Newstream.com Digest: Consumer Credit Card Survey, Crafting Traditional Pasta, World's Largest Bunny Hop
NEW YORK--March 25, 2002-------
PLURIGEN(tm) CM: Large Scale Biology Corporation's Stem Cell Growth
Factor Product Now Available to Research Community
Large Scale Biology Corporation announced the availability of its new PLURIGEN(tm) CM stem and progenitor cell growth factor formulation. PLURIGEN(tm) CM was developed to reliably induce the proliferation of human bone marrow, cord blood and adult peripheral blood derived stem and progenitor cells, and to provide a new research tool to investigators in several biomedical fields.
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Consumers Conscious About Card Numbers, But Fear Does Not Equal Action
According to a recent Paymentech survey, almost half the population is more concerned about someone obtaining their credit, check or debit numbers than about losing their car keys, checkbook, appointment book, cell phone or even having someone hack into their computer files. Yet 35 percent of those polled said they are "just a little" or "not at all" concerned that many receipts expose entire account numbers and expiration dates.
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Celebrities Take ten Before the Academy Awards
Celebrities including Minnie Driver, Jane Leeves, Kate Beckinsale and LeAnn Rimes take a "brake" for charity before the Academy Awards for ten, a modernistic fashion show featuring stars modeling couture fashion and a runway show highlighting Americans' most visible accessory -- the car. Photos available now.
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Affordable Handheld ID Scanner Welcomed by Industry
With over 100 million driver licenses and 10 million student IDs in North America with Magnetic stripe technology, the CardTool(tm) Magnetic Card Reader is gaining rapid acceptance in Age and ID Verification applications. The combination of the Palm OS powered Handspring Visor PDA and the CardTool reader provides a cost-effective, versatile solution for law enforcement, store clerks and university administrators who check IDs in the normal course of business.
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Crafting Traditional Pasta for Your Table
The Eden Organic Pasta Company was the first food processing plant in North America to be certified organic. It is also Kosher-certified, HACCP-certified and AIB-inspected. This unique facility still produces pasta the old-fashioned way, with Italian pasta making machines and traditional, artisan craftsmanship.
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World's Largest Bunny Hop
Hop into spring with the world's largest Bunny Hop. The Energizer Bunny is the master of ceremonies and Wal-Mart is the host. The goal to beat is the 1999 Guinness World Record(tm) of 1,241 participants in a Bunny Hop line.
Watch video from the event here.
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Denali Launches Semiconductor Memory Research Service
Denali Software Inc. formally launched the Denali Research Service. Denali Research Service provides system developers with a customer-specific solution for reducing the technical and market risks of developing memory systems for advanced networking equipment, wireless communications devices and computers.
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America's 'Biggest' Muralist Brings His Art to the Small Screen
Environmental artist Wyland comes to the small screen on Thursday, March 28 (2-4 EST) live on QVC. The broadcast will take place live from the artist's gallery at San Francisco's popular Pier 39, which is also home to one of his 88 life-size Whaling Wall murals, the 58-foot-high "Spyhopping Gray Whale."
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What's New at Stake - It's MU
Stake Technology Ltd. today announced that it has launched a new division, Sunrich Valley (Sunrich), which has entered the Canadian organic milk market with a full range of organic milk and butter products to be marketed under the brand "MU".
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Pixel Perfect Graphics Announces "CG Excelerator" Broadcast-Graphics
Management System
Pixel Perfect Graphics announces the release of its new on-air graphics management system, 'CG Excelerator'. "This software, which automates the flow of information for on-air banners, crawls and tickers or really any type of content-rich graphics, marks the beginning of a wave of change in this particular industry," says Tom Martin, President of Pixel Perfect Graphics.
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Spokane Credit Unions: Global Credit Union, Numerica Credit Union &
Spokane Teachers Credit Union to Join Financial Service Centers
Cooperative Inc. Shared Branching Network
Global Credit Union, Numerica Credit Union, and Spokane Teachers Credit Union have agreed to become part of the Financial Service Centers Cooperative Inc., (FSCC) international credit union shared branch network. The move will give 182,000 members of the three credit unions access to 786 branches worldwide and 24 branches in Spokane and Northern Idaho.
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