The Food Network Launches the "In the Kitchen" App

On November 4, 2010, Food Network announced the launch of its In the Kitchen App. The app has the capability to run on the iPhone, Ipad and Ipod touch devices and will be sold on the iTunes App store for $1.99. Conveniently, the app will recognize the device it is being downloaded to and launch the appropriate version.

The In the Kitchen App will feature 45,000 recipes from all Food Network chefs. Each recipe will include photos and step-by-step instructions. For those using the app on-the-go, ingredients from recipes can be put into a shopping list, which can be accessed both on and offline. Other features, such as an in-app timer and unit converter, make the cooking process much easier and efficient. During the launch of the In the Kitchen app, the Food Network will feature Thanksgiving recipes and plans to update its seasonal recipes monthly.

Click here to view the press release

The Future of Entertainment Starts Today as Kinect for Xbox 360 Leaps and Lands at Retailers Nationwide

On November 4, New York's Times Square went controller-free, as the Crossroads of the World transformed into a dancing, singing, A-list celebration for the North American launch of Kinect for Xbox 360. A full day of demos, star-studded appearances and a massive choreographed dance routine culminated in an excited line of thousands of fans eagerly waiting to take home the future of entertainment, now available at more than 30,000 retailers nationwide.

Full press release can be found here.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops Launches Worldwide

Nov. 9, 2010 – Activision Publishing (NASDAQ: ATVI) today launches Call of Duty: Black Ops, the most anticipated first-person-shooting game of the year. As the latest of a popular franchise renowned for realistic military settings, Black Ops is set to push the game standard even higher with its new features, including player customization, new online play modes and video recording capabilities. The game is also the first in the series to have 3D compatibility.

The launch has brought a record-setting number of midnight openings world wide, with thousands of retailers opening at midnight to deliver copies to the lining players. The game is released on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Nintendo DS.

The original press release is located at http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/call-of-duty-black-ops-launches-worldwide-106942313.html

Top Harry Potter Vacation on Location Spots to Visit in Britain

VisitBritain, the national tourist board for England, Scotland and Wales, has prepared a fancy roster of "not-to-be-missed" Harry Potter related locations throughout the UK to welcome the Harry Potter fans right before the eagerly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I hits theaters on November 19, 2010.

The exploring adventure themed in Harry Potter offers two sets of plans for a visit in Britain. Visitors can join different groups with different itinerary depending on their budget. In its eighth year of operation, HP Fan Trips brings Potterholics the best of their past UK tours and adds some new stops along the way. In summer of 2011 Potter fans can ride a steam train along the same path taken by the Hogwarts Express, take a coach tour of the London locations used in the films, and even partake in an exclusive "Hogwarts-style" banquet at Edinburgh Castle.

The press release is here, and the website of VisitBritain to plan the trip is here.

This Thanksgiving, 82 Percent of Cooks Will Try a New Side Dish Recipe, but Don't Mess With the Turkey!

Long the holiday dreaded most by amateur cooks, AllRecipes.com––the #1 Internet recipe resource in the U.S.––aims to satisfy every home cook in America with “Thanksgiving Menu Mania,” themed Thanksgiving menus created from the site’s more than 3,700 Thanksgiving recipes, all contributed by home cooks. And the meal that reigns supreme is the “America’s Choice” Thanksgiving dinner, a complete appetizer-to-turkey-to-dessert menu comprised of the nine best-reviewed Thanksgiving recipes on the site.

Read the full press release here.

Trick-or-Treat: You Are What You Eat at Domino's

As dinnertime arrives on Oct. 31, not only will Domino's deliver pizza right to your door, they have designed an inexpensive idea for a homemade Halloween costume — a slice of pizza!

If you are looking for an original Halloween costume, the Domino's pizza slice is an easy, affordable and creative option for you. Those ready to trick-or-treat, can go to www.facebook.com/dominos and look for the "Halloween" tab for step-by-step instructions on how to make a perfect Domino's pizza slice costume. Make sure to upload photos of your pizza slice costumes on our Facebook page — we look forward to seeing all the creative costumes.

In addition to all this other spooky fun, Domino's wants to see how customers spend Halloween with Domino's Pizza. StartingOct. 21 and until Nov. 3, fans can upload pictures of their ghostly pizza parties, pumpkin carvings or costumes towww.facebook.com/dominos. Pictures that meet Domino's approval will be collected into an album on the Domino's Facebook page. To see the news release, click here.

