Newstream.com Digest: Digital Odometer Fraud on the Rise, America's Fastest Growing Private Companies, Home Depot to Host Free Fire Safety Workshops Oct. 4
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Digital Odometer Fraud on the Rise
Odometer fraud is on the rise. Despite being illegal in every state, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports nearly half a million cases of odometer fraud every year. Now, the scam has gone high tech -- even digital odometers are being tampered with. Get video here
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Car Care Month: Better Maintenance Can Lead to Better Resale
Have you ever thought of your car as an investment? There are many reasons why we purchase a car whether it is for transportation means or for status. But at an average of $26,000, a new car is a large investment. How we treat the car while we own it might just have a large impact on what it'll be worth when we sell it. A report from General Motors
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Inc. 500 Reveals America's Fastest Growing Private Companies
Inc. Magazine, the premier publication for small and medium-sized businesses, today released its 22nd annual Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Mosquito-killer American Biophysics, tops the list, with five-year sales growth of 25,615%. The Inc. 500 Special Issue will appear on newsstands October 14 and will be on display until January 2004.
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New Technology Extinguishes Major Cause Of Most House Fires
The leading cause of fires that damaged nearly a half million American homes last year was a common household item -- the extension cord. Overloaded, pinched, frayed, overheated or just worn out, extension cords cause fires every six minutes in America. And they're the catalyst behind a new generation of extension cords with built-in intelligence.
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Air Quality Index Forecasts Now Available Year-Round
Beginning Oct. 1, 2003 new information on air quality will be available year-round in more than 100 U.S. cities. As part of an ongoing effort to protect the American public from air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency, together with state and local governments, is expanding current air quality forecasts to include daily information on particle pollution.
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Neopets(R) To Invade Game Aisle!
With almost 60 million registered accounts, it's no secret that Neopets are poised to take over the universe. Neopets.com continues its advance on pop-culture with this month's release of the Neopets Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. .
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Your Vote Counts: Join in the 39th Birthday Celebration of the OPERATION Game By Casting Your Vote for Cavity Sam's New Ailment
The eternal OPERATION patient, Cavity Sam, turns 39 next year. Like many of us, he has his fair share of problems -- a Broken Heart, Butterflies in the Stomach and Writer's Cramp -- to name a few. This fall, as this childhood icon approaches the big 3-9, consumers are asked to get in on the celebration and honor Sam by choosing a new ailment to add to the 12 he currently has. The candidates are...Brain Freeze, Tennis Elbow and Growling Stomach.
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Axis Introduces World's Smallest High Network Camera for Remote Monitoring Applications
Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, launched today the world's smallest, high-performance network camera with a built-in Web server. The AXIS 205 Network Camera provides small businesses and professional home users with high image resolution (640 x 480 pixels) and full frame rate (30 frames per second) at a low price point.
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Environmental Agencies Give Bayport Green Light
The Port of Houston Authority and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have signed a memorandum of agreement on PHA's plan to preserve coastal prairie habitat as part of the development of the proposed Bayport Container and Cruise Terminal. Specifically, the PHA will preserve 456 acres along the lower part of the San Jacinto River and 500 acres on the Katy Prairie. In their MOA, PHA and TPWD indicate that this additional preservation of valuable habitat completes a package that compensates for the impacts from the proposed terminal facilities.
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Callaway Golf Introduces New ERC Fusion Driver; Revolutionary Design Combines High-Performance Benefits of Titanium and Composites
Callaway Golf Company today officially introduced its new ERC(R) Fusion(R) Driver -- featuring radical new Fusion Technology for explosive performance off the tee. Bearing the initials of Company founder Ely Reeves Callaway, the ERC Fusion Driver represents the most forward-looking design Callaway Golf has ever brought to market. The driver combines a high-performance forged titanium "cup-face" with a lightweight carbon composite body that contains strategically located internal weighting.
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The Shaw Group Makes Leadership Changes To Expand Executive Team
The Shaw Group Inc. today announced that it has expanded its executive management team. Tim Barfield, currently President of Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. (Shaw E&I), has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of The Shaw Group Inc. Mr. Barfield will also serve on the Company's Board of Directors. J.M. Bernhard, Jr. will continue as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Diana Severs Ferguson succeeds Mr. Barfield as President of Shaw E&I.
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Fujitsu Goes To The Moon With Its Field-Proven GeoStream(TM) Routers
Fujitsu Ltd and Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., leading suppliers of IT and Telecommunications solutions, today announced it will join other vendors at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to demonstrate the security and reliability of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with its GeoStream R920 IP/MPLS router in a project named Moonv6.
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Maynard, Cooper & Gale Hosts Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
His Royal Highness Prince Bandar bin Sultan addressed more than 100 people at a luncheon on Friday sponsored by Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. The audience included area business leaders as well as local and statewide government officials.
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KONICA MINOLTA PRINTING SOLUTIONS Debuts
Stephen Fletcher, president and COO of KONICA MINOLTA PRINTING SOLUTIONS U.S.A, INC., today announced the official name change of the company previously known as MINOLTA-QMS, Inc.
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The Upper Deck Company to Fight Counterfeiters to Ensure Authenticity of Products for Consumers
The Upper Deck Company, LLC, a premier sports and entertainment publishing company, today announced that it has taken the first of several steps to protect its customers and partners from illegal counterfeiters by filing a lawsuit against approximately fifty individuals and companies across the United States which include Fry's Electronics, Inc., Boingofans Auctions, Gulf Atlantic Vending, Creative Vending, Great Wall Company, Double Lucky Corp, Jays Anime, LLC and many others for marketing and distributing counterfeit starter decks, booster packs and individual cards that illegally copy the enormously popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME.
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Beat the Flu, Before It Gets You
It's October, and that means flu season is here. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, millions who are at higher risk should get vaccinated as soon as they can -- and not doing so could be a serious mistake. Radio News Feature
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Look Out: More Computer Viruses and Worms Are on the Way
The Fourth Semi-Annual Internet Security Threat Report is out and the news is alarming. Radio News Feature
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Marty Turock and Nancy Gilbert Join Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. to Lead Major Marketing Efforts
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), announced on September 30, 2003, that it has hired Marty Turock as senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, U.S. and Asia/Pacific, and Nancy Gilbert as vice president, Sales and Marketing, for the New York metropolitan region.
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Michael Harlow Joins Cubic Transportation Systems' Sales Team to Pursue Parking and Secure Access Markets
Michael Harlow has joined Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., the leading provider of revenue management and ticketing systems for mass transit, and a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), as manager of sales with responsibilities for developing the parking and security/building access markets that complement the company's multi-application smart card technologies.
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Inphi Corporation Introduces High-Frequency DC to 25 GHz Prescalers in Low-Cost Plastic Package
Broadening the availability and application of its precision electronic components, Inphi Corporation introduced three prescalers in a low-cost quad flat no-lead (QFN) plastic package for point-to-point microwave radios and advanced synthesizer applications at frequencies from DC to 25 GHz.
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Mailblocks Leverages Unique Challenge/Response Capabilities to Warn Spammers of New Law
Mailblocks, a leading provider of consumer email services utilizing its patented Challenge/Response anti-spam technology, announced it has incorporated a warning into its service to put spammers and other unwanted senders on notice.
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Yale Berkeley Study Shows Internet Car Buyers Save More Money Than Showroom Hagglers
Most car shoppers know that rebates and low financing offers have never been better, but did you know that when you buy your car through the Internet, you can save more than if you just shopped in the showroom? Radio News Feature
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