AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from February 2008

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Organicstyle.com, Nonprofitshoppingmall.com Team Up to Honor Rosa Parks for Valentine's Day With Freedom Rose.
February 1, 2008... Byline: Straus Communications NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just in time for Valentine's Day, OrganicStyle.com introduces Freedom - A Rose in Honor of Rosa Parks, a new rose that pays tribute to Rosa Parks' birthday on Feb. 4. ...

Student Video Contest: 'Keep It in Your Pants' PSA Competition Targets Credit Card 'Debt Disease'; Video Contest Sponsored by Service Employees International Union and League of Young Voters Warns Against Danger of Growing Debt Among Young Americans, Offers $5,000 Prize to Best Student PSA Effort.
February 6, 2008... Byline: The Hastings Group WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's spreading... one person can give it to another... even the nicest people have it and can't get rid of it... you can't tell if someone has it... it only takes one...

Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns; Findings Based on First Long-Term Study of Foundation Expenses and Compensation.(Report)
February 7, 2008... Byline: The Urban Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Foundation type, size, staffing patterns, and operating activities are the key factors that consistently drive foundation expense and compensation patterns, according to a...

Organic Flowers Bloom at Marriott Events; Marriott Is First Hotel Company to Offer Organic Flowers at Events & Meetings.
February 11, 2008... Byline: Straus Communications BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- With more than 35 million U.S. consumers spending $209 billion annually on socially and environmentally responsible products, Marriott (NYSE:MAR) becomes the first...

Education Competition on Post-Katrina New Orleans.
February 11, 2008... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - ATTENTION: Business and...

Ernst & Young LLP to Create Advancement Center for Accounting, Information Systems Students at University.
February 13, 2008... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, Northridge alumni and friends of the university, all professionals from Ernst & Young LLP, will match a $500,000 gift...

Policies Key as Ethanol 'Revolution' Links Agriculture, Energy Sectors.
February 15, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The recent boom in production of ethanol from corn grain has tightly linked the agriculture and energy sectors in an unprecedented fashion. Purdue University...

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies, According to Stanford Business School Research.
February 15, 2008... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Movie theaters are notorious for charging consumers top dollar for concession items such as popcorn, soda, and candy. Are moviegoers just being...

World Trade Organization Not the Threat to Environment, Public Health That Critics Claim.
February 18, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The World Trade Organization is not the villain many of its critics claim it to be, but it does suffer from ineffective compliance tools and a lack of...

Foundation Dollars to Ohio Economic Development Nearly Triple to $24.6 Million; Report by the Foundation Center-Cleveland Shows Grants Strengthen Ohio's Economy.
February 19, 2008... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Philanthropic grants supporting economic development activities in Ohio have tripled in the last 10 years to $24.6 million, according to a first-ever report...

States of Denial: The Wall Street Journal Cuts Corners - By Niko Karvounis.
February 19, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Niko Karvounis, a Program Officer at The Century Foundation. - - - - It's been a mere two months since Rupert Murdoch bought the...

CPA Financial Executives Foresee Continuing Decline in the U.S. Economy; Outlook Dims for Finance, Real Estate, Retail Businesses.
February 20, 2008... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Expectations for the U.S. economy turned sharply negative among senior-level executive CPAs as the outlook for finance, real estate and retail...

NFL Players to Participate in Custom Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.
February 21, 2008... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- On February 24, more than thirty NFL players representing teams from across the league, including the New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa...

Final Version of Controversial Report on Business School Research Issued.
February 21, 2008... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, today released the final...

Paper Examines Russian and Chinese Views of U.S. Plans for Space Weapons.
February 21, 2008... Byline: American Academy of Arts & Sciences CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Russian and Chinese responses to U.S. military plans to dominant space are examined in a new white paper published by the American Academy of Arts...

Certificate Will Enable Executives to 'Green' Their Existing MBA, Organization.
February 22, 2008... Byline: Dominican University of California SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dominican University of California is launching a Sustainable Enterprise Certificate program targeting individuals who already have either an MBA...

Straus Family Creamery Prevents GMO Contamination of Its Organic Milk Supply; Genetically Modified Crops Sneaking Into Organic Feeds/Foods; Battle to Maintain Organic Integrity Escalates.(Company overview)
February 25, 2008... Byline: Straus Communications MARSHALL, Calif., Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have been sneaking into the American organic milk supply through contaminated feeds for several years. Straus Family...

Research Finds Being First in Marketplace Not Always Key to Success.
February 25, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Marketing research from three universities suggests it's not always best to be first. Products from well-known brands may benefit from entering the market...

Stock Investing Program Improves Academic Performance; Seventh Grade 'Investors' Outperformed Peers in Reading, Vocabulary, Math.
February 26, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Middle school students participating in a stock investing program that teaches them strategies for earning, saving and investing money outperformed other students in...

Women's Greater Role in Nation-Building Can Lead to Economic and Political Stability in Post-Conflict Countries.
February 26, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women's participation in post-conflict nation-building is an important ingredient in achieving an equitable, peaceful and more prosperous society, according to a RAND...

Creative New Media Women: $10,000 for Projects.
February 27, 2008... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Calling all creative new media women. J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism is seeking to fund three women-led start-ups that will...

ACM Honors Pioneers of Software Engineering Tool That Speeds Development of Complex Computer Systems; Software System Award Cites Statemate, First Commercial Tool to Apply Innovative Visual Languages to Conquer Escalating Design Challenges.
February 28, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has recognized the developers of Statemate with the 2007 ACM Software System Award. Statemate is a software...

Women in Leadership Conference, March 1.(Conference news)
February 28, 2008... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - ATTENTION:...

National Issues Forums Suggest Striking Differences in Views of Leaders, Public on Energy, Study Finds; 'Public Thinking About the Energy Problem,' by Public Agenda and Kettering Foundation, to Be Presented at March 5 George Washington University Program.
February 28, 2008... Byline: Public Agenda WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American people and their leaders diverge sharply in how they perceive the nature of U.S. energy issues, with significant policy implications unless this gap is bridged,...