PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday January 4, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday January 4, 2007

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The Envelope Paves 'The Road To Gold' With Launch of Online Entertainment Awards Pool

The Envelope, the entertainment awards insider from the Los Angeles Times, has launched The Road To Gold, the ultimate online Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar pool that promises to draw both entertainment industry execs and enthusiasts alike. The Road To Gold is a fun, hip way for all to test their "insider" knowledge and join the drumroll and excitement of the award season countdown. Participants can fill out a ballot to vote for their favorite movie, TV and music nominees by logging onto theenvelope-dot-com and clicking on The Road To Gold game.

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McGwire's Seventieth Home Run Ball Juiced, CT Scan Finds

Mark McGwire's seventieth home run ball from his record-breaking 1998 season contains a synthetic rubber ring or spring - a material not outlined in official Major League Baseball specifications. The ring and enlarged rubberized core of the baseball are clearly visualized in a computed tomography, or C-T scan of the baseball conducted by Universal Medical Systems. U-M-S, utilized a C-T scanner to study additional League baseballs from 1998 and found the baseballs have significantly enlarged cores in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Working From Home Adds Convenience But Poses Risks

Whether it's the shortened commute, a hectic work schedule or the desire to spend extra time with family, more Americans are choosing to work from home or telecommute. Adding to this trend is the popularity of laptop computers and P-D-A's, which allow Americans to work at any time from any location, especially the home. In a national survey of nearly five hundred full and part-time working adults, forty-five percent of adults said they work from home one or more days per week and seventy-three percent said they have a home office or work area at home.

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How To Eat The Foods You Like And Still Lose Weight - Eat Slower

With so many people resolving to lose weight during the new year, scientists have come up with a way that enables people to still eat the foods they like and lose weight. The key ingredient entails people eating slower and therefore reaching their "satiety factor" with less food. A growing body of science confirms rapid eating is a root cause of excess caloric intake.

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PRNewswire -- Jan. 4

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