Newstream.com Digest: Kids & the Internet, Volvo Intros 1st Safety Concept Car of Century and Other Free Multimedia for Journalists
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Kids & the Internet
The sounds are playful and the colorful visuals are tough for most little ones to ignore, but what drives two-year-olds to go online in the first place? According to a recent survey, 55 percent of parents feel the Internet provides educational value for their pre-schoolers.
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Volvo Intros 1st Safety Concept Car of Century
From the floor of the spectacular New York Auto Show, Volvo introduces its first concept car of this century. Get ready to take a look inside this extraordinary vehicle where you'll view a number of groundbreaking safety and technological innovations. However, these innovations will not remain futuristic for long -- they'll likely turn up in the next generation of consumer vehicles within the next two to four years.
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Nitro(tm) Extreme Thrill Coaster Blasts Off
Amid immense fanfare and to the delight of thrill-lovers worldwide, Six Flags Great Adventure theme park rockets into the history books as it debuts the highly-anticipated, new NITRO extreme mega coaster during its grand opening celebration. Watch video of NITRO.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Announces Succession Plan
The board of directors of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. has elected Vice Chairman Lowry F. Kline as the new chief executive officer, succeeding Summerfield K. Johnston, Jr., who is retiring as an executive officer of the Company but will remain chairman of the board. John R. Alm, the Company's president and chief operating officer, will be elected to the board of directors on April 20, 2001.
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THQ Announces New Legends for Xbox
THQ Inc. announces the company is preparing its combat-driven, action-adventure game New Legends to be among the first wave of titles for the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft. New Legends reaffirms THQ's commitment to publishing original and innovative software content for future-generation video game systems. The game will be available at retail alongside Xbox in fall 2001.
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`Digimon' Hops Into Easter Supporting the Holiday
Shopping Season With Creative Gift Ideas
Saban Consumer Products and Fox Kids Worldwide hop into retail across the country as Easter hits, providing a fun collection of "Digimon"-branded merchandise at retail. Kids and parents are picking up their favorite items such as the popular "Digimon" Sticker Eggs, the 6-inch Digi-Pal Bean Bag Plush and the collectible line of Digivolving action figure toys that evolve to Eggs of Friendship, Sincerity, Courage, Love and Knowledge.
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Consumer Reports May Highlights
The May issue of Consumer Reports includes advice on saving energy and money; combatting the high cost of prescription drugs; personal digital assistants; chain saws; and buying a scanner.
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New TelEdCommunications Alliance to Benefit Nation's Schools
The new American TelEdCommunications Alliance will link education and telecommunications to provide schools, colleges, state agencies, libraries and other nonprofit groups with several benefits in telecommunications services.
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Earthlink Launches Wireless E-Mail Service On
Motorola's Trendy Talkabout(R) T900 2-Way
EarthLink's new wireless product -- part of the "EarthLink Everywhere" initiative -- lets consumers send and receive e-mail from their primary e-mail address -- anytime, from anywhere. Talkabout T900s using EarthLink's wireless e-mail service come with an EarthLink e-mail account and can also be configured to send and receive e-mail from most other open-standard Internet e-mail addresses.
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SYS-CON Takes the Lead in Web Services Technology, Announcing Two
New International Web Services Conferences and Web
Services Developer's Journal
SYS-CON Events' Web Services Edge 2001/East International Web Services Conference & Expo will be held Sept. 24-26 in New York City, followed by Web Services Edge 2001/West International Web Services Conference & Expo, which will take place Oct. 22-25 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Pioneer of Global Cat Modeling Named Woman of the Year
AIR president and CEO Karen M. Clark has been honored as Woman of the Year for 2001 by the Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW). The 25th recipient of this prestigious award, Clark was chosen for being an "industry innovator" and for her "commitment to supporting women and advancing women's careers within the industry," according to Catherine Kalaydjian, current president of the APIW.
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John Zink Company Announces Publication of The John Zink(R)
Combustion Handbook
There is a new definitive resource for combustion technology information from the people who have been setting the standard for over 70 years, the John Zink Company LLC. The John Zink Combustion Handbook, published by CRC Press, is an exhaustive work dedicated to improved understanding and advancement of the art and science of industrial combustion.
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