Newstream.com Digest: Box Tops for Education Program Doubles in Size, A&E Network Announces the `Best of Both Worlds'.Business Editors & Education/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2002 And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists -------------------------------------------------- Students Across the Nation Can Earn Up to $60,000 for Their Schools Just in time for the new school year, the General Mills  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . Box Tops The Box Tops were a Memphis pop music group of the late 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. for Education program is doubling in size, making it even easier for America's budget-strapped schools to earn twice as much cash each year. 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You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6730 -------------------------------------------------- More Than Fifty Percent of Japanese Homes Are Now Connected to the Internet Home computer ownership in Japan continues to rise rapidly, and more and more of these home computers are connected to the Internet, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study by Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PRU PRU Prudential Financial PRU Pupil Referral Unit PRU Photographic Reconnaissance Unit PRU Potomac Rugby Union (Washington, DC) PRU Provincial Reconnaissance Unit PRU Projets de Rénovation Urbaine PRU Pruhonice ). Prudential Financial estimated that the number of Japanese "online households," referring to families that own at least one personal computer at home and have Internet access See how to access the Internet. , have reached 26 million as of June 2002. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6774 -------------------------------------------------- Vertis Releases Direct Marketing Survey Results for Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Industry Vertis, a leading provider of technology-based integrated marketing services, has released the Customer Focus 2002: Direct Marketing survey for the financial services segment. The annual survey provides insights about consumers' financial goals, plans to invest, preferred credit card incentives, credit card usage habits and direct mail readership. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6771 -------------------------------------------------- A&E Network Announces Phil Keoghan ("The Amazing Race") & Alex McLeod ("Trading Spaces") as Hosts of 'Best of Both Worlds' Phil Keoghan (CBS' "The Amazing Race") and Alex McLeod (original host of the smash hit "Trading Spaces"), will serve as hosts of the A&E Special Presentation BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, it was announced today. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6770 -------------------------------------------------- KellyUSA Sweeps National Awards One year after formally being decommissioned as an Air Force Base and transferred to the local community, San Antonio's KellyUSA -- the Business Park that used to be Kelly Air Force Base Kelly Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. In 2001, the runway and land west of the runway became "Kelly Field Annex" and control of it was transferred to the adjacent Lackland Air Force Base. -- won awards in nearly every category at the National Association of Installation Developers' (NAID na´id n. 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chætopod annelids of the tribe You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6776 -------------------------------------------------- Xybernaut Receives 'Way Point' Patent for Location-Specific Information Delivery Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq:XYBR XYBR Xybernaut Corp (stock symbol) ), today announced it has been granted a patent for leaving and retrieving messages and data of all types at specific locations -- such as coordinate waypoints -- within a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS (Commercial Mobile Radio Service) An organization that provides cellular, PCS, mobile radio, paging and other wireless services. A good source of information can be found at http://wireless.fcc.gov/cmrsreports.html. ) provider network or other networks. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6772 -------------------------------------------------- Old Mutual U.S. Life Hires Michael A. McGrath as General Counsel and Secretary Old Mutual U.S. Life has hired Michael A. McGrath to be vice president -- General Counsel and Secretary. In this position he will provide direction and legal counsel to Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company and Americom Life & Annuity Insurance Company, both companies owned by Old Mutual U.S. Life. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6769 -------------------------------------------------- Charles P. Pizzi Named President and Ceo of Tasty Baking Company; Carl S. Watts to Remain as Chairman Tasty Baking Company (NYSE:TBC tbc abbr (= to be confirmed) → por confirmar tbc abbr (= to be confirmed) → noch zu bestätigen tbc abbr ) announced on Aug. 14, 2002, that Charles P. Pizzi has been named president and CEO of Tasty Baking Company, effective Oct. 7, 2002. Carl S. Watts, current chairman, president, and CEO of Tasty Baking Company, who previously announced his retirement plans, said Tasty Baking's Board of Directors believes Pizzi is a leader with "unparalleled integrity and experience." You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6773 -------------------------------------------------- Allegis Capital Promotes Lara Druyan to General Partner Allegis Capital, a seed and early stage venture fund with 33 active strategic corporate partners, announced the promotion of Lara Druyan to General Partner. As General Partner, Ms. Druyan will drive investments in seed and early stage networking and infrastructure software companies located in Northern California. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6768 -------------------------------------------------- Rayo Publica Autobiografia del Conductor de Univision Jorge Ramos Rayo, una rama de HarperCollinsPublishers, anuncio hoy la publicacion de ATRAVENSANDO FRONTERAS: La autobiografia de un periodista en busca de su lugar en el mundo para el 1 de octubre de 2002, el largamente esperado y extraordinariamente personal relato del ganador del Emmy y conductor del noticiero de Univision, Jorge Ramos. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6775 -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. 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