P.E.I. could be doing more to reduce smoking rates, says a senior analyst with the Canadian Cancer Society during a visit to the Island.
Sep
27
Historical society calendars recall past in the future
For the 12th year, the Onalaska Area Historical Society has created a calendar featuring glimpses of the city?s past.
Sep
27
BUSINESS Stress-relief milk to sell for Y5,000 per bottle
TOKYO ? Dairy company Nakazawa Foods on Thursday announced the launch of a super-premium milk for stressed-out adults, priced at 5,000 yen for a 900-milliliter bottle. “Adult Milk,” which goes on sale in October, is aimed at “adults who live in a stressful society,” Nakazawa said in a statement.
Sep
27
Big Ideas and Big Business in Latin America
Greetings, sir. I am pleased to take this chance to send our formal thanks for the delivery of the first edition of the economic magazine TEN and to congratulate you for the precision and quality of your publication. Genuine knowledge is scarce in this “information” society.
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Sep
27
Poetry Society In Turmoil
“The board of the 97-year-old Poetry Society of America, whose members have included many of the most august names in verse, has been rocked by a string of resignations and accusations of McCarthyism, conservatism and simple bad management.
Sep
27
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL HONORS FIVE OUTSTANDING GRADUATES
BOSTON – At a special ceremony today before some 900 MBA students, faculty, and staff, Harvard Business School Dean Jay Light conferred the School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award , on five outstanding graduates whose lives and careers epitomize the School’s mission to “educate leaders who make a difference in the world.”
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Sep
27
Resignations Rock the Poetry Society of America
Five members of the board of the Poetry Society of America have stepped down from their positions over the past few months, including the most recent, president William Louis-Dreyfus, the New York Times reported.
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Sep
27
Computerworld Names Recipients of the 2007 “Best Practices in Business Intelligence” Awards Program
Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management,” announced last night the Honorees of its 2007 “Best Practices in Business Intelligence” Awards Program during a Gala Evening and awards ceremony at Computerworld’s Business Intelligence Perspectives Conference.
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Sep
27
ONI Medical Systems, Inc.’s Peter Roemer named Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
WILMINGTON, Mass.—-Peter B. Roemer, PhD, and co-founder of ONI Medical Systems, Inc., was named a Fellow of the prestigious International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine at the Society’s 16th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
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Sep
27
Local businesspeople for 9/27/2007
To publish news of your busi ness, send information to Business Editor, The York Dispatch, 205 N. George St., P.O. Box 2807, York 17405. AWARDS William Greenawalt of The Glatfelter Agency was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a national insurance professional organization.