The Holiday Season Arrives in Los Angeles When The Grove Welcomes Its Eye-Catching 100-Foot Christmas Tree on Monday, November 1

The Grove's Christmas Tree 2007

The Grove in Los Angeles will start the holiday season on November 1st with the delivery of a 100-foot White Fir from Mt. Shasta in Northern California. The 100-foot tree will be taller than iconic 70 to 90 foot Norway Spruce at the Rockefeller Center in New York. A flatbed truck will deliver the tree to the historic Farmer's Market and then will be hoisted up by crane allowing for aerial shots between 7:45am to 8:30am. Adorned with 10,000 lights and 15,000 ornaments, the tree lighting ceremony will take place on November 21st at 7:30pm. To see the full release, click here.

Betty White chooses cutest cat pics

Betty White, animal advocate, has teamed up with Omaha based, Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. and Morris Animal Foundation for the "Happy, Healthy Cat Photo Contest,” in order to raise awareness of feline health and promote their pet products.

The photo contest consists of three categories: cats that represent the happy, healthy theme, cats with their families and cats with the dog(s) in their family. Betty White will choose the Grand Prize winners and runners up.

The Grand Prize winner will have their photo on the cover of AnimalNews and be highlighted in an article in the magazine they'll also receive a giftcard to Petsmart and various items from Sergeant's Pet Care Products. The runners up will also get the Petsmart giftcards and Sergeant's Pet Care Products items.

To view the full press release click here.

Meet the new Myspace

MySpace unveiled its new look and feel today in an effort to reach a wider audience and reclaim a piece of the social media market. The site now features more personalized elements allowing users to connect not only with friends but also with people with similar interests. With a new, fully redesigned beta website, Myspace hopes to reach trend setting youth, especially in the Hispanic community.

Myspace released a collection of new products like the “Right now on Myspace” section, which provides real-time trending topics on the site allowing users to view recently-added music and videos. Myspace also introduced a newly designed logo that embraces its new brand identity, which encourages users to express themselves through Myspace page personalization.

The new Myspace in beta launched today and will be available worldwide by the end of November

Please click here for full press release: PR Newswire

America Sees Double as KFC Issues Halloween Challenge to News Anchors and Fans: Dress Like the Colonel’s ‘Doublicious™ Double’

Need a Halloween costume idea that's "So Good?" As part of its year-long campaign to celebrate founder Colonel Harland Sanders' life and legacy, KFC restaurant chain is issuing a national challenge to dress as the Colonel's Doublicious Double for Halloween. One lucky double will win free KFC Doublicious sandwiches for life.

Wannabe Colonels can upload their photos online or send them via email.

To really spice up the offer, for any national news anchor or talk show host that appears on TV dressed as Colonel Sanders, KFC will make a $250,000 donation in the host's or anchor's name to the Colonel's Scholars Program.

To read the entire press release, click here.

The Designate Launches Smartphone Application

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The Designate is an on-call fleet of professional drivers that provides transportation for people and their cars to get home safely. The company launched a new Smartphone application that estimates blood alcohol concentration levels and helps users evaluate their ability to drive based on several factors, including sex, weight, number of drinks and type of beverage consumed. The application also indicates whether the user is impaired and offers direct contact information to the Designate. It was created to help people manage their nightlife if they are consuming alcohol. The application was designed by local Michigan companies M10 Mobile Media and Werner Marketing Group. It is free to download but is currently only available to iPhone and Android users.

Powell's Books In Portland, Oregon, Wins Scholastic Bookstore Contest Prize of Store Visit by Suzanne Collins, Bestselling Author of The Hunger Games

Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced today that Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, has won a store visit from Suzanne Collins, the bestselling author of The Hunger Games trilogy. Powell's was selected as the winner of a Scholastic in-store display contest in conjunction with the publication of Mockingjay, the final book of The Hunger Games trilogy. Participating bookstores were asked to create a display that reflects the look and spirit of Mockingjay. Powell's Books was chosen as the winner based on the overall creativity and style of their submission, and Collins will visit Powell's "City of Books" West Burnside location in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, November 7, 2010.

Link to Release:

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Magic Mountain: Now With More Incessant Screaming

Six Flags Magic Mountain in conjunction with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment has built three new roller coasters at their Valencia, CA location. This once again puts them atop the world record for most coasters at a single theme park. The new rides include a mild Kid’s Coaster, the Green Lantern Coaster – set to be released with the Warner Bros. film in 2011 – and the Superman: Escape from Krypton Coaster (which is essentially a redesign of their old Superman coaster). This will bring the total number of coasters at the Magic Mountain theme park to 18, more than any other theme park in the world.

