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Study Finds New Nutrition Labels Inadvertently Hurt Competition in Food Industry, Enabling Big Players to Further Drive Out Small Firms.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although aimed at leveling the playing field for consumers, standardized nutrition labels may actually dampen market competition by helping large food manufacturers gain an...

Despite Supreme Court Decision, Arthur Andersen's Actions Were Factor in One of Nation's Biggest Corporate Scandals, Says Kansas State Business Ethics Professor.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Don't believe the hype. Despite a decision on Tuesday by the Supreme Court to overturn the conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen, a Kansas State...

Airbags Associated With Increased Probability of Death in Automobile Accidents, Says University of Georgia Study.
June 1, 2005... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that airbags installed in automobiles have saved some 10,000 lives as of January 2004. A...

Penn Study Documents Access to Trauma Centers in U.S.; Findings Show 84 Percent of U.S. Residents Are Within One Hour of a Trauma Center.
June 1, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study led by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers has, for the first time, determined access to trauma centers at the...

MBA Class of '05 Is Graduating Into Best Job Market in Four Years.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- This spring MBAs are graduating with more job opportunities, according to a new study conducted by the MBA Career Services Council (MBA...

Stanford Graduate School of Business to Host Net Impact 2005 Conference.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Net Impact 2005 Conference, the largest annual gathering in the world for MBA students and young professionals focused on corporate social...

Consumer Reports WebWatch Rates 20 Most-Trafficked Health Information Web Sites; Ratings to Be Released at 'Trust or Consequence' Conference Next Week in Berkeley, Calif.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- On June 9, consumers searching for credible and trustworthy health information can turn to Consumer Reports WebWatch and the Health Improvement Institute's ratings of the...

Global CFO Survey: Capital Spending and Employment Growth to Slow Due to Interest Rates, High Fuel Costs, Health Care Costs, Lack of Pricing Power.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chief financial officers say that employment and capital spending will slow over the next year. The CFOs point to inflationary pressures on input costs, such as high fuel...

Key to Delicious Tree Fruit Is Keeping It Out of the 'Killing Zone'.
June 2, 2005... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture FRESNO, Calif., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The fond memories of delicious peaches just plucked from a backyard tree or purchased at a roadside stand can now be relived with fruit...

Opinion: "When Is a Crime a Crime?" by Nomi Prins.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The unanimous US Supreme Court decision to overturn the June 2002 obstruction of justice verdict for Arthur Andersen doesn't exonerate the former "Big Five" player. Rather, it's an...

International Experts Tackle Sustainability Issues in Floral Sector; Announce New American National Standard Initiative; New 'Eco-Label' Program Will Help Consumers Choose Flowers that Meet Strict Environmental and Social Criteria.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Flower Power" took on a whole new meaning Friday as an international panel of experts gathered to discuss advances in addressing environmental and social issues in...

"Deep Throat" Sets Trend For Current Whistleblowers: University of Maryland Expert.
June 3, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Md., June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Secret Watergate informant "Deep Throat" may increasingly represent a model for whistleblowers today, says University of Maryland political-...

Air Force Awards Virtual Reality Center $2.8 Million.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles are flying over enemy territory. And a single, nonspecialist soldier far from the battlefield is somehow managing to do all the...

When Is a Crime a Crime? -- by Nomi Prins.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following is an editorial by Nomi Prins, senior fellow at the public policy group Demos and author of "Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America." - - - - When...

Doctor 'Report Cards' May Keep Some Heart Patients From Getting Angioplasties, U-M Study Suggests; Comparison of Data From Two States, With, Without Public Reporting of Angioplasty Data, Show Major Differences in Patient Selection.
June 6, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- No one likes to have a bad mark on a report card. But a new study suggests that heart doctors who are publicly "graded" on their angioplasty results...

Consumer Reports Names Honda Ridgeline Its New, Top-Rated Pickup Truck; CR Enacts Stricter Rollover Standards for Recommended SUVS, Pickups.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports named the new-for-2006 Honda Ridgeline its top-rated pickup following in-depth tests of five compact pickups for the July issue. Previously, the Toyota...

Consumer Reports Guides Shutterbugs to Picture-Perfect Digital Images; Report Includes Ratings and Recommendations of Digital Cameras and Printers, Plus Expert Advice on Editing, Organizing, Sharing, Printing Photos.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Now that digital photography has moved from gee-whiz innovation into the mainstream, today's shutterbug has an unprecedented range of options for shooting, saving, and...

Consumer Reports Investigates Assisted Living, Helps Readers Make Difficult Choice; Most Facilities Don't Provide Necessary Information for Consumers; There Is No Standard for Care; Many Seniors Have Become Frailer; States Provide Little Protection For Residents.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Choosing a good, safe, and affordable assisted-living facility can be extremely difficult and has become problematic for seniors and their families. There's a lot to...

