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Intellectual Property: Industry and Academic Relations

To the Editor:

I am writing with regard to comments made by Stan Williams and Mark Modezelweski in the article "Congressional Initiatives Support Nanotechnology" (CEP, May 2003, p. 25). In the article, they state that "current government policy encourages universities to favor small, faculty-started companies over larger corporations when granting IP licenses." They further state that "This has proven to be problematic for some large companies, as they have often supported much of the initial research." They go one step further to say that it is easier to collaborate with universities overseas than with one "a few miles …

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OPENING CEREMONY: China grabs global spotlight with spectacular opening

BEIJING _ China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power. BC-OLY--OPENING CEREMONY. Has moved. By David Crary.

PROTESTS: Anti-China demonstrations worldwide as games begin

LONDON _ A protester set himself on fire outside the Chinese Embassy in the Turkish capital and thousands of Tibetan exiles took to the streets in Nepal, as anti-China …

2008's most sold ; BT culled India's top-selling business books of 2008 from the country's leading publishers. The result was an eclectic mix that ranged from management tips dispensed by global gurus to studies on consumer behaviour.

BT culled India's top-selling business books of 2008 from thecountry's leading publishers. The result was an eclectic mix thatranged from management tips dispensed by global gurus to studies onconsumer behaviour.

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We Are Like That Only Rama Bijapurkar Price: Rs 304 Pages: 490

Why has Coke or Pepsi not yet made a profit in India after 15 orso years? Why is Kellogg's cereal still not popular? The authorshows that most MNCs think that what works in Europe and the US willalso work here. But it doesn't. Taking cues from economics,demography, history, culture, philosophy and just plain commonsense, Rama Bijapurkar deciphers the complex animal that is …

Iranian President Derides U.S. Threats

TEHRAN, Iran - The United States is incapable of inflicting "serious damage" on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed toward the Gulf as a warning from Washington for Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region.

In an interview with Iranian state television, Ahmadinejad said Washington had not stepped up its campaign against Tehran, despite the standoff with the West over Iran's defiance of U.N. demands to halt uranium enrichment. The U.N. Security Council imposed limited sanctions on Iran last month.

"U.S. rhetoric against Iran has not increased," Ahmadinejad said. "In 2003, they openly threatened …

Talks break down between Premier League and media

LONDON (AP) — Media coverage of the opening of the Premier League season could be disrupted after a breakdown in talks between the league and media groups over reporting restrictions.

The Premier League and Football League have been in negotiations with newspapers and news agencies for several months over the terms for coverage of matches. The Premier League kicks off on Aug. 13.

The News Media Coalition, an international body which seeks to protect the ability of news organizations to cover major events, said the leagues suspended talks on Wednesday.

The coalition, whose members include The Associated Press, Reuters, AFP, Britain's Press Association and British …

BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf's biggest

BP's massive oil spill will become the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's dire need to halt the gusher.

The oil that's spewed for two and a half months from a blown-out well a mile under the sea is expected to surpass the 140 million gallon (530 million liter) mark, eclipsing the record-setting Ixtoc I spill off Mexico's coast from 1979 to 1980. Even by the lower end of the government's estimates, at least 71.2 million gallons (270 million liters) are in the Gulf.

The growing total is crucial to track, in part because London-based BP …

WALL OF HEROES HONORS 17 FALLEN OIF SOLDIERS

FORT SNELLING, Minn. - The sun was high and hot on July 9 as the 88th Regional Readiness Command (RRC) unveiled its Wall of Heroes Memorial at Fort Snelling, Minn. Dedicated to fallen 88th RRC Soldiers throughout history, the Wall of Heroes honors the 17 Soldiers killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as those from previous conflicts.

The unveiling was attended by Soldiers of the command, family members of the fallen, supporters and distinguished guests including the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve, LTG James R. Helmly.

During the ceremony, the commander of the 88th RRC, BG Michael W Beasley, recalled the accomplishments and honors of the 88th …