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Santa Clara University's Business Index Finds Silicon Valley Business Remains Cautious; Majority of Respondents Say Gov. Schwarzenegger's Budget Is Positive for Their Businesses.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business sentiment showed little movement in January 2005, according to the latest Santa Clara University Business Index (SCUBI) released today by Leavey...

'If You Build It' Examines Business, Government and Ontario's Electronic Toll Highway, Suggests Better Ways to Privatize.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new book co-authored by professors at the University of Toronto and Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, charts the history of Ontario's Highway 407, the...

University of Iowa MBA Students to Rate Best, Worst Super Bowl Ads.
February 1, 2005... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Millions of people will be watching the Super Bowl Feb. 6 to see if the New England Patriots or the Philadelphia Eagles will be the best team in the National Football...

Valentine Cards May Be Cliched and Stereotypical, But They Show True Feelings, Author Says.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Americans write personal messages into the Valentine's Day cards they send this year, what will they say? Those who expect deep and personal notes will...

Arizona Telemedicine Program Director Dr. Ronald Weinstein to Make Presentation at White House Feb. 3.
February 1, 2005... Byline: University of Arizona WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ronald S. Weinstein, MD, director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, is scheduled to demonstrate the latest...

Iowa State Experts Comment on Super Bowl Advertising.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Companies wishing to place their messages before the American consumer during this year's Super Bowl game will pay a record $2.4 million per 30-second spot. Firms are...

Plasma Technology Offers Breathable Air in Biological and Chemical Threat Situations.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers are using the universe's most common form of matter, plasma, in a new filtration system that may...

Free e-Filing Service for Nonprofits Is Launched by National Center for Charitable Statistics.
February 2, 2005... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tax-exempt organizations can file their information returns for tax year 2004 electronically via a new free web service launched this week by the National Center for...

Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: It Takes a Village; Top Non-Proliferation Expert Details Regional Solution.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- "With luck, Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons could be delayed through a combination of Iranian technical difficulties, U.S. military action,...

Carnegie Mellon Faculty Available to Discuss President Bush's Plan to Revamp Social Security.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Several Carnegie Mellon faculty members have studied the U.S. Social Security system and Social Security privatization and can discuss President Bush's plans to...

Spam Costs U.S. Nearly $22 Billion Annually; National Survey Finds 22.9 Million Hours a Week Wasted on Spam.
February 3, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spam's price tag now reaches $21.58 billion annually in lost productivity according to the results of the 2004 National Technology Readiness Survey...

Foundations Can Lead Boldly Without Misusing Authority, Says Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rarely do foundations use tough love with their grantees. Yet, extraordinary results could be achieved if foundations were more imaginative,...

Tides Center Awarded $4.5 Million to Expand Nonprofit Sector Capabilities; Kellogg Foundation Leads Funding of National Nonprofit Infrastructure Organization.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Tides SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tides Center has been awarded grants totaling $4.5 million to significantly expand its services to social innovators and nonprofit organizations. W.K. Kellogg Foundation led the...

Georgetown's McDonough School of Business to Offer MBA Evening Program.
February 7, 2005... Byline: McDonough School of Business, Georgetown U. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Georgetown University's Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business is now accepting applications for the inaugural class of its MBA Evening...

Child Advocacy Groups Oppose Bush Budget Cuts in Programs for Kids; Sources Available for Comment.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Voices for America's Children (www.voicesforamericaschildren.org) is coordinating a group of national and state-based children's advocacy organizations to oppose...

Energy Experts to Discuss Future of Oil Prices at Houston Conference Feb. 17.
February 7, 2005... Byline: McCombs School of Business, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Event, "The Future...

Study Finds Little Correlation Between States' Health and Money Received From Federal Government; Proposed Cut to CDC Would Impact State Disease Prevention Efforts, Bioterrorism.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new study today that found the amount of federal funds states receive for public health programs does not correlate with...

