Newstream.com Digest: 4th of July Grilling Tips, Redecorate Your Home With Bold Color & Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Newstream.com Digest: 4th of July Weekend: Summer Grilling Tips Currently, four out of five U.S. families have a grill. Sixty-three percent of homeowners own a propane gas grill. The popularity of propane grills has been rising due to convenient features such as the "instant-on and instant-off" knob to control heat immediately (good for families with small children). Video Available. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14206 -------------------------------------------------- Summer Redecorating Thanks to popular shows like "Trading Spaces" and "Extreme Home Makeover" Americans have become passionate about taking the drab out of their home decor. The most common and effective way to accomplish this also happens to be the most economic: a fresh coat of paint. But it's a fashion statement those without "color confidence" are afraid to make. Video Available. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14251 -------------------------------------------------- What Would it Cost to Move Into the White House This Year? Today, the average price of a home in America is $223,000 -- a lot of money, indeed, but nothing compared to the $667,000 monthly mortgage payment for what would undoubtedly be the most expensive home in America -- if it were only for sale. The White House. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13812 -------------------------------------------------- Hooray Lennox Lewis! Former World Heavyweight Champ, Lennox Lewis, along with the Red Stripe Ambassador Dorrel Salmon, shows his marketing muscle by putting a headlock around Rob Warren, vice president of beer marketing at Diageo (NYS 1. Is not. See Nis. :DEO DEO Deodorant DEO Diversification de l'Economie de l'Ouest Canada (Western Economic Diversification Canada) DEO Diversification de l'Économie de l'Ouest Canada (Western Economic Diversification Canada) ), brand owners of Red Stripe. Red Stripe, the beloved beer of the Caribbean, will continue to punch through the United States with its "Hooray Beer" campaign, with help from Lewis who is appearing in the television spots scheduled to debut on ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network this summer. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14244 -------------------------------------------------- Bausch & Lomb and CIBA Vision Announce Final Global Settlement of Patent Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BOL BOL Bolivia (ISO Country code) BOL Books Online BOL Bole (SIL code, Nigeria) BOL Bill Of Lading BOL Beginning Of Line BOL Best Of Luck BOL Buzz Out Loud BOL Bruin Online BOL Beginning Of Life ) and CIBA Vision Corporation, the eye care unit of Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS NVS - Non-Volatile Storage ), on July 2 announced that they have reached a final settlement agreement that resolves disputes between the two companies in patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuits and associated patent proceedings related to breakthrough silicone hydrogel hy·dro·gel n. A colloidal gel in which the particles are dispersed in water. hydrogel a gel that contains water. hydrogel Wound care A polymer absorptive wound dressing. See Dressing. contact lens contact lens, thin plastic lens worn between the eye and eyelid that may be used instead of eyeglasses. Actors, models, and others wear them for appearance, and athletes use them for safety and convenience. materials. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14248 -------------------------------------------------- Innovative Multi-Site Wafer Level Reliability Test System is Introduced by SUSS suss tr.v. sussed, suss·ing, suss·es Slang 1. To infer or discover; figure out: "I think I'm good at sussing out what's going on" Ry Cooder. SUSS MicroTec AG (FWB (Fixed Wireless Broadband) See fixed wireless. :SMH SMH Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) SMH St Michael's Hospital SMH Shaking My Head SMH Strong Memorial Hospital SMH Sanders Morris Harris Inc. SMH Screening for Mental Health, Inc. ) has introduced an analytical probe system dedicated to Multi-Site Wafer Level Reliability (WLR WLR Water and Land Resources (King County, WA) WLR Wholesale Line Rental WLR Weekly Law Reports (UK) WLR Wafer Level Reliability WLR Weapons Locating Radar WLR Buoy Tender, River ) testing. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14246 -------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems Sets Guinness World Record With the World's Highest Capacity Internet Router Cisco Systems Inc. on July 1 announced that Guinness World Records has certified the Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS-1) as the highest capacity Internet router ever developed at 92 terabits (92 trillion bits per second) of total throughput, designed to afford up to 100 times more capacity than previously available. The Cisco CRS-1 becomes the first networking technology to be recognized by Guinness World Records, which is the authority on record-breaking achievement around the world. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14227 -------------------------------------------------- Optimal Payments completes the acquisition of National Processing Services LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Optimal Group Inc., (Nasdaq:OPMR OPMR Optimal Robotics Corporation (stock symbol) ) a leading payments and services company with operations throughout North America and the United Kingdom, today announced that Optimal Payments has completed the previously announced acquisition of National Processing Services LLC, a registered VISA and MasterCard independent sales organization This article or section deals primarily with the English-speaking world and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Optimal Payments is wholly owned by Optimal Group Inc. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14247 -------------------------------------------------- Siemens Business Services Adds Concord's Business Service Console to Its Product Portfolio Concord Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRD CCRD Colorado Civil Rights Division CCRD Clear Certainty Rundown CCRD Center for Community Research and Development CCRD Climate Change Research Division (US DoE) CCRD Certified Chiropractic Rehabilitation Doctor ), an industry leader in optimizing IT services to drive business success, announced that, effective immediately, Siemens Business Services will start reselling Concord's new Business Service Console(tm). Siemens Business Services has been a Concord customer since 1996 and a reseller of Concord's solutions since 2000. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14243 -------------------------------------------------- The Tables Are Turned on July 13 With the Release of Guys Gone Wild The Guys Gone Wild video series is the male equivalent to Girls Gone Wild by Mantra Entertainment. These video tapes and DVDs feature much the same content as the Girls equivalent, only instead showing young men performing for the camera — e.g. Mantra Entertainment announced today that the very first video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. in the new GUYS GONE WILD series will be released on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. GUYS GONE WILD captures real, hot young men getting naked against settings such as this year's Mardi Gras and Spring Break. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14241 -------------------------------------------------- Sweet Politicking at Finale Desserterie Local Businesses Capitalize on DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart The authorities are closing the highway, the subway and the airspace around Boston for the DNC, so local businesses are getting creative in luring delegate dollars during the Democratic National Convention. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14239 -------------------------------------------------- Jessica or Paris? Ashton or Usher? Which hot celebrities would you like to get kissably close to? If you're like the majority of other young Americans, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Lindsay Lohan and Ashton Kutcher are at the top of your list. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14238 -------------------------------------------------- Need a Hand? Dr. Octopus May Make You Wish You Hadn't Asked Actor Alfred Molina of "Chocolat" and "Frida" plays Spidey's new nemesis Doc Ock and explains how a scientist becomes a super villain. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14237 -------------------------------------------------- "White Chicks" Played by Black Men For the second week in a row, "White Chicks" is the number one comedy at the box office Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14236 -------------------------------------------------- Ultratech Inc. Names Industry Veteran, Rick P. Friedman Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing Ultratech Inc. (Nasdaq:UTEK), a leading supplier of photolithography systems used to manufacture semiconductors and nanotechnology devices, today announced that it has named Rick P. Friedman, 47, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. As an industry veteran, he is chartered with driving all of the worldwide sales and marketing efforts for Ultratech. Friedman will report to John Denzel, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14235 -------------------------------------------------- When In Doubt, Throw It Out! Enjoy your Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. barbeque -- but don't end your holiday in the emergency room. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14234 -------------------------------------------------- Entellium Names Former Sprint Executive as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America Entellium (www.entellium.com), a provider of hosted sales, customer service and marketing automation products, on July 2 named Natalee Roan roan a coat color consisting of a relatively uniform mixture of white and colored hairs, giving a 'silvered' hue; self-describing colors are red-roan, blue-roan, chestnut roan. vice president of sales and marketing for the company's North America operations. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14253 -------------------------------------------------- Mobil Travel Guide Takes the Guess Work Out of Dining For the first time travelers and food lovers alike will be able to search unbiased dining recommendations for New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles, along with unique information about specialty food markets, culinary attractions and nightlife in the four expanded metropolitan areas. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14230 -------------------------------------------------- USA Basketball Unveils Redesigned Uniforms With Enhanced Performance Elements for 2004 Summer The USA Basketball Men's and Women's Senior National teams will be wearing distinctly new "stars and stripes Stars and Stripes nickname for the U.S. flag. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 8567] See : America " style uniforms and practice wear that incorporate the latest lightweight and moisture-wicking materials when they take to the court this summer. Both teams will have three uniform options for the first time ever, reintroducing colors from the past. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14231 -------------------------------------------------- Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream parlor chain based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.[1] History The company was co-founded in 1988 by Susan and Donald Sutherland (unrelated to actor Donald Sutherland), who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed Celebrates National Ice Cream Month by Hosting the `World's Largest Ice Cream Cake Ice cream cake is either ice cream in the shape of a cake or ice cream and cake layered together to make a single form. The idea of ice cream cake came from desserts composed of cream and cookies or cake called trifles, which first turned up in the Renaissance. Social' Cold Stone Creamery(R) will fulfill more than just ice cream wishes and waffle See WAFL. cone dreams this summer as stores nationwide team up for a month-long fund-raising effort on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14225 -------------------------------------------------- ICON Launches New Web Site ICON Advisers Inc., manager of the ICON family of mutual funds, announces that it has launched a new Web site at www.iconadvisers.com. The site takes a user-centered approach by targeting customized content to five types of visitors: investment professionals, existing investors, prospective investors, institutional investors and media. