Newstream.com Digest: MRIs for All Shapes and Sizes, Tips on Reducing Your Homeowner's Insurance, And 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 ------------------------------------------------ MRIs for All Shapes and Sizes An MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. is a critical exam used to diagnose and treat patients with cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease . But for plus-sized patients and claustrophobics, an MRI was not an option because the system is too small and/or confined for them to use. A new MRI has been introduced to help these patients. A report from Siemens (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SI) You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15616 ------------------------------------------------ Tips on Reducing Your Homeowner's Insurance The recent rash of natural disasters has many Americans taking a second look at their homeowner's coverage, trying to figure out if they have enough protection if their own home was damaged or destroyed. But if you've been putting off increasing your coverage because your rates might go up, you may be surprised to learn there could be insurance discounts right under your nose. A report from Allstate (NYSE:ALL) You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15579 ------------------------------------------------ Walgreens Makes 'Big' News with Free Large Print Prescription Instructions for Millions of Americans with Impaired or Low Vision Walgreens today became the first national drugstore chain to offer large print prescription instructions free of charge at all of its stores across the country. This new offering benefits the millions of Americans with impaired or low vision. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15626 ------------------------------------------------ NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications, Nuance, Sun, and Avnet Applied Computing Solutions Team to Bring Telecom Developers New Open, Standards-Based Platforms for Scalable Speech-Driven Contact Center and VoIP Applications NMS Communications (Nasdaq:NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), Nuance (Nasdaq:NUAN NUAN New User Action Notation (modeling language) ), and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) have joined forces with Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, a division of global technology distribution leader Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), to deliver the telecom industry's first complete platforms for developers and ISVs creating scalable next-generation contact center solutions and VoIP applications. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15607 ------------------------------------------------ Merscom and Special Operations Warrior Foundation The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. Join Forces for Children of Fallen Special Ops Personnel For a nation at war, entertainment has long provided an emotional outlet. During World War II, as many as ninety million Americans settled into movie theater seats each week to watch a heroic John Wayne or a determined Spencer Tracy battle Axis enemies. Today, computer games such as Merscom's upcoming arcade-style military action title Terrorist Takedown Takedown 1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public. 2. The portion of securities that each investment banker will distribute in a secondary or initial pubic offering. Notes: 1. have become a part of the common American experience, offering another cathartic cathartic (kəthär`tĭk): see laxative. release for those of us at home. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15611 ------------------------------------------------ Spectacular Holiday Collector Sets Top Upper Deck's Holiday Wishlist with New Entertainment and Sports Collectibles The Upper Deck Company The Upper Deck Company, LLC (colloquially as Upper Deck and Upper Deck Authenticated, Ltd. in the UK), founded in 1988, is a private company primarily known for producing trading cards. rings in the holiday season with an array of new and returning products guaranteed to make the season merry and bright. This year's Upper Deck holiday All-Stars include the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Bratz Trading Card Game, Marvel Trading Card Game Marvel Trading Card Game is a video game for the Nintendo DS, PC, and PlayStation Portable based on Upper Deck Entertainment's Marvel Comics based VS System card game. The game is a virtual card game in which the player chooses to be either a superhero or supervillain in single , Disney Holiday Treasures, and U.S. History trading card sets -- not to mention, exciting collectible box sets perfect for the sports enthusiast. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15623 ------------------------------------------------ Xybernaut(R) Introduces Mobile Emergency Vital Signs Kit(TM) Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq:XYBR XYBR Xybernaut Corp (stock symbol) ) has announced the development of a Mobile Emergency Vital Signs Kit(TM), which consists of the Company's Atigo(R) mobile/wearable computer and QRS QRS A pattern seen in an electrocardiogram that indicates the pulses in a heart beat and their duration. Variations from a normal QRS pattern indicate heart disease. Mentioned in: Bundle Branch Block Diagnostic emergency sensors/technologies that measure vital signs such as blood pressure, oxygen content of the blood and electrical impulses of the heart. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15622 ------------------------------------------------ 7 UP(R), the Official Beverage of the ANSARI X PRIZE The Ansari X PRIZE was a space competition in which the X PRIZE Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks. , Offers Consumers the First Free Ticket into Space Following the second successful ANSARI X PRIZE space flight by the American Mojave Aerospace Ventures Mojave Aerospace Ventures (MAV) is a company founded by Paul Allen and Burt Rutan to handle the commercial spinoffs from the Tier One project. It owns the intellectual property arising from Tier One, and it is in turn owned by Paul Allen (the majority shareholder) and Burt Team, 7 UP, the official beverage of the ANSARI X PRIZE Competition, announced plans to offer consumers the first free ticket into space. In a moving ceremony following the successful spaceflight of SpaceShipOne, 7 UP and the X PRIZE Foundation declared the dawn of space travel for the everyday citizen. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15605 ------------------------------------------------ HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) and Household International Unite Under Single Brand in North America Two major financial services firms -- Household International and HSBC -- are now one brand, as we hear in this report. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15610 ------------------------------------------------ Howl-O-Ween at the Wolf Soon the thrills and chills will begin as "Howl-O-Ween at the Wolf" transforms Great Wolf Lodge(R) into a howling Halloween bash! This month, families can celebrate Halloween wolf-style at Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Sandusky, Ohio; Traverse City, Mich. and Kansas City, Kan. The resorts will convert their signature northwoods theme into one that is cloaked in Halloween 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?15632 ------------------------------------------------ Announcing Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo Singapore 2004 On October 26-28, 3rd Party Service Providers (3PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. ) and OEM/ODM and Branding Companies from around the world will gather at the Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo in Singapore. