PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, February 29, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, February 29, 2008

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CDC Study Reveals Adults May Not Get Enough Rest or Sleep

About 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day in the past month. This is according to a new four-state study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The data from the four states -- Delaware, Hawaii, New York, and Rhode Island -- may not reflect national trends. But an additional study conducted by C-D-C utilizing data from the National Health Interview Study indicated that across all age groups the percentage of adults who, on average, report sleeping six hours or less has increased from 1985 to 2006. Nationwide, an estimated 50 to 70 million people suffer from chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders. Sleep loss is associated with health problems, including obesity, depression, and certain risk behaviors, including cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, and heavy drinking.

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More Than One in 100 Adults Are Behind Bars, Pew Study Finds

For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison -- a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety. According to a new report released by the Pew Center on the States' Public Safety Performance Project, at the start of 2008, more than two-point-three million adults were held in American prisons or jails, or one in every 99 point 1 men and women. During 2007, the prison population rose by more than 25-thousand inmates.

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Oprah's First-Ever Live Interactive Webcast Class Enrollment for the #1 Bestselling 'A New Earth' Surpasses Half a Million in Four Weeks

Since "A New Earth" was named the 61st Oprah's Book Club selection on January 30, 2008 and Winfrey announced that she will join author and renowned spiritual leader Eckhart Tolle for the first time ever to teach a free, live interactive webinar exclusively on Oprah.com, more than 500-thousand people -- representing 125 countries from around the world- already have registered. This book holds the record for the most copies ever shipped by Penguin Group U-S-A in a four-week period, 3 point 45 million. Each weekly class will correspond to a chapter from "A New Earth," with the 90-minute discussion focusing on each chapter's theme.

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Universal Music Group (UMG) to Acquire Univision Music Group

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., today announced a definitive agreement under which UMG will acquire Univision Music Group, including its music recording and publishing division. Univision Music Group is the #1 Latin record company in the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

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Profile: International Entertainment