Newstream.com Digest: Airbag Technology Advances Attract Safety-Minded Consumers, Win a Free Xbox from Taco Bell
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Airbag Technology Advances Attract
Safety-Minded Consumers
The next generation of airbag technology is high on the list of safety-related equipment desired by new-vehicle buyers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Feature Contenting Report(sm) released on October 18. Safety-related features such as airbags and vehicle control systems continue to be among the most desired equipment consumers would like to see in new vehicles.
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NorthEast Medical Center First in North Carolina to Use Bridge
Barcode Technology to Reduce Medication Errors
While healthcare organizations across the nation continue to face increased pressure to proactively address medical errors, NorthEast Medical Center (NEMC) remains "miles ahead" regarding patient safety issues. NorthEast is the first private hospital in North Carolina to begin implementing the Bridge MedPoint(tm) system, an innovative patient safety system that uses barcode technology at the patient bedside, according to Bridge Medical CEO John Grotting.
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Prince Provides Over 40,000 Pounds of Pasta to
CANSTRUCTION(R) Community Service Project, to Benefit
The Greater Boston Food Bank
Prince Pasta is reaching out to fight hunger as they present a very generous donation to The Greater Boston Food Bank. As part of Prince's charitable arm "The Anthony Fund," Prince has donated one truckload of pasta to The Food Bank, which is the equivalent of 40,000 pounds or 320,000 servings.
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Taco Bell(R) Partners With Microsoft(R) to Give Consumers a
Chance to Win a Free Xbox(tm) Before It Hits
Retail Shelves -- VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE
As fans and game players anxiously await the arrival of Xbox on November 15, Taco Bell unveiled details of its promotional partnership with Microsoft(R) to launch the future-generation video game system. Taco Bell announced an extensive national sweepstakes program that awards more than 6,700 consumers across the country with an Xbox system, a game controller and a video game title. Get video of the Xbox video game "Amped" in action.
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Union Planters Announces Election of New Directors
Jackson W. Moore, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Union Planters Corporation , has announced the election of Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr., Michael S. Starnes, and Robert R. Waller to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company and its principal subsidiary, Union Planters Bank, N.A.
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Pinnacle West Energy Appoints New Officers
William L. Stewart, president of Pinnacle West Energy, announced executive management changes, including the appointment of James M. Levine as Chief Operating Officer and Warren C. Kotzmann as Vice President of Business and Corporate Services for Pinnacle West Energy, the wholesale generating subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation .
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Charles D. McCrary Elected to AmSouth Board of Directors
Charles D. McCrary, president and chief operating officer of Alabama Power Company, has been elected to the board of directors of AmSouth Bancorporation and AmSouth Bank.
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