Newstream.com Digest: New Study on Drowsy Driving; MAXIM Unveils the `Hot 100' for 2004; Nissan and Infiniti Debut New Vehicles at 2004 NYIAS.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2004 Newstream.com Digest: and other free Multimedia content for journalists -------------------------------------------------- New Study on Drowsy drows·y adj. drows·i·er, drows·i·est 1. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish. 2. Produced or characterized by sleepiness. 3. Inducing sleepiness; soporific. Driving Has Eye-Opening Results Drowsiness drows·i·ness n. A state of impaired awareness associated with a desire or inclination to sleep. Also called hypnesthesia. drowsiness Medtalk Semiconsciousness; grogginess, sleepiness accounts for more than 1,500 auto-related deaths per year in the U.S., 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. . To prevent this deadly problem, Ford Motor Company has announced findings from a comprehensive five-month study, resulting in new technology designed to keep drowsy drivers awake. Video available You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13026 -------------------------------------------------- MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils the 'Hot 100' for 2004 MAXIM Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's general interest magazine in the country and the world, unveils their highly anticipated 5th annual Hot 100 list. Pop culture phenomenon Jessica Simpson (Newlyweds) heads up the list with the #1 spot. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13051 -------------------------------------------------- Nissan and Infiniti Debut New Vehicles in Back-to-Back Press Conferences at the 2004 NYIAS NYIAS New York International Auto Show Infiniti led the way at the 2004 New York International Auto Show The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in late March or early April. It is usually held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens on or just before Easter weekend and closes on the first Sunday after Easter. (NYIAS) with the world debut of the sensuous M45 Concept and the revamped 2005 Q45 Luxury Performance Sedan. Then, it was Nissan's turn with the dramatic introduction of the all-new 2005 Xterra sport utility vehicle (SUV). The mud-covered Xterra drove up the steps of the stage, and then was washed down in 15 seconds by a shower of 500 gallons of water. Nissan also revealed an exciting new 2005 Altima model -- the Altima SE-R. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13042 -------------------------------------------------- World's First Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame bills itself as the world's premier science fiction museum. The museum is located inside architect Frank Gehry's landmark Experience Music Project building at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. to Open June 18, 2004 in Seattle The first institution of its kind in the world, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM SFM Sustainable Forest Management SFM Science Fiction Museum (Seattle) SFM Switch Fabric Module (Cisco Systems) SFM Scanning Force Microscope SFM Société Française de Microbiologie ), today announced it will open to the public on June 18, 2004. The museum -- with an advisory board that includes the world's top science fiction authors Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. There is also a considerable overlap with the List of fantasy authors, since many authors are equally comfortable , filmmakers and designers such as Greg Bear, Octavia Butler, James Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. Cameron, Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel , and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the . , George Lucas Noun 1. George Lucas - United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) Lucas , and Steven Spielberg among others -- will explore how science fiction reflects and comments on the human condition, promotes critical thinking about culture and society, and invites us to ponder the universe's infinite possibilities. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13045 -------------------------------------------------- RBH RBH Royal Brisbane Hospital RBH Remote Bridge Hub RBH Risk-Based Haircuts RBH Result Bundle Hash Invites You to "Take It Outside"; Rain or Shine -- Specialty All-Weather Speakers Bring the Music Outside All Year Long Whether entertaining on the patio, working in the garden, or lounging by the pool, RBH Sound's AWS-6 all-weather speakers make any outdoor activity more enjoyable, and offer a more flexible and better-sounding alternative to blaring boom boxes and indoor speakers propped up in windows. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13041 -------------------------------------------------- Are Your Kids Safe on the Playing Field? Nearly 30 million kids participate in organized sports each year. With this in mind, parents need to pay special attention to safety. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13048 -------------------------------------------------- Putting on the Dog Before you call that favorite stylist to give yourself a makeover, don't forget to include your pets in the process. While pampering your dog or cat may seem a bit extravagant, Americans will spend $31 billion this year in the care, feeding and some say the spoiling of their furry friends. Radio News Feature Interview with Hildi Santo Tomas of TLC's "Trading Spaces" You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13044 -------------------------------------------------- A Look Into the Future of Sports Cars In the 1985 hit "Back to the Future," Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled forward in time to see what the future had in store. Well, one automaker says you won't need a time machine to see into the future of car design because they're bringing it to you today. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13046 -------------------------------------------------- Hellboy, Ron Perlman, Chats About the Movie When it came time to make Hellboy, director Guillermo del Toro Toro may refer to:
Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13043 -------------------------------------------------- Time Warp -- Back to the Future! Remember when the Internet seemed like a fad? When we used cassettes to listen to music? And when mobile phones were as big as bricks? Back then, today's technology may have seemed like something out of a James Bond movie. But today's digital lifestyle is more than science fiction; it's a fact of life as 3 out of 4 Americans have access to the Internet and nearly half of the U.S. population has been online for 5 or more years. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13049 -------------------------------------------------- ULi Delivers World's First PCI Express(TM) South Bridge-M1573 ULi Electronics Inc. delivers world's first PCI Express(TM) south bridge-M1573. M1573 is ULi's latest high performance south bridge integrated with extensive features and is cost efficient to design for both mobile and desktop PC platforms. When combined with ATI's latest PCI Express graphics integrated north bridges, the solutions represent premier chipset choice for next generation interconnect solutions for OEM/ODM. ULi has been the sole supplier that provides a comprehensive line of powerful south bridges for the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. , Intel(TM), and Transmeta CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. platforms. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13050 ------------------------------------------------- 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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