Newstream.com Digest: Fire Safety at Home, Modern Mayflower Indians Fight For Federal Recognition, Privatization of Government Services, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 Fire Safety House fires are a homeowner's nightmare...striking more than 385,000 families last year alone. Experts say there are ways to prevent the tragedy -- and to help protect your belongings in the event the unthinkable happens. A report from Allstate (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALL). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11506 -------------------------------------------------- Modern Mayflower Mayflower, ship Mayflower, ship that in 1620 brought the Pilgrims from England to New England. She set out from Southampton in company with the Speedwell, Indians It's the Thanksgiving image etched in every school child's mind: Indians helping Pilgrims survive a harsh New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. winter. Hundreds of years later, this same tribe of Indians -- the Mashpee Wampanoags -- still live on Cape Cod Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean. It is generally flat, with sand dunes, low hills, and numerous lakes. and continue to serve their country. Video available. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11495 -------------------------------------------------- On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! ... Orlando Drivers Burned Rubber in a Fast Dash to the Finish Line In celebration of the highly anticipated launch of Mario Kart Mario Kart is a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark and highly successful Super Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games. : Double Dash!!, for Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. , a preliminary game play competition was held in Denver, Colo., on Nov. 7, where consumers were able to compete on this hot new kart-racing game before the official public release. The winner from this competition received a paid trip with a friend to Universal Studios, Fla. to compete against the preliminary winner from Orlando. These two winners raced against Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American retired CART and Formula One driver with Italian heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League. and Melissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18 1976) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. in a real go-kart race. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11480 -------------------------------------------------- From Travel To Turkey, Proposed Cuts Put Americans At Risk Thanksgiving usually means two things to American families: turkey and travel. But to the AFGE AFGE American Federation of Government Employees AFGE Association of Federal Government Employees AFGE American Forum for Global Education AFGE Air Fluid Gas Exchange (American Federation of Government Employees The American Federation of Government Employees is an American labor union representing over 600,000 employees of the federal government. (State and municipal employees are represented by other unions, most notably the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ) -- a coalition representing over 600,000 government workers -- it symbolizes American lives that will possibly be risked if the Bush administration succeeds with its plan to privatize vital government services. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11507 -------------------------------------------------- Quiksilver Entertainment Delivers Cybersurf to Sony's Cyber-Shot Camera Quiksilver Entertainment (NYSE:ZQK) is producing a Limited Edition version of Sony Electronics' popular Cyber-shot(R) DSC-U60 digital camera. Designed to go anywhere, the camera is targeted to action sports enthusiasts who desire a product that can keep up with their intense, and often soggy, lifestyle. The 150 limited-edition, Quiksilver-designed pieces feature original artwork on the camera, and are packaged in a specially designed custom box. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11501 -------------------------------------------------- St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical, Inc. NYSE: STJ is a $2.9 billion global cardiovascular device company, with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Wins FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. Approval of the Housecall Plus(tm) Remote Patient Monitoring System, Advancing Care with Transtelephonic Technology St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE:STJ STJ Superior Tribunal de Justica (Brazil) STJ Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) STJ Superconducting Tunnel Junction STJ San Giljan (postal locality, Malta) ) has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the St. Jude Medical Housecall Plus(tm) remote patient monitoring system. The system enables a physician to evaluate and communicate with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a (ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device. ICD abbr. ) patient in real time, even if the two are thousands of miles apart. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11492 -------------------------------------------------- Dream Home, Nightmare Insurance? If your home hasn't been broken into, or damaged by lightning, hurricane, fire, or hail, consider yourself lucky, because millions of homes across America suffer these damages each year. As if that weren't bad enough, homeowners are often stunned to find out that their home insurance may not cover everything they may anticipate. Since the home is typically a person's biggest financial investment, this can leave consumers in a state of financial shock. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11496 -------------------------------------------------- World's Funniest Feline Teaches Typing The wisecracking, nap-taking, fat cat himself plans to tap, tap, tap his way onto computers everywhere with new Garfield's Typing Pal software. Available nationally at Circuit City and retail and online locations: PC/SRP $19.99. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11497 -------------------------------------------------- Online Safety Tips for Holiday Shoppers Online shopping is expected to increase by more than 21 percent this holiday season, 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. Jupiter Research's 2003 holiday forecast. That means more people will buy their holiday gifts online this year than ever before. But this increase in Web traffic and consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. can make the holidays an ideal time for online crime. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11485 -------------------------------------------------- American Culinary Institute Announces New National Chef Board Members American Culinary Institute (ACI ACI American Concrete Institute ACI Arch Coal Inc ACI Airports Council International (formerly Airport Associations Coordinating Council) ACI Automobile Club d'Italia ACI American Competitiveness Initiative ), an independent, chef-based organization that judges and awards outstanding food, beverage and culinary products, today announced the appointment of nine new members to its ACI National Chef Board. These accomplished chefs join more than 30 highly esteemed, independent, professional chefs from across the country who support ACI in its mission to empower consumers to find the best tasting products in the supermarket and for foodservice professionals to select the best products for the customers they serve. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11494 -------------------------------------------------- Business Wire Expands Distribution in China and Hong Kong Via Agreement With Government-Sponsored Technology Information Promotion System, Key Platform to Reach Media, B-2-B, and Consumers Business Wire has entered into a news distribution agreement with China's Technology Information Promotion System ("TIPS"), a government-affiliated agency that provides access to a multi-channel distribution platform that reaches Chinese enterprises, media, government and educational institutions, and consumers. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11502 -------------------------------------------------- Bones Hurt? Can't Do What You Did When You Were Younger? Osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. can be painful, but it doesn't have to be debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction . Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11500 -------------------------------------------------- Good To Be Bad He's best known for his work in the films Me, Myself and Irene and Beetlejuice, but Tony Cox says, playing Marcus in the new film Bad Santa is by far one of his biggest roles to date. Radio News Feature. Interview with actor Tony Cox. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11499 -------------------------------------------------- An Old Fashioned Staple Goes Digital The evolution of the pen has taken a giant leap into the future. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11498 -------------------------------------------------- About Newstream.com: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com). 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