Newstream.com Digest: National Donor Day, A Sweet Valentine With A Supermodel, Toyota Announces Entry in '04 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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National Donor Day
Every day, 16 people die because not enough organs are available to save them -- an alarming figure for the 80,000 patients desperately waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. An excruciating wait that Cy Young award winning Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito knows all too well. A report from General Motors
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A Sweet Valentine With A Supermodel
Think that a Valentine from a supermodel can't get any sweeter? Think again. Supermodel Niki Taylor is visiting New York City with a team of cupids to hand out a classic Valentine's Day treat -- conversation hearts. Best of all, these new reduced calorie hearts are being handed out free in cities across America from now until Valentine's Day.
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Rescue Cat of the Year Winners Announced at Prestigious Award
Ceremony
The Rescue Cat of the Year Award is the feline equivalent of the Oscars. It honours those felines whose stories of courage, survival, fate and transformation have inspired the humans who love and care for them. The Award, launched in September 2002, was open to cats rescued as strays by their current owner, or, adopted from any animal welfare organization. Read here the stories of some of the winners.
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Marvel Goes Mini! Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum Take Super
Heroes(tm) to a New (Smaller) Level
Diamond Select Toys is excited to announce the debut of the newest products from its comprehensive Marvel(tm) license -- Marvel MiniMates! Coming out of a collaborative effort with toy pioneers Art Asylum, these cute 2 1/2" versions of Marvel Comics' most popular characters feature amazing levels of articulation and detail for their miniscule size.
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2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada Set for New York Debut
Nissan expands its lineup of sport utility vehicles with the addition of the all-new Pathfinder Armada. The new V8-powered, eight-passenger full-size SUV is designed to take the legendary Pathfinder name and reputation to a whole new dimension -- adding a sense of premium sophistication, power and size.
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2003 Most Popular Driver Voting Web Site to Launch February 13
Online voting for this year's Grands!(R) Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award officially opens February 13 with the launch of www.mostpopulardriver.com. But the site will be missing something. Sixteen-time winner Bill Elliott's name isn't on the ballot. Photo now available
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Louis Gossett, Jr. Hosts Discovery Health Channel's Asthma: Fighting
to Breathe
Louis Gossett, Jr. hosts Asthma: Fighting To Breathe, a one-hour special that gives viewers a closer look at asthma and how it adversely affects Black and Latino populations. Olympic gold medallist Jackie Joyner Kersee and Grammy Award-winning artist, Coolio, reveal their personal struggles with this chronic disease.
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B/E Aerospace Wins FAA Approval, Announces Launch Customer for New
Overhead Crew Rest
B/E Aerospace Inc. has won an important Federal Aviation Administration approval for its new overhead flight crew rest compartment for the Boeing 777-200 aircraft. Separately, B/E announced that Alitalia is the launch customer for the new product. The FAA approval, known as a Supplemental Type Certificate, indicates that the product meets all applicable safety and airworthiness standards. Installed in an unused space above the passenger cabin on the 777 aircraft, the rest compartment enhances flight crew endurance and performance on long-haul flights.
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Toyota Announces 2004 Entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. announced at the Chicago Auto Show its historic plans to begin participation in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2004. Toyota Tundra Trucks will make their racing debut at Daytona International Speedway in February 2004. Video available now
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US National Soccer Team Olympic Gold Medallist Mia Hamm Recalls
Personal Experience with Bone Marrow Disease
US National Soccer Team player and Olympic gold medallist Mia Hamm launched The Mia Hamm Foundation in 1999, two years after her brother Garrett died from complications related to a bone marrow disorder known as aplastic anemia. Video now available
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A.Schulman, Sportsguard Laboratories Develop Proprietary PolyShoK(tm)
Compound For BIOguard(R) Mouthguards Worn By Ohio State Football
Champs, Tennessee Titans
When the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Miami Hurricanes to take top honors in this year's Fiesta Bowl, team members took to the field wearing custom-fitted mouthguards made with PolyShoK(tm) material, a product jointly developed by Akron, Ohio-based A.Schulman and Sportsguard Laboratories Inc. of Kent, Ohio.
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Ansel Adams Story of a Winery Photo Essay To Exhibit At Atlanta's High
Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Ga., will exhibit 10 key images from The Story of a Winery, an Ansel Adams photo essay in collaboration with Pirkle Jones, now part of Sterling Vineyards Portfolio of Wine & Art History. The photographs will be exhibited in the museum from Feb. 22 - April 27, 2003 as a prelude to the annual High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction, March 27-29. Sterling Vineyards will host an opening reception for museum members, wine auction supporters, and the media on February 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the High Museum of Art; 1280 Peachtree Street, NE.
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Veeco Announces Over $5m In Orders On New Nexus(R) Ion Beam Deposition
System
Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that it has introduced the new NEXUS(R) Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) System for advanced giant magneto-resistive (GMR) and tunneling magneto-resistive (TMR) thin film head manufacturing, specially designed to meet the demands of hard bias applications. Veeco has received three orders for the new system from leading thin film head manufacturers totaling over $5 million. These systems are scheduled to ship to customers beginning this quarter.
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Bard Board Approves Succession Plan: Timothy M. Ring to Succeed
William H. Longfield as Chairman and CEO
C. R. Bard Inc. , today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Timothy M. Ring to succeed William H. Longfield as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective Aug. 8, 2003. Longfield will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive until his retirement on Aug. 7, 2003.
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Tele Atlas North America Opens Detroit Office and Welcomes Jonathon B.
Husby to Lead Detroit-Based Operations
Tele Atlas North America, the U.S. arm of the world leader in digital mapping, Tele Atlas NV, and premier provider of digital map databases and real-time traffic information for North America, today announced the opening of its Detroit office and the addition of Jonathon B. Husby, senior sales manager for navigation. Husby will work out of Tele Atlas's new offices in the Town Center in Southfield, Mich., and will be responsible for leading the company's Detroit-area operations.
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Taxing Decisions About Your Retirement Savings
The Bush Administration is proposing massive changes to the way Americans save for retirement, and the way retirement savings are taxed. Whether those sweeping changes occur or not, it is critical to understand how you are taxed under the current system, in order to make the right decisions -- now and down the road. Radio News Feature
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Shape Up With Your Sweetheart This Valentine's Day
For many of us, our New Year's resolutions for getting in shape are a thing of the past. And with Valentine's Day around the corner, the chocolates are calling your name. Find out how the stars are fighting the flab, and get results that'll make you fall in love with your sweetheart all over again... Radio News Feature
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Love Can Be Infectious
Ahhh, the all important question, what to give your honey for Valentine's Day. Flowers are always good, so is chocolate, anything is pretty much a go as long as it isn't a computer virus. Radio News Feature
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How Much Do You 'Love' Your Cell phone?
It's almost Valentine's Day. What in life do you love more than your cell phone? Well, you're about to love it even more. Radio News Feature
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