PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday July 31, 2008

Beer Is Again America's Alcohol Beverage of Choice
New Gallup Poll Shows Beer's Lead Over Wine, Spirits is Back to
Double-Digits;
According to a new Gallup poll, beer's lead over wine and spirits has
returned to double-digits for the first time since 2002, particularly among
adults between the ages of thirty and forty-nine who tried wine for a few
years then shifted back to beer. The annual Consumption Habits poll, released
Friday through Gallup's Web site, shows that in combined data from Gallup's
2004 and 2005 Consumption surveys, drinkers between the ages of thirty and
forty-nine were about as likely to prefer wine as beer. Now, drinkers in this
age bracket have shifted back to beer, with an average of forty-seven percent
in the combined 2007-2008 data saying they most often drink beer.
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American Greetings Chooses the Funniest of Them All
Popular Card Caption Writing Contest Names Grand Prize Winner
When all was said and done, approximately sixty-thousand people thought
they were funny, and while many did prove it, only one could end up laughing
last. American Greetings Corporation announced that Clinton Griffiths of
Derby, Kansas has been awarded the grand prize in the Think You're Funny?
Prove It! caption writing contest in conjunction with the release of their
newest line of funny photo cards, Fun Pix. Griffiths submitted copy for a
picture of two young boys looking down into the kid's potties they are sitting
on. The image resonated with Griffiths, who recently became a father. Inspired
by the trials of new parenthood and caring for his seven-month old son,
Colton, his caption read, "Sorry your card is late. Dooty called. Happy
Belated Birthday."
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Nearly Half of Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume, CareerBuilder-dot-
com Survey Shows
Is your resume more fiction than fact? Experts warn bending the truth can
cost you the job. Although only eight percent of workers admitted to
stretching the truth on their resumes, nearly half of hiring managers reported
they caught a candidate lying on their resume. Of these employers, fifty-seven
percent said they automatically dismissed the applicant. This is according to
CareerBuilder-dot-com's latest survey of more than three thousand hiring
managers and almost nine thousand workers nationwide. Thirty-six percent of
employers who received falsified applications said they still considered the
candidate, but did not hire him/her. Six percent ended up hiring the
applicant. The most common lies discovered on a resume, according to the
survey, include: embellished responsibilities, exaggerated skill sets,
incorrect dates of employment, and falsifying completion of a degree.
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Consumer Alert: Black Henna Tattoos Can Cause Serious Skin Reactions
Dermatologists are warning consumers that the harmless-looking, henna
tattoos that are being sold everywhere from summer carnivals and open-air
malls to cruise ships and vacation hot spots could contain a harmful chemical
known as PPD, used to create longer-lasting black henna tattoos. Notably, PPD
has been associated with a rash of major skin problems.
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