PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday October 2, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday October 2, 2008

Melissa Etheridge Joins Hard Rock International to Launch Worldwide Pinktober Campaign to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

2007 Oscar winner, two-time Grammy winner, breast cancer survivor, and multi-platinum recording artist Melissa Etheridge and Hard Rock International have joined together once again for the launch of Pinktober. Pinktober, Hard Rock's ninth annual breast cancer awareness campaign, is a philanthropic initiative created to support organizations in the fight against breast cancer through the sales of collectible Pinktober memorabilia, as well as a series of live music events at Hard Rock establishments around the world.

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Toys-R-Us Announces Top Toys for Christmas

Toys-R-Us has announced its top toy predictions for Christmas with High School Musical, Hannah Montana, Ben 10, In The Night Garden and Nintendo Wii expected to be topping Christmas wish lists this year. This year's top Christmas toys include Baby Chou Chou My First Tooth doll which is high on every girl's wish list. For boys it's Ben 10 and his Omnitrix watch, classic Doctor Who Figures, Star Wars Clone Wars, Lego and the latest craze Bakugan Battle Warriors. Finally, for the younger ones, In The Night Garden Upsy Daisy and her bed is joined by the ever popular Dance with me Teletubbies.

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Columbus, OH is the Number One Sports Town in the U-S

Columbus, Ohio is the number one sports town in the U-S, according to a recent analysis by sports fan research firm Scarborough Sports Marketing. The analysis aggregated the avid fans of the twenty-nine sports measured by Scarborough, including the major leagues, motor sports, college sports, minor leagues and several others. Sixty-six percent of adults in Columbus are avid sports fans. Boston, Buffalo and Pittsburgh round-out the top markets for avid sports fans. Sixty-four percent of Boston adults are avid sports fans, as are sixth-three percent of those in Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Nationally, fifty-six percent of all adults are avid sports fans.

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Domino's Introduces Pizza Tracker Poll This Election Season

When buying pizza, do Democrats spend more money than Republicans? Do Republicans spend less, but rely more on credit? Do liberals buy more veggie pizzas than conservatives? Do people who consider themselves politically "undecided" purchase more "half and half" pizzas ... or opt for one of Domino's new Oven Baked Sandwiches instead? Now customers who order online and follow their order's progress with Domino's Pizza Tracker, can participate in an easy "Pizza and Politics" poll, in which they can identify themselves as Democrat, Republican or Undecided. From there, Domino's looks to find whether people with common political views also share similar food preferences.

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Profile: International Entertainment