Newstream.com Digest: Advanced Cruise Control, Glaucoma Awareness, Wheaties Honors Wayne Gretzky
NEW YORK--Jan. 29, 2003--And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
New Study Shows a Better Treatment Option for People With Glaucoma
An important new study appearing in the January issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology is reporting a better treatment option for people suffering with or at risk of glaucoma. About 3 million Americans have the disease, and each year about 50,000 people will be diagnosed with it, and 1,000 people will go blind.
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Advanced Cruise Control
Do you have to drive long distances? Well, for those of us who do, there's a new technology out there to make the trip easier. A report from General Motors .
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GIA Offers Advice for Valentine's Day Jewelry Purchasing at
www.gia.edu
Why is it important to know the 4Cs of a diamond's value before buying diamond jewelry for your loved one this Valentine's Day? What are the most popular red gemstones? Why are pink diamonds currently such hot sellers?
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The Way to the Heart is Through the Stomach (with Gourmet Food)
Roses are passe; People are choosing Valentine's Day gifts that are new, unique to show their love.
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Woo 'Em With Waffles
What's more romantic than serving your sweetheart breakfast in bed? How about serving up a decadent breakfast -- one that will delight loved ones, is quick and easy to make, and created by a renowned chef in conjunction with a leading manufacturer of waffle makers, but served up with love by you!
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Wheaties Honors 'The Great One'
Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player ever to lace up a pair of skates, Wayne Gretzky was honored today in Phoenix by Wheaties with the unveiling of a new special-edition package. During his Hall of Fame career, Gretzky set or tied 61 NHL records, won four Stanley Cup Championships and played in 18 NHL All-Star Games. He earned the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP a record nine times and won the league scoring championship 10 times.
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Discovery Health Channel's Medical Profile Features Larry Hagman's
Story of Survival
On Monday, March 10 from 9-10 PM (ET), Discovery Health Channel's innovative program MEDICAL PROFILE will feature television icon Larry Hagman as he reveals his struggle to overcome alcoholism and liver disease.
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Office Depot Forms New National Alliance With The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
Office Depot Inc. , the world's largest seller of office products and services, today announced a new alliance with the United States Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business federation. Office Depot has been endorsed as the office products provider for U.S. Chamber member companies, providing them with access to more than 12,000 core office supplies at an exclusive discounted rate.
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New Single-Use Tool Cuts Brake Service Time by 65%
A revolutionary new brake tool that uses a car's own power to resurface its front rotors has been introduced by Brake Tru Inc., St. Paul, Minn. It's a fast, easy procedure that requires no special skills or equipment.
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Delta Air Lines Introduces New Low-Fare Airline Service With Unique
Amenities Such as Video on Demand
A new airline called "Song" is making its debut this spring -- and for the flying public, it means low fares, and better on-board amenities.
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ATA: Trucking Continues to Dominate Freight Movement in U.S.
The trucking industry will continue to dominate domestic freight transportation modes, increasing to 68.2 percent its share of all freight tonnage moved throughout the U.S. by 2008, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) soon-to-be-released U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2014.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecasts Lodging Industry Expenses Will Rise
in 2003
As a result of some expenses that will rise, or costs that will need to be reinstituted, PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts that the total expenses per available room will rise by 1.9 percent, or $21,800, to $22,200 in 2003, or expressed differently, total expenses per occupied room basis will increase by 0.8 percent, or from $36,700 to $37,000.
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Orange County Engineer Unveils Bold World Trade Center Design
Orange County entrepreneur Johan Perslow today announced his intent to petition to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), asking the organization to re-consider its World Trade Center design selection criteria. Perslow, who included his own bold, stirring design in his proposal, believes the LMDC, a corporation responsible for managing the Lower Manhattan revitalization effort-including selecting the design for a new memorial and building complex to be built on the site of the former World Trade Center-has misunderstood the unique spiritual and spatial requirements any building to be erected on this hallowed site must possess.
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University of Calgary Selects TimeLogic DeCypher to Accelerate
Bioinformatics Computation within the Sun Center of Excellence for
Visual Genomics
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary has selected TimeLogic's DeCypher system running on the Sun platform to supply critical bioinformatics capability to their Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics. DeCypher compresses bioinformatics computing time from weeks to minutes, and will be deployed in the Center's Java3D-enabled CAVE Automatic Visualization Environment, an immersive graphics-based research environment available to scientists throughout Canada.
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SONG: Delta Lanza Nueva Linea Aerea Economica y con Servicios Unicos
como Video a Solicitud (Video On Demand)
Una nueva aerolinea llamada "Song" hara su debut en el mes de abril - y para quienes usan este medio de transporte, Song representara precios razonables y muchas mas comodidades a bordo.
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