Newstream.com Digest: Holiday Gift Guide III, Should You Use Cash or Credit for Holiday Shopping? and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 We have more feature packages for you on the latest gifts, gadgets and gizmos Gadgets and Gizmos is a Canadian television program about technology gadgets and reviews shown on G4techTV Canada. The show, along with Call for Help, is a Canadian recreation of a TechTV original series known as Fresh Gear. for the holiday season. You'll find them by clicking the Gift Guide III button on our home page or by going directly to http://www.newstream.com/us/cgi-bin/display_package.cgi?180 -------------------------------------------------- Cash or Credit? It Might Matter This Holiday Season A new survey by the National Retail Federation shows that consumers plan to spend more money on gifts this year -- ringing up the total shopping spend to more than $217 billion. But before you hit the stores, you may want to make sure you carry the "right" kind of plastic -- it could be the most valuable accessory you take with you. Get video now You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11407 -------------------------------------------------- Baby Superstar Toy Seen on "Friends," "Yes, Dear," and "Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. " Is the Must Have Holiday Gift It was the special baby gift that Ross (David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 12, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the American sitcom Friends. ) purchased for his daughter Emma on the premiere of NBC's "Friends." It is also a must have baby toy for Catherine Zeta Jones and Jennifer Connelly, and just in time for the holidays, the hottest baby toy in Hollywood is coming to a retailer near you. Based upon the character in Baby Superstar's award-winning video series, the cuddly plush toy is quickly becoming the must have baby item. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11424 -------------------------------------------------- Give the Holiday Gift of a Lifetime: The Right Career Path Do you know someone who is struggling with a career choice, career change, or deciding on a college major? Here's an idea that will be much appreciated long after the holiday packages have been unwrapped. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11413 -------------------------------------------------- Univision Launches 'Salud Es Vida... Enterate!' A National Spanish-Language Health Education Initiative Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ), the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , announced the official launch of its integrated cross-platform health education initiative "Salud es Vida...Enterate!" The mission of this initiative is to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage the early detection and aggressive management of chronic health conditions affecting U.S. Hispanics. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11428 -------------------------------------------------- Holiday Shoppers Compare 'Best Toys Of The Year' Lists and Find The Same Two Toys With thousands of new toys introduced every holiday season, each claiming to be the most fun, innovative, or educational, how is a parent to know which toys will live up to their advertising and which will sink to the bottom of the toy chest? Fortunately, there are dozens of awards programs and "Best Toy of the Year" lists devoted to sorting through the clutter to find the winners. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11421 -------------------------------------------------- 67 Michigan Residents Lose Close to Three Tons of Weight Through Leading Bariatric Bariatric Pertaining to the study, prevention, or treatment of overweight. Mentioned in: Malnutrition Center Sixty-seven Michigan residents have lost close to three tons of weight in a photo released today by the Centers for Obesity Related Illness (CORI Centers), a leading provider of bariatric surgery Bariatric Surgery Definition Bariatric surgery promotes weight loss by changing the digestive system's anatomy, limiting the amount of food that can be eaten and digested. in Detroit, Mich. The photo was taken at a recent CORI Centers picnic in Milford, Mich. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11419 -------------------------------------------------- Cisco Teams with Network Associates, Symantec, and Trend Micro to Address Critical Industry Security Issues Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., today announced the Cisco(R) Network Admission Control program to address the increased threat and impact of worms and viruses to networked businesses. This strategic program represents a significant step forward in industry collaboration and is part of Cisco's Self-Defending Network Initiative that helps customers identify, prevent and adapt to security threats. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11418 -------------------------------------------------- The Population Council Sells NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) An agreement signed between two parties that have to disclose confidential information to each other in order to do business. In general, the NDA states why the information is being divulged and stipulates that it cannot be used for any Rights to Copper T 380A Intrauterine Contraceptive intrauterine contraceptive n. An intrauterine device. , ParaGard(R), to FEI FEI Fédération Équestre Internationale. The Population Council announced today that it sold the New Drug Application (NDA) for ParaGard, the Copper T 380A intrauterine intrauterine /in·tra·uter·ine/ (-u´ter-in) within the uterus. in·tra·u·ter·ine adj. Within the uterus. Intrauterine Situated or occuring in the uterus. copper contraceptive (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ), to FEI for an undisclosed sum. ParaGard is safe, highly effective (99.4%), hormone-free, convenient, and provides long-term contraceptive protection. FEI will assume full responsibility for marketing and distributing this FDA-approved contraceptive directly to clinicians beginning January 1, 2004. Until the end of this year, clinicians can continue to order ParaGard from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11426 -------------------------------------------------- Hanley Wood Holds First BIG BUILDER Conference Hanley Wood, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , brought together high-level executives and decision-makers from the nation's top home-building firms for three days of education and networking at a first-of-its-kind event. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11427 -------------------------------------------------- Eating Well on Campus Going away to college for the first time can present many challenges, especially when it comes to eating the right foods. