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| BIZ | Research Shows Social Impacts of Gold Mining in Ghana
A University of Alberta study shows that the Structural Adjustment Program that was implemented in developing countries has changed the relationship between foreign mining companies and the communities they in which they mine, at times resulting in strife.
J. of Environmental Management | 15-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information
NIST has issued a draft guide on protecting personally identifiable information (PII) such as social-security and credit-card account numbers from unauthorized use and disclosure.
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-122, “Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), | 13-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Dungy Departure Won’t Hurt Colts’ Image, Sports Marketing Expert Says
Retiring Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will be missed by fans, players and the broader Indiana community, but his departure won’t detract from the team’s positive brand image, a sports marketing expert at the University of Indianapolis says.
Expert available | 13-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Study Finds Bankruptcy Process Works, Weeds out Weak
A University of Utah study indicates the U.S. bankruptcy system has a silver lining: it works. The study found 80 percent of fundamentally sound firms emerge with most of their assets, compared with 37 percent of firms with bad business models. The study suggests Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization may be better for U.S. automakers than a federal bailout.
Social Sciences Research Network | 10-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Students Teach Entrepreneurship In Ghana
A Babson College team of students, faculty and staff are spending winter break in Ghana teaching entrepreneurship and business to high school students and adult learners. | 09-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Rebates Vs. Returns: Study Suggests Manufacturer Incentives for Ailing Retailers
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. retailers are already cutting prices on early spring merchandise in order to move inventory out the door. New research from the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business shows that retailers can forecast demand more accurately when manufacturers offer a variety of rebate/return incentives upfront. | 09-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | President-Elect Obama: Want to Stimulate the Economy? Freeze Or Lower the Tax on Long-Term Capital Gains
A well-respected finance professor makes a case for lowering the existing tax rates on long-term capital gains to stimulate the economy.
Expert available | 07-Jan-2009
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| Obesity: Reviving the Promise of Leptin
The 1995 discovery of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone, generated great hopes for an effective obesity drug. But hopes dimmed when obese people proved to be leptin-resistant. Now, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston have, for the first time, re-sensitized the brain to leptin, using FDA-approved drugs. In mice, this led to significant weight loss when combined with leptin treatment. (Embargo expired on 06-Jan-2009 at 12:00 ET.)
Cell Metabolism | 06-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Law Center Presents 'Global Financial Crisis for Dummies'
For visual evidence of just how bad the global financial crisis has become, visit the Web site of the University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Development. If you dare. The page has a meticulously detailed timeline of events leading up to the economic collapse, and it highlights news reports of every struggling investment bank, failed mortgage company, missed-earnings warning, lousy housing report, cut dividend, and various other portents of impending financial doom. And that's just up to December 2007, before things really got bad. | 06-Jan-2009
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| BIZ | Pharmacy Pricing Expert Who Predicted 2004 Flu Vaccine Shortage Builds Thriving Consulting Business
A University of Mississippi pharmacy graduate, who gained national attention by predicting the 2004 flu vaccine shortage two years before it hit, is running his own successful business, with international implications in pharmacy pricing. Medical Marketing Economics, which deals with research and pricing strategies in the pharmaceutical industry, is enjoying phenomenal growth from its headquarters in Oxford, Miss. | 26-Dec-2008
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