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OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel of celebrity DJ judges last night crowned San Francisco-based DJ Risk One as the 2012 Flavor Battle Champion. The 2012 McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ competition finale event took place at the Miami Beach nightclub Cameo, where...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and assistant secretaries for U.S. Department of Labor agencies will host a live Web chat to discuss the department's fiscal year 2013 budget request on Monday, Feb. 13, at 1:30 p.m. EST. After the...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus announced today it is hosting an online challenge to find a street-style photographer that will attend SxSW as a correspondent for the Neiman Marcus blog, NMdaily.
The contest "NM @ SxSW" runs from February 9 – 17 and...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele today reminded candidates of the fast-approaching deadlines for filing nominating petitions to get on the ballot for Pennsylvania's April 24 primary election.
"Because of the...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- wet n wild® is about to get Fergalicious. Known for offering fashionable, fun cosmetics at affordable prices, wet n wild® is pleased to announce that it has partnered with global superstar and international pop culture...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During the first two weekends in February, over 10,000 cyclists from across the country teamed up with friends, family and coworkers in New York City, Chicago, Long Island, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and at satellite events...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
SAN PABLO, 10 de febrero de 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SKY, el mayor operador de TV por subscripción vía satélite de Brasil, realizará una rueda de prensa el próximo miércoles, el día 15 de febrero, a partir da las 11 h 20 (hora de Brasilia), para anunciar el...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- No COLORS: 100 Ways to Stop Gangs from Taking Away Our Communities (Morgan James Publishing, February 2012, $19.95, Paperback), one of the most relevant nonfiction books of the year, responds to the youth violence crisis now...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
UL 172 to Help Leading Manufacturers Promote Healthier, Safer, More Environmentally-Preferable Toys
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Toy manufacturers wishing to demonstrate environmental leadership and a commitment to safeguarding children's health can...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
SAO PAULO, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SKY, the leading provider of satellite television services throughout Brazil, will hold a press conference next Wednesday, February 15 at 11:20 A.M. (Brasilia time) to announce the launch of its over-the-top service, SKY Online.
SKY, part of...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poynter Institute, in partnership with PR Newswire, is hosting a new conference and workshop series entitled "Creating Credible Content" that will focus on teaching corporate communicators and digital content providers how...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- inMarket, leaders in mobile in-store brand engagement, today announced performance statistics revealing 50 percent of its users discovered products in stores with their smartphones in Q4 2011. Product discovery -- the consumer's initial...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
SURREY, England, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Surrey City Centre Library and The Surrey Board of Trade are stepping up to help local business learn how to use Social Media to find new customers. The Social Media Bootcamp being held February 16-18, 2012 at City Centre Library...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
LONDON, February 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Festival will feature the first-ever €100,000 buy-in event in Europe
Season 8 of the European Poker Tour will culminate April 23 to May 1, 2012 at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Casino with the PokerStars and...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Love is in the air and on the minds of bar-goers nationwide as the country gets ready for this year's celebration of Valentine's Day. Released today, TouchTunes Interactive Networks' third annual Love Survey results revealed that women...
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One million children at risk of life-threatening malnutrition in Sahel region - $67 million needed for immediate relief efforts
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort to avert a large-scale loss of life due to malnutrition and disease, UNICEF is ramping...
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LOS ÁNGELES, 10 de febrero de 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Las estrellas de Hollywood y lo mejor de LA asistirán a la fiesta pre-Grammy de Belvedere Vodka en Avalon para celebrar su asociación con (RED)™ para recaudar fondos para el Global Fund, entre los financistas...
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LOS ANGELES, 10 de fevereiro de 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Estrelas de Hollywood e melhores de LA participaram da festa pré-Grammy da Belvedere Vodka no Avalon para comemorar a parceria com a (RED)™ para angariar fundos para o Global Fund - com os principais financistas do mundo de...
PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a totally epic return, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of the most popular kids' entertainment brands of the past 25 years, will emerge from the sewers just in time for Toy Fair in New York City, February...
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LOS ANGELES, February 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Hollywood Stars und L.A.s Elite nahmen an der von Belvedere Vodka veranstalteten Pre-Grammy-Party im Hotel Avalon, Los Angeles, teil, um den Zusammenschluss von Belvedere Vodka und (RED)™ zu feiern. Zweck der Partnerschaft ist die...
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RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Arms and the Man: Comedy. By George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Nancy Carlin. Through Feb. 25. Center Repertory Company, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Two hours. $...
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RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Comic Book Men: Reality series. 10 p.m. Sun. on AMC. OK, let's put it to a vote: Who's your favorite comic book hottie, "goggles Catwoman" or "purple-dress Catwoman"? If that sentence makes even...
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The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animated RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)(Not rated. 81 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) In case there's someone left on the planet who thinks animation is purely a medium for children, two...
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W.E. RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Drama. Starring Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, Oscar Isaac and Richard Coyle. Directed by Madonna. (R. 119 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) As a director, Madonna has flair...
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"I really don't know too much about my grandfather because I never met him," began a theatrical-oral history presentation aboard the ferryboat Eureka at the Hyde Street Pier on Sunday afternoon. That's right, in the...
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Dear Abby: There is an ongoing issue between my husband and me. It's his disregard for my personal safety. Our large city is known for its heavy, fast traffic and impatient drivers. "Jon" is a good driver. He likes to...
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RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Anonymous Who wrote William Shakespeare's works: William Shakespeare, or someone else named William Shakespeare? Roland Emmerich ("10,000 B.C.") answers with this Elizabethan political thriller,...
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In affirming the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8, the anti-same-sex-marriage referendum passed by the voters of California, federal Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote this: "All parties agree that Proposition 8 had one...
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Herbert Blomstedt has been having a productive reunion with the San Francisco Symphony, leading his old ensemble for two weeks as part of the orchestra's centennial season. And what better way to go out than with the...
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San Francisco actress Joan Chen, in the midst of a career resurgence fueled by her embrace of independent film, was just breaking into American films when the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival got...
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Man on a Ledge Sam Worthington is an innocent man serving a 25-year prison sentence who escapes custody, checks into a hotel and climbs out onto a ledge in this smart, if gimmicky, thriller co-starring Elizabeth Banks...
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Action adventure. Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Josh Hutcherson. Directed by Brad Peyton. (PG. 94 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Dwayne "The Rock"...
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Drama. Starring Muhammet Uzuner and Taner Birsel. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. (Not rated. 150 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" is...
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Safe House RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Action drama. Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. (R. 115 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Safe...
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The Vow RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Romance drama. Starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. Directed by Michael Sucsy. (PG-13. 104 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Arriving for Valentine's Day weekend, "The Vow" is a...
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The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action: RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Drama, comedy. (Not rated. 110 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Watching all of the Oscar-nominated shorts back to back typically results in a...
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Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but he could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes...
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In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's films. His latest film, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" is at Bay...
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The Chronicle, in collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, presents how the top movies from last weekend were rated by critics and audiences as well as a few comments about some of the films...
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Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life. Britain's Ecosse Films says "Caught in Flight" will focus on the two years before Diana's death in a Paris car crash...
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ARIES (March 20-April 18): Ruling Planet Mars retrograde means you have no choice but to follow other people's lead. So follow. You won't be disappointed. TAURUS (April 19-May 19): You are one half of a partnership even...