Internationally Prominent Experts Contribute to Groundbreaking Professional Outsourcing Course to Be Offered by University of Arizona's Eller College of Management.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Eller College of Business and Public Administration TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former U.S. labor secretary Robert Reich and U.S. representative Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona) will be among several prominent guest lecturers...

School of Management Ranks Business Schools According to Research Productivity of Faculty; Penn's Wharton School Comes in First, Harvard Second; U.T. Dallas Ranks 35th in U.S.
February 8, 2005... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) today released a new study - believed to be the most comprehensive of its kind ever...

Red is the New Green: Organic Roses Make Valentine's Day an Environmental Affair.
February 8, 2005... Byline: Straus Communications RIOBAMBA, Ecuador, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the Ecuadorian highlands, near the Equatorial center of the world, Dr. Hernan Chiriboga gently pushes aside rows of chamomile, garlic and chili peppers and...

Bentley College Announces 2005 Summer Business Camp for High School Students; Wall Street 101 Offers Students Hands-On Experience, a Taste of College Life.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- It may still be winter, but parents are already looking for exciting and different opportunities for their kids this summer. At Bentley, summer business camp Wall Street...

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, World's Largest, Most Authoritative Research Program on Entrepreneurship, Announces New Leadership, Reporting Structure.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Babson College BABSON PARK, Mass., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Founding institutions Babson College and The London Business School and teams from 34 consortium countries have announced leadership and structural changes to the...

Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy Report Urges National Opportunity System for Adults.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Widmeyer Communications NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- There are not enough young people in the educational "pipeline" to fill the nation's workforce needs in the decades to come. Thus, it is essential to focus more...

Troubled Execs Should Run Away and Live to Fight Another Day, Research Reveals.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bankruptcy is a brutal reminder of the gambles associated with the business world, but for high-level executives facing such bleak prospects, knowing when to...

Top Execs From Travelocity, Orbitz, HOTELS.COM, Kayak.com, Mobissimo, SideStep at 'Trust or Consequence' Conference; Consumer Reports WebWatch to Release Groundbreaking Research at First-Ever Conference on Trust and Credibility in Online Travel.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Top executives from Hotels.com (http://www.hotels.com/), Kayak.com (http://www.kayak.com/), Mobissimo, Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com/), SideStep...

Taking From the Taxpayers: How Bush Gave Big California Farms a $17 Million Bonus.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Environmental Working Group OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Bush Administration is paying some of the biggest and richest agribusinesses in America $17 million for cutbacks in their taxpayer-subsidized water...

New Program From Babson College Moves Women Along Chosen Career Paths.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson Executive Education (BEE) together with the College's Center for Women's Leadership have designed a new program tailor made for the female business professional...

Report on Veterans End-of-Life Care Released by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Veterans Affairs.
February 10, 2005... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report, "VA Transforms End-of-Life Care for Veterans," has been released by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National...

Carnegie Mellon, United Defense Form Team To Develop Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicles for U.S. Marine Corps; Project Will Bring New Manufacturing Activity to Western Pennsylvania.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium (NREC), part of the Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science, and United Defense...

Bush Social Security Warnings Unfounded, Says New Report From Levy Economics Institue; Bush, Neoconservative Privitization Plan Relies on Overly Pessimistic Economic Projections, Threatens Nation's Most Successful Safety Net, Senior Scholar Says.
February 14, 2005... Byline: AScribe Internal ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Bush has made overhauling Social Security his top domestic policy priority, warning that the program faces a serious financial crisis and even...

Seek Validity, Not Reliability, Rotman School Dean Tells Organizations in Harvard Business Review.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six sigma, customer relationship management, and other corporate systems use management science and information technology in an attempt to generate reliability or...

Rotman School Adds Major in Health Industry Management to MBA Program.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Rotman School of Management February 14, 2005 TORONTO, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management is adding a major in Health Industry Management to its acclaimed MBA program. The...

University of Iowa Study Connects Price, Service in Online Book Market.
February 14, 2005... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leading online booksellers can charge higher prices because they provide a satisfying shopping experience both before and after the sale, according to a recent study...

