PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, January 11, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, January 11, 2006

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Most Americans Can't Name Any Supreme Court Justices, Says FindLaw.com Survey

In spite of broad, high-profile news coverage of the U-S Supreme Court in the past year, 57 percent of Americans can't name any current U-S Supreme Court justices. According to a new national survey conducted by FindLaw.com, only 43 percent of American adults can name at least one justice who is currently serving on the nation's highest court. The survey results represent a slight improvement over an identical survey conducted in 2003 that found only 35 percent of Americans could name any of the Supreme Court justices who were serving at that time.

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Apple Announces the iPod Radio Remote

Apple has announced the iPod Radio Remote, which combines the convenience of a wired remote control with new F-M radio capabilities for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod. The iPod Radio Remote is a convenient way for music lovers to skip tracks and adjust the volume of their iPod even when it's in a pocket or backpack, and listen to F-M radio stations while displaying station and song information on their iPod screen.

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Smoking During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Fingers and Toes

There's one more reason not to smoke during pregnancy. A mother's cigarette smoking increases the risk that her newborn may have extra, webbed or missing fingers or toes, according to a study in the January issue of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery." Although the overall risk of these abnormalities in fingers and toes is relatively low, just half a pack of cigarettes per day increases the risk to the baby by 29 percent, compared to non-smokers. Because limbs develop very early in pregnancy, the effect may occur even before a woman knows she is pregnant. This information was released by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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National Survey of 350 Preschool Teachers Finds Social Skills Trump Academic Abilities

Learning numbers and A-B-C's are not the most important lessons young children should master before heading off to preschool, a new report finds. In fact, parents who focus too much on academic and technical skills like number and letter recognition in preschool-aged children may inadvertently be overlooking the fundamental building blocks toddlers need to get along with others and do well in school, according to a national survey of 350 preschool teachers conducted by Horizon Research Corporation. The issue, according to 80 percent of the preschool teachers surveyed, is that parents need support and guidance when it comes to learning how their children develop, and are overemphasizing scholastic skills versus social development.

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