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• STANFORD NEWS: Stanford Management Company Report Issued

  - 2008-09-23

  STANFORD, Calif. -- The Stanford University Merged Pool MP generated a 6.2 percent investment return for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008, according to the Stanford Management Company SMC. The MP is Stanford's primary investment pool and includes most of the university's endowment and expendable funds, as well as...

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• The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS).(noted & quoted)(Brief article)

  - 2008-05-01

  The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ALCTS announced that Victoria Reich is the recipient of the 2008 Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. Currently, Reich is the director (and co-founder) of the LOCKSS Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe Program at Stanford University ...

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• Fitch Affirms Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Bonds at 'AA'

  - 2007-02-07

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'AA' rating on the outstanding Lucile Packard Children's Hospital LPCH bonds listed below. The Rating Outlook is Stable. --$60,000,000 California Health Facilities Financing Authority (Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford) series 2003 A and B; Ambac insured; --$55,000,000 California...

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• Update from Pyongyang: Key Former U.S. Officials Visit DPRK After Nuke Test, Will Report Findings at National Press Club on Nov. 15

  - 2006-11-07

  To: Assignment Desk, Daybook EditorContact: David Choi of Korea Economic Institute, 202-464-1986, dc@keia.orgNews Advisory: WHAT: Charles L. Jack Pritchard, Siegfried S. Sig Hecker, and Robert Bob Carlin visited North Korea from Oct. 31 through Nov. 4. They will present their findings from discussions with senior officials from the DPRK Ministry...

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• Hoover Institution Announces 2006-07 National Fellows

  - 2006-10-18

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Hoover Institution director John Raisian has announced the recipients of the annual postdoctoral W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellows Program for the 2006-07 academic year. Recognized as one of the preeminent fellowships in the United States, the program has awarded more than 400 fellowships...

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• Deverall's Perpetual quest.

  - 2006-09-17

  Byline: Glenda Korporaal Sep 17, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Perpetual intends to expand its funds management operations beyond its core Australian equities business. MD David Deverall has established an investment management team in Ireland that will oversee $A2.1bn worth...

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• Media Communication as a Marketing Strategy for Technology Start-Up Firms

  BNET - 2006-05-29

  The aim of this paper is to explore and describe how and why young technology firms communicate their innovations, especially the way they communicate with journalists and different media outlets. Young firms are aware of the need to influence potential stakeholders around them such as customers, venture capitalists, suppliers that...

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• Stanford Graduate School of Business Hosts 2005 Net Impact Conference; Al Gore to Be Opening Keynote Speaker

  - 2005-11-07

  Stanford Graduate School of Business:WHAT: Stanford Graduate School of Business Hosts 2005 Net Impact Conference, Bridging the Gap: Leading Social Innovation Across Sectors ...

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• Hoover Institution Announces 2005-06 National Fellows

  - 2005-09-22

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Hoover Institution director John Raisian has announced the recipients of the annual postdoctoral W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellows Program for the 2005-06 academic year. Recognized as one of the preeminent fellowships in the United States, the program, now completing its 33rd year, provides...

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• Trial Alyssa's last hope.

  - 2005-09-20

  Byline: Michelle Pountney Sep 20, 2005 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A tiny toddler in Victoria is dying of muscular dystrophy. Alyssa Kotsopoulos is suffering from this genetic disease and is...

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