PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, March 7, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, March 7, 2008

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Move to Daylight Savings Time Increases Risk of Drowsy Driving

As clocks spring ahead for the start of daylight savings time this weekend, roads and highways throughout the nation become a bit more dangerous. This is according to the National Road Safety Foundation, Inc., a non-profit group that provides free driver safety programs including it's newest, called "Recognizing the drowsy driver."

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Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time rings may have been found around a moon. A broad debris disk and at least one ring appear to have been detected by a suite of six instruments on Cassini specifically designed to study the atmospheres and particles around Saturn and its moons. Rhea is roughly 950 miles in diameter. The apparent debris disk measures several thousand miles from end to end. The particles that make up the disk and any embedded rings probably range from the size of small pebbles to boulders. An additional dust cloud may extend up to three-thousand miles from the moon's center, almost eight times the radius of Rhea.

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Number of Homeless Vets Drops 21 Percent

The number of veterans homeless on a typical night has declined 21 percent in the past year. This is thanks to the services offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and its partners in community- and faith-based organizations, plus changing demographics and improvements in survey techniques. The reduction of homeless veterans from more than 195-thousand to about 154- thousand was announced as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake was elected to chair the U-S Interagency Council on Homelessness.

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David Beckham Signs With Sharpie

Long recognized as the celebrity autograph marker of choice, Sharpie(R) brand is partnering with one of the world's most recognizable celebrities, global sports star David Beckham. Beckham, whose autograph is among the most sought-after in the world, will become Sharpie's global ambassador in a fully integrated global marketing campaign that rolls out initially in the United States in early March.

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International Poll Finds Large Majorities in All Countries Favor Equal Rights for Women

According to a new poll of nations from around the world, there is a widespread consensus that it is important for "women to have full equality of rights" and most say it is very important. This is true in Muslim as well as Western countries. In nearly all countries most people perceive that in their lifetime women have gained greater equality. Nonetheless, large majorities would like their government and the United Nations to take an active role in preventing discrimination. The poll is being released in advance of International Woman's Day, March 8, a date recognized by the United Nations and observed around the world. The poll was conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org, a collaborative research project involving research centers from around the world and managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland.

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