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Stanford Business School Study Finds Failure Is Key to Understanding Success.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you want to learn the secrets of success, it seems perfectly reasonable to study successful people and organizations. But the research of Jerker...

Johns Hopkins Launches Pilot Study of Free Home Test Kit for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins have launched the first government-sponsored study to measure the effectiveness of a Web- and community-based home test kit for...

University of Texas at Dallas Management School Creates Center to Study Property Rights, Other Issues in Digital Realm; Think Tank to be One of First of Its Kind in U.S.
August 2, 2004... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new research center is being established at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to study intellectual property rights and related issues in the...

Chemical-Detection Technology a Growing Request From Workplaces.
August 2, 2004... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.V., Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The warnings of possible chemical attacks at financial institutions are why employees and employers are investing in a $20 strip of vinyl and paper...

Convio's Free, Updated Email Marketing Guide Helps Nonprofits Jumpstart or Accelerate Online Programs.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for building constituent relationships and driving support -- today announced...

Survey Suggests Companies Face Major Gaps in Executive Talent Necessary to Compete in the Future.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leading companies around the world lack the quality and depth of executive talent needed to grow and compete in the future, according to a recent survey of 101...

Executive Development Associates Launches Leadership Benchstrength Research.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Executive Development Associates Inc. (EDA), a leader in creating custom-designed executive development strategies, systems and programs, today announced it is...

Stanford Business School Study Finds Fewer Borders, Trade Liberalization Support Economic Growth.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Borders restrict the free flow of people, goods and ideas, confining small nations with relatively fewer resources or markets while benefiting large...

Corporate Governance Expert Joins University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A noted expert in corporate governance has joined the faculty at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Professor Alexander Dyck comes to the...

Forest Service Researcher Finds New 'Cure' for Termites; Environmentally Friendly Termidicide Halts Invasive Pest.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- An unexpected finding by a Forest Service researcher in Wisconsin has led to a patent for a promising new weapon in the battle against one of the country's most...

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Becomes Professional Journal of National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
August 3, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is proud to announce a new partnership between NHPCO and The Journal of Pain and...

Primary Care Doctors Who Treat Blacks May Be Less Able to Provide High Quality Care.
August 4, 2004... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you are a black Medicare patient in the United States, you are more likely than a white Medicare patient to be treated by a primary care physician who...

Carnegie Mellon University Start-Up Team to Open NASDAQ Stock Market Friday, Aug. 6.
August 4, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three recent Carnegie Mellon University graduates are scheduled to open the NASDAQ Stock Market this Friday, Aug. 6, in New York City, 9:30 a.m. ET. EADevices,...

Iowa Electronic Markets Opens Market for Google IPO.
August 4, 2004... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings (IPO) in recent years is for Google, Inc., with Wall Street analysts buzzing about how much the company is...

Convio's E-Mail Marketing Guide Helps Colleges, Universities Build Strong Relationships With Alumni, Donors, Friends.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Aug. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help higher education institutions and other nonprofits use the Internet for building constituent relationships and...

Coastside Family Medical Center to Host 2nd Annual Chili & Chowder Cook-off and Music Festival; Fundraiser to Be Held at Pillar Point Harbor in Princeton-by-the-Sea, Sept. 12.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Albrycht McClure & Partners HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Coastside Family Medical Center, a nonprofit medical practice that provides primary care, OB/GYN, sports medicine, allergy shots, physical examinations...

Babson College First-Year Student Businesses Raise Over $45,000 for Charity.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A weak economy did not deter Babson's first-year students from earning big profits from their fledgling businesses. Some 400 freshmen running 14 campus ventures raised...

Don't Cancel the Meeting Yet: Survey Shows Electronic Brainstorming Not Widely Accepted.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the advent of new technologies for sharing information, you might think employees would rather take a few minutes to share ideas by computer than sit through...

Investors May Sacrifice Significant Portfolio Returns by Ignoring Tax Implications of Asset Allocation and Location.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Investors risk sacrificing as much as 15 percent of portfolio value by failing to consider the tax implications of where assets are held, according to a study in a...

Blackout Prevention Effort Launched As Anniversary Looms.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the dog days of summer approach, the electrical grid feels the heat, but a new integrated data network may help the aging transmission system...

Rainforest Action Network Launches BuyGoodWood.Com; Corporate America Encouraged to Join Growing Family of Companies Purchasing Environmentally Ethical Forest Products; Logging Giant Weyerhaeuser Profiled as Number One Destroyer of Old-Growth Forests in North America.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rainforest Action Network today launched BuyGoodWood.com, an internet-initiative encouraging more American corporations to purchase environmentally ethical...

Accounting Hall of Fame Announces 2004 Inductees.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three distinguished accountants have been elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame, located at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State...

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Testing Reliability of Radiation Detectors.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Aug. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A marathon of testing is under way at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to ensure that personal radiation detection...

University of California Uses GetActive to Mobilize Alumni and Friends in Support of Higher Education; GetActive Software Powers UC's Advocacy Hub, Generating Over 20,000 Letters, E-Mails to Elected Officials Since April.
August 11, 2004... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management, and the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) announced the recent success of the...

