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

• USDA Attempts to Pack Organic Standards Board With Corporate Agribusiness Reps; Organic Consumers Fight Hijacked Seats on National Organic Standards Board.
• Expert: Five Business IT Resolutions for 2007.
• BMW X3 Gets 'Very Good' Rating in Consumer Reports' Tests of Sporty SUVs; X3 Outpoints Acura RDX & Mazda CX7; Toyota FJ Cruiser, Jeep Wrangler Are Disappointments.
• University of Maryland to Assess Impact of Microfinance Grants for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; University's IRIS Center and Microfinance Opportunities to Help Gates Foundation Understand Impact of Financial Services on Poverty.
• World's Tallest Roses Reign at 2007 Rose Parade; www.OrganicBouquet.com Makes History With Spectacular 5-Plus Foot Tall Eco-Blooms.
• Over Half a Million Online College Applications Processed This November With Xap Corporation.
• Harvard Business School Launches Marketing Campaign for Its Executive Education Programs; Strategy Builds on School's 60-Year Tradition in Executive Development.
• Cingular and Sprint Poorer Performers in Consumer Reports Latest Cell Service Ratings; Survey Respondents Experienced Difficulty or Never Connected to 911.
• Purdue Doubles Work Life of Computers With Overtime.
• Bay Area Leaders Convince BART to Reconsider Alcohol Advertising; Adults and Youth Join Forces to Advocate for Alcohol Ad-Free Transit.
• Narciso Matos To Leave Carnegie Corporation To Head Mozambican Civic Organization; Advocate for African Education And Development.
• Vanderbilt Expert Says Airline Mergers Are Inevitable.
• Bishop International Airport's Intermodal Hub Gets Boost From C.S. Mott Foundation Support.
• Consumer Reports Tests Wrinkle Creams for First Time; Results Find No Miracles, No Correlation Between Price and Effectiveness.
• $25.5 Million in Kauffman Campus Grants Awarded to Unleash Entrepreneurial Spirit Across Nine Universities; Matched Grants Will Generate Over $200 Million for Entrepreneurship Education.
• Minnesota Council on Foundations Elects New Board Members, Officers.
• Now Showing: American Film Institute Selects Convio to Increase Membership and Fundraising.
• Harvard Business School Offers New 'Immersion' Programs; MBA Students Will Focus on China, New Orleans Recovery Efforts, or Healthcare Industry During Winter Break.
• Sierra Club Chooses Convio to Drive Stronger Constituent Relationships, Enhance Online Experience for More Than 750,000 Members.
• Kellogg Foundation Names New Trustee.
• New Book Examines Successful Nonprofit Chief Executive-Board Partnerships; Includes Six Rules to Help Chief Executives Get the Best From Their Boards.
• Foundation Announces Retirement of Long-Time Trustee.