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MIT Sloan MBAs Feeling Better About Job Prospects as They Launch Annual 'Tech Trek' to Silicon Valley.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Sloan School of Management, MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- After several years of gloomy prospects, MIT Sloan School of Management MBAs are feeling a bit more hopeful as they launch their annual job-hunting trek...

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Says FDA Has Accepted IND Application for CPP-109 to Treat Cocaine Addiction.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed its Investigational New Drug Application...

College Alumni Say Affordability Should Be School's Top Priority.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Opinion Dynamics Research CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Almost half of all college alumni across the nation see affordability as the most important issue for their former schools to address. A national survey of 355...

Ready and Able to Change: Companies Move Away from Traditional Organization Model.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today's competitive business environment has led to the emergence of an organizational model that reflects a very different kind of company -- one that thrives on its ability to...

Choosing a CEO: Inside vs. Outside Recruiting.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- While an increasing number of CEOs at U.S. companies have been recruited from outside those firms, a new study suggests that boards of directors should look inside their...

The Marketing Potential of Consumer Surveys.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Conducting consumer research may not just measure consumer perceptions. It can help build positive relationships between a company and customers. ------------------------...

The Role of Shame in Sales.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Marketing research traditionally has focused on the more classical functions of marketing such as product design and development, pricing and promotions. More recently, studies...

Mothers in the Workplace Held to Stricter Standards, Study Suggests.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite the gains women have made in the workplace, new research suggests one group of women employees still face negative stereotypes - mothers. A laboratory...

New National Survey of Older Americans on How They Use the Internet for Health Information.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation will release the results of a new national survey of older Americans, e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the...

Rainbow World Fund Announces $100K Sponsored Gift for Tsunami Relief From Human Rights Campaign Foundation; GLBT Americans Come Together to Assist Southeast Asia Tsunami Victims.
January 5, 2005... Byline: David Perry & Associates SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Rainbow World Fund - the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) humanitarian service agency (www.rainbowfund.org) today announced a gift of $100,000...

Most Alcohol-Related Plane Crashes Occur At Night in Worsening Weather Conditions, New Study Shows.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that nighttime flying and worsening weather conditions are two key characteristics of fatal plane crashes in general...

Marshall School Establishes Center For Global Business Excellence, Will Highlight And Strengthen Its International Program.
January 6, 2005... Byline: USC Marshall School of Business Los Angeles, Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The USC Marshall School of Business, which has played a long and eventful role in international education and research, has formed the Center for Global...

MIT Team Aims To Reduce Chemo Doses.
January 6, 2005... Byline: MIT Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- MIT biologists report a potential way to decrease the dose of chemotherapeutic agents needed to tackle cancer, a feat that would reduce these agents' toxic side effects. What...

Proctor & Gamble CEO to Receive Global Leadership Award From Johns Hopkins.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A.G. Lafley, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Proctor & Gamble Co., will be honored on Thursday, Jan. 13, in New York with the Global Leadership Award,...

Robert A. Peiser, President and CEO, Imperial Sugar, to Speak at Jones Graduate School, Rice University, Jan. 26.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert A. Peiser, president and CEO of Imperial Sugar Company, will speak at the Dean's Lecture Series on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management,...

University of California Reaches $168 Million Settlement With Enron Directors in Securities Fraud Case.
January 7, 2005... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, lead plaintiff for investors in the Enron securities litigation, will move next week for preliminary court approval of a...

MIT Sloan MBAs Feeling Better About Job Prospects as They Bring Annual 'Tech Trek' to Los Angeles; Media, Entertainment Industries Targeted in Annual Trip.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Sloan School of Management, MIT LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- After several years of gloomy prospects, MIT Sloan School of Management MBAs are feeling a bit more hopeful as they launch their annual job-hunting trek in...

Business May Boost Performance by Showing More Concern for Workers' Family Issues.
January 10, 2005... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Making a bottom-line-only decision for investing in personal supports for workers makes employee support programs vulnerable for elimination during times of economic...

UC Berkeley and Association for Corporate Growth Host Second Annual West Coast Private Equity Conference.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The second...

MIT Sloan MBAs Learn Globally, Look for Jobs Locally; More Hopeful About Job Prospects as Massachusetts Economy Recovers.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Sloan School of Management, MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- After several years of gloomy employment prospects, MIT Sloan School of Management MBAs are feeling a bit more hopeful as they launch their seventh...

New Together Rx Access Card Offers Americans With No Prescription Drug Coverage Savings at Pharmacy Counter; Program Enrollment Begins Today for Free, Easy-to-Use Card.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Edelman Public Relations WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Approximately 36 million uninsured Americans will be eligible to receive meaningful savings on a wide range of brand-name and generic prescription products through...