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/46421/

'Scarrots' Now Available Nationwide

This Halloween Baby Carrots are Making a Comeback as Scarrots

Just in time for Halloween, Bolthouse Farms, an organization led by A Bunch of Carrot Farmers, launched a national campaign for Scarrots. Scarrots are baby carrots offered in a master bag that contains 25 individually wrapped single serving packages. Each package features one of three unique Trick-or-Treat Halloween designs. Every master bag also includes a sealed pouch containing 25 temporary glow-in-the-dark tattoos of masquerading baby carrot characters. This October 31st, Scarrots want you to “Eat ‘EM Like It’s Halloween.” For more information on Scarrots, click here.

Pet Salon Hosts "Howl-o-Ween" Pet Costume Parade

The Dog House Pet Salon in Houston is holding its first-ever "Howl-o-Ween" Pet Costume Parade next week. Owners can dress up their pets and bring them to the salon for a discounted grooming, get a portrait taken, compete for prizes, and participate in a raffle. They also can get a veterinarian's advice on pet wellness and can contribute to the Pup Squad Animal Rescue. The event also will include refreshments and pet treats. The press release is located here. Information about the Dog House Pet Salon is here.

Hillshire Farm Helps Mom Cook up Meals That Get Noticed with New CheddarWurst® Smoked Sausage

Hillshire Farm recently announced "announced their best “wurst” yet; Hillshire Farm CheddarWurst Smoked Sausage." The new CheddarWurst Smoke Sausage provides ultimate taste by combining real Wisconsin cheddar cheese, natural spices and quality cuts of meat. Hillshire Farm has conducted extensive research to find out that customers are craving bold flavors. The press release seemed to be targeting moms who cook, thus it contains a simple recipe and quotes from a vice president that tries to convince the audience.


Press Release

CheddarWurst Smoke Sausage on Hillshire Farm homepage

Celebrities, Faith Leaders and Survivors Urge U.S. Action to End Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women

A coalition of human rights advocates, one celebrity, faith leaders and female survivors of violent abuse, held a rally to urge Congress to pass the International Violence Against Women Act before the November elections. At the Sept. 16-rally outside of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., speakers pointed to recent high-profile cases of violence against women as examples of why congress must to take quick actions to protect women worldwide against violence.

Read Amnesty International's press release here.

Victoria's Secret Beauty Introduces Victoria's Secret BOMBSHELL - The Fragrance

Victoria's Secret, a popular woman's lingerie, accessory, and clothing brand, is announcing the release of its newest perfume product, "Bombshell." The press release describes the scent of the perfume in detail, noting that the perfume was inspired by the "confident" and "sexy" persona of Victoria's Secret models. The press release concludes with a review of awards the company has received in the woman's perfume category.

Please Read the Press Release Here.

Febreze Game Day Freshness Tour - The Official Freshness Tour of the NFL.

As part of being the “Official Air Freshener of the NFL,” Febreze announced Tuesday that the company would take to the road for the Febreze Game Day Freshness Tour from the Kickoff of the 2010-2011 NFL season through the Super Bowl in February. The face of the tour will be Olivia Manning, wife of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning and mother to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton and New York Giants quarterback Eli. The tour will travel to sports-themed stops and will encourage moms to share game-day tips and stories about keeping their homes fresh.

To read more about it, here is the press release.

To see the Facebook page for the tour, click here. While you're there, check out the schedule of tour stops, it's interesting.

If you can handle more links, try watching Olivia Manning's YouTube videos for Febreze. Start here

Daffy's "Undressing Room" Gets Dressing Down From NYPD

For this year’s “Fashion’s Night Out” celebration, Daffy’s moved its dressing room front and center to the street-level windows of its Herald Square store on Sep 10. Every few minutes, four models took off their Daffy’s clothing in plain view of passers-by and put on a new outfit. Onlookers were invited to text their choices of outfits for the two female and two male models to try on throughout the evening. And models would text back to requests and comments. A large screen TV was placed in the window for all to read the ongoing dialogues.

The crowd created big traffic problems at 34^th Street and Broadway. NYPD officers asked Daffy’s to discontinue the show twice at the night, due to concerns about vehicular and pedestrian traffic. During the whole event from more than 1,500 text messages were received. The show lasted for 3.5 hours, starting from 6pm and was called to an end by NYPD at 9:30pm.

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