PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Tuesday December 18, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Tuesday December 18, 2007

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B-E-T Networks Recognizes the Achievements of Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Doctor Cornel West, Richard Parsons, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and C-E-O Janice Bryant Howroyd with 'THE BET HONORS'

B-E-T Networks has announced The B-E-T Honors, an evening dedicated to recognizing the achievements and contributions of distinguished African American leaders in their fields. Hosted by Cedric "The Entertainer," The B-E-T Honors will celebrate and recognize Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Doctor Cornel West, Richard Parsons, the Honorable Maxine Waters, and C-E-O Janice Bryant Howroyd. The inaugural event will take place at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D-C, on January twelfth, and premiere during Black History Month on February twenty-second.

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Food Recalls Dominate List Of Nation's Top Food Stories Of 2007

When asked to recall the top food stories of the year, food editors overwhelmingly responded that 2007 will be remembered as the Year of the Recall. In a recent survey of the country's top food editors, the national recall of more than ninety brands of popular pet food topped the charts as the number one food-related story of 2007, followed closely by the U-S Department of Agriculture's recall of over twenty-one million pounds of ground beef and the peanut butter recall by ConAgra Foods. The fifth annual year-end survey was conducted by Hunter Public Relations.

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NASA's Top Exploration and Discovery Stories of 2007

NASA moved forward in 2007 to explore the solar system, expand our knowledge of Earth and its place in the universe, and build the International Space Station. The space shuttle flew three highly successful missions to continue the station's assembly and construction began on projects designed to send astronauts to the moon, where they will establish a permanent outpost and prepare for eventual voyages to Mars. Space science missions were launched to Mars and the asteroid belt. Closer to home, Earth science satellites made a number of key discoveries, such as how waterways beneath an Antarctic ice stream affect sea level and the world's largest ice sheet.

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Lack of Light and Seasonal Depression -- What's the Link? From the Harvard Health Letter

People troubled by depression usually experience their dark moods in an on-again, off-again fashion. In that respect, seasonal affective disorder differs only in that the oscillations follow a seasonal schedule, with the depression usually starting in the fall and lasting through the spring. Lack of light is often blamed for the disorder, but just how darker days cause depression in sufferers is still in question, reports the January issue of the Harvard Health Letter.

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