PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Wednesday August 2, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Wednesday August 2, 2006

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Kevin Costner Returns to Iowa's 'Field of Dreams' for Special Netflix Performance

As part of the "Netflix Rolling Roadshow" summer screening tour, Netflix will bring Academy Award winning actor, director and musician Kevin Costner to Dyersville, Iowa for the first time since the filming of "Field of Dreams," to perform with his band. The concert will be one of the many highlights of Netflix's unique ten-city movie screening tour, which showcases contemporary classics in the locations they helped make famous. The performance will take place before the screening of "Field of Dreams" on the Left and Center Field, where a number of the film's most memorable scenes were filmed.

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One-Billionth Copy of Highlights Magazine Delivered to Young Dallas Subscriber by Highlights for Children and the United States Postal Service

Highlights for Children and the United States Postal Service delivered the one-billionth copy of Highlights magazine to a young subscriber in Dallas, Texas. The girl, an elementary school child, and her family were presented with the one-billionth copy during a special party celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Highlights magazine attended by other children from the Dallas area.

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Despite Rising Gas Prices and Federal Rate Increases, Small Business Owner Optimism Remains Strong

Despite seventeen consecutive interest rate increases by the Fed and surging gas prices at the pump, small business owners remain optimistic about the future. A new Wells Fargo - Gallup Small Business Index shows small business owners remain just as optimistic today as they were a year ago about both their current financial situation and future financial prospects. The Index stands at one hundred and seven -- essentially the same level for the past four consecutive quarters and far above its baseline score of sixty-nine in August 2003. In the latest survey, seventy-two percent of small business owners surveyed said their company's financial situation is very good or good, and eighty percent expect to be better off financially a year from now.

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New T-B-S, Network Programming from C-N-N, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network Now Available on the iTunes Music Store

Turner Broadcasting System and Apple has announced that hit programming from C-N-N, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network is now available for purchase and download on the I-Tunes Music Store. The new content features such favorites as Cartoon Network's "Johnny Bravo," Adult Swim's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and original episodes of the award-winning documentary series "CNN Presents."

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PRNewswire -- Aug. 2

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