Newstream.com digest: Eliminating Land Mines, Teaching Harry Potter, Stock Options, and more free multimedia story packages for journalists
13 September 2000
Newstream.com digest: Eliminating Land Mines, Teaching Harry Potter, Stock Options, and more free multimedia story packages for journalists
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Portable Mine Detector To Eliminate Landmines
Loch Harris will hold a demonstration today on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol demonstrating ELF, Eliminate Landmines Forever. The demonstration will be followed by a press conference conducted by Loch Harris CEO Rodney Boone. Video will be available on Thursday
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New Book Helps Kids Learn from Harry Potter
As Harry Potter fans begin the school year having finished the latest novel in the series, a new book is helping parents and teachers use Harry's popularity to educate young people.
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Qualified and Nonqualified Stock Options
Stock options have become a bargaining chip to attract talent to firms ranging from dot coms to blue chip corporations. But the value of the stock is just one factor to consider. As Merrill Lynch shows, at tax time, not all stock options are created equal.
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Medicalogic/Medscape Adopts Medscape Name
The leading provider of digital health records and online medical information today announced it has adopted Medscape as its new company name. With its powerful digital resources, Medscape is dedicated to offering a broader and more comprehensive vision for healthcare and is aggressively targeting improvements in the cost, efficiency, safety and outcomes of healthcare.
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NYC to See the Jaguar Racing Team Debut In US
The first 'live-drive' of the Jaguar R1 in the U.S. will be part of a promotional film being shot in New York City's Times Square. In this head-to-head race, Eddie Irvine will drive an R1 while teammate Johnny Herbert drives a New York City taxicab.
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Children Everywhere Invited to Play in World Game via the Web
The biggest live interactive World Game webcast will be played by schoolchildren all around the world on September 21st 2000. Students will be able to play by answering questions about earth and space, the areas which belong to us all and need protecting.
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European Television and Radio Conglomerate, RTL Group, Announces
Interim Results
One of Europe's largest free-to-air television broadcasters, RTL Group, announced the company's Interim Results on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. RTL has interest in 22 television channels and 18 radio stations across 11 European countries. Access the Press Conference Webcast Here
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