PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, November 30, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, November 30, 2005

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Most Donors Say Disaster Relief Giving Has Not Affected Other Charitable Giving in the Past Year

A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll finds more than four in five U-S adults have contributed to a charity in the past 12 months. Large numbers say they contribute for reasons that make them feel good. Majorities say they give to charities in order to help others less fortunate/to make a difference and because it's the right thing to do. More than one in five say they give to set an example. Fewer say one of their top reasons to give is the tax write-off, they feel pressured into giving or their company strongly encourages it. The survey also shows that despite people's contributions to disaster charities in the last year, the vast majority of those who gave indicate that their donations to non-disaster charities also remained steady or increased in the last 12 months.

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The Rolling Stones to Perform During Sprint Super Bowl XL Halftime Show on ABC

The Super Bowl just got even bigger. Taking a quick break from their "A Bigger Bang" World Tour, the legendary Rolling Stones will perform in the Sprint Super Bowl Halftime Show on A-B-C at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, February fifth.

Watched by more than 133 million viewers in the U-S last year, the Super Bowl is annually the nation's highest-rated T-V program. The game will be broadcast to a potential worldwide audience of one billion in more than 225 countries and territories. Game time is six p-m Eastern.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3092782

Car Buyers' 'Appetite for Color' Eats Into Silver's Long Reign

Silver's six-year reign as the top vehicle color choice worldwide is being challenged by gray, now infused with an array of colors, and a stronger, bolder blue. DuPont Automotive's new 2005 Color Popularity Report shows the trend toward mass personalization is upon us as a growing number of vehicle buyers indulge an increasing appetite for true color.

To help freshen and explore color opportunities through 2009, DuPont developed 100 new colors -- even a coating technology that glows in the dark for safety -- to present to automotive designers, under the theme "Appetite for Color."

DuPont is the world's leading supplier of color coatings to the automotive industry. In the United States, DuPont coatings are featured on eight of the top ten selling vehicles.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3092863

Postal Service Prepares for Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days

If all the mail the U-S Postal Service will deliver on December 19 was placed end to end, it would circle the globe. Six times.

The Postal Service will deliver 20 billion letters, packages and cards between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with the busiest mailing day expected to be Monday, December 19, with more than 280 million cards and letters being cancelled -- more than twice that of an average day. Total mail volume on December 19 is expected to rise to 900 million pieces of mail, up from 670 million pieces on an average day.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3093253

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PRNewswire -- Nov. 30

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