Newstream.com Digest: Heart Doctors Reach Out to Former President Clinton for Support, Never Before Released Recordings From Nirvana

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International Heart Doctors and Researchers Invite Former President Clinton to Join Campaign for Eradication of Heart Attack

Petition Organized by the Association for Eradication of Heart Attack says Clinton's support can build upon "Clinton Syndrome" and save millions of lives in years to come. Shockwave file available -- A Paradigm Shift in Cardiology: The Discovery of Vulnerable Plaque

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Never Before Released Recordings From Nirvana Heard on 3-CD/1-DVD Box Set "With The Lights Out"

Geffen/UME is set to release the much-anticipated 3-CD/1-DVD box set "With The Lights Out" on November 23, 2004. The box set contains 81 tracks, 68 which were previously unreleased.

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First International Digital Launches Two New irock!(R) Beamit(TM) Wireless Music Adapters, the Ultimate ipod(TM) and MP3 Player Accessories

First International Digital, Inc. (FID), maker of the popular irock! family of digital audio devices and the leader in FM transmitter technology, on November 1 introduced its newest series of Beamit wireless music adapters, the 440FM and 450FM.

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Digital Mind Corporation And Listener's Bible (NIV) Narrated By Max McLean Announce Agreement To Bundle The Complete Audio Bible With The DMC Sermon Assistant(TM) Line Of Portable Audio Player Recorders

Digital Mind Corporation (DMC) and Max McLean, President of the Fellowship for the Performing Arts (FPA), today announced agreement to offer the highly acclaimed Complete Listener's Bible NIV, narrated by Max McLean, as an upgrade bundle to DMC's Sermon Assistant(TM) line of portable audio player/recorders. The Complete Listener's Bible has been widely available for sometime in major retail outlets, as well as online, in CD format. However, this will be the first time that it will be available pre-loaded on a portable audio player.

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A Photo of the Winners of Snapple's Out-Red-Geous Halloween Costume Contest at the 31st Annual Village Halloween Parade on Sunday, October 31

Mr. And Mrs. Pollack of New York, NY, dressed as "The Whipples," won Snapple's Out-Red-Geous Halloween Costume Contest at the 31st Annual Village Halloween Parade on Sunday, October 31.

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Managed Mutual Funds Consistently Underperform Their Benchmark Indexes, According to Study by Fulcrum Financial

A new 10-year study shows that actively managed mutual funds consistently underperform their benchmark indexes, by about a 3-to-1 margin. The study shows that fund investors in every size category (i.e., large, mid, and small capitalization stocks) do not perform as well as simply investing in the related market index. These results would be even more dramatic if the underlying data included underperforming funds that have since been merged into more successful funds.

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Independent Consumer Group Announces Annual Awards for Best In Children's Toys and Media

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio announces its annual awards on November the 1st with the release of the 12th annual edition of their book, OPPENHEIM TOY PORTFOLIO 2005: The Best Toys, Books, Videos, Music and Software for Kids (suggested retail $12; ISBN 0-9721050-2-6). Co-founder Stephanie Oppenheim will appear on NBC's TODAY Show tomorrow morning to launch the book.

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DOSA Establishes Standard Footprint For High Current Quarter Brick DC-DC

The Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA) has announced a standard footprint and pin out design for high current quarter-brick DC-DC converters. This new standard establishes both the location and function of additional output pins required for a new generation of high current quarter-bricks.

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Solvay Fluorides, LLC Announces New Appointments

Solvay Fluorides, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solvay Chemicals, Inc., announces the appointment of Mark Looney, Alexis Thoelen and Don Magid to new positions at the company's Houston, Texas headquarters, effective November 1, 2004.