PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday February 11, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday February 11, 2005

Janis Joplin Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual Grammy Ceremony

As an enduring testament to both her accomplishments as a recording artist and her influence on every generation of rock, soul and blues performers that have followed her, Columbia recording artist Janis Joplin has been elected to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a Special Merit Award presented by a vote of the Recording Academy's National Trustees to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artist significance to the field of recording. It will be presented at the 47th annual Grammy Awards ceremonies, to be held this Sunday, February 13th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Porn, Power Tools, Bassinets Voted Best V-Day Gifts...to Get Dumped Over

Looking to get out of a relationship this Valentine's Day? Giving your girl the gift of porn -- or your guy a gift for a newborn -- may be the quickest way. In a new survey of over two thousand singles nationwide, Date.com asked which V-Day gift would make them most likely to dump their honey. In the case of women, the "Debbie Does Dallas" boxed set the majority of hearts a-retching. Men, meanwhile, said they'd be out the door lickety- split at the sight of a bassinet.

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The Most Romantic Weather Condition? Snow Storms, According to The Weather Channel

Snow storms topped the list of "Most Romantic Weather Conditions," according to the results of the Weather Channel's first annual "Weather and Romance Survey" conducted by the world's leading authority on weather forecasting. According to the survey:

-- More than 40 percent of the respondents said that Spring is the most
romantic season, followed by Fall. Winter and Summer tied for least
romantic.
-- Rain and lightning ranks low on the romance scale with more than half
saying that it would be a nuisance.
-- Power failures aren't always a tragedy for over 70 percent of the
respondents who said they would "light some candles and snuggle in"
with their significant other when the lights went out.



Overall, the survey concluded that for over three quarters of those surveyed, weather does affect their mood for romance.

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Romantic E-Mails & Racy Instant Messages Can Ruin Valentine's Day

Think e-mail and instant messaging are safe and speedy ways to send Valentine's Day greetings? Think again. Write an e-love note on company time, and you may wind up unemployed, as 25 percent of employees have learned the hard way, according to the 2004 Workplace E-Mail and Instant Messaging Survey from American Management Association and The ePolicy Institute. Employers who permit workers to send romantic e-mail and racy I-M are at risk, too. Fully 13 percent of organizations have battled lawsuits triggered by inappropriate employee e-mail. With 86 percent of employees using company e-mail for personal correspondence, the likelihood of love-sick staffers sending racy, romantic, and risky e-mail Valentines is huge. Instant Messaging increases the risks for those who tend to play it fast and loose with language. Of the 58 percent of workers who engage in personal I-M at work, 6 percent admit to sending sexual, romantic and pornographic content.

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 11


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