Newstream.com Digest: Stopping High Risk Teen Driving, Musicians `Speak Up' About Preventing School Violence, Family Reunion The Game, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Business Wire, Nov 21, 2002

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002

Business/Entertainment Editors & High-Tech/Automotive Writers

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Stopping High Risk Teen Driving

First introduced in 1992 to help our young drivers become more aware of the consequences of their actions behind the wheel, more than 1 million teens have learned better driving choices because of our innovative program. Farmers knows that smart drivers are less likely to make mistakes. Educating young adults about the realities of the road is the only way to keep teens safe on the road. Farmers created You're Essential to Safety -- Y.E.S. for short -- to help parents and new drivers talk about safe driving. The program includes a Parent Guide and a Parent/New Driver Quiz and Driving Agreement, plus a video, WRECKED. Life and Death on the Road, and its companion workbook.

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Go Retro With the Baby of the Archos Range and Never Miss the Start

of a Track Again

Just when you thought Jukebox technology could not go any further, Archos got seriously retro with the launch of a petite personal MP3 player/recorder with built-in FM radio, the ONDIO.

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THQ and Nickelodeon Ship SpongeBob Squarepants(tm): Revenge of the

Flying Dutchman for Playstation(R)2

THQ(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) and Nickelodeon today announced the release of SpongeBob SquarePants(tm): Revenge of the Flying Dutchman for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system. This underwater adventure is based on Nickelodeon's pop culture phenomenon, SpongeBob SquarePants -- the highest rated program on kids' TV, which draws 61.5 million viewers per month, more than 21 million of them aged 18-49. SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman is now available at retailers nationwide.

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Musicians "Speak Up" About Preventing School Violence

Atlantic recording artists Rob Thomas of matchbox twenty and Nappy Roots participated in a press conference today in New York City, where they voiced their support for the launch of the PAX "SPEAK UP" campaign against weapon-related school violence.

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Announcement of Option Expensing Has No Impact on Share Price, Towers

Perrin Study Finds

How did investors respond to the announcements made since July by more than 100 companies intending to include option expense on their income statements? The answer, according to a Towers Perrin event study that tracked share price during the 60 trading days before and 60 trading days after company declarations, is that share price performance during the period was the same, on average, as the S&P 500.

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Thanksgiving - a Time for Family Reunion

As President George W. Bush prepares to proclaim the week of November 24 National Family Week 2002, and the country is about to celebrate Thanksgiving, no game is more timely this holiday season than Family Reunion(tm) The Game, new from USAOPOLY and inventor Richard C. Levy.

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Power Pumper: The Right Toy For Today's World

Santa likes to deliver the Power Pumper ride-on toy to children aged 5-11. He knows that both the children who receive it as their holiday gift and the parents who give it will be delighted with the Power Pumper. Winner of a recent Industrial Design Excellence Award, the Power Pumper is safe and fun for all children.

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Movie Stars of Past and Present Have Their Futures Told

Suncoast survey reveals movie lovers want to see Emilio Estevez once again, Eminem for some time and Hayden Christensen not so much.

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Karo(R) Corn Syrup Celebrates 100th Anniversary

One hundred years ago, before the dawn of central heating, the kitchen played an even more critical role in a household than it does today, serving as a source for both sustenance and warmth. Homemakers were likely found preparing meals without many of the conveniences, such as refrigerators and gas stoves, which we take for granted today.

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