PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, August 27, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, August 27, 2007

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U.S. News & World Report Debuts First Stand-Alone Rankings of America's Best Children's Hospitals

In a further extension of its critically acclaimed "America's Best" series, U-S News and World Report has unveiled its first stand-alone "America's Best Children's Hospitals" issue, featuring a detailed ranking of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States.

Topping the 30 hospitals listed for 2007 is Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, followed by Children's Hospital Boston and Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital. While, in the past, pediatric hospitals have been ranked based on reputation alone in the magazine's annual America's Best Hospitals issue, this expanded children's hospital ranking is based not only on reputation, but also on data and statistics about hospital performance and quality of care.

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Columbia Records Announces the Release Of AC/DC's 'Plug Me In,' the Ultimate Career-Spanning DVD Boxed Set of Live Performances & More from the World's Most Electrifying Rock & Roll Band

Columbia Records will release Plug Me In -- the ultimate career-spanning D-V-D box set of live performances, interviews and more from A-C/D-C, on October 16th.

The first A-C/D-C release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, the A-C/D-C Plug Me In D-V-D collection brings together for the very first time five hours of definitive live concert and television performances -- many of them previously unavailable -- chronicling the on- going career of a groundbreaking rock & roll powerhouse.

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The History Channel(R) Save Our History Program Awards Grants to 27 Communities Nationwide to Preserve Their Local History

The History Channel has announced that 27 organizations across the country will receive Save Our History grants as part of an effort to help communities preserve their local history. With the support of local cable companies in each community, the grants fund innovative, educational projects designed to bring communities together, actively engage young people in the preservation of their local history and communicate the importance of saving local history for future generations. This year, The History Channel has committed one- quarter-of-a-million dollars to support these 27 initiatives with grants of up to ten-thousand dollars each.

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