The Internet Has an Impact on Americans' Everyday Lives, But Traditional Offline Habits Still Dominate.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The vast majority of American Internet users say the Internet plays a role in their daily routines and that the rhythm of their everyday lives would be...

Colgate Economist Says Fed Rate Increase Has Symbolic Importance: Expert Available for Comment on Fed Decisions.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- "The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) under Alan Greenspan's tenure has a habit of raising rates rather steadily (or even quickly) once the decision has been made...

Mars Software Honored by NASA.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA has selected a data visualization and simulation software package used by Mars rovers and landers, and a software package that can be used in aerospace...

Researchers Can Now Predict Outcome of Olympic Games.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Long before the 2004 Olympics begin today, researchers Meghan Busse of Berkeley and Andrew Bernard of Dartmouth already knew who will win this year's games...

Stanford Business School Study Finds Consumers Work Hard for Loyalty Programs.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eat sushi in the name of consumer research. That's what two academics asked a group of 195 Columbia students to do - eat a lot of sushi. In...

Trader Joe's Bags Weyerhaeuser; Neighborhood Grocery Chain Dumps Destructive Logging Giant.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rainforest Action Network commends neighborhood grocery chain Trader Joe's on their announcement to stop buying grocery bags from Weyerhaeuser, the number one...

Executive Development Associates, Inc. Expands Operations With Opening of East Coast Office in New York City.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Executive Development Associates, Inc. (EDA), a leader in creating custom-designed executive development strategies, systems, and programs, today announced it...

TechSoup Stock Hires Senior Program Manager Carol Rudisill to Help Implement Ambitious Growth Plans.
August 16, 2004... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- TechSoup.org (www.techsoup.org), the nonprofit technology Web site, announced today the recent hire of Carol Rudisill as Senior Program Manager to support its product...

IBM's Corporate Recklessness: From the Holocaust to Occupational Cancer.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cancer Prevention Coalition today released the following statement by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., professor emeritus, Environmental & Occupational Medicine,...

Are Physicians Over-Performing Colonoscopy?; National Study Led by UC Davis Researchers Suggests Answer Is Yes, in Some Cases.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many physicians appear to be performing more "surveillance" colonoscopies than expert groups deem necessary, according to results of a...

Playing to the Polls: Presidential Responsiveness in Election-year Politics.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are unpopular incumbent presidents likely to pander to wrong- headed popular opinions in the hope of winning re-election? The conventional wisdom...

Stanford Business School Study Finds Teamwork Produces Better Decisions.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Good managers know that the proverbial "yes man" isn't much of an asset. But when it comes time to build work teams, many business managers, either...

UC Berkeley Business Professor Appointed Chief Economist of World Bank Human Development Network.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The World Bank has appointed Paul J. Gertler, a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business and the...

Yale School of Management Announces New MBA Program for Executives: Leadership in the Healthcare Sector.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Yale University School of Management NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Yale School of Management is launching an MBA for Executives program to begin in August 2005. The innovative new program, the Yale MBA for...

Rotman MBA Wins Prize in Corporate Citizenship.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- An MBA student at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management has won honourable mention in a competition for the "Best MBA Paper in Corporate...

Keith Walsh Named First Public Interest Fellow in Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Financial Literacy.
August 18, 2004... Byline: New York Law School NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Debtor Education, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998 to assist consumer debtors who file for bankruptcy in understanding...

Kansas State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center Plans Defense Exercise: Kansas National Guard Practices Agroterrorism Response.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Agricultural Biosecurity Center at Kansas State University planned and directed a recent simulation exercise in Topeka. The objective was to test...

Convio Chosen as One of 25 Finalists for Prestigious 'Top 10 Changing The World of Internet & Politics' List; Nearly 300 People, Web Sites From Around Globe Nominated for List Sponsored by PoliticsOnline and 5th Annual E-Democracy Forum.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for fundraising, marketing and advocacy -- and company founder, Vinay Bhagat,...

Life After Retirement: Project Continuum at Barnard College Addresses Retiring Alumnae Needs.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Barnard College NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- As professional women of the Baby Boom generation begin to retire in larger numbers, they will face complex emotional, social and financial challenges. Barnard College,...

Business Leaders Issue Report Urging More After School Programs, Resources As Classes Start Across Country.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- As school bells begin to ring this month in schools across the country, millions of children and their parents will be unable to find after school programs. For...

Slow Economy, Higher Medical Spending Affect Workers' Compensation; 2002 Payments Grew Faster Than Wages for Second Year in a Row.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Total payments for workers' compensation rose faster than wages in 2002 for the second year in a row, according to a new report released today by the National Academy...

U.S. News Again Names Babson College Number One Undergraduate Program in Entrepreneurship.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the eighth consecutive time, U.S.News & World Report has named Babson the number one undergraduate program in the U.S. for Entrepreneurship. Babson is ranked...

Congress to Fund Sequim-Based Coastal Security Research Effort.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory SEQUIM, Wash., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A $4.2 million Congressional appropriation will fund a new coastal security program designed to develop advanced sensors capable of providing early...