Top Business Leaders Address Students and Faculty at KSU's Coles College of Business; Tetley Distinguished Leader Lecture Series Attracts National Speakers.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four nationally-respected business leaders will headline the Tetley Distinguished Leader Lecture Series at the Coles College of...

MBA Trek From Texas to San Francisco Reflects Improved Hiring Climate.
January 11, 2005... Byline: McCombs School of Business, UT Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Businesses in the Silicon Valley have not had banner hiring years since 2000, but firms in the region appear once again to be inspiring confidence...

'Temp Doctors' Choose Career for Flexibility, Easier Lifestyle.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- When people think of jobs that use temporary workers, doctors are probably not one of the first careers to come to mind. But the use of temporary staff doctors...

First Security Summit at Georgia Tech Spotlights Thriving Atlanta Security Industry; Leading Internet, Security Industry Executives and Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission to Address Cyber Security Issues.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- With spam now comprising two-thirds of all e-mail traffic around the world and the increasing threat of spyware and phishing, information security becomes more...

League of Women Voters Partners With Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, Others to Host Public Forum on California's Energy Policy.
January 12, 2005... Byline: League of Women Voters of California SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The League of Women Voters of California, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the California Energy Commission (CEC), the Commonwealth...

Expertise on South Asian Tragedy: McGill Sources Can Provide Insight on Tsunami Aftermath.
January 13, 2005... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- South Asia will, no doubt, continue to be affected for months to come by tsunami that killed over 150,000 people last December. Canada's McGill University has several...

Corporate Citizenship Examined at Rotman Business and Society Conference Featuring Harvard's Michael Porter.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- "What's a CEO to Do?" is the topic for the 3rd Annual Rotman Business & Society Conference on Corporate Citizenship at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of...

Disclosing Conflicts of Interest Can Have Damaging Effects; Carnegie Mellon Study Suggests That Fixes to Address Conflicts May Actually Make Matters Worse.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Disclosing conflicts of interest may clear the conscience of those who face them, but contrary to conventional wisdom and accepted business practices, startling...

Russ Rymer Named Mother Jones' Editor-in-Chief.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Mother Jones Magazine SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mother Jones magazine announced today that Russ Rymer has been named editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, effective February 7. A noted writer and editor, Rymer has...

Ford Ranger EV Drivers Resist Repossession; 'Car Sit' Vigil to Save California's Pollution-Free, All-Electric Ford Ranger Trucks Begins This Weekend at Downtown Ford in Sacramento; Supporters Call on Ford to Revive its EV Program.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today in Sacramento, Ford electric vehicle (EV) drivers, climate protection advocates, healthcare professionals, solar energy experts and human rights and...

Fremont Center Offers New Services, Alternative Care; Plastic Surgery, Lactation Program Among New Services Added.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation's (PAMF) Fremont Center is offering several new services to improve care and convenience for East Bay patients,...

Pain Management Class Moves to Los Altos Center; Classes Provide Hope to Individuals Suffering From Chronic, Debilitating Pain.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Classes aimed at providing support and relief to individuals suffering from chronic and debilitating pain, titled Pain Management Training and Support,...

University of Texas at Dallas Establishes One of the Few Motion Capture and Virtual Reality Laboratories in U.S.; Interdisciplinary, State-of-the-Art Facility Has Potential Applications in Wide Range of Research Areas Including Medicine, Military.
January 18, 2005... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- An interdisciplinary Motion Capture and Virtual Reality Laboratory for the digital recording of motion in 3-D spaces and creating virtual-reality...

Virginians Optimistic About Economy, Says Virginia Tech Annual Quality of Life Survey.
January 18, 2005... Byline: Virginia Tech BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Virginians remain satisfied with their quality of life and are increasingly optimistic about the economy, according to the 13th annual Quality of Life in Virginia survey...

'Bumpy' Glass Could Lead to Self-Cleaning Windows, Slick Micromachines.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ohio State University engineers are designing super-slick, water-repellent surfaces that mimic the texture of lotus leaves. The patent-pending technology could...

Smoking by Nurses Creates Workplace Issues That Must Be Addressed by Health Systems, First-of-a-Kind UCLA Study Finds.
January 19, 2005... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Smoking by nurses can create workplace problems that must be addressed by health care systems to promote better interactions between nurses and their patients and reduce dissension...

Carnegie Mellon University to Host Event Featuring Sony's QRIO Robot.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University will host Sony Electronics Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Hideki "Dick" Komiyama, who will demonstrate and discuss the...

