Newstream.com Digest: Supermodels, Playboy Playmates and Fast Cars; Video and Photo & Other Multimedia for Journalists

Business Wire, June 30, 2000

Business & News Editors/City Desks

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000

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-------------------------------------------------- Supermodels, Playboy Playmates and Fast Cars

Ever wish you were at the Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot or visiting the Playboy Mansion? Now the ultimate male wish list can be yours! Over the next several weeks, consumers can bid on new exclusive experiences at the Miller Lite "Get The Goods" online auction benefiting charity.

Get the video now of Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoots and of Bobby Rahal's race car being lifted off the Miller Brewing Company's roof by crane.

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-------------------------------------------------- Should I Pay Off the Mortgage?

A large transfer of wealth will soon occur that will show up as inheritances -- due to the aging of the baby-boom generation's parents. Should this money be used to pay off a house? According to this report from Merrill Lynch, the answer is probably not.

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-------------------------------------------------- T.G.I. Friday's(R) Serves Up Interactive With a Splash of Retroactive

T.G.I. Friday's newly redesigned website combines interactive technology with mod, retroactive style to offer over 500 drink recipes for almost any occasion.

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-------------------------------------------------- Historic Live Seafood Auction Goes Online

Global Food Exchange has acquired the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction -- the largest daily auction of fresh seafood in North America. This move now establishes the biggest Internet-based bidding system for fresh seafood. It's the first live auction in the food industry to be brought online.

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-------------------------------------------------- Breakthrough Technology to Make Donor Blood Safer

Breakthrough technology that promises to eradicate harmful pathogens from donor blood is closer to commercialization. Pall Corporation, (NYSE: PLL), the world leader in blood filtration, is collaborating with V.I. Technologies, Inc. (VITEX) (NasdaqNM:VITX) to be the first to commercialize pathogen inactivation technology for red cells, the most frequently transfused blood component. Results of Phase I clinical trials will be reported later this year. Details on the new technology will be presented at the International Society of Blood Transfusion, in Vienna, Austria on July 11.

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-------------------------------------------------- Wedding Photos Online Everyone Can View, Share and Buy

PrimeShot.com has developed a way to make professional wedding photography easy, convenient and accessible to all attendees. The company professionally photographs your wedding or special event, and within days, guests view the proofs in secure galleries on the PrimeShot.com Web site and purchase Kodak-paper prints, frames and related products with the click of a mouse.

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