Newstream.com Digest: Motorola Offers Battery Tips, Laundry 21st Century Style, Ford Motor Company Continuing Efforts in Firestone Recall and other Multimedia for Journalists.Business & News Editors/City Desks NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2000 There's new material available to journalists from Newstream.com! Journalists can visit http://www.newstream.com now to download FREE multimedia content (video, audio, photos, graphics, PowerPoint slide shows, spreadsheets, charts and text) for the following features: -------------------------------------------------- BAFFLED BY BATTERIES? Cell phones are everywhere these days. Users want to get the most out of them, but when it comes to maximizing cell phone battery performance, there's still a lot of confusion. Motorola offers some tips on what to buy and how to get the most out of your batteries. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1149 -------------------------------------------------- LAUNDRY -- 21ST CENTURY STYLE Want to throw that cashmere cashmere Animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat. The fibre became known for its use in beautiful shawls and other handmade items produced in Kashmir, India. The fibres have diameters finer than those of the best wools. sweater or silk dress in the wash? Now you might be able to with a new technology launched today by Whirlpool and Sears. The Kenmore(r) Elite(TM) washer with Calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. (TM) Wash Motion technology enables consumers to thoroughly wash bulky items, yet is gentle enough to care for washable wash·a·ble adj. Capable of being washed without fading or other injury: washable wool. wash delicates. See video here now. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1140 -------------------------------------------------- FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONTINUING EFFORTS IN FIRESTONE fire·stone n. 1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire. 2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones. Noun 1. RECALL Ford Motor Company president and 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. Jac Nasser updates customers on Ford's efforts to replace recalled Firestone tires in a new television message. In addition, Jason Vines, Ford Motor Company vice president Communications, comments on Ford's actions in Venezuela. Get video now. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1146 -------------------------------------------------- GROUNDBREAKING DATA FROM MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TRIAL PRESENTED TODAY AT EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) represents more than 50,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean. Its mission is to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease in Europe. ANNUAL CONGRESS Landmark study results reported by researchers showed that the beta blocking agent blocking agent n. A drug that blocks transmission of nerve impulses at an autonomic receptor site, autonomic synapse, or neuromuscular junction. Coreg(r) (carvedilol) decreased mortality rates by 35 percent in patients with the most advanced stage of heart failure who were already taking standard therapy. Coreg is the first beta blocking agent to show a significant survival benefit in this patient population. These results were presented today at the European Society of Cardiologists (ESC See escape character and escape key. See also ESC/P. ESC - escape ) 22nd Annual Congress in Amsterdam. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1152 -------------------------------------------------- USA BASKETBALL TEAMS GET HIGH-TECH ELECTRONIC SECURITY AT 2000 OLYMPICS This week, the world leader in electronic security scanned some of the world's best-known (and largest) hands. Sensormatic will use those digitized images to create a high-tech electronic security system that protects the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team as they defend their gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in Sydney. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1150 -------------------------------------------------- STUDY: SALARY INCREASES TO REMAIN STABLE IN 2001 AS MORE COMPANIES RELY ON VARIABLE COMPENSATION Employees should expect to see modest salary increases in 2001, with the potential for significant gain through performance-related bonuses, 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. the 24th annual Hewitt Associates Some of the information in this article may not be verified by . It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified to cite reliable sources. Hewitt Associates U.S. Salary Increase Survey. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1148 -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com) Newstream.com, staffed by on-line news veterans, is dedicated to providing registered journalists with compelling and timely multimedia content: video, audio, photos, graphics and text from newsmakers in the fields of Technology, Science, Health & Medicine, Business & Finance, Entertainment, Consumer News, Sports, Lifestyles, Travel & Tourism and World and Government News. |
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