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New Child Safety Seat Campaign Launches in Minority Communities

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanic 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 coming Tuesday.

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Survey Reveals How Guys Buy

A survey commissioned by online superstore buy.com (Nasdaq:BUYX), reveals that why "mall" is a four letter word for men during the holiday season -- going to stores conjures up disturbing visions of long lines (43 percent), crowded parking lots (24 percent) and overly aggressive salespeople (14 percent).

Get other survey results here and find what tops the "Hottest Gifts" list at the online Holiday Gifts Center.

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GLAMOUR Magazine's 2000 'Women of the Year' (Video is in)

At the 11th annual Women of the Year awards, GLAMOUR recognizes remarkable women from the worlds of film, television, music, business, sports, healthcare, and politics. Learn who this year's "doers" and "darers" are.

Get video of Karenna Gore Schiff, boxer Laila Ali and actress Sharon Stone for use on your site now.

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High-Tech Trick-or-Treat

Keeping track of your little and not so little ghosts and goblins on Halloween makes many parents nervous. Motorola shows how you can go high-tech this Halloween to stay in touch with trick-or-treaters.

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Groove Networks(TM) Introduces First Software Platform To Enable

Peer-to-Peer Business Solutions and Personal Communications

Groove(TM) provides closer connections among individuals, flexible and secure interaction among businesses, and platform for peer applications. Photo and text releases available now; more photos and videos will be available for downloading later Tuesday

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Fresh Del Monte's New e-Commerce Web Store

Holiday gift shoppers now have an exciting new gourmet gift option from one of the world's leading fresh produce companies. Consumers and corporate gift buyers can now order fresh gourmet produce and gift baskets that are as beautiful as they are affordable from Fresh Del Monte's new e-commerce web store.

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Convergys Corporation Reports Record Quarterly Financial Results

Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), the global leader in providing outsourced, integrated, billing and customer care, announced today its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000. Video available later today.

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Internet Industry Converges On NYC for Eighth Annual Internet World

Fall 2000

Penton Media's (NYSE:PME) eighth annual Internet World Fall 2000 opens October 23-27 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. With over 1000 Internet companies spanning 300,000 square feet of the exhibit space, 500 speakers and registration up over 20%, this year's event will be the largest to date. In addition, there is a full schedule of exciting special events and keynotes scheduled throughout the week.

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