Consumer Reports Confirms Effectiveness of New Alternative to Deet; July Issue Contains Special Patio Section on Best Deck Treatments; Stylish Patio Furniture; Camping in Comfort; Beware of Pressure Washer Accidents.
June 6, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Up to now, the most effective mosquito repellents have contained deet. However, some people don't like deet's smell or its feel on the skin; it poses a rare risk of skin...

Nanoprinter Could Impact Production of Nano-Devices.
June 7, 2005... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just as the printing press revolutionized the creation of reading matter, a "nano-printing" technique developed at MIT could enable the mass production of nano-devices currently...

Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit at Santa Clara University Will Focus on Solutions for $2 Trillion-Per-Year Baby Boomer Marketplace; Representatives From White House Conference on Aging, Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists, Market Leaders to Attend June 21 Event.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif, June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, analysts, corporate executives who are developing products and services for the boomer marketplace, and representatives of...

Techxplore Student Winners Honored at Supercomm by the National Science & Technology Education Partnership (Nstep) Electronic Industries Alliance.
June 9, 2005... Byline: NSTEP / National Science & Technology Education Partnership CHICAGO, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Honorable Dave McCurdy, president of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) presented a check for $1 million to the National...

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Commends House for Restoring $100 Million in Public Health Block Grant Funds; Remains Optimistic Full Funding Will Be Returned.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials today commended the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS,...

Department of Homeland Security Funds Research by Tuck's Center for Digital Strategies.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth was recently awarded $800,000 through the I3P Consortium funded by the...

Ad Disclosure Notices Go from Bold to Bland on the Net's Top Search Engines; Consumer Reports Webwatch Releases New Report on Ad Disclosure.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union BERKELEY, Calif., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just released at the conference, "Trust or Consequence: How Failure to Disclose Ad Relationships Threatens to Burst the Search Bubble," Consumer Reports WebWatch...

Consumer Reports Webwatch and Health Improvement Institute Rate 20 Most-Trafficked Health Information Sites; New Site Helps Consumers Identify Most Credible and Trustworthy Health Sites Online.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union BERKELEY, Calif., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Health WebWatch, a joint project of Consumer Reports WebWatch and the Health Improvement Institute (HII) released first-ever ratings of the top 20...

Norman Pearlstine, Editor-In-Chief of Time, Inc., Joins Carnegie Corporation's Board of Trustees.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Corporation NEW YORK, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, announced the election of Norman Pearlstine, Editor-In-Chief of Time, Inc., to the Corporation's board of...

Aviation Past, Future Fly High at Purdue University for Air Race Classic.
June 10, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 80 female pilots will converge on Purdue University later this month for the country's longest running women-only air race. The 2005 Air Race...

This Week's CPI May Fuel Speculation on Fed Interest Rate Increases; Expert Comments on Possible Halt in Upward Trend.
June 13, 2005... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- "The level of uncertainty about the pace of future economic activity has increased in recent weeks, making the new information that will be contained in this week's...

Darden School of Business Establishes an MBA for Executives.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Darden School of Business, U.Va. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Virginia Board of Visitors at its June meeting formally approved an MBA for Executives to be administered by the University's...

A New Model of Quantum Dots: Rethinking the Electronics.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Quantum dots, tiny crystals consisting of a few hundred to a few thousand atoms, sparkle with promise for uses ranging from tagging proteins in...

New Columbia Business School Web Portal 'Columbia Ideas at Work' Links Faculty Research With Business Practice.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bridging business research and practice, Columbia Business School announced today the launch of "Columbia Ideas at Work" (http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/),...

Efficient 'Can' Lights Open Opportunities for Energy Savings.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- It turns out that the most popular form of residential lighting is generally the most inefficient. So inefficient, in fact, that new building codes...

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Welcomes G8 Finance Ministers' Support of Advance Purchase Commitments for Vaccines, Calls on G8 to Set Forth Concrete Plan for Development of APCs.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A call to end the disease, the poverty, and the suffering in Africa is being heard around the world today. The recently announced G8 Finance Ministers' Conclusions on...

No Incentive for Retailers to Fight Underage Drinking -- by James Copple.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation LA MESA, Calif., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by James Copple, director of the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness. --- Ask almost any high...

Cox Family Enterprise Center to Examine Time as a Competitive Strategy; Least Understood Factor Behind Successful Business.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tom Peters preaches it, business journalists pay increasing attention to it, smart military commanders live by it, and entrepreneurs...

Convio Releases First eCommerce Solution Designed for Unique Needs of Nonprofits.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, June 16 (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...

New 'Biosensor' Screens Air Force Personnel, Equipment for Contamination Within Minutes.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Air Force personnel will soon know within minutes if they or their equipment are contaminated with a biological agent, thanks to a new technology...

