SIH Senior Advantage aims to serve seniors first in Carbondale
Mona Kerns leads SIH Senior Advantage a program that emphasizes personal contact and community support for seniors. Since 1999 it has grown from 1500 to over 5400 members in 22 counties with services including education forums travel social events and volunteer opportunities.
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Carbondale
Mona Kerns
Southern Illinois Healthcare
SIH
Kerns
Senior Advantage
Southern Illinois
Kern
Franklin
Gallatin
Jackson
Johnson
Perry
Saline
Union
White and
Williamson
RuthAnna Witt
DVD players surge as households embrace new format
In San Jose and beyond, DVD players become the fastest growing consumer electronics product. Sales outpaced VCRs monthly, with Blockbuster converting shelf space and studios releasing films in both formats. Analysts project continued growth, though VCRs remain in use due to cheap recorders and existing libraries.
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San Jose
Calif
Sean Walton
Redwood City
Walton
Consumer Electronics Association
Electronics Industry Group
Jim Barry
CBA
Blockbuster
CEA
Barry
Green
Hollywood
Competing DVD formats crowd market for recorders
An industry overview notes four rewritable formats DVD RAM DVD R DVD RW and DVD RW. DVD RAM records erase cycles exceed 100000 but mostly data storage and works with DVD RAM drives. DVD R records once. DVD RW and DVD RW offer multiple erase cycles with varying compatibility. Prices range from about 5 to 35 dollars per disc and supporters include major electronics firms.
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Panasonic
Hitachi
Pioneer
Apple
Compaq
Sony
NEC
Packard Bell
Hewlett- Packard
Philips
Dell
Ricoh
Mitsubishi
Thomson
Kraft Inc closes Latin American plants after Nabisco deal
Kraft Foods Inc plans shut Guatemala City and San Jose Costa Rica plants as it consolidates Nabisco operations. About 540 employees lose jobs. Guatemala City plant closes immediately and San Jose, Costa Rica, plant closes April 30. Remaining output moves to Kraft plant in San Jose.
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Northfield
Kraft Foods Inc
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nabisco
Kraft
Guatemala City
San Jose
Enron teeters on bankruptcy in market selloff
Enron Corp faces potential Chapter 11 filing as shares plunge to 26 cents on the NYSE, with more than 6,000 Houston employees awaiting word on job status while Dynegy’s $8.4 billion bailout collapses. Analysts note Enron’s assets, notably pipelines, could shield creditors, though debts near $27 billion loom.
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Houston
Enron Corp
Enron
Britain
Dynegy Inc
Nathan Will
New York Stock Exchange
Prudential Securities
Carol Coale
BankruptcyData.com
Texaco Inc
Peabody LLC
New York
Texaco
Bush signs Internet tax moratorium extension into law
Washington(AP) President Bush signed a two year extension of the Internet tax moratorium, shielding online purchases from state and local taxes. He said the measure protects consumers and Internet growth, noting online spending around 15 percent of holiday buying. The act renews a ban that expired Oct 21, impacting online sales to fund schools and revenue plans. The signing also included large spending bills for Commerce Justice State and Agriculture FDA, with district projects for police, research, and nutrition programs.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Commerce, Justice
State Departments
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Tone Bufford
Southern Illinoisan
Jeff Smyth
Helen Stonecipher
Vera Pittman
Greg Durken
Alexander & Associates
Durken
Circuit City
Costco
NEC/Packard Bell
Kraft Inc
Robert Christmas
Nixon
Naperville, Ill
Dynegy
Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
Women, Infants and Children
Federal Power Marketing Administration
Gay Hayes
Murphysboro
Tania
Local Administrative Service Organization
ASO
Gail Squared Marketing, Inc
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