PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, October 20, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, October 20, 2005

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Thousands of Children Are at Risk in Mountains of Pakistan

UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of children are in peril in remote earthquake-affected parts of Pakistan because of deteriorating weather, injury, and illness. The agency said that immediate steps must be taken to boost the number of children being reached if a second wave of deaths is to be averted during the harsh winter months now arriving. UNICEF said that as many as 120-thousand children remain unreached in the mountains on the Pakistan side of the line of control, of whom the agency estimated some 10-thousand could die of hunger, hypothermia and disease within the next few weeks.

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Millions to Volunteer on Make A Difference Day, Oct. 22

More than 3 million Americans are expected to volunteer for Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 22nd. It is America's largest day of community service. To date, more than 16 million people have volunteered on this annual "day of doing good," having a positive impact on 100 million people in thousands of communities across the country. Make a Difference Day is sponsored by U-S-A Weekend Magazine in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation.

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Donald J. Trump Gets $1.5 Million for Speech

Donald Trump, the Real Estate Rock Star of The Learning Annex Real Estate Expo, is getting a raise. The nation's toughest boss is getting a 50 percent pay hike in salary from 1 million dollars an hour to 1 point 5 million dollars. That is 25-thousand dollars a minute. It is also the highest price ever paid for a speech.

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Alicia Keys' #1 Streak Continues

The incomparable and nine-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys debuts once again at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with first week sales of Unplugged ringing in 195,681 units, according to Nielson SoundScan. Released October 11th on J Records, this charting makes Alicia the first female R&B artist to have three consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard 200 album chart in as many releases and the first female artist to have an Unplugged debut at number one. She beats past M-T-V Unplugged releases by Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Alanis Morissette and Shakira. Alicia's Unplugged is also the second highest debut from the Unplugged series since Nirvana's 1994 release of M-T-V Unplugged. Additionally, Alicia Keys' Unplugged is number one on the R&B Album chart.

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PRNewswire -- Oct. 20

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