PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Tuesday October 17, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Tuesday October 17, 2006

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More Star Power Added to 2006 C-M-A Awards

"Country Music's Biggest Night" continues to grow with the announcement that Faith Hill has been added to the star-packed list of performers on "The Fortieth Annual C-M-A Awards," which airs live Monday, Nov. 6 on A-B-C from the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville. Actor, legendary songwriter and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Kris Kristofferson will introduce the 2006 Hall of Fame inductees. Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill have been added to the Brooks and Dunn performance; and John Rich of Big and Rich will perform with Gretchen Wilson.

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The Hershey Company and United States Postal Service Unveil the 2007 'With Love and Kisses' Stamp

The Hershey Company and the United States Postal Service unveiled the 2007 edition of the LOVE Series stamp, entitled "With Love and Kisses." The Hershey's Kisses brand is the new centerpiece of the popular LOVE stamp series, making it the first chocolate product selected for placement on a stamp. The "With Love and Kisses" stamp will be available beginning in January 2007 in conjunction with Hershey's Kisses one hundredth anniversary celebration.

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Why Can't Johnny Afford College? Because His Parents Spend Unwisely, Depend on Debt, and Have Unrealistic Expectations for Financial Aid

Many families' college savings efforts are coming up short, as parents spend freely, significantly overestimate the amount of financial aid their family will receive, and count on debt to finance their children's undergraduate educations, according to the first-ever bilateral survey of parents and student financial aid administrators released by Alliance- Bernstein Investments.

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Accuracy and Speed Critical to Memory

Scientists may have unlocked why memory and other cognitive abilities decline with age. Underlying deficits in the speed and accuracy of brain processing are highly correlated to declines in memory and attention, according to researchers from Posit Science, who presented a series of studies this week at the Society for Neuroscience, a gathering of thirty-thousand brain scientists.

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PRNewswire -- Oct. 17

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