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(NAPSA)—One sponsor of the2005 NASCAR season is interestedin helping people make it over thefinish line by helping them to quitsmoking.

The season opened with Nicor-ette’s debut as the first quit-smok-ing sponsor in the motor sport’shistory, and the end of the seasonhas seen the second quit-smokingbrand sponsoring a car.

To top it off, GlaxoSmithKline(GSK) Consumer Healthcare hasannounced plans for 2006 thatinclude the wildly popular driverJeff Gordon and his #24 car and asponsored race as part of the com-pany’s efforts to help race fans,their friends and family memberswho want to quit smoking.

Commit Stop Smoking Lozen-ges, the company’s medicinal nico-tine product for smokers trying toquit, signed on as the primarysponsor of Ganassi Racing’s #39Commit Dodge for two 2005NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races.Rookie driver David Stremmeused the opportunity to gain moreexperience before he moves up tothe Cup Series full time in 2006.

In 2006, Nicorette broadens itsNASCAR presence on the track byjoining Hendrick Motorsports’ #24DuPont Chevrolet team as an asso-ciate sponsor. Jeff Gordon will runa #24 DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolettwice during the 2006 NASCAR NEX-TEL Cup Series; his first of twopaint schemes was recently un-veiled at Lowe’s Motor Speedwayin Charlotte, N.C.

The company will also continueto sponsor Chip Ganassi’s #41 Tar-get Dodge to be driven in 2006 bypromising newcomer Reed Soren-son. NASCAR will also have its first

ever quit-smoking title sponsor fora race when the Nicorette 300Busch Series event runs March 18,2006 in Atlanta.

At Cup Series races throughout2006, a Winners Circle exhibitwill counsel smokers about quit-

ting and entertain fans with anexciting racing simulator.

For fans that don’t make it tothe track, Quit2WinRacing.comoffers information about quittingsmoking as well as racing newsand behind-the-scenes interviews.

Effort To Get NASCAR Fans To Quit Smoking Gains Speed

Four-time NASCAR championship driver Jeff Gordon and Bill Slivka,vice-president of GSK Consumer Healthcare unveil the paint schemefor the new #24 DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet.

With a special paint scheme to promote Commit Stop SmokingLozenges, NASCAR driver David Stremme (#39) pulls ahead of JeremyMayfield at the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

(NAPSA)—If you’re like mostAmericans, you’d like to lightenyour load. In fact, according to theNPD Group’s recent Eating Pat-terns in America report, 61 per-cent of Americans today say theywould like to lose at least 20pounds. About 25 percent of us arealready on a diet. However, manypeople say they don’t have time toprepare healthy, balanced meals—meals that are key to helping peo-ple lose weight.

A staggering 92 percent of indi-viduals consume some type ofready-to-eat foods at home on adaily basis. Stove-top use is down18 percent and microwave ovenuse has doubled to 20 percent.Perhaps it’s no wonder that moreand more of us are turningtowards natural, diet-consciousready-made foods such as Cedar-lane’s “Zoned” frozen food line.

Zone In For WellnessOne of the most popular

dietary plans today is Dr. BarrySears’ Zone Diet. Some of Holly-wood’s elite, including actressesJennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullockand Renee Zellweger, have livedand breathed the “Zone” lifestyle.Since it was introduced over 10years ago, millions of men andwomen have become faithful fol-lowers of Dr. Sears’ simple con-cept: Eat the right combination of

foods—protein, carbohydrates andfat—all in moderation. This al-lows sugar to be released slowlyinto the bloodstream, helpingmaintain blood-sugar and insulinat consistent levels throughoutthe day. The result? According toSears, it’s a feeling of satisfactionand fullness, which helps you eatless and feel better.

How can you adopt the “Zone”lifestyle, eat healthy, fulfillingmeals, and still have time for every-thing else? This is where the rightkind of prepared food comes in.

Two Worlds Become OneUnder the direction of Dr.

Sears, Cedarlane Natural Foodschefs worked to develop natural,wholesome and “Zoned” frozenfoods. The results allow weight-conscious folks-on-the-go the easyconvenience and affordability of afrozen meal, while also experienc-ing the healthy “Zone” lifestyle.

Using medical research from ZoneLabs and healthy ingredients,their goal was to create a new lineof products that not only tastesgood, but also incorporates theZone Diet’s dietary requirements.

“Our alliance gives consumersmany choices now to help managetheir weight as well as receive theproper ratio of ingredients in theirmeals to maintain proper hor-monal balance,” explained Dr.Sears. Another advantage of thepartnership? A diet plan that origi-nally catered to the elite and indi-viduals with higher incomes is nowavailable to virtually anyone whowants a “Zone” lifestyle—withouthaving to empty their wallets.