Children's Dental Health Project Receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Children's Dental Health Project WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP) will embark on a year-long effort to expand its outreach to policymakers, public health professionals, and...

Rapid Growth of Biotechnology Industry Fuels Need for Executive Education.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to a recent survey by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (MassBioEd), the biopharmaceutical workforce is expected to grow by 13.35 percent...

Technology Industry Veteran Jim Offerdahl Joins Convio, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer; Latest Addition to Management Team Will Accelerate Growth of Award-Winning Internet Company Serving Nonprofit Sector.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 (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 that...

Arbitrator's Report Answers Question of University of California Diverting Money; UC Workers Allege Wages Are Diverted by Regents and Top Administrators.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Coalition of University Employees BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Members of the Coalition of University Employees (CUE), the independent union that represents 16,000 clerical staff at the University of California's...

Ben & Jerry's CEO Walter Freese to Give Keynote Address at Tuck Business Sustainability Conference.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth will convene the third annual Business Sustainability...

Team Marketing First Network Card for Gamers Wins $100,000 in Texas Moot Corp Contest.
February 14, 2005... Byline: McCombs School of Business, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bigfoot Networks Inc., a team of MBAs who plan to be the first company to market a network card designed specifically for online gamers, beat out...

Trees -- Yes, Trees -- May Lower Cost of Health Care, Says Study by University of Georgia Researcher.
February 14, 2005... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the costs of health care soaring and no solution in sight, we need to look hard at lower-cost alternatives, like trees. Yes, trees. Whole trees. Green, growing...

Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc., Funds Its 15th Home for Orphans; Denver Anti-Aging Company Continues to Act on Its Pledge to Care for World's Neediest Children.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Orphan Lifeline ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: LFLT) is pleased to announce today that, through its association with its supported charity, Orphan Lifeline, it has funded an...

Kids' Groups Oppose Federal Budget Slashing Children's Health, Child Care, Foster Care, Children's Nutrition.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A broad network of national and state child advocacy and policy groups has formed to oppose cuts in vital kids' programs in the federal budget. Proposed budget...

Babson College's New Research Center Helps Drive Corporate Innovation.
February 15, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass, Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson Executive Education (BEE) has announced the creation of a new Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship Research Center (ICE) to help businesses adopt an...

U.S. Bank's 'Paying for College' Seal of Approval Renewed by National Association for College Admission Counseling.
February 15, 2005... Byline: National Assn. for College Admission Counseling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Paying for College: A Guide to Financial Aid" from U.S. Bank successfully renewed its Seal of Approval from the National Association for...

PET/CT Scanner Added to Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Diagnostic Arsenal; New Tool in Cancer Care, Cardiac Disease, Brain Disorders.
February 15, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has added a powerful new asset to its diagnostic arsenal -- a PET/CT scanner. The machine, which began patient...

Part-Time Over Time: It Works.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Michigan State University WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professionals and managers who work reduced hours can still keep their careers on track and see their salaries grow, a study by McGill University and Michigan...

Internet Pioneers Vinton G. Cerf, Robert E. Kahn to Receive Association for Computing Machinery's Turing Award; Team Developed Architecture for Computers to Communicate.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn the winners of the 2004 A.M. Turing Award, considered the "Nobel...

Fifteen Student Businesses Incubating in Babson College Hatcheries.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College has accepted 15 student businesses into the Babson College Business Hatcheries for the spring 2005...

Immediate Access to Antibiotics Stems Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Hopkins Scientists Believe That Repeat Infections Among Couples Can Be Effectively Stopped, But Legal Issues Are Pitfall.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an editorial to be published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Johns Hopkins offer their support for a study which shows that...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Names Co-Chairs of Community Advisory Committee for New Medical Center in San Carlos; San Carlans Margery Ranch, Randy Royce Selected to Lead Community Group.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) today announced that longtime San Carlos residents Margery Ranch and Randy Royce will serve as co-chairs of the...

