PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, October 7, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, October 7, 2005

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New Poll Shows Vast Majorities of U.S. Adults Believe Federal, State and Local Governments Should Have Been Better Prepared to Look After Sick and Frail Residents in New Orleans in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll shows that vast majorities of U-S adults believe the governments at the federal, state and local levels should have been better prepared to look after the sick and frail residents of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Majorities also believe the government was not very or not at all prepared on several accounts to handle these residents staying in hospitals, nursing homes and private homes. Furthermore, nearly half of adults are not very or not at all confident that the U-S government will learn from this experience and be better prepared for the healthcare problems that will arise with future disasters or terrorist attacks.

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ESPN Plays Defense With Monday Night Football, Says Bloomberg Markets

Bloomberg Markets Magazine says E-S-P-N will spend more than eight (B) billion dollars to air Monday Night Football, a strategic deal that will help the network maintain its commanding lead over the competition. With an array of big-league challenges from cable system operators, the football show's arrival at E-S-P-N will bring along with it a critical mass of young viewers and will allow for Disney's A-B-C to stack Monday night's programming line-up.

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Owner Stuart Sternberg Offers Free Parking at All Home Games

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' principal owner, Stuart Sternberg says he will offer free parking at all Rays home games next season. The Rays will become the only Major League Baseball franchise to offer free parking on all team-owned parking lots. The move demonstrates Sternberg's commitment to fans and suggests other changes are to come.

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GOOD VIBRATIONS AT THE OFFICE: Research Shows Employees Enjoy Working With Colleagues, Supervisors

Despite the heavy workloads and tight deadlines they may face, employees are happy with the company they keep. Eighty-seven percent of workers polled by Accountemps said they have good relationships with their supervisors. 91 percent feel the same about their relationships with coworkers.

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PRNewswire -- Oct. 7

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