PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday March 17, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday March 17, 2005

Rising Gas Prices Affect Vehicle Purchase Decisions

Gas prices in the U-S are climbing steadily again with the national average already more than two dollars a gallon. Experts in the industry are currently forecasting that gas prices will reach the three dollar mark by summer. A recent study from Harris Interactive and Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research indicated that 41 percent of in-market car buyers have either changed their minds or are thinking strongly about vehicles they normally wouldn't consider due to high gas prices. And in February 2005, 30 percent of car buyers indicated that if gas prices rose a mere 25 cents (based on a national average of $1.99 per gallon for regular unleaded), they would seriously consider a more fuel efficient vehicle.

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Warner Business Books to Publish New Biography of Donald Trump

Warner Business Books, an imprint of the Time Warner Book Group, has announced that it will publish a book by New York Times investigative reporter Timothy L. O'Brien titled "TRUMPWORLD: The Art of Being the Donald." It is slated for publication in October 2005.

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Marlon Brando's Private Island to Be Site of New Luxury Eco-Hotel

The French Polynesian atoll of Tetiaroa, owned by the late Marlon Brando, is to be the site of a lavish new eco-hotel, called The Brando. Slated to open in 2008, and consisting of 30 deluxe fares (villas), it will be the only hotel on Tetiaroa. The project is being overseen by Tahiti Beachcomber S-A, whose C-E-O Richard Bailey, had been in contact with the actor for a number of years and has continued meeting with the Brando Estate to fulfill Brando and Bailey's joint vision for an environmentally enlightened project.

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CMT Viewers Select the Finalists for the '2005 CMT MUSIC AWARDS'

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