PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, January 5, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, January 5, 2007

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Annual Sally Beauty Best Tressed Survey Names Top Celebrity Styles and Those That Fell Short of Fabulous

Americans found Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is not so desperate when it comes to her celebrity style and George Clooney again tops the list as we take a look back at 2006 in the thirteenth annual Best Tressed Survey. The survey, commissioned by Sally Beauty and conducted by Harris Interactive, asked people to cast a vote on best and worst Hollywood hairstyles from the past year, as the upcoming awards season nears. Those topping the survey list for best hair include Nicole Kidman and Patrick Dempsey, while worst hairstyles went to Donald Trump and Britney Spears.

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Top Ten World Travel Destinations in 2006

iExplore-dot-com announced the list of Top Ten World Travel Destinations as determined by the vacation purchases of its adventure and experiential travelers. Egypt held on to its top position, despite the increased turmoil in the Middle East in 2006. Antarctica and Argentina made their first appearance in iExplore's top ten. Other destinations include South Africa, Peru and China.

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Movie Attendance Linked to Theater Experience, Increased Competition for Consumer Time, According to PA Consulting Group Survey

The global decline in movie theater attendance is not a result of unappealing content, but rather reflects a dissatisfaction with the movie- going experience and increasing competition for the consumer's share of time and money, this according to a global survey of consumers conducted by PA Consulting Group and the Motion Picture Association of America. The survey also revealed that while consumer-spending habits will not undergo any fundamental changes over the next five years, movie attendance and home entertainment sales, including the sales of DVDs, will decline as entertainment options increase.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid= 3369897

Where Is The Love? Premium Swiss Chocolatier Finds Men Empty-Handed on February 14

Each Valentine's Day, men nationwide put forth valiant efforts to shower their sweethearts with thoughtful gifts and warm gestures, expecting only gratitude in return. Perhaps not surprisingly, gratitude may be all they receive. According to gourmet chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli's 2007 Valentine's Day survey, an overwhelming seventy percent of men do not expect a gift in return on Valentine's Day. Surprised? Not women, fifty-two percent of which say men are correct in not expecting a Valentine.

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PRNewswire -- Jan. 5

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