PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, July 22, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, July 22, 2005

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Circuit City Halts Sale of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Circuit City Stores says it is taking immediate steps to halt the sale of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and is removing the title from its stores and Web site.

The action comes in response to a ruling by the Entertainment Software Rating Board that the video game's rating has been changed from "Mature 17+" to "Adults Only 18+." Under longstanding company policy, Circuit City does not sell "Adults Only 18+" rated video games.

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Americans Remain More Optimistic and Satisfied With Life Than Europeans

The Harris Poll says with a few exceptions, Americans are generally happier with their lives and more optimistic about their future than are Europeans. In this survey, Americans were asked some of the same questions that were asked in a recent Eurobarometer survey conducted for the European Union.

The big picture is that Americans are much more satisfied with their lives, much more likely to believe that their lives have improved and much more likely to expect their personal situations will improve than most Europeans.

The poll says 58 percent of Americans are very satisfied with their lives compared to the 15-country European average of 31 percent. Fifty-six percent of Americans think that their lives have improved in the last five years compared to 45 percent of Europeans. Furthermore, 65 percent of Americans expect their personal situation will improve in the next five years compared to only 44 percent of Europeans. However, Europe is not at all homogenous and the mood varies widely from country to country.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2996125

Workers Stretching Business Trips to Squeeze in Vacation, Deloitte Survey Finds

Business travelers frequently extend their trips by tacking on a bit of vacation. That's according to a recent travel, hospitality and leisure survey commissioned by Deloitte and Touche (tooch). More than half of all business travelers reported taking at least one combined business/pleasure trip last year, and 70 percent brought a family member or friend with them on these trips. Further, 54 percent extended the trip by staying at least one extra night at the same lodging facility.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2996621

Lost Dog Owners Exposed to New Scam Online

The Internet lost and found dog web site FidoFinder.com reports that some of its web site users have been exposed to a new twist on an old scam. It has been reported in recent years that people have preyed on owners of lost dogs by using information from lost dog posters to demand reward money for the return of their dog. Unsuspecting lost dog owners have been coerced into wiring cash to individuals who promise to return their dog by flying them back home in a pet carrier only to never receive their pet or hear back from the caller. Now this scam has spread to the Internet.

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