PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, February 8, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, February 8, 2006

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Adults Nationwide Agree That a Good Transportation System Is Important, But Half Give System Positive Ratings

The ratings for the country's transportation system is not in line with the importance the public places on it. Nearly all U-S adults think that having a very good transportation system is very important or essential for the country. Almost as many believe it is very important or essential for the economy and economic growth, while 83 percent also feel it is very important or essential for themselves and their families. However, there is a big gap between what people believe is very important and what they think of the transportation system we have now. Only 46 percent of all adults give the transportation system in their community positive ratings, with slightly more giving positive ratings to the transportation system in the country as a whole. These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll.

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Thirty-Two Percent of Accounting/Finance Workers Plan to Leave Their Jobs in 2006, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

Close to one-in-four accounting/finance workers say they are dissatisfied in their current positions and one-third say they plan to find a new job in 2006, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey. Workers cite dissatisfaction with pay, increased workloads and lack of career advancement as the leading factors influencing their decisions to look for new opportunities this year.

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Foodservice Sales to Help U.S. Coffee Market Surpass $48 Billion By 2010

As the second largest U-S import -- second only to oil -- coffee is a hot commodity, and U-S consumers down more cups of java than any other country in the world, mostly at coffee shops, restaurants or other foodservice venues. Sales of coffee are expected to grow by a compounded rate of six point nine percent from 2005 through 2010, reaching forty eight point two billion dollars by 2010. This is according to The U-S Market for Coffee and Ready-to-Drink Coffee, a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com .

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Grammy-Nominated Country Star Joe Don Rooney Takes on New Gig as a Playboy.com Photographer

Life sure is busy for country superstar Joe Don Rooney. Not only is he the successful lead guitarist for the multi- platinum band Rascal Flatts, who may become Grammy-award winners during Wednesday's ceremony, but he's also about to get hitched to one of the world's most beautiful women: 2005 Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon. Playboy.com recently invited Tiffany and her soon-to-be hubby to have some fun as the next famous couple to produce an exclusive Celebrity Guest Photographer pictorial.

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 8

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