AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from November 2006

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Names in the Age of Branding Gone Wild.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Mother Jones Magazine SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- "What[sup.1]s in a Name?" a two-page spread in the November/December issue of Mother Jones, compiles some fifty examples of bizarre choices around the naming of...

States Demonstrate Advanced Ability to Protect Public's Health in Face of Threats and Emergencies.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do mumps and measles outbreaks, SARS, monkeypox, chemical spills, pandemic flu, hurricane destruction, and anthrax attacks all have...

Cornell's Johnson School and SC Johnson Pilot Base of the Pyramid Protocol in Kenya; Stuart Hart and SC Johnson to Share how SC Johnson is Co-Creating Social and Economic Value in New Markets.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stuart Hart, widely recognized as one of today's foremost experts in sustainability, and SC Johnson will present their successful...

Airline Quality Rating Researcher: Holiday Air Travel Forecast Calls for Crowded Skies, Increased Security, Higher Fares.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although much of the U.S. airline capacity is in bankruptcy, it isn't necessarily cause for concern when traveling this holiday season, according to Dean Headley,...

Wise Decision-Making in Uncertain Times; New Management Guide Helps Nonprofits Meet Challenges of Post-9/11 World.
November 7, 2006... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Foundation Center and the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise have teamed up to produce "Wise Decision-Making in Uncertain Times: Using Nonprofit Resources...

'Tis the Season for Really 'Green' Wreaths; Holiday Wreaths From OrganicBouquet.com Support Peace and Sustainability.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Organic Bouquet (www.OrganicBouquet.com), the eco-flower pioneer, introduces the America's largest collection of eco-wreaths, both decorative and culinary. ...

Trick to Getting Cheaper Air Fares May Be in the Timing, Expert Says.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For those flying home for the holidays, getting the best price on airline tickets can be a challenge, but a Purdue University aviation professor says there are a...

Methods and Metrics for Improving Business Innovation Success Rates to Be Highlighted at Nov. 16 Rotman School Conference.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Rotman School of Management NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- How do your promote innovation in your company? How do you ensure that the methods that you use succeed? These are some of the questions that will be addressed at a...

Why the Minimum Wage Landslide, What's Next? Post-Election Teleconference Highlights and Replay Available.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Holly Sklar CLEVELAND, Nov. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a telephone press conference Thursday, Nov. 9, minimum wage ballot organizers from Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana and Ohio; leaders of the national Let Justice Roll...

Native American Chamber of Commerce Announces Its Sixth Annual 'Walking Between Worlds' Gala and Awards Dinner; Event Raises Funds, Awareness for Native American Educational Programs; Honors Man and Woman of the Year.
November 13, 2006... Byline: SeniorNet HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Native American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), a Houston-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Native American business community through charitable,...

Center to Offer 'New Vision' of Transportation for Nation.
November 14, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University today will announce that it is leading a new $13 million center to improve transportation efficiency and safety, better coordinate "intermodal"...

American Educational Research Association, SAGE Publications Announce Journals Publishing Partnership.
November 14, 2006... Byline: American Educational Research Association WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and SAGE Publications are pleased to announce their new publishing partnership. On behalf of...

California State University, Northridge's Student-Run Record Label Attracts Attention in the Industry.
November 14, 2006... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A unique and hungry young "record label" called the MIS Music Group has emerged on the West Coast. More specifically, in the San Fernando Valley....

Convio Introduces New Personal Outreach Tools, Helps Nonprofits Leverage Online Social Networks to Empower Supporters.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. - the leading provider of on-demand software and services that help nonprofits use the Internet for building strong constituent relationships and driving support -...

Berkeley Digital Media Conference to Explore the Digital Lifestyle.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: >play, the Berkeley Digital Media...

Columbia Business School Black Business Student Association's 25th Annual Conference: Nov. 17.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Black Business Students Association of Columbia Business School presents...

University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Honors Distinguished Alumni.
November 15, 2006... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan- Flagler Business School recognized six outstanding alumni at its eighth annual...

CFA Institute Names UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School a CFA Program Partner.
November 16, 2006... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- CFA Institute has named the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School as a CFA Program Partner. ...

Tuck School Picks Top Tech Toys for 2006.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth today announced its list of the Top Tech Toys for the 2006 holiday season,...

'Moral Clarity' Espoused in Debate Over Health Care Reform; Recently Published Anthology Calls for Renewed Dialogue.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the Clinton health care reform initiative died in 1994, the problems it promised to address didn't disappear with it; they grew worse. More...

Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin Leading Delegation to South Korea; U.S. Activists Join South Koreans to Protest U.S. Military Base Expansion and U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Nodutdol for Korean Community Developent NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- American peace activists Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin are leading a delegation of U.S. peace and social justice activists to South Korea to oppose...

News Tip: Zune-iPod Competition Good for Consumers, Duke Marketing Professor Says.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Zune, Microsoft's newly released media player, will not likely challenge the popularity of Apple's iPod anytime soon, but the competition it creates between the two...

Economist Milton Friedman Dies at 94.
November 16, 2006... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Milton Friedman, retired professor of economics at the University of Chicago and and one of the world's leading proponents of the importance of the free market, died...

Milton Friedman Remembered as Giant Among 20th-Century Economists.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Washington University in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Costas Azariadis, professor of economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, offers the following comments on the passing of...

Motivated Collegians Can Expect More Job Opportunities in 2007.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- College students with initiative, strong communication and teamwork skills, and the ability to adapt to different technologies will be in high demand by...

Electronic Toys Popular but Not Necessary, Kansas State University Expert Says.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A note to Santa: Although electronic toys are becoming more educational, "regular" toys are still better, according to a professor at Kansas State University....

Thankfully, Food and Energy Affordable This Holiday.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers should be able to afford their Thanksgiving dinner this year, the fuel to cook the feast and the gasoline to drive it to grandma's, said a Purdue...

University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Announces Winners of Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge.
November 17, 2006... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- London Business School won the 2nd annual Evergreen Investments Alpha Challenge at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler...

David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Establish Fund to Address Poverty, Health and Development; $225 Million Gift Is Largest in RBF History.
November 20, 2006... Byline: Rockefeller Brothers Fund NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), announced today that David Rockefeller, one of the RBF's founders and advisory trustee, will make a...

Innovation Challenge Winner Announced at Darden School of Business.
November 20, 2006... Byline: Darden School of Business, U.Va. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of five students from McGill University in Canada won the 4th Innovation Challenge, hosted this year for the first time at the Darden School...

University of Maryland Business School Research Sheds New Light on Dot-Com Bust; Contrary to Popular Wisdom, High Rate of Companies Survived.
November 20, 2006... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research on the dot-com era from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business reveals despite significant losses suffered...

University of Maryland's Business School Launches New Online Source of Business Management Knowledge and Best Practices, Now Available to Chinese-Speaking Executives.
November 20, 2006... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park SHANGHAI, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of Smith Business Intelligence in China - a free, online source...

Surveys Find Florida Consumers Have Less to Spend for Christmas.
November 20, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite falling gasoline prices, most Florida consumers don't plan to spend more this Christmas season than they did last year. Results from two surveys by...

Asset Manager Steve G. Stevanovich Donates $7 Million to Center for Financial Mathematics at University of Chicago.
November 27, 2006... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Chicago's Center for Financial Mathematics, the only research center in the nation, if not the world, devoted to financial mathematics has received a $7...

Giving Is Good Business: OrganicBouquet.com Creates Partnerships That Raise Money for Charitable Organizations, as Consumers Increasingly Seek Gifts That Keep Giving.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- This holiday season, the majority of Americans intend to purchase gifts that keep on giving. According to the 2006 Cone Holiday Trend Tracker, 57 percent of...

Michigan State University Professors Offer Holiday e-Shopping Tips.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- JupiterResearch, an Internet research firm, projects that online holiday retail sales will hit $32 billion in 2006, with 114 million Web users expected to...

Upswing in Consumer Confidence Boosts Holiday Retail Sales Outlook.
November 28, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lower gas prices, high employment levels and possibly the mid-term election results boosted consumer confidence in Florida by three points in November to 93,...

Swarthmore College Removes Coca-Cola Products From Campus; College Calls on Company to Allow Investigation of Violence Allegations.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Swarthmore College SWARTHMORE, Pa., Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Swarthmore College will cease purchasing Coca-Cola products by the end of the year and again calls on the company to permit an independent investigation into...

Survey: CFOs Remain Pessimistic About U.S. Economy; Private Equity Deals Are Squeezing Out Corporate Acquisitions.
November 29, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Optimism about the U.S. economy improved slightly this quarter among chief financial officers, but fewer than a third of respondents to a quarterly survey say they expect...

Plan for Telepresence Testbed Announced; National LambdaRail to Catalyze Deployment of Cisco's Telepresence Meeting Solution.
November 30, 2006... Byline: FirstMile.US CYPRESS, Calif., Nov. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- National LambdaRail (NLR) announced today that it is developing a plan to implement a Telepresence testbed based on the Cisco Telepresence Meeting solution by mid-2007....