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New Federal Legislation Reinforces Need for Automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 Defibrillators in More Public Places to Fight Against Leading Killer

Congress completed work today on legislation requiring federal action that is expected to accelerate the widespread use of automated external defibrillators automated external defibrillator Emergency medicine A portable device designed for use by first-response personnel for out-of-hospital emergency treatment of Pts suffering from cardiac arrest. See First-response personnel.  (AEDs) in the battle against sudden cardiac arrest cardiac arrest
n.
Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation.


Cardiac arrest
A condition in which the heart stops functioning.
, one of the nation's leading killers. Cardiac arrest is a major health problem that claims about 225,000 lives each year. Get an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines.  About Sudden Cardiac Arrest for use on your site along with other multimedia.

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Innovation Garden State Web Site Launches Today

On Friday, October 27, 2000, New Jersey Governor Christie Christie can refer to:
  • Agatha Christie, the famous writer of mysteries.
  • Christie's, the auction house.
  • Christie, the Canadian division of Nabisco.
  • Christie (band), a UK pop band.
 Whitman will celebrate the national launch of the Innovation Garden State initiative and www.innovationgarden.org with a "virtual press conference" on the subject of technology in New Jersey.

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New Child Safety Seat Campaign Launches in Minority Communities

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere  children, while African-American kids are three times more likely to die in a car crash than white kids. DaimlerChrysler is distributing 5,000 car safety seats as part of the Fit For A Kid/Me Siento Seguro child safety seat initiative. Video available now.

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The Coolest Scoop For Halloween

Can't wait for Halloween? Neither can the folks at Ben & Jerry's, whose affinity for the "day of the dead" is legend-dairy. Traffic to www.benjerry.com more than doubles in October, when fans point, click and commune with commune with
verb 1. contemplate, ponder, reflect on, muse on, meditate on

verb 2.
 the souls of dear, departed flavors in the site's popular Flavor Graveyard. [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] Find out how to get games, wallpaper wallpaper was used in Europe in the 16th and 17th cent. as an inexpensive substitute for costly hangings. The French developed marbled papers, introduced from the East via Italy and used at first for box coverings, into larger sheets for wall coverings and also made  and animation--they're a scream.

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