PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, November 22, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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NASA's Mars Global Surveyor May Be at Mission's End

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet. Its camera has returned more than 240-thousand images to Earth. The orbiter has not communicated with Earth since November 2nd. Preliminary indications are that a solar panel became difficult to pivot, raising the possibility that the spacecraft may no longer be able to generate enough power to communicate. Engineers are also exploring other possible explanations for the radio silence.

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Gender Shopping Myth Dispelled? Men Actually Report Spending More for the Holidays, Visa USA Survey Finds

Potentially dispelling a long held myth about women being bigger shoppers, men actually report spending more on gifts and entertaining over the holiday season, according to a new Visa survey of credit and debit cardholders. Results of the survey show that men say they spend an average of $1,288 for the holidays, which is over a hundred dollars more than women who report spending $1,186. This same survey also found that Americans say they spend an average of $1,224.82 on gifts and entertaining over the holiday season.

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David Blaine Begins Target Thanksgiving Challenge High Above New York City's Times Square

On Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, David Blaine, the world's greatest endurance artist and magician, was hoisted by crane 50 feet above New York City's Times Square as part of a remarkable Thanksgiving challenged presented by Target. Last week Target presented Blaine with the following challenge: escape from shackles while dangling five stories above Times Square in time for the Target 2-Day Sale. If he succeeds he will escort one hundred deserving children, as identified by The Salvation Army, on a magical shopping trip at Target. Blaine, who is positioned much like DaVinci's famous "Proportions of Man" drawing, will spin throughout the challenge, in all directions, while secured in a giant, three-ringed gyroscope above West 46th Street near Eighth Avenue. There are no barriers to protect him from elements like wind, rain, or numbing temperatures. David will attempt a daring escape from the gyroscope in time for the Target 2-Day Sale which begins on Friday, November 24, at 6:00 a.m.

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May The Show Go On ... It's A Wrap! and CBS Paramount Television Continue the Historic Sale of Star Trek(TM) Artifacts

It's A Wrap! Production Wardrobe Sales is honored to host the sale of Star Trek props and wardrobe. The sale will be presented to the general public online on eBay.com, at itsawraphollywood.com, and in two retail stores in Burbank and Beverly Hills, California. The online auction and sale will begin Friday, December 15th, 2006 (the start date in the retail stores will be disclosed at a later date). The goal of the Star Trek Prop, Wardrobe and Set Dressing Sale is to give the Star Trek fans a chance to own and cherish a piece of film and television history. It's A Wrap! is pleased to have the unique opportunity to share these special artifacts with the fans, even reaching those on a limited budget.

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PRNewswire -- Nov. 22

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