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Mzinga Chairman Barry Libert Named to The Wharton School's SEI Center Board of Directors: Libert Appointed to the SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Mzinga (http://www.mzinga.com/pr/), the leader in enterprise social media and learning solutions for the workplace, marketplace, and extended enterprise, today announced that author, entrepreneur and chairman of Mzinga, Barry Libert, has been named to the Board...; Tags: Advanced, Barry, Software Engineering Institute, Studies, Wharton School; Research articles 2008-09-29
New book chronicle: Memory, from the 'dark abyss of time' to present day conflict zones, via biographies of some of the British players in twentieth-century archaeology, permeates this chronicle. Two points emerge: first, that good writing matters. Second, that the past is eternally composed. The past composite LAURENT OLIVIER. Le sombre...; Tags: A., American, Andrew, Athens, Classical, Cyprus, David, Davis, Early, English, Heritage, Ma, Mediterranean, Memory, Michael, Museum, Norman, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Philip, Press, Rome, Studies; Research articles 2008-09-01
Does the stock market under-react to the Federal Reserve bank's monetary policy actions?: ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the reaction of the stock market to the monetary policy actions of the Federal Reserve Fed. Specifically, we examine the reaction of the stock market to the monetary policy announcements by the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC of the Fed. We show that the full...; Tags: anomaly, Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, hypothesis, Investment, stock, Studies, YES; Research articles 2008-03-01
China launches first anti-AIDS drive for gay men: state media: BEIJING AFP — Chinese authorities have launched their first anti-AIDS programme focused on gay men, amid rising concern that the disease is becoming more prevalent among homosexuals, state press reported Thursday. The programme has begun with efforts to learn more about gay lifestyles, the health ministry said, according to...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, China, Government, media, SOFTWARE, Studies; Research articles 2008-02-20
Teck Cominco Reports Fourth Quarter Results for 2007.(Financial report): VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 11, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- All dollar amounts expressed in this news release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Earnings were $280 million or $0.64 per share in the fourth quarter. Don Lindsay, President and CEO said, "Our...; Tags: accounting, acquisition, adjustment, agreement, asset, Coal, Construction, copper, Copper, Duck, EARNINGS, earnings, equity, financial, Gold, income, investment, recovery, revenue, STUDIES, tax, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-02-11

Globalization and Pension Reform in Latin America: ABSTRACT While financial globalization has created powerful incentives for Latin American governments to privatize old age pension systems, reliance on short-term capital flows has also constrained the ability of cash-strapped governments to enact that reform. Analysis of the technocratic process of pension reform in Argentina and Brazil provides evidence. Instead...; Tags: Argentina, Argentine, Benefits, Brazil, Brazilian, financial, globalization, Government, Madrid, pension, Pension, privatization, Privatization, REFORM, SOFTWARE, STUDIES, World Bank; Research articles 2007-12-01
Teck Cominco Reports Third Quarter Results for 2007.(Financial report): VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 29, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- All dollar amounts expressed in this news release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Don Lindsay, President and CEO said, "In the third quarter profits were stable while we continued our program to...; Tags: accounting, acquisition, agreement, asset, Coal, copper, Copper, Depreciation, Duck, earnings, EARNINGS, financial, Gold, income, Lease, partnership, revenue, STUDIES, tax, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2007-10-29
Indiana college guide.: Ancilla College Donaldson Affiliation: Roman Catholic Level of study offered: Associate's Degree Undergraduate Enrollment Total: 624 Men: 27.4% Women: 72.6% Minorities: 64 International:...; Tags: Bookkeeping, C, Cert, computer, Gas, Government, marketing, phone, Rhetoric, Studies, Supervision, teacher, Web, women; Research articles 2007-08-01
Yale University Strengthens Contemporary Middle East Studies.: M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 2007-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale University Strengthens Contemporary Middle East StudiesC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24042007 New Haven, Conn. -- The Council on Middle East Studies of The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, scholar, Studies, Yale University; Research articles 2007-04-26
The North American passenger rail market: As Victor Hugo wrote, "No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come." It is becoming apparent that travel by rail is one of those ideas whose time has come. It gained increased strength in public and political minds in 2006. Even as gas prices...; Tags: Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., car, construction, Construction, downtown, East, Metro, North, Planning, Regional, South, STUDIES; Research articles 2007-03-01
