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    TOPIC CATEGORIES

    Biotechnology
    Biotech Investments Surge in New Year (Larta VOX 01/10/05)
    IP Protection for Pharmacogenomics (Larta VOX 01/03/05)
    The Promise of Pharmacogenomics (Larta VOX 12/06/04)
    Fed Reviews Decisions of Pharmaceuticals (Larta VOX 12/06/04)
    Biopharmaceutical Industry to Strengthen Economy (Larta VOX 11/29/04)
    Medical Devices Poised for Growth (Larta VOX 8/30/04)
    Kauffman Releases Bio Commercialization Report (Larta VOX 8/16/04)
    Israel's Flourishing Biotech Industry (Larta VOX 5/10/04)
    Biotech Update (Larta VOX 5/03/04)
    Life Sciences Dominate VC Investments (Larta VOX 3/29/04)
    Israel Shows Promising Biotech Potential (Larta VOX 3/08/04)
    Commerce Report Helps Define Biotech Industry (Larta VOX 11/17/03)
    The State of Biologics: An Interview with Larry Guiheen (Larta VOX 11/10/03)
    Plan Highlights Life Sciences in LA Region (Larta VOX 10/20/03)
    Army Awards $50 Million to Bioscience Universities (Larta VOX 9/15/03)
    Growth of the Bioinformatics Industry (White Paper 6/26/03)
    Life Sciences Summit for Southern California (Conference 6/19/03)
    Bioinformatics: Not Ready for Prime Time? (Larta VOX 6/16/03)
    Medical Device Industry (Briefing 5/1/03)
    The Medical Device Industry (White Paper 4/26/03)
    Medical Devices Promising Despite Challenges(Larta VOX 4/21/03)
    Hong Kong, The Springboard to China (Conference 3/19/03)
    Positive Outlook For Medical Device Stocks(Larta VOX 10/21/02)
    Building Bio Clusters Part 2: The Relationship of Market Factors (White Paper 9/24/02)
    The Bio Boost (Larta VOX 9/23/02)
    Building Bio Clusters Part 1: Location Decisions (White Paper 9/3/02)
    Heart Of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California (Report 7/7/01)
    The Bio Hybrid (Larta VOX 4/8/02)
    Storm In A Stem Cell (Larta VOX 8/13/01)
    Brave New World? Part 1 of 2 (Larta VOX 8/10/01)
    Brave New World? Part 2 of 2 (Larta VOX 8/10/01)
    Bio Brouhaha (Larta VOX 6/7/01)
    A Preview of Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California Larta VOX 6/7/01)
    Organizational Profile: Life Sciences Industry Council (LINC) (Larta VOX 6/7/01)

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    California/Regional Technology Economy
    L.A. Air Force Base Kept Off Defense Department Closure List (Larta VOX 5/16/05)
    California Leads NSF State Profiles (Larta VOX 3/7/05)
    America's R&D Capitals (Larta VOX 5/10/04)
    Life Sciences Dominate VC Investments (Larta VOX 3/29/04)
    Is Southern California's Venture Capital Downturn Finally Coming to an End? (Larta VOX 3/15/04)
    Small Science Has Big Impact on State's Future (Larta VOX 2/16/04)
    Feds Shortchange California (Larta VOX 1/26/04)
    California Greening (Larta VOX 1/19/04)
    New Guide Saves Businesses Money (Larta VOX 1/19/04)
    Is California Killing Its Tech Industry?
    (Larta VOX 12/22/03)
    Is California Bad for Business?
    (Larta VOX 11/17/03)
    LA County Fights to Keep Aerospace Center (Larta VOX 10/13/03)
    Venture Capital Industry, Sand Dollar Release
    (Briefing 4/10/03)
    Sand Dollar Report: Venture Investing Along the Digital Coast (Report 3/14/03)
    Market Study Preview: Sand Dollar Report 2003 (Larta VOX 3/10/03)
    The Technology Innovation Index 2003 (Report 1/26/03)
    Orange County Report Launch Event (Briefing 9/18/02)
    Orange County Report Salon (Venture Salon 9/13/02)
    Raising the Curtain: The Technology Economy of Orange County (Report 9/12/02)
    Working towards a workforce (Larta VOX 7/15/02)
    Coming next month from Larta: Orange County Report 2002 (Larta VOX 6/10/02)
    Sand Dollar Report 2002 Executive Summary (Larta VOX 3/11/02)
    Much to be Thankful For (Larta VOX 11/19/01)
    The Broader Front: Innovation and Security (Larta VOX 11/13/01)
    CalTIP Winners Announced (Larta VOX 8/30/01)
    Tech Space Shakeout (Larta VOX 8/20/01)
    What's in a name? (Larta VOX 7/27/01)
    The Struggle for Siliconia - Part 1 of 3 (Larta VOX 7/27/01)
    The Struggle for Siliconia, Part 2 of 3: The Geographical Struggle (Larta VOX 7/27/01)
    The Struggle for Siliconia, Part 3 of 3: Branding and Business (Larta VOX 7/27/01)
    Civic E-Source (Larta VOX 4/5/01)
    The Future of the Ventura Freeway Technology Corridor (Larta VOX 3/22/01)
    How Green Is Our Valley? The Ventura Freeway Corridor (Report 8/16/00)