New Report Shows Popular Potato Chips Have High Levels of Cancer-Causing Toxin; Public Health Lawyers Announce Intent to Sue Potato Chip Manufacturers Under Proposition 65.
June 17, 2005... Byline: Environmental Law Foundation SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today public health and environmental lawyers released a report, "How Potato Chips Stack Up: Levels of Cancer-Causing Acrylamide in Popular Brands of...

Corporate Donors Want Their Gifts to Help Bottom Line, Says Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
June 17, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is part of a broad, historic shift in the nature of corporate philanthropy. It goes by a variety of names - strategic philanthropy, cause...

Thoughts of Death Influence Food Choices, Charitable Giving.
June 20, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many Americans reported changes in behavior, from overeating to overspending to increased church attendance. New research from...

Forest Products Experts Set January Meeting to Study China Impact.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an effort to understand the potential impact that China's rising investments in forestry and forest products are likely to have on global markets and on...

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Receives $750,000 Grant From AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
June 21, 2005... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just before the start of University of the Sciences in Philadelphia's (USP) third annual major health policy symposium on May 10, USP President...

More Health Plans Cover Quit-Smoking Treatments.
June 21, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- More Wisconsin insurers and employers are realizing the value of covering quit-smoking treatments, according to a survey by the University of...

University of Florida's Record-Setting New Chip Has Potential for Bioterrorism Detection.
June 22, 2005... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have built a world-record high frequency chip using a common type of semiconductor, an advance that could lead to inexpensive systems for detecting...

SEC Accounting Fellow Audrey A. Gramling Joins Faculty at Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University; Addition Further Boosts Coles College's Expertise in Accounting.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Audrey A. Gramling, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, an academic accounting fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is joining the faculty...

Task Force to Develop National Standards for Ocean Aquaculture Announced by Pew Charitable Trusts and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WASHINGTON, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announce the establishment of the Marine Aquaculture Task Force -...

Study Shows Class Increases Urban Teens' Financial IQ.
June 23, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teens can learn a lot about good financial choices - even in two weeks. A seven-year study of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Youth Enterprise...

Executive Development Associates Inc. Study Shows Leadership Shortages Stand in Way of Growth.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- For years, experts have been hinting at what seemed like an almost unbelievable problem: leadership shortages would begin to stand in the way of growth. ...

GetActive's Website Management Module Powers Sites of Leading Membership Organizations.
June 27, 2005... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- June GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management, is now powering the Web sites of many of the nation's foremost nonprofit membership...

American Medical Association Recognizes University of Virginia Health System's Patient Communication Programs.
June 28, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Virginia Health System is one of eight hospitals in the United States, and the only hospital in Virginia and the Washington,...

Thirteen/WNET New York Goes Primetime With Convio to Enhance Relationships With Viewers and Boost Online Giving; Nation's Most-Watched Public Television Station Will Use Market-Leading Internet Solution to Increase Constituent Base, Cultivate New Supporters.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thirteen/WNET New York, the nation's most-watched public television station, has selected Convio Internet tools to build stronger relationships with the station's supporters,...

A Sharper Focus for Soft X-Rays: Making Zone Plate Lenses Capable of Better Than 15-Nanometer Resolution.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology depends not only on examining the surfaces of things but on seeing deep inside biological organisms and...

GetActive's Participation in Bonded Sender Program Increases E-Mail Delivery for Nonprofit Organizations.
June 30, 2005... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software has become the first email service provider serving the nonprofit sector to become a reseller for Return Path's Bonded Sender(tm) Program,...

Big Broadband Everywhere Group Appoints Initial Board.
June 30, 2005... Byline: FirstMile.US CARLSBAD, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- FirstMile.US today announced the selection and appointment of four new board members. James Baller, Steven Corbato, Dewayne Hendricks and Lynn St. Amour were selected to...

Knowledge of Tuskegee Study Doesn't Increase Medical Mistrust; Few Had Heard of Tuskegee, Fewer Knew Accurate Facts.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Bloomberg School of Public Health BALTIMORE, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Knowledge of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (Tuskegee Study) does not increase distrust in medical care, according to researchers...

Consumer Reports: Credit Scores Being Held Against Consumers; August Issue Gives Five Steps to Improve Credit Scores.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many people know that credit scores and credit reports are used to determine rates on loans, credit cards and insurance premiums, but the August issue of Consumer Reports...

Consumer Reports Names Three More Vehicles to Best in Class for Cargo Capacity and Fuel Efficiency List; Ford Escape Hybrid, Scion xB top in Their Classes; List Includes 20 Minivans, Midsized SUVs, Small SUVs, Small Wagons.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the summer travel season upon us and today's higher gas prices, many car buyers are opting to trade cargo space for fuel economy by buying a smaller vehicle than...