Newstream.com Digest: Protecting Your Investment Portfolio, New Michael Jackson FanPostCard for Charity and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
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Protecting Your Portfolio in This Volatile Market
With the possibilities of a U.S. recession and continued military action looming on the horizon, many investors face an unfamiliar landscape -- how to invest in a market they no longer understand. But there are ways. Merrill Lynch has more.
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Cardmine Announces Relief Effort in Concert With Michael Jackson's
'What More Can I Give'
Cardmine Inc., an exclusive worldwide marketing partner of MJ Net Entertainment AG for the MJ FanPostCard, announced that it is operating charitable activities to raise additional funds for Michael Jackson's "What More Can I Give" effort in light of the recent terrorist attacks on America.
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Lois Young-Tulin's Book a Loving Tribute to Her Mentor Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker, known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," was a singer, vaudeville and film star, who also appeared on TV, during a more than 60-year career. Lois Young-Tulin, an established writer and teacher, is now paying tribute to her beloved great grand aunt Sophie with the publication of Sophie and Me: Some of These Days.
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Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Contribute to Rebuilding
and Supporting a Nation
Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records are joining to support the rebuilding efforts to restore the nation and New York City after the tragedy, which occurred on Tuesday, September 11th.
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AB/usa Releases New Campaign for Wausau Benefits
AB/usa, one of the nation's fastest growing regional advertising agencies, on September 25 released the new "Common Sense, Uncommon Results" campaign for Wausau Benefits, one of the nation's 10 largest providers of health-care benefits.
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Henning Hilliard Dies at 85
A captain of industry whose ancestor founded the J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons Inc. investment firm died Sept. 22 at his home. James Henning Hilliard, 85, was former chairman of the landmark brokerage house and grandson of its 19th century founder, the late John James Byron Hilliard.
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FedEx Ground Expanding FedEx Home Delivery Service
FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation , will open 63 additional FedEx Home Delivery terminals throughout the United States on September 25 to expand the service's geographic reach to 80 percent of the U.S. population. FedEx Ground will co-locate 56 of the new FedEx Home Delivery terminals with existing FedEx Ground facilities to optimize its network.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop(tm) and Hopeful Wishes Teddy Turn
Cause Into a Cure
Build-A-Bear Workshop(tm) announced a special program to help support breast cancer awareness, research and education across the country. A limited edition bear, the Hopeful Wishes Teddy, will arrive in every Build-A-Bear Workshop on September 28 for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. $1 from the sale of each Hopeful Wishes Teddy will benefit regional area charities including the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and other groups providing breast cancer education and research.
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XO Technology Announces New Product Initiative and
New Name, Invoq Systems
XO Technology Inc., the leading provider of software systems for automated critical event notification and resolution, announced two important business initiatives that mark the company's transformation into a critical event resolution systems provider for global data centers.
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Diesel Engine Sales Picking Up in U.S. Truck Market
Recent sales figures show pickups steadily increasing in popularity. With this increase, sales of diesel-powered pickup trucks have grown as well. In fact, according to Polk Automotive Intelligence 2000 sales figures, approximately 47 percent of all pickups with at least a 8,500-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) were purchased with diesel engines -- a 6.34 percent growth from 1999. This trend has a lot to do with Americans wanting more bang for their buck when buying an pickup truck, van or SUV.
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Oki Data OKIFAX 5650 Rated As a 'Highly Recommended' Product By
Buyers Laboratory Inc.
Oki Data Americas Inc. continues to receive accolades from nationally recognized industry reviewers for its line of multi-function peripherals and facsimiles. Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), a leading independent office products testing laboratory, recently bestowed its highest honor on the OKIFAX(R)5650 digital LED facsimile, naming it a "highly recommended" fax solution.
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New Valeo Wind Tunnel Capabilities Support High-Horsepower
Truck Testing
Valeo, a leading supplier of innovative components, systems and modules for cars and trucks, has upgraded its Climatic Vehicle Wind Tunnel in Jamestown, N.Y. to support the testing of heavy trucks powered by the biggest available engines. The wind tunnel now features a water-brake dynamometer that increases the facility's testing capabilities to include engines that develop up to 1,500 horsepower with torque up to 3,500 foot-pounds.
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