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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2004

Criminal Database Companies Make Background Checks for Youth Sports More Common, Affordable

Each spring, millions of children participate in youth sports, playing on local baseball, soccer and softball leagues. In order to maintain a fun, healthy environment for everyone involved, more organizations are realizing the need to perform background checks on all volunteers who interact with children. Video available.

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Child Seat Safety

Auto crashes are a leading cause of death for American children. The issue is especially prevalent in minority communities, where lack of safety education and money make proper child seats hard to come by. The National Safe Kids Foundation is working to help provide seats and educate the communities. A report from General Motors (NYSE:GM).

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Color is Coming Back to M&M'S(R)

The world will be a bit more colorful after tonight as M&M'S(R) premieres a bright, bold new mix of the six familiar colors -- red, blue, green, yellow, orange and brown. Since New Year's Eve, M&M'S(R) have only been available in an all black-and-white mix, causing consumers across the nation to search for the "refreshed" colors. Blue is the final of the six winning bags of all-one-color M&M'S(R) to be found, from among more than 37 million black-and-white packages in circulation.

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Staples Nationwide Search to Make Work Life Easier Discovers the Innovative WordLock(tm) -- A Device That Makes It Easy to Remember Lock Combinations

After six months and more than 8,300 entries, the WordLock(tm) has emerged as the next must-have office product to make work life easier. At the NASDAQ Market site in New York City, Staples held its Invention Quest(tm) final judging event. The winner is the WordLock(tm) -- a combination lock which uses easy-to-remember words instead of numbers.

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How to Prevent and Prepare for a Tax Audit

As many as 800,000 Americans could be audited this year -- including 50,000 taxpayers that the IRS will randomly target. While there's no guaranteed way to avoid an audit, you can lessen the chances for an audit by putting a little extra attention into preparing and reviewing your return. Video available.

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WANTED: Cops Who Cook

Unlike the coffee-drinking, donut-eating stereotype, many law-enforcement professionals not only appreciate great food by are also accomplished amateur chefs. NO DONUTS: Culinary Cops is the first, comprehensive, collection of great dishes from food-loving amateur chef police from around the world.

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Hi-Tech Train Travels The U.S.

A high-tech train set off on a coast-to-coast tour of the United States in February, giving a first-hand look at the most advanced industrial automation technology in the world. A report from Siemens (NYSE:SI).

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3D Systems Announces Distribution Agreement with Dreve

3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC) announced it has entered into a non-exclusive royalty bearing development and distribution agreement with Dreve, a developer and manufacturer of resins including resins used for the manufacture of hearing aid shells and earmolds.

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JFK High School Band (La Palma) Heads to Ireland for ST. Patrick's Day Parade

La Palma's JFK High School Band nearly canceled their trip to Ireland this week because their instruments were not going to get there in time for Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. FedEx stepped in and guaranteed the band's instruments would arrive in time for them to compete in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Limerick, Ireland.

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Mom, Can I Have a Cellphone?

These days it seems everyone has a cellphone. Mom, Dad, Grandma...and the kids. Here's more about new plans that are helping families manage their wireless spending. Radio News Feature.

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Spring Into a New You

Balancing your life can become a second job, and most of the time keeping yourself healthy and fit comes down to keeping your promises to yourself. Radio News Feature Interview with America's leading life and career coach, Laura Berman Fortgang.

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America Online, EarthLink, Microsoft and Yahoo! Team Up to File First Major Industry Lawsuits Under New Federal Anti-Spam Law

America Online Inc. (NYSE:TWX), EarthLink Inc. (Nasdaq:ELNK), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today jointly announced that their collaborative anti-spam industry efforts have resulted in the coordinated filing of the first major industry lawsuits under the new federal anti-spam law, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003, which went into effect Jan. 1.

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Image Entertainment Unveils New Era of Anime Soundtrack with GALERIANS: RION

Image Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, and an emerging audio distributor, in conjunction with Treadstone Records, an innovative recording label, proudly presents the unique fusion of hard-hitting American rock and the cutting edge of Japanese anime with the April 6 release of the soundtrack from GALERIANS: RION.

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Newly-Released Energy Industry Data Show Increased Reporting of Natural Gas Transactions

Newly released energy industry data show a significant increase in reporting of natural gas market transactions to price index publishers and exchanges, according to a 30-member stakeholder coalition of energy companies, industrial customers, publishers, exchanges and industry trade associations.

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Solution 6 Kicks Off Global Forum Enabling Advanced Services Delivery

Solution 6 (ASX: SOH), the world's leading provider of software for service organizations, today unveiled advanced technologies and enhanced consulting services that will enable service organizations to anticipate and prepare for changing market demands.

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Claim It All!

Millions of Americans are not taking full credit for the charitable donations they claim on their taxes. Ann Parks has more. Radio News Feature Interview with tax deductions expert Carey Rademacher.

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Geniant Expands Technical Infrastructure Practice with Addition of Microsoft Windows Expert John Savill

In a move that significantly expands its Technical Infrastructure Practice, Geniant(R) today announced that John Savill, an internationally recognized authority in Microsoft-based solutions using Active Directory(tm), SMS, Exchange and MOM, has joined the company as its chief Microsoft architect.

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