Tsunami Sets Back Development by 20 Years in Maldives.
January 19, 2005... Byline: United Nations Development Program MALE, Maldives, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Within minutes of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Maldives economic and social progress in recent years was washed away. Drastic drop in tourism, the...

Investors Challenge Monsanto Over Risks of Genetically Engineered Products; Shareholder Resolution Calling for Report on Impacts of Biotech Products to Be Voted on at Today's Annual Meeting.
January 20, 2005... Byline: As You Sow ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A shareholder resolution to be voted on at today's annual meeting asks Monsanto (MON - NYSE) to report on impacts related to its genetically engineered products. "Major market...

Market Line: Business and Economic News From Indiana University.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is "Market Line," a regular advisory from Indiana University offering business and economic news tips. Contact information for expert sources is...

Huge Verdict in Stadium Beer Case Sends Clear Message: 'Culture of Intoxication' Must Change.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation LA MESA, Calif., Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A stunning award of nearly $136 million against a Giants Stadium beer concessionaire this week sends the clear message that alcohol outlets...

Ford Agrees to Sell Electric Pickup Trucks; Abrupt U-Turn Comes After Seven-Day Vigil.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- As a Sacramento "car-sit" enters day seven, Ford Motor Company has committed to reverse its unpopular decision to repossess and destroy its last zero emission...

Statement By Belle Taylor-Mcghee, Executive Director, Pharmacy Access Partnership, on FDA Decision on OTC Application For Plan B Emergency Contraception.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Public Health Institute Oakland,, Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Once again the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed its decision to make emergency contraception (EC) available over the counter (OTC) for American women....

General Electric Tops New Ranking of Best Companies for Executive Development.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- General Electric ranks as the best company for developing executive talent, according to a new ranking on the topic by Executive Development Associates, a...

Tepper School MBAs Report Improved Job Prospects, Optimistic Outlook; Carnegie Mellon Facilities in New York, Silicon Valley Provide Draw for Recruiters.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The clouds are breaking for the MBA hiring market. First- and second-year students from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University who toured...

Consumers Eager to Know More About the Environmental and Social Impacts of the Food They Buy, Survey Finds.
January 24, 2005... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Here's a heads-up for farmers and food retailers: Consumers have a strong desire to know more about the origins and safety of the food they buy,...

Financial Times Reports Tuck School Grads Earn Top Finance Salaries in the World.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, the Financial Times released its seventh annual ranking of full-time MBA programs. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth placed number six...

New Grants to Benefit Children's Health in Aberdeen, S.D., and Surrounding Region.
January 24, 2005... Byline: The Knight Foundation ABERDEEN, S.D., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is investing nearly $300,000 in three organizations working to improve access to dental care and primary health care for...

2005 Stanford Graduate School of Business Health Care Symposium; Five Ideas That Will Revolutionize Health Care by 2020: Policy Reform, Health Care Delivery, Process Innovation, Scientific Breakthrough, New Business Models.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Stanford Graduate School of Business today released the following advisory. WHAT: Health Care Symposium Stanford University's...

New Measure Helps Determine How Much Risk Investors Can Tolerate.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- An Ohio State University researcher has helped develop a new measure that he says is a better way to calculate how much risk people are willing to take in their...

Spanx Founder, 'Rebel Billionaire' Runner-Up Sara Blakely Urges Women to Take Risks; Entrepreneur Spoke at Opening of Women's Business Center.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sara Blakely, who founded Spanx, Inc., an Atlanta- based women's hosiery and apparel company, and was runner-up on the FOX Network's...

Simon School Rises in Ranking of World's Best Business Schools by the Financial Times of London.
January 25, 2005... Byline: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester is again ranked among the 100...

UW-Milwaukee Professor Involved in Genome Sequencing of Useful Bacterium for Biotech Industry.
January 25, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and from the University of Goettingen in Germany have completed sequencing the genome of a...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Study Shows Predatory Loan Terms Increase Risk of Subprime Mortgage Foreclosure by Up to Half.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Predatory loan terms, namely prepayment penalties and balloon payments, increase the risk of mortgage foreclosure in subprime home loans, even...

Michael W. Painter, J.D., M.D., Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
January 26, 2005... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today that Michael W. Painter, J.D., M.D. has joined the staff as a senior program officer. Painter, a...

NPR and Local Stations Renew Contract With GetActive Software for Online Communications.
January 27, 2005... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software announced today that National Public Radio (NPR) has renewed its contract to use GetActive's Web-based suite of e-marketing capabilities designed...