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    Communications Industry
    Wireless Worries: FCC and the USPTO (Larta VOX 9/20/04)
    IP Strategies for Wireless Technologies (White Paper 8/31/04)
    Q & A with Shaygan Kheradpir, CIO of Verizon Communications (Larta VOX 3/31/03)
    Venture Forum Company Profile: XCom Wireless (Larta VOX 3/4/03)
    California: A Wireless Powerhouse (Larta VOX 12/16/02)
    Wireless Industry (Briefing 12/10/02)
    Wireless Industry (White Paper 12/9/02)
    Wireless Industry Faces Declining Customer Growth (Larta VOX 11/25/02)
    Telecom Transitions Larta VOX 10/21/02)
    Is 3G the Next Big Thing for Wireless? (Larta VOX 9/9/02)
    The Telecom Turnaround (Larta VOX 6/18/02)
    The Big Pipe Dream Larta VOX 4/15/02)
    Convergence Crossroads (Larta VOX 2/19/02)
    E-Commerce Lives On (Larta VOX 4/5/01)
    All The Phones In China (Larta VOX 4/5/01)
    "Weak Reception?" Wireless in the U.S. and So Cal (Larta VOX 3/1/01)
    Putting the Pieces Together: The Future of Computer Telephony (CT) (Larta VOX 2/8/01)
    Ubiquitous Connectivity (Larta VOX 1/25/01)
    Connectivity Concerns: Southern California's coming of age (Larta VOX 1/25/01)

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    Company/Organization Profiles
    Vecna Charts Its Course (Larta VOX 5/16/05)
    ProteoTech Primes for Growth (Larta VOX 4/04/05)
    Project T2 Networking Pays Off (U.S. BioDefense) (Larta VOX 2/07/05)
    The Key to Collaboration (TASKey) (Larta VOX 1/17/05)
    Project T2 Company Wins SBIR Awards (Microwave Bonding) (Larta VOX 12/20/04)
    Perpetual Water for the World (Perpetual Water) (Larta VOX 12/13/04)
    Virtual Tools for the Real City (SIMmersion) (Larta VOX 11/29/04)
    Nano Conference Speaker's Company Raises $1.8 Million (Cambrios) (Larta VOX 10/15/04)
    Venture Forum Company Raises $4 Million (Language Weaver) (Larta VOX 10/11/04)
    Biopraxis Nets $2.5 million in New Contracts (Larta VOX 9/20/04)
    Larta Client Receives $2 Million in Financing (VisiJet) (Larta VOX 9/20/04)
    Nanosys Awarded Defense Contract Worth Millions (Larta VOX 9/13/04)
    Med Device Company Breathes Easy (Medihale) (Larta VOX 8/30/04)
    Telogis Named Fast 50 Rising Star (Larta VOX 8/23/04)
    E-Checks Winning Over Credit Card Users (PaY by PiN) (Larta VOX 8/16/04)
    Language for Sale (Larta VOX 8/9/04)
    Language Weaver Signs Agreement to Develop Domain Specific Translations (Larta VOX 6/21/04)
    The Power of Babble (Larta VOX 2/23/04)
    Invitrogen Beats the Biotech Gold Rush (Larta VOX 12/15/03)
    Brave New GPS World (GTX) (Larta VOX 11/03/03)
    Simple Products for Complicated Lives (Simpliciti) (Larta VOX 10/06/03)
    B2what's Next: DSW Helps the Little Guys (Larta VOX 9/22/03)
    The Future Is Plastic: Hybrid Plastics (Larta VOX 9/15/03)
    AutoGenomics Revolutionizes Gene Testing (Larta VOX 8/25/03)
    Technology Bloodhound: Summit Specialty Chemicals (Larta VOX 6/30/03)
    Agile Technologies (Larta VOX 7/29/02)
    Emmaus Medical Larta VOX 7/1/02)
    Broadley-James (Larta VOX 5/6/02)
    Evolving Logic (Larta VOX 2/25/02)
    Cinesite (Larta VOX 12/5/01)
    The Emerging Front: Oberthur (Larta VOX 11/13/01)
    Syagen (Larta VOX 10/22/01)
    AisQube (Larta VOX 10/22/01)
    The Emerging Front (Larta VOX 10/15/01)
    The Next Best Thing To a Crystal Ball? Simpex (Larta VOX 8/30/01)
    Milken Institute (Larta VOX 7/20/01)
    Layoff Lounge (Larta VOX 3/22/01)
    An Ethics Lesson: Ethical Shopper (Larta VOX 4/5/01)

