Newstream.com digest: Mentoring Trends - From Celebrities Mentoring Via the Internet, to Students Mentoring Students; Ford Truck Trends and more free multimedia story packages for journalists

27 September 2000

Newstream.com digest: Mentoring Trends - From Celebrities Mentoring Via the Internet, to Students Mentoring Students; Ford Truck Trends and more free multimedia story packages for journalists

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    EMENTORING -- TAKING MENTORING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

    Colin Powell, Pierce Brosnan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Marion Jones are just some of the over 100 notable celebrities and leaders connecting with under-served young people for mentoring via the power of the Internet. Learn more about "The Digital Heroes Campaign," launched by PEOPLE magazine in conjunction with America Online. Get video of music world pioneer Russell Simmons and People magazine's president as well as Gregory Hines photo here.
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    STUDENTS MENTORING STUDENTS

    A national, school-based mentoring program to help children at risk achieve their full potential will be piloted in five U.S. cities by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America(R) (BBBSA) and sponsored by The Jack in the Box Foundation. Learn more about the innovative program here and get statistics from a BBBSA study now.
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    TRUCK TRENDS

    Ford rolls into the heart of the truck market to show five limited edition 2001 models at the State Fair of Texas. Recognizing a significant shift in the wants and needs of its truck customers, Ford's new trucks reflect a trend toward more specialized, more luxurious, and more personalized products.
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    INVESTING THE MONEY OF SUPERSTAR ATHLETES

    Every time you open the paper, another sports star has just signed a gargantuan contract, worth millions. Will that athlete become another sad rags-to-riches-to-rags story, or is there a better way? Merrill Lynch takes a look.
    You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1268

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    SECTION OF BERLIN WALL NOW A U.S. MONUMENT

    U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy spoke at ceremonies in Massachusetts where a 12-foot high, four-ton section of the Berlin Wall, adorned with a wispy graffiti portrait and an EF plaque, was set as a permanent monument outside of the North American headquarters of EF Education. Download photos here.

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