Are you ready to rock? It’s show time as Hasbro Inc.’s (NASDAQ: HAS) iconic PLAYSKOOL brand introduces the LET’S ROCK! ELMO interactive plush, the most innovative Elmo toy yet. Joined by music industry veteran and Grammy Award-winning producer Randy Jackson, LET’S ROCK! ELMO made his official debut at a private event yesterday at the Empire Hotel in New York, NY. Known for his ability to guide the next generation of music superstars into the spotlight, Jackson was on hand to offer advice as LET’S ROCK! ELMO takes the stage at retail this fall. The truly interactive LET’S ROCK! ELMO plush character sings, plays instruments, and invites little musicians to rock out with him!
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Travis Air Force Base squadron members took to the sky at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom today, as the first “flyers” to experience the park’s newest thrill ride, SkyScreamer. SkyScreamer, which opens to the public on Friday, May 27, is the latest sensation in tower rides, and takes the concept of spinning round and round to a new level of thrills. The lofty attraction joins the park’s unique array of rides, shows and interactive animal experiences.
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The Epilepsy Foundation’s National Epilepsy Awareness Month gets a boost from Paramount Pictures and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions with a red carpet affair and after party for Morning Glory, starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams.
The event benefits TalkAboutIt.org, created by Greg Grunberg (star of the upcoming NBC series ‘LOVE BITES’) in collaboration with the Epilepsy Foundation. Grunberg, the father of a child with epilepsy, and chair of the National Walk for Epilepsy since its inception, joins the Foundation to educate people about seizures, including the proper first aid of never putting anything in the mouth of someone having a seizure.
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I'll House U (Imperal Remix) feat: Baby Bam
of the legendary Jungle Brothers / Pagan Society joins forces with multi-genre producer / emcee Zedek Djah. Crushing dancefloors worldwide on this remake of a House classic ala Empire Strikes Back!
Celebrar Dora! Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel™, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), joins with Nickelodeon to celebrate Dora the Explorer’s 10th anniversary on August 14 with the debut of the new and innovative “We Did It!” Dora doll, now available at major retailers across the country.
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PetSmart Charities has teamed up with actor Josh Duhamel to launch the “High-Five for Pet Adoption” campaign celebrating the 5 million pets’ lives that have been saved through PetSmart Charities’ Adoption Centers. The campaign aims to increase public awareness about the importance of pet adoption to save millions more pets that still need lifelong, loving homes.
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UBM Studios Milicruit, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), DirectEmployers Association, and industry leading employers announce the 10,000 Jobs Challenge for Veterans and Military spouses, a program that provides employers with sponsorship and participation in highly active virtual career fairs attended by more than 100,000 veterans and military spouses yearly. The group expects to add hundreds of employers and increase the target number of jobs by partnering with local, national and international businesses to support workforce opportunities for veterans and their spouses.
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Today, Race Imboden, 2011 graduate of The Dwight School, was officially named to the United States Olympic Team by the US Fencing Association. After the fourth World Cup event, he mathematically qualified for the Olympics in Men’s Foil based on his high team rankings. Mr. Imboden is currently #6 in the FIE (Fédération Internationale d’Escrime) World Senior Rankings, #2 in the USA Fencing Division I (Senior), and #2 in the USA Fencing Under 19 Division (Junior).
“I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be competing as a member of Team USA, especially in London because my mother’s home country is England. For nine years, I have been working toward this goal with the amazing support and sacrifice of my parents to whom I’m eternally grateful. I’m also grateful to The Dwight School, which helped me to achieve my dream of competing in the Olympics by allowing me the time and flexibility to train, travel the world, and compete while I was a student,” said Mr. Imboden.
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John Tesh joins Comedian Taylor Mason for the Tesh/Mason Overture on Thou Shalt Laugh 4.
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Fergie, eight-time Grammy Award winner and global ambassador for the Avon Foundation for Women, was a special guest at the tenth annual Southern California Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Santa Barbara, CA, on September 22-23. The Avon Walk Santa Barbara, the seventh of nine Avon Walks this year, raised more than $4.7 million to advance access to care and breast cancer research.
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Building on the success of the recently opened Solon Market District, Giant Eagle, Inc. introduces a whole new world of food to the Akron-Canton area with the opening of the new Green Market District located at 1700 Corporate Woods Parkway.
Food Network Star, world-renowned chef and author Tyler Florence will participate in the store’s grand opening celebration, greeting customers and signing autographs. Florence joins the long list of the world’s most prominent chefs who have been wowed by the Market District experience. Martha Stewart called Market District a “veritable retail wonderland,” and Guy Fieri “the Disneyland of grocery stores.” Adam Richman, host of the Travel Channel’s popular show, “Man vs. Food”, called Market District “heaven’s gift to foodies.”
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