PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Employers Expect More of the Same for Hiring in the Fourth Quarter, According to CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY's Latest Job Forecast

As the U.S. works toward stabilizing its financial markets after unprecedented events on Wall Street, the ripple effects of a cooler business climate in 2008 continue to infiltrate nationwide employment. Employers expect current hiring trends to hold steady through the end of the year, according to CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY's "Q4 2008 Job Forecast."* The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) between August 21 and September 9, 2008, included more than 3,000 hiring managers and HR professionals and over 6,100 workers in private sector companies nationwide. "Employers are maintaining a conservative approach to recruitment as they maneuver through a weaker economy that has produced its share of casualties," said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com. "Certain sectors such as IT and Healthcare are still showing solid job growth while others struggle with reorganization, cost containment and other measures to stay afloat. Consistent with last quarter's findings, there is a slight decrease in the number of employers planning to add new workers in the next three months."

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Fashion and Art Collide in Striking New Magazine called FutureClaw

The latest trends in fashion and art intersect in FutureClaw, a new large- format quarterly publication devoted to visual stories. FutureClaw magazine premieres with over 200 pages of fashion and art editorials on beautifully printed, colorful 12" x 15" glossy paper. With a Fall 2008 cover fashion story featuring Martina, photographed by Kristiina Wilson, a feature story on artist Steven Harrington, and additional story contributions by PictureBox publisher Dan Nadel, and Deitch Projects director Kathy Grayson, FutureClaw represents the vanguard of creative culture. FutureClaw Issue #1 can also be explored in its entirety online at www.futureclaw.com using the Issuu viewer interface. Issuu simulates the experience of browsing the publication at a newsstand, page by page. Martin Ferro-Thomson, Issuu's Communications Manager explains why the company is currently featuring FutureClaw, "Issuu has chosen to feature FutureClaw Magazine on our front page, and we selected it from many thousands of quality publications shared on Issuu. It's because of magazines like FutureClaw we're in business: The world simply wants to know about it."

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AC/DC Comes Exclusively To Rock Band(TM) To Bring AC/DC Live: Rock Band(R) Track Pack(TM) To Fans Worldwide

AC/DC comes exclusively to Rock Band beginning this November for the worldwide release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band(R) Track Pack(TM) by Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) . This exclusive deal with Columbia Records and AC/DC marks the first time ever the band has included an entire album for video game play, with 18 live tracks from their prolific live performances becoming available in one electrifying, standalone game. The AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack allows players to experience this amazing set list with Rock Band, Rock Band 2 or other compatible music game peripherals. Full of the band's classic songs, the game will be available this November in the US and throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand beginning in early December

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Profile: International Entertainment