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    Entertainment
    Electronic Games Industry (White Paper 5/25/03)
    Electronic Games Industry, E3 Wrap-up (Briefing 5/21/03)
    E3: Excitement, Expectations, Earnings (Larta VOX 5/19/03)
    Digital Tug of War (Larta VOX 5/5/03)
    The Big Merger (Larta VOX 4/28/03)
    White Paper Preview: The Gaming Industry (Larta VOX 2/17/03)
    The Convergence Commencement? (Larta VOX 11/18/02)
    Irreconcilable Differences - The AOL-Time Warner Marriage (Larta VOX 11/18/02)
    Digital Evolution (Larta VOX 11/18/02)
    Building a Digital Democracy (Larta VOX 8/12/02)
    Hollywood Unstrung 2 (Report 5/15/02)
    DVD Dominance (Larta VOX 12/10/01)
    The Online Game, Part 2 of 2: Pay to Play (Larta VOX 12/10/01)
    The Online Game, Part 1 of 2 (Larta VOX 7/16/01)
    The Big Pixel Show : Part 1 of 2 (Larta VOX 6/22/01)
    The Big Pixel Show Part 2 of 2 (Larta VOX 6/22/01)

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    Finance and Accounting
    Survey Reveals Executives' Need for Financial Planning (Larta VOX 3/22/04)
    PwC# 4: Revenue Recognition for Start-up Companies (Larta U Seminar 12/3 and 12/10/03)
    Entrepreneurship Series #6: Finance and Valuation
    (Larta U Seminar 11/5 and 11/12/03)
    PwC #3: Accounting for Equity Instruments (Larta U Seminar 11/5 and 11/12/03)
    PwC#2: Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (Larta U Seminar 10/8 and 10/29/03)
    PwC #1: Start-Up Accounting and Tax Issues (Larta U Seminar 9/24/03)
    Preparing the Financial Forecast Model (Larta U Seminar 8/5/03)
    Revenue Recognition (Larta U Seminar 5/28/03)
    Equity Transactions (Larta U Seminar)
    Accounting Issues for Emerging Technology Companies(Larta U Seminar 3/26/03)
    How to Avoid Common Pitfalls And Stay in the Black (Larta U Seminar 3/6/03)
    Startup Tax and Legal Issues (Larta U Seminar 2/26/03)
    Strategic Accounting (Larta VOX 2/10/03)
    Mergers and Acquisitions (Larta U Seminar 1/29/03)
    Term Sheets Detailed (Larta U Seminar 1/20/03)
    Interpreting Financial Statements (Larta U Seminar 10/23/02)
    Finance and Valuation (Larta U Seminar 10/16 & 10/17/02)

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    Global Economy
    Congress Drops Measure Limiting Outsourcing (Larta VOX 11/22/04)
    Global Business Outlook: Vivek Kulkarni (Larta VOX 9/27/04)
    Global Business Outlook: Tony Aiello (Larta VOX 9/06/04)
    Global Business Outlook: Robert P. Lee (Larta VOX 8/23/04)
    Global Business Outlook: Jmail's Brad Bartz (Larta VOX 8/16/04)
    Global Technology Hits Long Beach (Larta VOX 8/09/04)
    Protecting IP When Doing Business In China (Larta VOX 7/26/04)
    Intellectual Property At Risk In China (Larta VOX 7/19/04)
    WTO Pushes China Toward Greater IP Protection (Larta VOX 7/12/04)
    Global Technology Conference (Larta Conference 9/09/04)
    Recent Changes in China's Intellectual Property Laws (Larta White Paper 7/05/04)
    China's Venture Capital Industry Regains Confidence (Larta VOX 3/22/04)
    The Global Entrepreneur (Larta VOX 3/15/04)
    The Serious Seven: Tech Trends for 2004 (Larta VOX 1/26/04)
    Market Solutions to Outsourcing (Larta VOX 1/12/04)
    Executives Call for Feds to Support Innovation (Larta VOX 1/12/04)
    May You Live In Interesting Times (Larta VOX 8/25/03)
    Letter to the Editor (Larta VOX 8/25/03)
    The Politics of Outsourcing (Larta VOX 8/18/03)
    Exporting Technologies Not As Hard As It Seems (Larta VOX 7/28/03)
    Semiconductor Outsourcing and National Security (Larta VOX 6/30/03)
    Green Technology: Froth or Foundation? (Larta VOX 6/2/03)
    China Compass Conference: US - China Business Opportunities (Conference 2/7/03)
    Beyond Accession: The Globalization of China and Its Impact on the US (White Paper 2/5/03)
    China and The WTO: One Year Later (Larta VOX 1/27/03)
    Changing China (Larta VOX 1/13/03)
    China: Waking Giant? (Larta VOX 12/16/02)
    US Removes Sanctions on India (Larta VOX 11/18/02)
    Liberalization of China's Financial Markets Calls for Effective Regulation Larta VOX 11/11/02)
    US Technology Exports on a Decline (Larta VOX 11/4/02)
    China: Emerging Market For Foundries (Larta VOX 10/28/02)
    Tigers of Tech (Larta VOX 8/19/02)
    The Offshore Issue-Foreign Direct Investment (Larta VOX 7/8/02)
    East Meets West (Larta VOX 5/20/02)
    Exploitation or Extreme Need? The Search For Talent Goes Global (Larta VOX 6/14/01)
    Global Impact (Larta VOX 6/14/01)
    Organizational Profile: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) (Larta VOX 6/14/01)

