REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 30 -- Canada College issued the following news release: Auditions for the Fall production of "Sylvia," a romantic comedy, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Flex Theater. Auditions are open to anyone. The Theater Arts Department will be casting two males and two females and one of either gender. Age is flexible and all ethnicities are encouraged to try out. Please prepare a short (two minute) comedic monologue for the audition. E-mail Professor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following news release: After 25 years, Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pennsylvania, is stepping down from his duties as episcopal moderator of the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference (DFMC), the national association of financial leaders of dioceses in the United States and Canada, and will be succeeded by Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas. Bishop Farrell will assume the episcopal moderator's duties at the conclusion of the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Business Software Alliance issued the following news release: The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world's commercial software industry, today applauded the sentencing of Hazim Gaber of Edmonton, Canada for selling counterfeit cancer drugs and more than 800 pirated copies of business software from BSA member companies Adobe, Autodesk, McAfee, Microsoft and Symantec. Judge James A. Teilborg of the US District Court in Arizona fined Gaber $75,000  more

SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 30 -- Marywood University issued the following news release: Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. will serve as the Director of the Human Physiology Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University. In his new position, he will manage the Human Physiology Lab and will conduct research with students on obesity, athletes, and aging. Prior to his new position, he served as Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and W  more

CHICAGO, Aug. 30 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: Key changes in IGCC Public Version 2.0 include more efficient plumbing fixtures, asbestos removal in compliance with ASTM standards, and responsibilities of design professionals and building owners. The International Code Council IGCC Public Hearing Committee took action on more than 1,500 comments and nearly 120 hours of testimony on Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) dur  more

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued the following news release: The expanding role of pharmacy as a major healthcare provider is exhibited best by the contrast between pharmacy's positioning in the new healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 and its positioning in a report authored by Abraham Flexner in 1910. That was the message of National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, during remarks (http://www.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release: Medical education has undergone significant change in the last decade to ensure that new doctors have the skills they need to provide more patient-centered and community-focused health care. A new supplement released today in the September Academic Medicine, the AAMC's (Association of American Medical Colleges) peer-reviewed journal, highlights the innovations in medical education curriculum  more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 30 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Home Affairs: Government of India have been having discussions with RIM, Canada over the last few weeks on the issue of lawful access by the law enforcement agencies to the communications passing through RIM systems. RIM have made certain proposals for lawful access by law enforcement agencies and these would be operationalized immediately. The feasibility of the solutions offered would be ass  more

SWARTHMORE, Pa., Aug. 30 -- Swarthmore College issued the following news release: This week, Swarthmore begins the 2010-2011 academic year and welcomes 388 first-year students and 10 transfer students into the campus community. This is the start of the College's 142nd year of instruction. The first-year class was selected from among 6,041 applicants, of whom 16 percent were offered admission. "It is a great pleasure to welcome such a globally diverse and intellectually and socially talente  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Business Software Alliance issued the following news release: The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world's commercial software industry, today applauded the sentencing of Hazim Gaber of Edmonton, Canada for selling counterfeit cancer drugs and more than 800 pirated copies of business software from BSA member companies Adobe, Autodesk, McAfee, Microsoft and Symantec. Judge James A. Teilborg of the US District Court in Arizona fined Gaber $75,000  more

CICERO, Ill., Aug. 30 -- The town of Cicero issued the following news release: On August 3rd, the Town of Cicero joined communities from across the country in hosting the "27th Annual National Night Out". The National Night Out is hosted each year to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighbor  more

VAIL, Colo., Aug. 30 -- The city of Vail issued the following news release: The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge lived up to its billing as the "toughest two minutes in sports" when Vail hosted the competition over the weekend at Ford Park. Contestants from as far away as Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Arizona competed for invitations to the national finals which will be held in Kissimmee, Fla. Those winners will earn entry into the World Firefighter Combat Challenge to be held this year in Myrt  more

SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 30 -- Marywood University issued the following news release: Gerald Zavorsky, Ph.D. will serve as the Director of the Human Physiology Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University. In his new position, he will manage the Human Physiology Lab and will conduct research with students on obesity, athletes, and aging. Prior to his new position, he served as Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and W  more

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 31 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: In the summer issue of Great Plains Quarterly, an academic journal published by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, researchers wrote about Texas folk songs, World War II patriotism in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and farm women on the prairie during the latter half of the 19th century. In "'It's Now We've Crossed Pease River': Themes of Voyage and Return in Texas Folk  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release: Medical education has undergone significant change in the last decade to ensure that new doctors have the skills they need to provide more patient-centered and community-focused health care. A new supplement released today in the September Academic Medicine, the AAMC's (Association of American Medical Colleges) peer-reviewed journal, highlights the innovations in medical education curriculum  more

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30 -- Occidental College issued the following news release: Occidental's Class of 2014 settles in this week, 576 first-year students who aren't just academic high achievers, but are also economically and racially diverse, talented in the arts and on the playing field, and committed to public service. Ninety-three percent of the freshmen were ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class, and 62 percent were ranked in the top 10 percent. The students'   more

HOONAH, Alaska, Aug. 30 -- The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: The standoff with the barricaded suspect John Marvin Jr. has been resolved with no further loss of life. Marvin was taken into custody shortly after 9:30 this morning. Marvin is the sole defendant believed to be responsible for the shooting of Sergeant Anthony Wallace and Officer Matthew Tokuoka of the Hoonah Police Department. He is charged with two counts of Murder in the First Degree. Th  more

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 30 -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Cardiac rehabilitation - an organized, medically supervised program of services that might include exercise training, nutritional counseling and group support, among others - can significantly improve the life expectancy and quality of life of people who have had a recent cardiac event, such as a heart attack, angioplasty or heart surgery. Yet, only one in five eligible patients actually receives t  more