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Forbes Magazine
In an article about trading in the natural gas markets, Vincent Kaminski, adjunct associate professor in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, said, ”Most financial institutions are reluctant to invest in the big back offices that support physical trading.”

Houston Chronicle
An article reported on a plan by a statewide coalition of educators that would provide free preschool for children of families with low and moderate incomes. Alvin Tarlov, senior fellow in health policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and co-author of the plan, said, ”This idea would deliver not only a return on education itself but a ripple effect on all elements of society.”

An article discussed the current role of religion in politics. Robert Stein, dean of social sciences and the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, said, ”Churches are great places to organize. Religion is on the upswing. If you read cultural sociology, what you see is that people are more interested in paying attention to religion and faith.”

Richard Smith, the Rupp Professor of Humanities and professor of history, was quoted extensively in an article about ancient Chinese and Vietnamese customs.

Associated Press
Albert Napier, professor of management and psychology in the Jones School, was quoted in an article about the release of a new software program called ”No Boundaries Or Rules,” or NBOR.

Business Week online
An article reported on presumed campaign issues for George W. Bush. On the issue of more tax cuts, Earl Black, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science, said that a tax increase ”is a hard sell except for the [Democratic] partisans. People would much rather make the decisions on their own money than give it to the government.”