Stem Cell Research Hints at Better Looking Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery.
February 17, 2005... Byline: The Whitaker Foundation ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stem cell researchers have shown how cosmetic surgery, such as wrinkle removal and breast augmentation, might be improved with natural implants that keep their...

'Developing Leaders' Family Business Conference Set for April 28 - 29; Cox Family Enterprise Center to Co-Sponsor Family Business Leadership Conference in Chicago.
February 17, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A two-day conference for family businesses titled "Developing Leaders: the Keys to Successful leadership on the Board, in Management...

James Madison University Study Finds 'Extraordinary' Ad Recall Among Fans of NASCAR.
February 17, 2005... Byline: James Madison University HARRISONBURG, Va., Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fans of NASCAR boast an extraordinary awareness of the sport's corporate sponsors -- with product recognition sometimes reaching as high as 96 percent,...

Safety of Drugs a Big Concern in U.S.: Health Policy Expert at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Responds to News of FDA Creating Drug Safety Advisory Board.
February 17, 2005... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are comments of Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMS, on the FDA's creation of an advisory board on drug safety. Stefanacci...

Rice University Business Plan Competition Announces New $100,000 Investment Prize; Successful Entrepreneurs Commit Total of $100,000 Investment for Top Team.
February 17, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC), announced today it has received a commitment from six individual business leaders to award $100,000 as a cash investment...

Asia's Growing Role in Global Ecomony to Be Examined at Asia Business Conference at UC Berkeley's Hass School of Business, Feb. 26.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following advisory. WHAT: "Asia's Global Leadership: Catch It if You Can," the...

Despite Overall Decline in Foundation Giving, Several Key Issues Gained Increased Support in 2003.
February 22, 2005... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to "Foundation Giving Trends: An Update on Funding Priorities," a new report from the New York-based Foundation Center, overall giving by the largest private...

China's Soaring Economy, Political Implications and Environmental Consequences Are Subjects of Pomona College Conference.
February 23, 2005... Byline: Pomona College CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The extraordinary rise of China's economy has eclipsed other Asian economic "miracles" in both its speed and extent. Its GNP approaches $1.3 trillion with a current...

Medical College of Ohio Receives $1.9 Million Gift to Train Compassionate Health-Care Professionals.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ruth Hillebrand learned that she was dying of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, during a late night phone call from a physician who told her the disease had no...

Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor, to Speak at Babson.
February 25, 2005... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson College welcomes Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Managing Director of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, and widely known as "Banker to the Poor." Yunus will deliver the...

Nation's Largest Bereaved Parent, Sibling Organization Recognizes 31 Compassionate Employers.
February 28, 2005... Byline: The Compassionate Friends OAKBROOK, Ill., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the face of apathy among many companies toward employees who have experienced the death of a child, sibling, or grandchild, thirty-one employers from across...

On the Eve of Medicaid Budget Cuts, Children's Preventive Dental Services Proven Cost Effective.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Children's Dental Health Project WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- With Children's Dental Health Month drawing to a close, federal budget cuts in Medicaid threaten to erode core dental services. Citing research that shows...

Government-Mandated Ethics Codes Do Little to Influence Executive Behavior.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Penn State, Smeal College of Business Administration UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Regulatory or governmental mandates that call for the implementation of corporate ethics codes do less to influence the...

'Flower Power' Trumps Global Warming: United Nations World Environment Day Names Organic Bouquet as Official Florist.
February 28, 2005... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Organic pioneer Gerald Prolman sees San Francisco through rose-colored lenses. This spring, he hopes mayors from the world's largest cities will too. When San...

AGS Foundation for Health in Aging Launches Web-Based Resource for Patients and Their Clinicians.
February 28, 2005... Byline: American Geriatrics Society NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) has just launched "Aging in the Know: Your Gateway to Health and Aging Resources on the Web"...

For Those at Risk of Diabetes, Prevention Efforts Are Worth Every Penny, Study Finds; First Study to Show Cost-Effectiveness of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Efforts.
February 28, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 40 million Americans face a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and it would cost a lot to give all of them intensive help with diet...