Newstream.com Digest: A Safe and Healthy Picnic, Motorsport Racing Safety, The 48 Hour DVD, and other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
NEW YORK--May 19, 2003--Motorsport Racing Safety Improves
When Governor Mike Easley of North Carolina recently crashed a Winston Cup race car at 120 miles per hour into the wall at the Lowe's Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, many wondered how he could walk away from the mangled wreck. But he did, and in fact climbed back onto the track this weekend. This piece looks at one of the most dangerous sports in the world and how far safety has come. A report from General Motors .
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Healthy Picnics to Go
Memorial Day is almost here, which means the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of picnicking season. But the last thing you want to pack is the potential for food poisoning. Here are some tips for a perfect -- and safe -- picnic. A video report from General Mills .
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Flexplay Introduces "EZ-D", the 48 Hour DVD
Flexplay Technologies Inc., a privately held company based in New York, has announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company will use its flexible time play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. The introduction of this innovative product, branded "EZ-D," will include BVHE titles The Recruit, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Hot Chick, 25th Hour, Heaven, Equilibrium, Frida and Signs.
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Discovery Channel Stores Have All The Right Tools For Summer Time Fun
Families can re-create the kind of exciting adventures they see on the Discovery Channel with a host of summer fun products found at the Discovery Channel Store and discoverstore.com.
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Standing Up Under Fire: CRI's MobilEye(tm) Deployable Video Conferencing System Battle Tested in Iraq
When the U.S. military went into Iraq, CRI's rugged new MobilEye(tm) went in with them. MobilEye, from CRI, a long-time provider of commercial off-the-shelf systems for military and industrial applications worldwide, is capable of operating anywhere in the world through satellite communications systems or through IP addressable T1/E1 and ISDN lines and is compatible with virtually all current crypto logic devices.
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Blind Student Graduates Salutatorian, Heads to Florida U
Enhanced Vision, the leading manufacturer of innovative low vision solutions, today announced the youngest legally blind user of its JORDY glasses has independently earned a high school degree with salutatorian honors and a national merit scholarship to the University of Florida. He was also elected president of the national honor society, named outstanding senior for Pasco County, and led the school swim team as captain.
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Yahoo! Launches New Television Spots and World's First Internet-Connected Times Square Billboard As Part of Integrated Marketing Campaign for Yahoo! Search
Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced the launch of a comprehensive marketing campaign promoting Yahoo! Search (http://search.yahoo.com), which provides consumers with one of the highest quality search experiences on the Web.
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Campbell Announces Soup Initiatives for Fiscal 2004
Campbell Soup Company today announced several new soup initiatives and updates for fiscal year 2004, which begins in August. These initiatives represent the next steps in the company's revitalization of its U.S. Soup business. They follow the announcement in February of Campbell's "M'm! M'm! Good! To Go" line of convenient microwaveable soups, and the company's new shelving program that significantly improves the ease of shopping in the soup aisle.
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Make Your Summertime Celebrations More Festive with New Red, White & Blue Layer Cakes from Pepperidge Farm(R)
Need a festive, delicious, no-work dessert to serve at your next summer gathering? Or a dazzling treat to bring along to someone else's event? Then try this summer's newest sensation from Pepperidge Farm -- a delicious, frozen 3-Layer Cake in Red, White and Blue! Perfect for Memorial Day, Flag Day (June 14), July 4th, Labor Day or any other star-spangled event, the colorful new treats will be available beginning in mid-May.
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Ice Cream Cones that Won't Drip! Big G Introduces Ice Cream Cones Cereal
Nothing symbolizes the sweet summer days of childhood more than the ice cream cone. In celebration of the 100th birthday of the ice cream cone this summer, General Mills announces new Big G Ice Cream Cones Cereal.
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'World Culture Open' Brings Multicultural Excitement to Washington D.C. on June 1, 2003
On June 1, 2003, over 3,000 people will join DC Mayor Anthony Williams, members of Congress, and other VIPs to kick off the World Culture Open (WCO), a broad-scale multicultural festival dedicated to "wholeness in life, harmony and peace on earth."
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Shaolin Master Shi Yan Ming and Dancer Yu Wei to Join "World Culture Open" in Washington D.C. on June 1, 2003
On June 1, 2003, over 3,000 people will join DC Mayor Anthony Williams, members of Congress, and other VIPs to kick off the World Culture Open (WCO), a broad-scale multicultural festival held on The George Washington University Campus located near the intersection of 21st & H Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.
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Swingtide Announces Industry-Tailored Auditing and Monitoring Software for XML Web Services
Swingtide Inc., announced new products that help businesses build more scalable, profitable networks of XML Web services for portals, collaboration with partners, and other critical business initiatives. The two new products -- Swingtide Monitor(tm) and Swingtide Scorecard(tm) -- enable customers to view, analyze and fine-tune business activity carried out using ACORD, SOAP and other XML standards. Swingtide unveiled the new products at the annual conference of ACORD, the non-profit global insurance standards organization.
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HBO and AOL Present the 5th Annual "Screen on the Green" in Washington, D.C.
Washingtonians will gather on the National Mall to kick off the 5th Annual Screen on the Green film festival when HBO and AOL bring the hit classic, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF to the Nation's Capital on July 14, 2003. The free outdoor festival will continue with screenings each Monday evening at sunset through Aug. 11.
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LifeCare(R) Inc. Conference Features Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy; Employers Challenged to Motivate and Engage Workforce
A motivated and engaged workforce is vital to successful business said Anne M. Mulcahy, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer, in her keynote address last week at LifeCare(R) Inc.'s Life Event Management 2003 Conference.
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Chillin' Out
In X-Men 2 the saga continues for the men and women born with unique genetic mutations. Shawn Ashmore cools off by playing the character of Iceman. Radio News Feature.
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