Newstream.com Digest: Winter Driving Tips, New Initiative to Help Hispanics Gain Homeownership and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Business/Feature Editors & Health/Entertainment/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002 -------------------------------------------------- Winter Driving Tips As the temperature drops experts say there are certain things many people don't pay enough attention to when it comes to their vehicle and winter driving. A report from General Motors (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GM). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?7998 -------------------------------------------------- Logitech Reaches a Milestone: 30 Million Cordless cord·less adj. Having no cord, usually using batteries as a source of power: a cordless telephone. cord Peripherals Sold - and Still Counting The market for cordless peripherals, including mice, keyboards and gaming controllers, is hot. And Logitech, creator of the first cordless RF-based mouse in 1992, has emerged as the category's clear market leader, 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. company sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas and industry research. Logitech recently shipped its 30 millionth cordless peripheral and has introduced a broad range of new cordless devices now on shelves for the holiday season. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8010 -------------------------------------------------- ExxonMobil Providing Lubricants lubricants preparations for the lubrication of passages to reduce frictional injury, e.g. oily preparations, including petroleum jelly, lanolin or water-soluble preparations such as methyl cellulose. for a Modern China Change has come to China in a big way, and it has come quickly. Old industrial facilities using outmoded out·mod·ed adj. 1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: outmoded attire; outmoded ideas. 2. No longer usable or practical; obsolete: outmoded machinery. equipment to turn out products of limited quality are rapidly disappearing. While other economies are struggling to grow at even modest rates, China is expanding at nearly 10 percent a year. Investment in new productive capacity grew 9.3 percent in 2000, and foreign investment is up 14.9 percent. Photos available here. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8005 -------------------------------------------------- J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Manufacturer Web Sites Are Increasingly Successful in Inspiring Test Drives Overall site usefulness continues to increase for visitors to automotive manufacturer Web sites, and these visits are increasing consumer likelihood to test drive a vehicle, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Manufacturer Web Site Evaluation Study(SM)-Wave 2 released today. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8002 -------------------------------------------------- TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. Selects 21 Georgia Students for PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. Campaign Celebrating GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS TBS Superstation will begin its celebration of American achievement during Black History Month by highlighting 21 influential Americans from diverse cultural backgrounds. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8000 -------------------------------------------------- Array Networks Delivers Network Traffic Analysis to Protect Intellectual Property and Detect Network Abuse Array Networks, The Web Traffic Company, announced the availability of its new Array SR (Security Reconnaissance) Series, the first wire-speed network traffic analyzer See network analyzer. designed to detect potential security breaches and network abuse across TCP/IP-based protocols. The Array SR enables companies and law enforcement organizations to rapidly and securely scan, analyze and record incoming and outgoing network traffic in compliance with homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and electronic surveillance laws. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8011 -------------------------------------------------- New Initiative to Help Hispanics Gain Homeownership A lack of understanding about credit and language hurdles are the biggest barriers to homeownership for Hispanics and other minorities. But now there is help. Video now available. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?7983 -------------------------------------------------- David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Williams Is the New Chairman, President & 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 Aventis Pasteur The Aventis Pasteur board today named David J. Williams chairman, president & chief executive officer of the company. He replaces Jean-Jacques Bertrand Jean-Jacques Bertrand (June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party. Member of the Legislature at the helm of the vaccines business of Aventis, effective Jan. 1, 2003. Aventis Pasteur, which is headquartered in Lyon, France, and has major sites in Swiftwater, Pa., and Toronto, Canada, employs over 8,000 people worldwide with sales approaching $2 billion. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8012 -------------------------------------------------- Lucent Technologies New 5E-XCTM High-Capacity Switch Selected by SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) today announced that SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) is deploying Lucent's new high-capacity switch to more cost effectively support voice and data calls -- such as wireless, Internet-dialup and long distance -- that enter and exit SBC's local network. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8009 -------------------------------------------------- New Treatment Shows Promise for Women Suffering from Advanced Breast Cancer According to recent medical study findings, there may be a new treatment option for women suffering from an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer, as we hear in this report from Matt Kelly. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8001 -------------------------------------------------- Daniel C. Ustian Elected Chief Executive Officer of Navistar; John R. Horne Will Continue As Chairman of the Board Navistar International Navistar International Corporation (Pink Sheets: NAVZ) (formerly International Harvester Company) is a manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Corporation brand school buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, Corporation, the nation's largest producer of trucks and mid-range diesel engines, today announced that the company's president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Daniel C. Ustian, 52, has been elected chief executive officer, effective Feb. 19, 2003, following the company's annual meeting. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8008 -------------------------------------------------- Nuevo Y Prometedor Tratamiento Para Mujeres Con C?ncer De Seno Avanzado Segun los resultados de un estudio reciente, puede haber una nueva opcion de tratamiento para las mujeres que sufren de una forma forma, adj/n minor elements between the members of a botanical species. agresiva de cancer de seno avanzado. Lilian Carbone tiene los detalles... Noticias Especiales para Radio. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8006 -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. 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