American Diabetes Association Enhances Data Accuracy, Improves Resource Management Through Integration of Convio and Team Approach Database.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Diabetes Association - the nation's top nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy - has saved approximately 1,800 man-hours...

Ford Crushes Clean Cars While Greenwashing Gas Guzzlers; EV Drivers Forced to Turn Over Cars to Be Crushed.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today in San Francisco and tomorrow in Oslo, Global Exchange, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and an international grassroots coalition will protest Ford...

Concerns Over Oil Prices Add Uncertainty to Indiana University Economic Forecast; Indiana Employment Picture Muted; Expert Available.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- With another record near $48 per barrel of crude oil being set Thursday (Aug. 19), it's becoming more difficult for economists to look forward confidently. In...

North Carolina's Medicaid Program Offers AIDS Patients Revolving-Door Care, Duke Research Shows; 35 States Have Similar 'Spend-Down' Programs.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Inefficiencies in North Carolina's Medicaid program are wasting money and may be contributing to the spread of drug-resistant strains of HIV, according to a four-year...

Release to Consumers of Information on Manufactured Housing Complaints: Consumers Union Letter-Writing Campaign Aimed at 38 States.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers Union today launched a consumer letter-writing campaign to make it easier for consumers and housing advocates to get complaint information about manufactured...

Babson College Awards Seed Funding to Student Businesses.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Babson College BABSON PARK, Mass., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson College has awarded $37.5 thousand in seed funds to nine early stage student businesses. "The Babson Seed Fund is designed to provide our best entrepreneurial...

Earthjustice Signs Contract with GetActive Software After Extensive RFP Process for Online Engagement Tools; Earthjustice Selects the GetActive Suite to Cultivate Relationships With Supporters.
August 24, 2004... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management technology, and Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the...

$24 Million Gift to Make University of Central Florida a Leader in Computer Chip Manufacturing Research; Northrop Grumman Donation Boosts UCF Research in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography.
August 24, 2004... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Central Florida optics researchers and students are poised to become leaders in the next generation of computer chip manufacturing thanks to a...

'Loitering' Teens Account for Billions in Mall Sales Every Year.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Southwest Missouri State University SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Those crowds of teenagers gathered at the mall in the evenings and on the weekends are doing more than just "hanging out," says Dr. Diana Haytko,...

Expert: President Bush Could Lower Oil Prices By Following His Father's Plan.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Aug. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professor Steve H. Hanke, an economist and columnist for Forbes magazine, says the current record high price of oil could be lowered if President George W. Bush did...

Despite Economic Bumps, New Class of MIT Sloan MBAs Hopeful; Many Seek to Add Management Tools to Diverse Backgrounds.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Sloan School of Management, MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- New MBA students now arriving at the MIT Sloan School of Management, including more women than ever in an incoming class, come to Cambridge with high...

University of Maryland B-School Gives Nextel BlackBerry 7510 Handhelds to MBA Students; Wireless Devices Will Drive Innovation in Business Education, Research.
August 26, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that it will provide Nextel BlackBerry 7510 wireless handheld...

Animals Affected by Hurricane Charley Get Immediate Help, Thanks to $128,000 in Online Donations to The Humane Society of the United States; GetActive Suite Helps HSUS Respond Quickly to Hurricane Charley, Rally Financial Support.
August 26, 2004... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management, and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection...

Ford Forced to 'Th!nk Twice' About Crushing Zero Emission Cars; Automaker Commits to Respond by Sept. 15; Human Rights, Environmental Groups Call on Bill Ford, Jr. to Live Up to His Green Image.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following three days of grassroots pressure this week in San Francisco and Oslo, Ford Motor Company has committed to "reconsider" the fate of its Th!nk...

MacArthur Foundation Awards Four Grants Totaling $245,000 to Help Improve Public Understanding of Foundations, Other Nonprofit Organizations.
August 27, 2004... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded four grants totaling $245,000 to groups working to build the public trust in the charitable and nonprofit...

News Tip: New Census Bureau Statistics on Poverty Both Predictable, Shocking, Duke Professor Says.
August 27, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday that show poverty rates rose between 2002 and 2003 are predictable, although the fact that "children fare the worst" is...

Market Line: Business and Economic News From Indiana University.
August 31, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- With this edition, Indiana University reintroduces "Market Line," a regular feature that will highlight expertise and research at Indiana University on business...

USC Annenberg, California Endowment Offer Rx for Multicultural Health Care Reporting; Veteran Journalist Michelle Levander to Direct New Program.
August 31, 2004... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The USC Annenberg School for Communication has established a new fellowship program for medical, health care and health care justice reporting. The...

Former San Bruno Councilman and San Diego Pulmonary Doctor Harry F. Redlick to Lead American Lung Association of California and California Thoracic Society.
August 31, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California recently named Harry F. Redlick, a retired teacher and former San Bruno councilman, to chair its board of...

Ford Stops Crushing Th!nk EVs Due to Grassroots Pressure; Norway Awaits Delivery.
August 31, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following a week of intense international grassroots pressure, Ford Motor Company's U.S. fleet of Norwegian-produced Th!nk electric vehicles (EV) may soon be...