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15618 ------------------------------------------------ iSold It to Auction NY Yankees Pinstripe pin·stripe also pin stripe n. 1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric. 2. a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits. b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural. Rolls Royce iSold It, the nation's leading chain of eBay drop off stores listed on eBay October 5 a New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. Pinstripe Rolls Royce, signed by more than 150 New York Yankees. The owner, Vincent Caraccio, a victim of the Florida Hurricanes, is donating forty percent of the proceeds to The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Disaster Relief Fund. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15629 ------------------------------------------------ Tom Pardue Joins Southwest Community Bank's Anaheim Office Southwest Community Bancorp (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SWCB SWCB Southwestern Corn Borer SWCB Software Control Board SWCB Shanghai Water Conservation Bureau SWCB Second Winds Community Band (McMinville, OR) SWCB Sequoia Winds Community Band (Visalia, CA) ), parent company of Southwest Community Bank, announced October 5 that Tom Pardue has joined the bank's Anaheim Office as Vice President, Business Banking. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15627 ------------------------------------------------ Nursefinders Uses Salesforce.com to Create New Sales-Driven Culture Across 120 Locations and 35 States Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), the market and technology leader in on demand customer relationship management (CRM), on October the 5th announced that Nursefinders, Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of healthcare personnel and home health care services, has made salesforce.com the centerpiece of an initiative to emphasize sales success at all levels of the business. After selecting salesforce.com in October 2003, Nursefinders was able to create and deploy CRM that exactly matched its hospital staffing and home healthcare requirements -- in under one month. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15625 ------------------------------------------------ Salesforce.com Receives Top Award from Gartner Midsize Enterprise Summit Attendees Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), the market and technology leader in on demand customer relationship management (CRM), on October the 5th announced that it received top honors for "Best Execution of a Midmarket IT Solution" at the prestigious Gartner Vision Events Midsize Enterprise Summit held in September in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . The majority of CIOs and senior IT executives in attendance voted salesforce.com to have the best customer case studies reflecting midsize business results. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15624 ------------------------------------------------ Vin Bisceglia Elected To Board Of Directors Of Massachusetts Telecommunications Council; Broadbus Technologies Recognized For Industry Leadership Broadbus Technologies and the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council (MTC mtc - A Modula-2 to C translator. ftp://rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/soft/Unixtools/compilerbau/mtc.tar.Z. ) announced that Vin Bisceglia, Chairman & 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. of Broadbus, has been elected a Director of the MTC Board of Directors, joining a group of industry leaders who support telecommunications equipment and service providers throughout New England. The MTC provides community, advocacy, and business intelligence for its member companies. At the MTC Annual Meeting last week, Bisceglia's election was announced as CEOs, technologists, investors, and their support organizations gathered to highlight the industry's successes and promote entrepreneurship as an economic driver for the Massachusetts economy. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15620 ------------------------------------------------ Experience The Harvest October is National Apple Month, the perfect time of year to celebrate the apple harvest. Visit an apple orchard with your family, then head home to bake a good old-fashioned all-American apple pie. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15619 ------------------------------------------------ Marcela Davison Aviles Named Executive Director Of Mexican Heritage Plaza The Mexican Heritage Plaza is a museum and cultural center in San José, California, USA that opened in 1999. It is operated by the Mexican Heritage Corp., which has sponsored the International Mariachi Festival and Conference every summer since 1992 The Board of Directors of the Mexican Heritage Corporation announced that it has hired Marcela Consuelo Davison Aviles to serve as Executive Director of the Mexican Heritage Plaza, completing a comprehensive international executive search. She succeeds Interim Director Laura Esparza. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15617 ------------------------------------------------ HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. and Tennessee Oncology Form Sarah Cannon Research Institute HCA, the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, and Tennessee Oncology, one of the nation's largest private oncology practices, have created the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, a new company that will increase the number of clinical trials for cancer patients. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15615 ------------------------------------------------ Apparel Deflation Returns As Prices For Appliances And Beer Increase; West Coast Port Blockage Could Affect Holiday After several months of inflation, apparel prices are again deflationary, according to the latest Ernst & Young Quarterly Market Basket, which cites a disappointing back-to-school season as one of the main reasons for falling prices in this sector. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15612 ------------------------------------------------ ChangeAgent Adds Shaping The Future Coauthor Bill Belgard as Vice Chairman ChangeAgent, a consulting services firm focused on strategic alignment, announced the appointment of Bill Belgard as vice chairman. Belgard is author of the business best-seller Shaping The Future; A Dynamic Process for Creating and Achieving Your Company's Strategic Vision and executive director of The American Center for Strategic Transformation. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15486 ------------------------------------------------ Capital One's Gender Rules of the Road Survey Finds That Most Women Today Aren't Confident Car Buyers If you're a woman in the market to purchase a new car or if you've ever felt that you didn't get the deal you were hoping to get from your most recent car purchase, we have some useful tips in this next report. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15613 ------------------------------------------------ Adecco Makes Two Key Appointments Adecco, the nation's largest staffing and human resource services company, October 4 announced two key appointments to its North American senior management team. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Loucas has been appointed senior vice president of human resources for Adecco USA, and Joe Sabia has been named senior vice president of the Service Center for Adecco USA. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15606 ------------------------------------------------ Better for You AND Better for Business It seems that wearing a headset in the office can now not only help you be more comfortable and efficient, it can also be better for your health. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15609 ------------------------------------------------ Forget About High Protein Diets Are you looking for the secret to healthy living? The answer could be right in your backyard. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?15608 ------------------------------------------------ ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com). 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