Newstream.com Digest: Saab 9X Concept Car, Online Dating: Hot New Trend, FedEx Expands Home Delivery Operations and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
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The Saab 9X - Versatility in Four Dimensions
The challenge of turning a vision of a new Saab concept vehicle into reality was embraced by Saab's Advanced Design studio. They had to meet key parameters, in terms of compact design and packaging, and then develop the many all-important details that would give the 9X its unique Saab character. Photo and audio available.
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Online Dating: Hot New Trend
In an online survey conducted Dec. 30-Jan. 3, 62 percent of 11,927 total respondents said the events of Sept. 11 changed the way they date.
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Hush Puppies Hot New Classics Walk the Runway at Fashion Week
Hush Puppies best-recognized men's styles, the Earl II and Lee II, will make their eagerly awaited return to the runway at the Francis Hendy Spring 2002 show.
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FedEx Home Delivery Expands to 90% of the Country
Today FedEx ground, a subsidiary of FedEx corporation , will open 31 additional FedEx home delivery operations throughout the United States, expanding the service's geographic reach to almost 90 percent of the U.S. population. Twenty-nine of the new operations are being co-located with existing FedEx ground facilities.
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The Universal Languages of Music and Technology Merge to Create 'The
World Anthem'
A new universal musical creation, "The World Anthem," has been composed to bring together people and countries around the globe. The inspiring ballad is not only a musical creation intended to internationally unite people in song, but also a composition created entirely by artificial intelligence computer technology, which honors and blends the anthems of 193 countries into one piece that encompasses the recurring themes and sentiments of all nations equally.
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Philips' Recording of New Year's Day Concert in Vienna, Featuring Seiji Ozawa and the Vienna Philharmonic, Puts Classical on Top of Pop
The legendary New Year's Day Concert at Vienna's Musikverein is enjoyed annually by millions around the world on television and radio. On Jan. 1, 2002, Maestro Seiji Ozawa, currently in his 27th season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, took the helm for this prestigious concert for the first time.
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Paramount Digital Entertainment and EarthLink Join Forces to Create Startrek.net Powered by EarthLink, a Star Trek-Themed Internet Access
Service
Paramount Digital Entertainment and EarthLink have joined forces to create StarTrek.net powered by EarthLink, the universe's only Star Trek-themed Internet access service. Embracing Star Trek's huge popularity, the new service is designed to provide fans with fast and dependable access to the Internet and the Star Trek universe through themed dial-up and high-speed Internet connections.
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Little Hands, Big Hearts
Thousands of North American students are using the power of their pencil to relieve some of the pain felt by children affected by the tragedy of Sept. 11.
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Lady Liberty is Everywhere!
Lady Liberty is not just a New York icon anymore. She's probably carrying her torch in an area near you. As Liberty Tax Service has continued its expansion, sightings of the costumed Lady Liberty have increased nationwide. If you've seen a Lady Liberty in her flowing green robe with a flashlight torch, chances are there's a Liberty Tax Service nearby.
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Lant Appointed Chief Operating Officer of CH Energy Group and Elected
to Its Board of Directors
Steven V. Lant has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of CH Energy Group and has been elected to the corporation's Board of Directors. CH Energy Group is the parent company of its utility affiliate Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and its non-regulated family of energy companies, Central Hudson Energy Services.
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Office Depot Names Samuel E. Mathis Jr. to the Newly Created Position
of VP of Diversity
OFFICE DEPOT INC. , the world's largest seller of office products, today announced the appointment of Samuel E. Mathis Jr. to the newly created position of Vice President of Diversity. Mr. Mathis, formerly Vice President of Diversity & Community Affairs of Darden Restaurants Inc., will report directly to Jay Crosson, Executive Vice President of Human Resources.
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Mark Weiner, 20-Year Industry Veteran, Promoted to Chief Executive of
Delahaye Medialink
Delahaye Medialink, the communications research division of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated , announced promotions designed to capitalize on recent enhancements in technology, client deliverables and international expansion. The move is designed to leverage the division's ongoing success and accelerate the growth of both its U.S. and international businesses.
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