
• Asian and Pacific Islander-Language Cancer Education Site Generates Strong Interest; Web Resource Makes Available Credible Cancer Information in 11 Languages.
• Columbia Business School's 16th Annual Graham and Dodd Breakfast - Value Investing 2006.
• Companies Moving High-End Functions Offshore to Access Talent Needed to Drive Growth, Duke/Booz Allen Study Finds.
• Society for New Communications Research to Announce Latest Research Findings, Award Winners at Inaugural Symposium Nov. 1 - 2 in Boston, Mass.
• Dodgeball Tournament Scheduled at California State University, Bakersfield.
• Harvard Economist to Speak at Rotman School on 'Moral Consequences of Economic Growth'.
• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing October News and Research Briefs.
• Meekest and Mightiest Make the Worst Leaders, According to Stanford Business School Research.
• Session Offers Facts on Narcolepsy, an Often Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed Disorder.
• Wichita State University Climbs to No. 4 in Nation for Aerospace R&D Expenditures.
• Comfort Food for the Economy: Local Purchasing Makes Sense for Consumers, Farmers, Large Corporations.
• New Project Improves Access to Disability Funding Sources; Foundation Center, Disability Funders Network Embark on Yearlong Collaboration.
• Convio, Inc. Continues Strong Quarterly Performance, Increases Year-Over-Year Revenue by 60 Percent.
• Price Is Biggest Gripe, According to Consumer Reports Eyeglass Retailers Customer Satisfaction Survey; Costco Receives High Marks for Price, Customer Service.
• Oct. 18: See the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association Crush Big Tobacco -- Literally!
• Maimonides Medical Center's Commitment to Infection Prevention Is Lauded by Dr. Betsy McCaughey During Visit; National Health Policy Expert Cites Hospital's Successful Programs to Reduce Rate of Hospital Infections.
• Women's Skin Tone Influences Perception of Beauty, Health, Age, Scientists Find; Skin Discoloration, Uneven Tone Can Add Years to Perceived Age.
• Relief at Pump Spurs Hike in Florida Consumer Confidence This Month.
• October is National Pharmacists' Month: Pharmacy-Focused Care is Growing Trend; Pharmacy Access Partnership Continues to Promote Training, Education in Anticipation of Plan B OTC; Statement by Belle Taylor-McGhee, Executive Director, Pharmacy Access Partn
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and U.S. Navy to Benefit From New $1 Million High-Energy Laser Lab.
• New GAO Credit Card Study Highlights Anti-Consumer Practices in Credit Card Industry; Consumer Groups Call for Reforms.
• Lung Cancer Deaths in Nonsmokers Demonstrate Urgent Need for Radon Awareness, Mitigation.
• The State of Telecom: A Trans-Atlantic Dialogue, Oct. 20.
• University of Florida Study: Store's Interior Design May Be Best Front Against Shoplifting.
• Supreme Court Tobacco Case Expert: Empirical Evidence Proves Juries Behave Rationally When Making Punitive Damage Awards, Duke Law Professor Says.
• University of Texas at Dallas Professor, Russian Colleagues Update Work on Accounting, Auditing, Taxation in Russia.
• Researchers Develop Technologies to Devour Food Pathogens.
• 'The Entrepreneurial Imperative: How America's Economic Miracle Will Reshape the World - and Change Your Life'; Kauffman Foundation CEO Is Author of New Book Released Today.
• University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School to Host Investment Competition for MBAs.
• Sewanee Economics Expert Comments on Peace Prize Winner and Grameen Bank.
• California Leads National Preparations for Plan B Over-the-Counter Roll-Out; California Emergency Contraception Network, Plan B Manufacturer to Meet to Ensure California Emergency Contraception Preparedness.
• New York Fed Bank Head Timothy F. Geithner to Address Columbia Business School's Center on Japanese Economy and Business; Is Keynote Speaker for Center's 20th Anniversary Conference.
• Nursing Doctorate Programs Changing the Face of Health Care.
• Association of Black Foundation Executives Announces 2006-2007 Class of Connecting Leaders Fellows; 10 Emerging Leaders From Across Philanthropy Selected for Year-Long Fellowship in Professional Development.
• Employment Growth in Maryland Nonprofits Outpaces Businesses; Nonprofit Sector Employment Increases in All State's Regions.
• New Report Finds Action Needed to Manage Natural Resource Revenues.
• Consumer Reports Rates Mercedes-Benz GL- and R-Class Best in Tests of Five Luxury Sport Utility Vehicles; Sales of These Expensive, Limited-Production Vehicles Are Growing Despite High Gas Prices.
• Major Beverage Companies Lack Fizz in Recycling, Report Finds; Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Put Pop Into Recycling, Cadbury and Cott Lack Fizz; Increased Recycling Would Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
• Vanguard Founder to Be Honored, Executive Compensation Explored at UC Berkeley Financial Reporting Conference Oct. 27.
• More Than 290 Organizations Join EntrepreneurshipWeek USA as Program Partners; Forty-four States Represented in National Effort to Educate Next Generation of Entrepreneurs and Innovators.
• Rotman MBA Events Aimed at Increasing Number of Women in Business.
• WGBH Boston Selects Convio for Stronger Constituent Relationships and Increased Fundraising.
• Dana-Farber Web Site Offers Information, Online Resources for Breast Cancer Patients and Families.
• Delegates From China to Visit UC Berkeley for New Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights Program.
• Aspen Institute Honors Columbia Business School Professor Ray Fisman With Faculty Pioneer Award.
• Pitt to Host National Nuclear Technology Forum: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards Meeting to Be Held Oct. 17-19.
• Loyalty Programs Can Be a Waste of Money, According to Stanford Business School Research.
• Intel Corporation and UC Berkeley Team up for International Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
• Groundbreaking Study Finds That Three Women Constitute a Critical Mass on a Corporate Board.
• Surprised to Hear That Wood Propellers Are Still Used by the Military? Phone Call to USDA Forest Products Lab Rekindles Lab's Interest in Wood Propellers.
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts 226th Class of Scholars, Scientists, Artists, Civic, Corporate and Philanthropic Leaders.
• Global Workforce Symposium Taps Thunderbird School's Expertise.
• Biodefense Conference on Food Safety and Security; Federal Government, University Experts Converge.
• Oct. 18: Hundreds of Youth Rally Against Big Tobacco in Support of Proposition 86!
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Games for Health Competition; $30,000 in Contest Awards for Innovative Ways to Address Health and Health Care Issues Through the Power of Video Games.
• Polaroid Donates Corporate Archives to Harvard Business School's Baker Library.(Company overview)
• New Tool Helps Nonprofit Leaders Draft Organizational and Board Policies; Individual E-Policy Samplers Allow for Immediate Access to Samples in 48 Topic Areas.
• India: An Emerging Giant; Political Leaders, Regional Experts, Economists to Convene at Columbia Business School to Explore India's Role in Global Commerce Oct. 13-15.
• University of Central Florida Research Team's Breakthrough May Help Industry Create More Powerful Computer Chips.
• Consumer Reports Finds LCD, Plasma Flat Panels as Reliable During First Two Years as Tube TVs; 'Annual Electronics Issue' Includes Ratings, Buying Advice on LCD and Plasma TVs, iPods' Weak Spot, Digital Cameras, Digital Video Recorders and More.
• Retail Expert: Online, In-Store Holiday Sales to Increase.
• Lead Partners Selected for Quality Initiative Supporting Frontline Health Care Workers; Jobs to Careers Initiative Announces Awards to Groups in Nine States.
• University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business Adds New Leadership Course to MBA Core Curriculum.