PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, February 20, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, February 20, 2006

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New Guidelines Say Children Should Eat More Fish

New dietary recommendations for children aged two and older issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and now endorsed as official policy by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reconfirm that fish, such as canned tuna, is a safe food that children need for optimal health during their formative years.

Published in the February 7, 2006 issue of the journal Pediatrics, the new AHA/AAP guidelines state that "fish is an important food with growing evidence of potential benefit" and advocate that children and adolescents eat 2 servings of fish a week. This is because fish, such as canned tuna, is high in protein, low in saturated fat and trans fat and contains essential omega 3 fatty acids that promote eye and brain development and contribute to a healthy heart.

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According to The Employee Benefit Research Institute, Saving -- A Woe for the Future of the American Worker

How does the saying go? A penny saved is a penny earned? As the percentage of employers in America that offer retirement benefits to their employees decreases, many Americans are going to have to learn how to turn a penny into a buck on their own.

The availability of employer-provided defined benefit plans is on the decline in the U-S. The percentage of full-time employees in mid-size and large private sector companies who are covered by defined benefit plans has fallen nearly 44 percent in the last two decades.

Only forty-two percent of the 151.1 million workers in the U-S have access to any employer-based retirement plan according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. And when they do offer benefits the trend is shifting for employers to offer defined contribution plans such as a 401K rather than defined benefit plans that are primarily employer paid.

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6.7 Million People in Sudan Need Food Aid Despite Good Harvest

Neediest Found in Darfur, Southern Sudan and Marginal Areas in Central and Eastern Parts of the Country

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday that while Sudan was likely to reap a reasonably good harvest in 2005 and 2006, almost seven million people would still require food aid over the coming year.

Most of the needy have either been forced to flee their homes by fighting or are in the process of returning home following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Moreover, vulnerable households will, for the most part be unable to benefit from the harvest due to the currently prevailing high cereal prices.

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T-shirt Company Goes Off the Beaten Path to Brokeback Mountain

Spreadshirt.com Provides a Comic Fashion Alternative to Fans of the Oscar Front-Runner

The buzz and controversy surrounding Oscar favorite, Brokeback Mountain, has reached the pop culture apex, the T-shirt market. Spreadshirt.com has given fans of the film an opportunity to wear their support by offering a number of apparel items with sayings and designs that include "Brokeback Riding Club" and "Is that a cattle-prod in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

These designs were created with a wink to the increasing fervor that this film, and its story of a love affair between two men, has created during this year's Oscar race. As the Academy tallies their votes it seems that everyone from Willie Nelson to Pat Robertson has an opinion about its themes. However, it is within the world of T-shirts that heated controversies can be diffused with a bit of humor and levity, such as "I heart gay cowboys", not that there's anything wrong with that according to Spreadshirt.com

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3145938

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 20

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