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14224 -------------------------------------------------- Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Forms Strategic Alliance with NanoProducts Corporation Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq:CCMP CCMP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan CCMP Counter-Mode/CBC-Mac Protocol (IEEE 802.11I encryption algorithm) CCMP Capacitively Coupled Microwave Plasma CCMP Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals ), the leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information ) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, announced on July 1 that it has entered into a strategic alliance with NanoProducts Corporation, a privately held technology leader in nanoscale particles and related nanotechnology products. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14222 -------------------------------------------------- Starbucks Coffee Company, Music Icon Quincy Jones and His `We Are the Future' Concert Combine Efforts to Support Children in War-Torn Cities Following the highly successful "We Are the Future" concert in Rome on May 16, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX SBUX Starbucks Corporation (stock symbol) SBUX Starbucks Coffee Company ), Quincy Jones and his "We Are the Future" organization and Glocal Forum, a Rome-based Non-Governmental Organization, have come together to raise awareness and financial support for the plight of children in countries hit hardest by war. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14220 -------------------------------------------------- Boost Mobile Ignites New Era in Cell Phone Design Boost Mobile(tm), a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand that develops and distributes wireless communications products for the youth market, is blazing a new trail in cell phone design with today's launch of the Boost Mobile i285 handset by Motorola. Offered exclusively from Boost Mobile, the new phone is designed to meet the lifestyle needs of today's youth by featuring the first keyboard with a flame facade, and a discreet vanity mirror located inside the handset's back cover. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14219 -------------------------------------------------- Atari `Lights Up The Sky' With New Fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to MixMaster in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Atari Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAR) announced on July 1 that, in addition to all-new 3-D graphics and the ability to virtually "ride the rides," RollerCoaster Tycoon(R) 3 will allow players to design amazing fireworks displays that can be choreographed to the music of their choice. Using the new Fireworks MixMaster(tm), players can create pyrotechnic masterpieces and synchronize them to music using pre-set in-game songs or their own MP3 files. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14217 -------------------------------------------------- J.D. Power and Associates Reports: More Than One Half of Households Now Bundle Their Long-Distance Service With Another Telecommunications Product The number of long distance telephone customers opting to bundle their telecommunications products with one provider continues to rise significantly, with more than one half of households now bundling services, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Residential Long Distance Telephone Service Study(sm) released on July 1. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14221 -------------------------------------------------- Hitachi Power Tools Introduces Two New World-Class Cordless Driver Drills Hitachi Power Tools on July 1 launched two world-class additions to their cordless drill series. The Hitachi DS18DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. and Hitachi DS14DMR incorporate the most advanced features available for professionals and/or "weekend warriors" who demand a tool engineered to withstand the most demanding projects. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14215 -------------------------------------------------- Where Does Your Car Rank on the Dependability Scale? If you're thinking about buying a new car, then reliability, no doubt, is something you'll be considering. Who makes the most dependable cars? Find out in this report. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14214 -------------------------------------------------- Turning Brownfields Into Ballfields Michael Leavitt, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , announces new EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14212 -------------------------------------------------- The Little Engine That Could Frustrated with Internet search engines that don't yield the results you want? Learn about new advances that can zero in on what you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14205 -------------------------------------------------- Bay Area McDonald's(R) Restaurants Launch The Giving Meal(tm) `The Little Meal With a Big Heart' The Bay Area, so often a hotbed of innovation, is home to the creation of a new McDonald's meal that bounces back local McDonald's profits to the community -- by supporting local children's charities. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14223 -------------------------------------------------- Don't Drink and Drive Racecar race·car n. Sports An automobile used for racing. Driver Michael Andretti asks you to think before you get behind the wheel. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14207 -------------------------------------------------- VeriFone Provides Point-of-Sale Solutions to Athens Bank During Olympics VeriFone Inc., the world's leading provider of payment solutions, today announced that Alpha Bank, the Official Bank of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, has ordered 1,300 VeriFone Omni 3750 terminals. The terminals will be delivered during the summer of 2004, when more than one million visitors are expected to be drawn by the games and festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?14233 -------------------------------------------------- Wyndham International Names Philip A. Gosch Senior Vice President, Acquisitions And Development Wyndham International Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :WBR WBR West Baton Rouge WBR With Best Regards WBR Warner Brothers Records (record label) WBR Whole Brain Radiation WBR Big Rapids, Michigan (Airport Code) WBR Wide Band Radio WBR Widening But Replicating ) announced today the appointment of Philip A. Gosch to senior vice president, acquisitions and development, effective immediately. 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