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11409 -------------------------------------------------- Luxury Resort Homes Underway on Hawaii's "Gold Coast" Centex Destination Properties, a division of the Dallas-based Centex Corporation (NYSE:CTX CTX Context (Management; Tandem) CTX Centex Corporation (stock symbol) CTX Centrex CTX Cyclophosphamide CTX Corporate Trade Exchange CTX Cytoxan CTX Cholera Toxin CTX Clinical Trial Exemption ), one of America's "Most Admired" companies as determined by Fortune magazine, has brought its magical touch in resort homebuilding to the famed Kohala "Gold Coast" of Hawaii's Big Island. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11425 -------------------------------------------------- FacilityPro and Prenova Announce Alliance Agreement FacilityPro, a leading procurement business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in (BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ) provider, and Prenova, one of the nation's largest energy management services provider, today announced an alliance that leverages the strengths of the two companies. FacilityPro is incorporating Prenova's energy management services as a core component of its Procurement Center of Excellence services. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11417 -------------------------------------------------- Unique Holiday Gift: Sleek Two-Door...for the Kitchen Whether it's a difficult-to-please in-law or a friend who has everything, we all have people in our lives who make finding the right gift almost impossible. One original gift suggestion comes from simplehuman CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Frank Yang: "One-third of America's trash is made up of discarded packaging so it's not just gifts that pile up at holidays. Wrapping gifts, preparing special recipes, and sprucing up our homes can generate a lot of trash. An elegant and space-saving simplehuman(TM) waste can not only makes cleaning up easier -- it's a universally fitting gift that people respond to warmly." You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11423 -------------------------------------------------- Save the Date.... Playboy Home Video starts out the New Year with the release of the "2004 Video Playmate Calendar" as a single 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. and a two-tape VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. collection. Both versions, available now, include bonus features and are priced at $19.98 each. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11422 -------------------------------------------------- AJA AJA Adjacent AJA Aj Auxerre (French soccer club) AJA American Jail Association AJA American Journal of Archaeology AJA American Judges Association AJA Americans of Japanese Ancestry Video Systems Announces New Products at InterBEE AJA Video Systems announced two new products in the Io family, Io LD and Io LA. Both Io LD and Io LA support the highest quality 10-bit uncompressed video available -- on both the digital and analog inputs and outputs. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11420 -------------------------------------------------- Give the 'Ultimate Gift' of a Cherished Family Heirloom When shopping for the person who "has everything" you may already have the perfect holiday gift right in your home. The most precious gift of all might be an antique grandfather clock, the piano that's been in the family for years, your grandmother's china, or that priceless family heirloom. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11403 -------------------------------------------------- Angelica Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results Angelica Corporation (NYSE:AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. ) reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 25, 2003. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 was $2.2 million, or $.24 per diluted share, as compared to $2.7 million, or $.30 per diluted share, including a discontinued operations Discontinued operations Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business. charge of $894,000, in the same period last year. Excluding the charge from discontinued operations, third quarter fiscal 2003 net income was $3.6 million, or $.40 per diluted share. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11415 -------------------------------------------------- Largest Secondary Stroke Prevention Study Begins Enrollment In The United States Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. killing 160 thousand Americans every year. And patients having a second stroke are three times more likely to die than first stroke patients. Now there's a global study that aims to prevent second strokes, as we hear from Matt Kelly. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11414 -------------------------------------------------- Retro Toys For Building Memories Together This holiday season retro toys are making a come back and are expected to be some of the hottest sellers. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11410 -------------------------------------------------- Prepaid Gift Cards With the holidays just around the corner, consumers are beginning their searches for the perfect gift. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11411 -------------------------------------------------- Unisys Appoints IT Services and Telecommunications Veteran to Lead Outsourcing Business Across the Americas Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ) has named Alfred G. Binford vice president and general manager of its outsourcing business for North and Latin America, within its Enterprise Transformation Services (ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ) group. Binford will draw on two decades of experience, as well as Unisys deep industry expertise and broad portfolio of solutions, to help clients reduce risk and gain a competitive edge by transforming their business processes. Binford will report directly to ETS president Joe McGrath when Bob Evans, president of ETS - Outsourcing, retires from Unisys at the end of 2003. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11408 -------------------------------------------------- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) On Demand Community Launched Today -- In the Triangle Area and 74 Other Sites Worldwide At an event today on IBM's main campus in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. that drew an estimated 500 employees, the company introduced a first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage and sustain corporate philanthropy through volunteerism. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?11405 ------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress Advisors Names New Regional Director to Lead Its Boston Office PNC Advisors, a member of The PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving Group, announced that Susan E. Fitzsimmons has been named the new regional director for PNC Advisors' Boston office. 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