Sep 24--PRNewswire/AsiaNet ADVERTISING CONSOLIDATED... PURCHASE: PepsiCo will consolidate its advertising accounts "to achieve growth and cost synergies", following its merger with The Quaker Oats Company, according to a company media release. Omnicom Group will take up all creative work and media buying for PepsiCo brands such as Gatorade, Tropicana, Aquafina and several others, the company said.NONVIOLENT ACTION... AUCKLAND: An American authority on strategic nonviolent action, Jack Duvall, will arrive in New Zealand next week for a series of forums on his acclaimed documentary series and book A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, a media release today announced. "In the past 100 years, dozens of popular movements using nonviolent strategies have achieved power and produced justice and human rights, DuVall said, while those using terror or armed insurrection have almost always failed.TOP CHINESE SITE... BEIJING: Sohu.com, the Chinese Internet brand, today said the latest iamasia survey results confirm its top rank position among Chinese web portals for the eighth-month running.BANKRUPTCY FILE... SAN JOSE: Media disk drive company, Komag Inc, has filed a 'plan of reorganisation' with the bankruptcy court with the backing of over half the holders of outstanding debts, the company said today. "Komag has leading technology, significant capable manufacturing capacity, low costs and solid customer relationships. With a restructured balance sheet we will be poised to return the company to health as our industry rebounds", company ceo, Mr T.H. Tan said.GOLF BALLS IMPROVED... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company's has added two new products to its golf ball line - the HX and CTU 30 balls - both more aerodynamic than previous types, the company said. "No other golf ball in the world has a thinner cover. This ultra-thin cover allows for a large, high-energy core for greater potential distance, while the soft cast thermoset urethane material promotes plenty of spin on iron and wedge shots", according to the media release. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).