Olympic Gold Medalist Carly Patterson, American Dental Association Team Up to 'Give Kids A Smile'.
January 27, 2005... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Olympic gold medalist Carly Patterson turns 17 on Feb. 4, but she won't be celebrating in the usual fashion. Instead, Carly will share her birthday with several...

American Dental Association Report Reveals How Innovative Medicaid Programs Improve Children's Access to Dental Care.
January 27, 2005... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- With only about one out of four Medicaid-enrolled children receiving dental care, a newly released report from the American Dental Association (ADA) shows how some...

Study Finds Significant Fluctuations in Costs of Identical Mobile Homes; Adoption of Sticker Prices, Independent Financing and Appraisals Listed Among Solutions.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just as airline travelers often pay widely fluctuating ticket prices even as they sit next to each other, a high degree of variation also exists in the prices paid by...

Thomas H. Kean to Chair Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees; Former New Jersey Governor, President of Drew University, Chair of 9/11 Commission Will Lead Foundation's Efforts to Improve Health, Health Care of All Americans.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of former New Jersey Governor and Drew University president, Thomas H. Kean, to...

Knight Foundation Selects Cambridge Associates LLC to Oversee Endowment Investment Policies.
January 27, 2005... Byline: The Knight Foundation MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- After considering several independent outsourcing proposals, the board of trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has chosen Cambridge Associates LLC...

Stanford Business School Professor Named to White House Tax Reform Panel.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- President George W. Bush has appointed Edward P. Lazear, an economist at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the Hoover...

Employer-Sponsored Daycare Can Be Profitable, New Study Shows.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- On-site employer-sponsored daycare is not only highly valued by employees, a new study shows, it can be profitable for businesses providing the benefit. A recent...

Alberto Ibarguen Elected President and CEO of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
January 28, 2005... Byline: The Knight Foundation MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Alberto Ibarguen has been elected by the trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to succeed Hodding Carter III as president and chief executive...

Rice MBA Team Wins First Place in Marketing Case Competition.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of four students from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University was awarded first place at the Fifth Annual Rice Marketing Case Competition held...

A World of Business Without Rules.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- On any particular ethical issue, multinational corporations are effectively adrift in today's global business arena with no universally agreed norms to guide their decisions. A...

Airline Service With a Smile Still Matters.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Air travel in the 21st century is an ordeal: endless security lines, constant delays, cramped seats, and shrinking or disappearing food service. An airline still can make the...

News Tip: Kennedy 'Half Right' in His Call to Bring Home Troops, Professor Says.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- When U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., called Thursday for President Bush to immediately start bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq -- claiming "the U.S. military presence...

RFID Chips in Car Keys, Gas Pump Pay Tags Carry Security Risks; Thieves Could Exploit Encryption Vulnerabilities, Computer Scientists Warn.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- A popular radio-frequency ID system that is used to deter car thefts and as a convenience device for the purchase of gasoline can be defeated with low-cost...

Fair Finance Watch Opposes Riggs Bank's Acquisition by PNC, Rigg's Proposed Plea Bargain and Unresolved Issues to UN and Tribunals: 'Riggs Bank, Laundering Accomplice to Pinochet and Obiang, Should Not Get Off So Easily'.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Inner City Press NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Riggs Bank's proposed plea bargain announced Jan. 27 and its proposed acquisition by PNC Financial Services Group are both being opposed by the Fair Finance Watch (FFW), a...

Executive MBAs from Kennesaw State University Predict Strong Future for Romanian Business Community.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fifty executive MBA candidates from metro Atlanta got a first-hand look at how business is done in the Eastern European nation of...

Background 'DWI' Checks Effective: Study Shows That Pilots Who Drink and Drive Are at Higher Risk to Crash Planes.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- General aviation pilots with a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI) are 43 percent more likely to crash their plane than pilots with no...

Kansas State Professor Applies Psychology to Study of Expertise.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- When it comes to experts, James Shanteau, psychology professor at Kansas State University, knows that it takes more than knowledge to be at the top. Since...

For Earth's Sweetest Valentine Gifts, Check the Green Guide.
January 31, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cherish the planet as well as your beloved this Valentine's Day! New organic options bring full bloom to the romance of flowers, chocolate, and wine. FLOWERS ...

Free Tax Help From AARP Tax-Aide Begins Feb. 1; 32,000 Volunteers at 8,400 Sites Help With Returns.
January 31, 2005... Byline: AARP WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tax season is here, and help is on the way. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, AARP Tax-Aide, an AARP Foundation program and the nation's largest volunteer-run tax counseling and preparation service,...