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    Government Technology Funding
    Congress Cuts FAST Funds (Larta VOX 2/07/05)
    SBA Changes Rules for SBIR (Larta VOX 1/31/05)
    Congress Kills SBA Loan Subsidy (Larta VOX 1/24/05)
    Congress Gives MEP $109M for FY 2005 (Larta VOX 12/20/04)
    SBA Names FY 2004 FAST, ROP Winners (Larta VOX 11/15/04)
    NSF and NIH Commit $213 Million to Nanotech (Larta VOX 11/01/04)
    White House Sets Research Priorities for 2006 Budget (Larta VOX 9/27/04)
    MEP Recompetition Scrapped (Larta VOX 9/20/04)
    President Increases R&D Budget by $4.3 Billion (Larta VOX 9/06/04)
    Study Finds Government Crucial to Increasing U.S. Entrepreneurial Activity (Larta VOX 8/30/04)
    DOL Provides 17.2M for National Biotech Initiative (Larta VOX 8/09/04)
    Senate Passes Legislation to Protect Research Collaborations (Larta VOX 8/09/04)
    Groups Urge Congress to Renew R&D Tax Credit (Larta VOX 7/26/04)
    Fighting Fire with Fire (Larta VOX 6/28/04)
    SBA Releases New Web-Based Lender Interface (Larta VOX 6/14/04)
    Federal Technology Program Supports Industry Goals (Larta VOX 3/1/04)
    Federal Technology Funding Guide 2004 (Report 2/04)
    Executives Call for Feds to Support Innovation (Larta VOX 1/5/04)
    SBA Turns 50, Still Effective (Larta VOX 1/5/04)
    Guide Helps Companies Win Government Money (Larta VOX 12/1/03)
    Rohit Shukla at Entrepreneurship Symposium (Larta VOX 11/24/03)
    Selling to the Federal Government (Larta VOX 11/11/03)
    Maryland Invests in Tech Commercialization (Larta VOX 11/10/03)
    Government Funding Spurs Private Innovation (Larta VOX 11/03/03)
    Florida Enters Biotech Race with $510M for Scripps Institute (Larta VOX 11/03/03)
    NSF Awards $68M for New Engineering Centers (Larta VOX 10/20/03)
    State Technology Funding Declines (Larta VOX 9/29/03)
    Measuring the Impact of Government R&D (Larta VOX 9/29/03)
    $1.6 Billion for Your Small Business (Larta VOX 9/29/03)
    The Death of CalTIP (Larta VOX 8/4/03)
    House Approves 63% Increase for Homeland Security R&D (Larta VOX 7/28/03)
    Letter to the Editor re: DoD: Still Stuck in Procurement Hell (Larta VOX 7/21/03)
    Uncertain Future for Tech-Based Economic Development (Larta VOX 7/14/03)
    DWP has $20 million to give away. Want some? (Larta VOX 7/14/03)
    Marching in Lockstep (Larta VOX 7/14/03)
    DOD: Still Stuck in Procurement Hell (Larta VOX 6/30/03)
    Uncle Sam Wants Your Business (Larta VOX 5/12/03)
    Writing a Winning SBIR Proposal (Larta U Seminar 2/20/03)
    Homeland Security Bill and Cyber Security Research and Development Act (Larta VOX 12/2/02)
    Winning Government R&D Money: 2003 Federal Technology Funding Guide (Report 1/10/03)
    Election Results...? (Larta VOX 11/25/02)
    Uncle Sam: The New VC? (Larta VOX 11/11/02)
    Winning Federal R&D Money (Larta U Seminar 11/9/02)
    Public Venture (Larta VOX 10/8/02)
    The Emerging Front: Revisited (Larta VOX 9/9/02)
    DARPA-like Office Proposed for Homeland Security (Larta VOX 8/12/02)
    California's Budget Crisis vs. Technology Development (Larta VOX 8/5/02)
    DOD and NIH witness budget increase in a year of cutbacks (Larta VOX 7/22/02)
    CalTIP 2000 Report (Report 5/1/02)
    How to Obtain Federal Funding for Technology Growth (Larta U Seminar 11/13/01)
    Still Lost in Jeopardy: Advanced Technology Program (Larta VOX 8/11/01)
    Government Support for R&D: Helping Hand or Handout? (Larta VOX 5/11/01)
    Larta Forum: Candidate Comments (Larta VOX 4/26/01)
    If You Build Right, They Will Fund (Larta VOX 3/15/01)
    Where does technology come from? (Larta VOX 3/8/01)

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    Human Resources
    Management Law 101 (Larta U Seminar 7/29/03)
    Betting on the Jockey: Building the Killer Management Team
    (Larta U Seminar 7/22 & 7/24/03)
    Management Law 101 (Larta VOX 7/14/03)
    Why Hire an External Recruiter?
    (Larta VOX 7/7/03)
    What's Next LA? Building a 21st Century Economy and Workforce (Conference 1/9/03)
    USA Senior Management Compensation (Report 3/22/01)
    Accounting for Stock Options: A Different View (Larta VOX 10/8/02)
    Managing Your Team (Larta U Seminar 7/24 & 7/25/02)
    Larta U July 11 and 12: The Right Stuff: Building Your Management Force (Larta VOX 7/5/01)
    Management Construction (Larta VOX 4/26/01)