Keeping It TastyHow do you choose the right

frozen meal? For many of us, thedeciding factors are simple: Whichone tastes the best, and how easyis it to prepare? The recipes forCedarlane’s “Zoned” productswere carefully prepared andtested to ensure high quality andgreat taste. The line offers deli-cious, savory and creative entreessuch as Spinach & MushroomOmelettes, Ranchero BreakfastBurritos, Eggplant Parmesan,Roasted Vegetable Pizza, Enchi-lada Pie and Vegetable Lasagna.

To learn more, visit the Website www.cedarlanefoods.com.

Quick Ways To Zone In On Easy Diets

New types of frozen entrees canhelp people stick to their diets.

(NAPSA)—Many parents arefinding that bad weather doesn’thave to prevent their sports-crazykids from playing—and learningabout—football. A hugely popularand fun video game, featuringpint-sized versions of NFL super-stars, is giving kids the ins andouts of football strategy andgameplay—on their level.

Licensed by the NFL, Back-yard Football 2006 is the fourthversion of the best selling kid’sfootball video game ever. It ’sgood clean fun without the vio-lence and offensive languageyou’ll find in video games forteens or adults.

What Backyard Football 2006does have is gameplay that is bothinstructional and crazy (after all,it is a kids’ game) and a roster offootball heroes as children.

The game is sophisticated with-out being complicated. Playerspick their team from all 32 NFLteams or 19 whacky Backyardteams, a crazy group of neighbor-hood kids.

Then players can customizeuniforms, call the plays (or maketheir own), track statistics, andmake trades. The result is a gam-ing experience packed with actionand laughs for kids and often-times their parents.

“I like it too,” said one parent.“Not only does the game keep thekids laughing, there’s no violence,it’s racially diverse, and includestheir favorite NFL stars. That’shard to find in a video gametoday.” Backyard Football evenoffers enough girl players to fieldan entire team.

Surprises, power ups, crazyhumor, unlockables, and plenty ofcontrol over everything from playsto fields give the game stayingpower among youngsters ages 5 to10.

Backyard Football 2006 is avail-able for Game Boy Advance, PC,and now for PlayStation 2. It is partof the Backyard Sports brand forkids, a series of sports games (Back-yard Skateboarding, BackyardBaseball, Backyard Hockey, andBackyard Basketball) that featurechild-version professional sportsstars as well as the Backyard Gang.

Varying degrees of gameplaymake Backyard Sports games easyfor young sports fans yet tricky formore advanced players who arecontinually challenged as they mas-ter different levels of difficulty. Thegames’ kid-friendly, non-violent for-mat and high level of diversitymake them especially popular withparents. For more information, goto www.backyardsports.com.

Popular Video Game Starring NFL ProsAs Kids Helps Teach Football

“Good clean fun” is how oneparent describes a new footballvideo game.

(NAPSA)—Norma Kamali, world-renowned fashion designer, andGeralynn Madonna, president andCEO of Spiegel, recently announcedthe launch of Norma Kamali Timeless,an exclusive collection for the cata-log. The spring 2006 catalog will fea-ture the 17-piece collection with pricesfrom $12-$89.

When preparing for a naturaldisaster, the experts at MassMu-tual say you should take yourcredit cards, bank debit cards, dri-ver’s license and health insurancecard and copy the front and back ofthe cards. Put the photocopies inyour container or safe. To learnmore, visit www.massmutual.com.

Analysts say long-term leasesmay be a bad choice for smallbusinesses. According to realestate veteran Jeffrey A. Landers,founder and president of Offices2Share.com, small-businessowners should instead considerexecutive suites or sharing officespace. He says a long-term leasecan be a financial and logisticalliability, limiting growth and hin-dering profits. For more informa-tion, visit www.offices2share.com.

“Planning ahead can make atrip to the grocery store lessstressful and more enjoyable foryou and your children,” said

Sharon Bergen, senior vice presi-dent of education and training forKnowledge Learning Corporation,the nation’s leading provider ofearly childhood care and educa-tion. “It’s possible to transform ashopping trip into a learningopportunity. Children can readlabels, find particular items andcompare prices,” she said.

Contrary to the seemingly neg-ative old saying, “being in hotwater,” having plenty of it is actu-ally ideal for today’s homeown-ers—at least when it comes totaking showers, shaving, doingthe dishes and washing clothes.To learn more about hot waterheaters and other areas of homemaintenance, visit www.housemaster.com/homedefects.