PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, March 24, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, March 24, 2006

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Hostess(R) Goes Bananas for DVD Release of King Kong; Limited-Edition Banana Creme-Filled Twinkies(R) Roar Onto Shelves

Hostess Twinkies will once again be filled with smooth banana-Creme, the original flavor of the iconic snack cake created seventy six years ago this April -- but only for a limited time.

In connection with the D-V-D release on March 28th of the blockbuster film King Kong, Hostess is introducing limited-edition Banana Creme-Filled Twinkies, which will be available in over thirty thousand retail locations nationwide beginning March 23rd, 2006.

This banana-themed promotion is a nostalgic nod to the classic treat, which was made with banana Creme filling until a World War Two banana shortage prompted Twinkie bakers to switch to vanilla Creme.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3170164

Mad Cow Disease on the Wane Worldwide

Cases of "mad cow disease" worldwide are declining, according to the U-N Food and Agriculture Organization (F-A-O). They have been dropping at the rate of some fifty percent a year over the past three years, the Organization said Thursday.

Amid the current international alarm over avian flu, it is good news that the battle against another worrying disease is being won.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3170271

As March Madness Heats Up, New Poll Finds That 13 Percent of All Adults and More than Half Who Follow College Basketball May Participate in an Office Pool

As people around the country are scratching their heads while peering at their brackets and seeing underdogs George Mason and Bradley in the Sweet Sixteen, a new Harris Poll shows that only one in five (twenty-one percent) U- S adults say they have ever participated in an office pool for the N-C-A-A basketball tournament. However, among those adults who say they follow college basketball (twenty-five percent of all U-S adults), fifty-seven percent say they have participated in an office pool at some point in time.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3169695

New Device Debunks Disposable Batteries Myth

Forget what you've been told about disposable batteries not being rechargeable. The Battery Xtender can safely and effectively recharge alkaline batteries of all sizes, saving consumers money and sparing our environment from potentially hazardous waste.

Each year, Americans spend over six billion dollars on disposable alkaline batteries. As modern technology becomes increasingly mobile, this figure is rising exponentially. The Battery Xtender is the first safe and effective alkaline battery recharger to hit the market, restoring near-new voltage to common household batteries of all sizes.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3170385

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PRNewswire -- March 24

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