Newstream.com Digest: Global Effort to Eliminate a Disfiguring Disease, Buick's 100th Anniversary, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
NEW YORK--July 28, 2003--| 10 Million People to Receive Free Medicines in One Day |
In a massive effort to eliminate a disfiguring disease, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health is distributing free preventative medicines to nearly 10 million people in a single day.
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Buick 100th Anniversary
At the turn of the 20th Century over a thousand companies tried to improve on the horse drawn carriage by building an automobile. Some built one, others a dozen, nearly all of them failed. One of the most successful is celebrating one hundred years of building cars. A report from General Motors .
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It's the Superhero Video Event of the Year: Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Soars Onto DVD and VHS on October 21
On October 21, the Caped Crusader returns to save the day in Warner Home Video's Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Full of action and suspense, the all-new, animated feature-length movie includes the voice talents of Kelly Ripa, Kyra Sedgwick and Hector Elizondo.
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Wave Industries' New Olympia Wireless Conference Phone Frees Meetings from Wired Conference Rooms
More and more, business professionals choose to conduct important meetings over the phone, avoiding the time, expense and hassles associated with frequent travel. When meetings take place over the phone, instead of in person, it's critical to have the right tools that let people communicate and conduct business as if they were in the same room. Today, Wave Industries Ltd. began shipping the Olympia Wireless Conference Phone, a 2.4 GHz wireless conference phone system that offers portable, crystal-clear conference calls.
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Bali is Closer Than You Think...Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa to Unveil New Balinese Health Spa, the Largest on Gulf Coast as $60 Million Renovation Nears Completion
A Balinese Island Paradise in the making as the $60 million renovation project at the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa nears completion in late 2003. Magnificent additions to the resort will encompass a breathtaking 24,000-square-foot Balinese health spa, and an additional 10,000-square-foot ballroom and beachside terrace featuring panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico.
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