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    Information Technology
    The IPv6 Business Case (Larta VOX 12/06/04)
    Ten Reasons to Adopt IPv6 (Larta VOX 11/29/04)
    IT Loses 403,000 Jobs Since Tech Bubble Burst (Larta VOX 11/8/04)
    Standing on The Shoulders of Giants: An Invitation to the IPv6 Summit (Larta VOX 6/7/04)
    Internet Leadership: Another Opportunity for Southern California (Larta VOX 5/31/04)
    Storage Startup Success Secrets (Larta VOX 2/2/04)
    Storage Sector Funding Hangs In (Larta VOX 8/18/03)
    Night-vision Systems See Through Murky Investment Landscape (Larta VOX 8/18/03)
    Troika Networks Raises $13M (Larta VOX 8/4/03)
    The Promise of the Optical Chip (Larta VOX 6/23/03)
    IPv6: The Quiet Revolution (Larta VOX 6/9/03)
    Let the Seller Beware: How to Get Better Deals from Software Vendors (Larta VOX 6/2/03)
    Semiconductor Industry (White Paper 11/21/02)
    Semiconductor Industry (Briefing 11/12/02)
    Hard Disk Drive Industry (White Paper 10/11/02)
    Consolidation in Hard Disk Drive Industry (Larta VOX 10/8/02)
    Recovery in the Semiconductor Industry (Larta VOX 9/3/02)
    Technology By the Glass (Larta VOX 5/26/03)

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    Intellectual Property
    Complying With The FTC's Proposals
    (Larta VOX 10/18/04)
    FTC's Plan To Change The Patent System (Larta VOX 10/11/04)
    How Antitrust Laws Affect Intellectual Property (Larta VOX 10/04/04)
    High Wireless Act: Protecting IP Under the FCC (Larta VOX 9/13/04)
    Don't Jeopardize Your Patent Rights (Larta VOX 9/06/04)
    IP Strategies for Wireless Technologies (Larta White Paper 9/06/04)
    Top-10 Intellectual Property Rights Mistakes (Larta VOX 6/07/04)
    Protecting Your Technology: Intellectual Property Rights(Larta U Seminar 9/17 & 9/18/03)
    Protecting Trade Secrets from Employees and Contractors(Larta U Seminar 8/26/03)
    Trade Secrets 101: Protecting Your Company's Assets (Larta VOX 8/18/03)
    Patent Guidelines for Small Businesses (Larta VOX 8/11/03)
    Jack Valenti's Piracy Nightmare (Larta VOX 8/4/03)
    Intellectual Property (Larta U Seminar 9/12 & 9/13/02)
    Patent Protection (Larta VOX 8/26/02)
    Patent Expirations and FDA Controls Trouble for Pharmaceutical Industry (Larta VOX 8/26/02)
    Going Legit (Larta VOX 5/27/02)
    Digital Divide (Larta VOX 4/29/02)
    IP and Business: Protect to Serve (Larta VOX 8/27/01)

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    Investment/Venture Industry
    Venture Capital Wading at Shallow End of the Pool
    (Larta VOX 3/28/05)
    'Angels' Give a Lift to Young Companies
    (Larta VOX 3/21/05)
    Angel Financing: Trends for Today’s Entrepreneurs
    (Larta VOX 12/13/04)
    New Resource Guides Formation of Angel Groups (Larta VOX 12/13/04)
    Venture Capital Investing Continues Declines (Larta VOX 11/22/04)
    Venture Capitalists 'Bet on the Jockey' (Larta VOX 11/8/04)
    IPO Market Surges Upward (Larta VOX 8/16/04)
    Venture Capital Hits Two-year High In Q2 2004 (Larta VOX 8/2/04)
    2003 IPO Market Finishes Year On Up Note (Larta VOX 3/1/04)
    Venture Capital Increase Viewed Cautiously (Larta VOX 2/2/04)
    The Price of Venture Capital (Larta VOX 11/24/03)
    Healthy Venture Activity Continues in Third Quarter (Larta VOX 11/17/03)
    Venture Funding Rises from the Ashes (Larta VOX 9/1/03)
    Are M&As the New IPO (Larta VOX 7/21/03)
    The Investment Landscape (Larta VOX 3/17/03)
    The New Deals (Larta VOX 2/24/03)
    Sober Is as Sober Does (Larta VOX 1/6/03)
    Where Investors Fear to Tread (Larta VOX 11/11/02)
    Determining Value (Larta VOX 10/14/02)
    Future of the Private Equity Industry (Briefing 10/8/02)
    Tech is a Many-splendored Thing (Larta VOX 9/23/02)
    All Is Not Lost for Technology Bankers (Larta VOX 9/16/02)
    The Economic Impact of Venture Capital (Larta VOX 8/12/02)
    Venture Investments Increase in Healthcare at the Expense of IT (Larta VOX 8/12/02)
    The Tough Sell (Larta VOX 3/4/02)
    Internet Alert: IPO Market Continues to Slumber During Second Quarter (Larta VOX 7/20/01)
    Build To Last: Investing in The Future (Larta VOX 4/12/01)
    The Triumph of Hope Over Hype (Larta VOX 1/4/01)

