PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, September 24, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, September 24, 2007

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U.S. News & World Report Debuts First Annual 'Best Places to Retire' Special Issue

U-S News and World Report has published its first annual "Best Places to Retire" issue, featuring an in-depth look at the nation's most attractive communities for tomorrow's active retirees.

In conjunction with the publication of "Best Places to Retire," U-S News and World Report has created a proprietary search engine to help America's next generation of retirees find the best places to spend their golden years. Using data from more than one-thousand different towns across the country, the "Best Places to Retire" search engine enables users to narrow their choices based on seven different preferences -- crime rates, healthcare, cost of housing, region, recreational and cultural activities, social environment, and weather. Once a user has ranked their preferences, the search engine will produce a prioritized list of ten different locations which meet those unique criteria.

The "Best Places to Retire" special report also includes a detailed look at the magazine's own picks for the top ten hot spots. They are, in alphabetical order: Bozeman, Montana; Concord, New Hampshire; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Hillsboro, Oregon; Lawrence, Kansas; Peachtree City, Georgia; Prescott, Arizona; San Francisco, California, Smyrna, Tennessee, and Venice, Florida.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3561950

MTV and Clinton Global Initiative to Host Bono, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Shakira for Youth Activism Discussion and Concert

M-T-V and the Clinton Global Initiative will host a roundtable discussion on the state of affairs of youth activism later this month in New York City, bringing together a panel of icons and change makers that will include President Clinton, Bono, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Shakira, and Christina Norman, President of M-T-V. As part of the special event, "C-G-I and M-T-V present: Giving - Live at the Apollo," each individual will discuss their efforts to influence change on pressing social issues and invite young people to partner with them on a new initiative - designed to improve communities nationwide and make a difference in the lives of people living in the poorest places on the planet.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3562052

Brad Pitt to Star in 'Fighter'

Brad Pitt is poised to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in "The Fighter," the Paramount Pictures drama about boxer Irish Mickey Ward and his unlikely path to become world lightweight champion.

Pitt is in discussions to play Dicky Eklund, Mickey's half-brother and a talented fighter who once went the distance with Sugar Ray Leonard in a title fight but then turned to crime and landed in prison. Then he turned his life around and helped his underperforming brother find the spark for a remarkable run that led to the world title.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3561716

NASA Orbiter Finds Possible Cave Skylights on Mars

NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano. The find is fueling interest in potential underground habitats and sparking searches for caverns elsewhere on the Red Planet.

Very dark, nearly circular features ranging in diameter from about 328 to 820 feet puzzled researchers who found them in images taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor orbiters. Using Mars Odyssey's infrared camera to check the daytime and nighttime temperatures of the circles, scientists concluded that they could be windows into underground spaces.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3562104

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