Larta VOX The Week of September 23

The Bio Boost
By now, the tribulations of tech have destroyed any appreciation of the innovation hidden below the surface of our economy. There seems to be a creeping (and creepy) enthusiasm for the other shoe to drop. Telecom's woes--large-scale and global--now have sympathetic vibrations in almost every corner of the stock market. Serialized in every sector of our conscious universe, the news about corporate wrongdoing, individual greed and insider shenanigans by analysts and others has further hardened the gloom that has descended on us. Many people anticipate the worst, as if that prospect is still to come.
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Tech is a many-splendored thing
By now, the tribulations of tech have destroyed any appreciation of the innovation hidden below the surface of our economy. There seems to be a creeping (and creepy) enthusiasm for the other shoe to drop. Telecom's woes--large-scale and global--now have sympathetic vibrations in almost every corner of the stock market. Serialized in every corner of our conscious universe, the news about corporate wrongdoing, individual greed and insider shenanigans by analysts and others has further hardened the gloom that has descended on us. Many people anticipate the worst, as if that prospect is still to come.
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~Larta Announcements

Larta University : The Successful Negotiating Workshop, September 25
The Successful Negotiating Workshop provides participants with a professional, structured approach to negotiation that increases the likelihood of success and decreases adverse consequences of a negotiation. The three hour workshop includes interactive team and individual exercises that help to consolidate new negotiation skills.
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Beginning October 8: Larta Economic Research Briefings
Larta's Economic Research Briefings are high-level luncheon events focusing on financial executives and major investors from the region's capital markets. Attendees gain insight/industry intelligence from leading authorities on a wide variety of significant and dynamic industries. Briefings will occur monthly at Larta's offices. The first briefing, Future of the Private Equity Industry, will take place on October 8.
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October 24: Japan Meets the Nano Republic of California II
"Japan Meets the Nano Republic of California II" is a focused half-day event that brings together leading business and research leaders from Japan and the Nano Republic for a practical discussion on current research and potential future business opportunities in nanotechnology.
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~Larta in The News

Tech needs to look in the mirror (Orange County Register)
The tech industry just doesn't get it. Folks from everyday consumers to corporate chieftains stopped buying technology. Traders still dump tech stocks. Take a new report from a Los Angeles think tank, Larta. The report warns if Orange County isn't careful, it might damage, "one of the most successful technology clusters ever developed."
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Other Articles

Business and Entrepreneurship:

Thanksgiving for innovation (The Economist)
Governments worship at the altar of innovation for good reason: it now accounts for more than half of economic growth. In recognition, The Economist has inaugurated a series of Innovation Awards.
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Nanotech and Bioscience:

One giant step for stem cells (San Francisco Chronicle)
Historic moment as UCSF ships them out to researchers.
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Agile Materials secures $5.8 million (Small Times)
Agile Materials & Technologies, a Goleta, Calif., developer of variable integrated passive components for radio frequency--or wireless--electronics, announced it has secured $5.8 million so
far in first round funding, according to Chuck Bischof, chief executive. He said the round is still open for another $2 million to $3 million and will close toward the end of October.
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Security:

Bush's computer 'culture of security' relies on users (San Jose Mercury News)
Declaring that government alone cannot protect the nation's computer networks, top White House officials Wednesday presented a sober assessment of the nation's preparedness for cyberattacks and called for "a new culture of security.''
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Digital Media:

New Bill: More Digital TV Limits (Wired)
A bill up for debate in the Senate could make VCRs obsolete. On the bright side for U.S. consumers, it could force cable companies to adopt open standards.
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