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    Larta Institute Programs and Announcements
    Partnership Expands Interim Executive Consulting (Larta VOX 5/16/05)
    Larta Launches Israel Venture Program (Larta VOX 3/28/05)
    Shukla in The New York Times (Larta VOX 3/14/05)
    Larta Vice President Turns Senior VP (Larta VOX 3/7/05)
    Larta Issues Government Technology Funding Guide (Larta VOX 2/28/05)
    Larta Helps Genzyme Find Opportunities (Larta VOX 2/21/05)
    Larta CEO State Guest in Pakistan (Larta VOX 2/14/05)
    Larta Client Garners $4.9 Million in Financing (Larta VOX 2/14/05)
    Larta President On Blue-Ribbon Nanotech Taskforce (Larta VOX 1/31/05)
    Larta Announces Verizon Program Winners (Larta VOX 1/24/05)
    Venture Forum Company Named Top 100 Innovator (Larta VOX 1/10/05)
    Larta Promotes Director to Vice President (Larta VOX 12/13/04)
    Project T2 Brought Discoveries to Light (Larta VOX 11/15/04)
    Larta Announces ATP Awardee Program (Larta VOX 11/08/04)
    Australian Companies Cross the Bridge (Larta VOX 11/01/04)
    Shukla Speaks at Strategy Conference (Larta VOX 11/01/04)
    Larta Announces Verizon Fellowship Program (Larta VOX 10/25/04)
    Larta Helps Build Bridge to Taiwan (Larta VOX 10/18/04)
    Larta Brings New Member On Board (Larta VOX 10/04/04) Global Tech Conference Brings the World to Long Beach(Larta VOX 9/13/04)
    Companies Get with the Program (Canberra Bridge Program)
    (Larta VOX 9/06/04)
    Director Named for NIH Project (Larta VOX 8/30/04)
    Global Technology Conference (Larta Conference 9/09/04)
    Global Technology Hits Long Beach (Larta VOX 8/09/04)
    Kirchner Joins Larta Board (Larta VOX 8/02/04)
    Bridge Builder (Larta VOX 7/19/04)
    Rizzone Named Troika Networks Chairman (Larta VOX 7/19/04)
    Larta Institute Wins Award to Manage $2.5 Million National Institutes of Health Program (Larta VOX 7/12/04)
    Recent Changes in China's Intellectual Property Laws (Larta White Paper 7/05/04)
    Larta Institute Chosen for Global Business Program (Larta VOX 7/05/04)
    WellDog Closes Venture Round After Venture Forum (Larta VOX 7/05/04)
    A Meeting of the Minds (Larta VOX 6/28/04)
    Program Helps Israeli Life Science Entrepreneurs Enter U.S. Market (Larta VOX 6/14/04)
    Shukla Helps Business Down Under (Larta VOX 6/14/04)
    Life Science Entrepreneurs Awarded Global Fellowships (Larta VOX 5/31/04)
    The U.S.- Israel Life Sciences Bridge Program (Larta VOX 4/12/04)
    VC Competition Teaches MBAs Real-World Skills (Larta VOX 3/29/04)
    Larta Institute Program Trains Biotech Executives (Larta VOX 3/08/04)
    Victor Hwang Appointed Larta President (Larta VOX 2/09/04)
    Larta Wins Grant To Promote US-Israel Biotech (Larta VOX 12/22/03)
    Larta Awarded Government Fast-Track Status (Larta VOX 12/15/03)
    Japanese Entrepreneurs Graduate from Larta Program (Larta VOX 12/15/03)
    Larta Hosts VC Seminar and Tour (Larta VOX 12/15/03)
    Shukla Named Supporter of Entrepreneurship Finalist (Larta VOX 12/08/03)
    Stephen Rizzone Joins Larta Board (Larta VOX 10/27/03)
    Larta Trains Japanese Entrepreneurs (Larta VOX 8/25/03)
    Back to the future: Larta 2001 (Larta VOX 12/21/01)
    Peter Black Remembered (Larta VOX 11/19/01)