TERRORIST RECRUITMENT AND RADICALIZATION IN SAUDI ARABIA: In studies of the contemporary Middle East, Saudi Arabia is often seen as a source of Muslim extremism, Much has been written - rightly and wrongly - about Saudi Arabia's alleged role as an exporter of recruits, ideology and money to violent Islamist groups such as al-Qaeda. Yet there is...; Tags: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Arab, Islamist, recruit, recruitment, Riyadh, STUDIES, training; Research articles 2006-12-01
ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, THE: PREFACE In March 2006, we published an essay entitled "The Israel Lobby" in The London Review of Books (Vol. 28, No. 6, March 23, 2006). At the suggestion of several well-respected scholars who had read earlier drafts, we also posted a slightly longer and documented version of the article on...; Tags: Arab, Ariel, ATTACK, Bush, Church, Democracy, Guardian, Iran, Iraq, Iron, Israel, Kaplan, Lewis, Libby, Lobby, lobby, M., Mitchell, New York Times Co., NYU, Paul, president, Richard, Robert, Saddam, STUDIES, Syria, Terror, Tom, Tony, U.S., Wall, Washington Post Co.; Research articles 2006-10-01
Bacterial protein shows promise for treating intestinal parasites.: M2 PRESSWIRE-26 September 2006-YALE UNIVERSITY: Bacterial protein shows promise for treating intestinal parasitesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26092006 New Haven, Conn. - Scientists at the University of California, San Diego UCSD and Yale University have discovered that a natural protein produced...; Tags: infection, protein, SECURITY, Studies, Yale University; Research articles 2006-09-26
AF/A9 logistics analysis: setting the gold standard: Quick quiz. Do you know what organization provides top-notch operational analyses to the Air Force's senior leaders? Those of you that said the Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency AFSAA would have been right. Prior to 1 February 2006, AFSAA set the gold standard for Department of Defense analysis. And...; Tags: Air Force, analysis, logistics, Staff, STUDIES; Research articles 2006-09-22
Bill Gale Named Vice President and Director of Economic Studies at Brookings: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- William Gale, a senior fellow and deputy director of the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, has been named vice president and director of Economic Studies, Brookings President Strobe Talbott announced today.Gale assumes leadership of the program from Isabel Sawhill, who will remain...; Tags: Brookings Institution, director, FINANCE, Leadership, STUDIES, Taxes; Research articles 2006-09-08
Mobile-phone experts struggle to provide global roaming: JEJU, South Korea -- Most mobile phones you buy in South Korea don't work in Japan, while a phone bought in the United States may or may not work in Europe. Consumers have long faced a perplexing alphabet soup of terminology involving disparate wireless technologies and radio frequencies...; Tags: MARKETING, mobile, Studies, technology, U.S., Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS; Research articles 2006-09-04
NDIA committees & divisions.(2006 MEGA DIRECTORY): Division Review Council Members: Joseph S. Bravman Satelink Technologies, Inc. Dale W. Church Mechanical Technologies Inc. Timothy B. Fleischer Radian, Inc. Nathaniel Friends ...; Tags: acquisition, Chair, director, Government, Joe, logistics, SOFTWARE, Strategy, Studies, technology, U.S. Department of Defense; Research articles 2006-08-01
Winning hearts: It was a typical Friday afternoon for the heart program at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne: busy. Two patients were on a spiffy new floor recovering from heart bypasses done without stopping their hearts - a technique growing in popularity. Two floors down, a doctor had just...; Tags: bypass, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Mary, patient, Studies, surgery, Temple University; Research articles 2006-07-10
MASS Opportunities: A Biotechnology Investment Conference Presenter Profiles: BOSTON -- MASS Opportunities: A Biotechnology Investment Conference takes place Nov. 3 at the Logan Airport Hilton in Boston. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.massbio.org/events/mass_opps/. Below are profiles from MASS Opportunities: A Biotechnology Investment Conference presenters; breaking news releases are available at http://www.tradeshownews.com, Business Wire's trade show,...; Tags: Acusphere Inc., ArQule Inc., biotechnology, Company, compound, Curis Inc., E-mail, MARKETING, Media, Metabolix Inc., Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Oxigene Inc., patient, phone, STUDIES, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., technology, vaccine, Web; Research articles 2005-11-02
Brookings Briefing: 'Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait': News Advisory: WHAT: A BROOKINGS BRIEFING -- "Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait" WHEN: Monday, Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. b 11 a.m. WHERE: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. WHO: -- Moderator: Jing Huang, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution...; Tags: Brookings Institution, director, E-mail, FINANCE, Investment, Knot, STUDIES; Research articles 2005-09-02