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    Management and Strategy
    Kauffman Launches Entrepreneurship Website (Larta VOX 3/14/05)
    The New Entrepreneur (Larta VOX 2/07/05)
    Entrepreneurs Learn Rules for Drawing Investors (Larta VOX 1/17/05)
    Top 7 Capital-raising Mistakes (Larta VOX 12/20/04)
    Entrepreneurs Must Always Reinvent Themselves (Larta VOX 12/06/04)
    Forget IQ and EQ, Best Entrepreneurs Have High BQ (Larta VOX 11/22/04)
    Taking on a Financial Partner (Larta VOX 8/23/04)
    Top 9 Business Plan Mistakes (Larta VOX 8/9/04)
    Your Business Plan: The Map To Your Future (Larta VOX 7/12/04
    Emotional Intelligence Crucial in High Tech Organizations (Larta VOX 5/03/04)
    It's 2004. Do You Know Where Your Recovery Is? (Larta VOX 2/23/04)
    Successful Negotiation #2: The Difficult Negotiation (Larta U Seminar 12/4/03)
    Eight Rules for Successful Outsourcing (Larta VOX 11/10/03)
    Beyond Billable Hours (Larta VOX 9/22/03)
    The ROI of Training (Larta VOX 9/8/03)
    Successful Negotiation #1 (Larta U Seminar 6/3/03)
    The Art of Negotiation (Larta VOX 5/26/03)
    Strategic Planning For Your Venture (Larta U Seminar 5/14 & 5/15/03)
    Weathering the Perfect Storm (Larta VOX 3/4/03)
    Recommended Reading From Larta University Instructors (Larta VOX 12/09/02)
    Financial Performance of Supplier Alliances (Larta VOX 12/2/02)
    The Need for Educated Change in the Boardroom (Larta VOX 11/4/02)
    Turn Your Business Vision into Reality (Larta U Seminar 1/6/02)
    The Road Ahead: Rethinking The Future (Larta VOX 10/28/02)
    Opinion: A Higher Purpose: Reforming Ethical Leadership (Larta VOX 7/27/02)
    Strategic Planning (Larta U Seminar 5/22 & 5/23/02)
    Why Should a Tech Company Care About Branding? (Larta VOX 1/8/02)
    Partnership Strategies and Strategic Alliances (Larta U Seminar 10/10 & 10/11/01)
    Partnering to Profit (Larta VOX 10/1/01)
    Inspiration, Innovation and Agitation: The Essence of Entrepreneurship (Larta VOX 4/26/01)
    Buttoned Downtime: Work Environment Changes (Larta VOX 3/22/01)
    Attacking the Market & Creating Market Share (Larta U Seminar 1/23 & 1/24/01)

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    Marketing and Sales
    Corporate Identity Fitness Test (Larta VOX 01/31/05)
    Clash of the Titans: When Search Engines Collide (Larta VOX 01/03/05)
    The Global Branding War (Larta VOX 11/29/04)
    The Wal-Martization of E-Commerce (Larta VOX 11/15/04)
    Google Phenomenon Critical to Corporate Identity (Larta VOX 10/11/04)
    Tech Name Games: Forbidden Fruits (Larta VOX 10/11/04)
    Global Branding: Lost in Translation (Larta VOX 10/04/04)
    Naming Innovations (Larta VOX 8/30/04)
    Why Is Enron Now Called Prisma? (Larta VOX 8/02/04)
    Branding for a Century (Larta VOX 5/10/04)
    The Name Game (Larta VOX 2/16/04)
    Trade Shows Effective Sales Forums (Larta VOX 12/1/03)
    The Internet Customer Experience is King (Larta VOX 11/03/03)
    Marketing the Real You (Larta VOX 10/27/03)
    Successful Selling Skills and Tactics (Larta U Seminar 10/27/03)
    Entrepreneurship Series #5: Marketing, Pricing, and Your Competition (Larta U Seminar 10/15 & 10/16/03)
    Tech Companies Should Remodel Their Message (Larta VOX 10/13/03)
    Make Your Website Do More (Larta VOX 9/15/03)
    Creating an Effective Sales Process for Software Companies (Larta U Seminar 4/17 & 6/18/03)
    The Road Map: Writing an Effective Business Plan (Larta U Seminar 6/12/03)
    Business Presentations (Larta U Seminar 2/12 & 2/13/03)
    Persuasive Business Writing That Creates a Powerful Impact (Larta U Seminar 1/30/03)
    The Business Plan, Balancing Business with Vision (Larta U Seminar 6/19 & 6/20/02)
    No Simple Plan (Larta VOX 6/3/02)
    Refining the Pitch Larta VOX 2/4/02)
    The Business Plan: Balancing Business with Vision (Larta U Seminar 6/6 & 6/7/01)

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    Nanotechnology
    President Signs $3.7 Billion Nanotechnology Act (Larta VOX 12/08/03)
    Small Science Has Big Opportunities
    (Larta VOX 10/27/03)
    Rohit Shukla Interviewed on Nanotechnology (Larta VOX 10/27/03)
    Japan Meets the Nano Republic III (Conference 10/16/03)
    Nanotechnology Flourishes in Japan (Larta VOX 10/06/03)
    Nano Tech Talk with Dr. Michael T. Gamble
    Larta VOX 8/11/03)
    Nanotechnology: What to Expect (White Paper 7/25/03)
    Nano Republic Award Winners (Larta VOX 7/21/03)
    Nano Republic Conference 2003(Conference 7/10/03)
    Japan Meets the Nano Republic II (Conference 10/24/02)
    Nano Republic Conference 2002 (Conference 7/17/02
    Top 10 Nanotechnology Companies (Larta VOX 7/15/02)
    Building the Nano Republic (Report 7/8/02)
    Tracking the Nano Evolution (Larta VOX 6/24/02)
    The Moving Market: Nanotechnology (Larta VOX 3/25/02)
    Navigating Through the Nano Hype (Larta VOX 2/11/02)
    Nanotechnology Yellow Pages: Industry Report and Directory (Report 7/25/01)
    Fortress Nano (Larta VOX 9/10/01)
    Huckstering and History (Larta VOX 9/10/01)
    No Small Business (Larta VOX 9/10/01)
    Larta Announces the Nanotechnology Yellow Pages (Larta VOX 6/29/01)

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    Technology Transfer
    AUTM Releases University Licensing Survey (Larta VOX 02/14/05)
    Culture Change Key to Technology Transfer (Larta VOX 01/17/05)
    Redefining the Role of Academic Research (Larta VOX 01/03/05)
    Negotiating University Tech Transfer Agreements (Larta VOX 11/08/04)
    Avoiding Conflicts in University Tech Transfer (Larta VOX 11/01/04)
    University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities (White Paper 10/25/04)
    How to License Technologies from Universities (Larta VOX 10/25/04)
    Tech Transfer Q&A: Caltech's Scott Carter (Larta VOX 10/18/04)
    A Canadian Way to Make Connections (Larta VOX 10/11/04)
    Industry Support of Academic R&D By State (Larta VOX 10/04/04)
    Startup Combines Research, Investment and VC Funding (Larta VOX 8/2/04)
    Fostering Innovation: More Ways to Skin a Cat (Larta VOX 6/21/04)
    Technology Transfer and the Life Sciences (Report 4/26/04)
    Raises Critical Issues for Tech Transfer (Larta VOX 2/9/04)
    Even Universities Can Learn - Interview with Richard Morganstern (Larta VOX 12/1/03)
    Project T2 Inspires Technology Transfer (Larta VOX 11/24/03)
    Tech Transfer Award Winners (Larta VOX 11/24/03)
    Project T2 (Conference 11/13/03)
    Profit or Perish: University Tech Transfer (Larta VOX 11/10/03)
    Government Funding Spurs Private Innovation (Larta VOX 11/03/03)
    Money Talks, Education Walks? (Larta VOX 10/27/03)
    The Promise of Technology Transfer (Larta VOX 10/20/03)
    Tech Transfer Q&A with Brian Atwood (Larta VOX 10/13/03)
    Making Knowledge Accessible to All (Larta VOX 9/8/03)
    The Commercialization of Higher Education (Larta VOX 9/1/03)
    Technology Treasure If You Know Where to Dig (Larta VOX 8/4/03)
    UC System Leads Patent Race (Larta VOX 4/14/03)
    Technology Commercialization (Larta U Seminar 10/24/01)
    Eye on the Prize (Larta VOX 10/8/01)
    Technology Transfer: When The Buzz Is The Problem (Larta VOX 5/31/01)
    Larta's Project T2: Turning Technology Into Profitable Business (Larta VOX 5/31/01)
    Defining the intangible: technology transfer and intellectual property (Larta VOX 5/11/01)
    Technology transfer and commercialization: The long and winding road (Presentation 5/4/00)

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    Terrorism and Security
    Understanding the Incomprehensible (Larta VOX 9/24/01)
    Clear and Present Dangers-Part 1 of 2 (Larta VOX 9/24/01)
    Clear and Present Dangers-Part 2 of 2 (Larta VOX 9/24/01)
    High tech Warfare (Larta VOX 4/7/03)

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    Venture Forums
    Venture Forum Attracts Leading Companies and Investors (Larta VOX 6/6/05)
    Top Companies Chosen Venture Forum Best of Show (Larta VOX 6/6/05)
    National Public Radio's Scott Horsley to Host Venture Forum Lunch (Larta VOX 5/9/05)
    Idun's Steve Mento to Keynote Venture Forum 2005 (Larta VOX 5/2/05)
    California Healthcare Institute's CEO Gollaher to Host Venture Forum Lunch (Larta VOX 4/25/05)
    Hewlett-Packard's Johnson To Keynote Venture Forum 2005 (Larta VOX 4/18/05)
    Allergan's Gibson To Keynote Venture Forum (Larta VOX 4/11/05)
    Venture Forum Call for Applications (Larta VOX 3/21/05)
    Raytheon's Peter Pao To Deliver Venture Forum Keynote (Larta VOX 3/14/05)
    High Energy and Optimism Mark Venture Forum 2004 (Larta VOX 4/12/04)
    Language Weaver Named Company of the Year at Venture Forum 2004 (Larta VOX 4/12/04)
    Venture Forum 2004 Helps Company Raise Money (Larta VOX 4/12/04)
    Larta's 2004 Venture Forum Captures The Rebound in Venture Capital (Larta VOX 4/5/04)
    Venture Forum 2004 (Conference 4/1/04)
    Venture Forum 2003 (Conference 4/3/03)
    The New Pack: The Venture Forum 2003 (Larta VOX 3/24/03)
    SCTVF Company Spotlight: Maxima Corporation (Larta VOX 9/3/02)
    Southern California Technology Venture Forum (Conference 4/18/02)
    SCTVF 2002: A Renewed Focus (Larta VOX 3/18/02)
    The Venture Forum: A Coming of Age Story (Larta VOX 4/19/01)
    Venture Forum 2001: A Tech Odyssey (Larta VOX 4/12/01)
    Pitch Perfecting: The Venture Forum Mentor Process (Larta VOX 4/11/01)
    Venture Forum Alumni Spotlight (Larta VOX 4/9/01)
    The Mentor Ventures (Larta VOX 3/28/01)

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