With the addition of a star-studded panel of guest judges, including designers Thom Filicia, Robert and Cortney Novogratz, Nate Berkus and Kathy Ireland, as well as Food Network’s Paula Deen and Dina Manzo, event planner and former cast member of Real Housewives of New Jersey, HGTV Design Star returns for a sixth season on Monday, July 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series’ celebrated line-up of stars includes HGTV’s own returning judges Genevieve Gorder, Candice Olson and Vern Yip, as well as a guest appearance on the panel by John Gidding. David Bromstad, the first HGTV Design Star champion, will mentor the finalists as they compete for a chance to win their own show on HGTV. Hosted by Tanika Ray, HGTV Design Star will air on Mondays through September 12.
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Up to 40% of businesses affected by a natural or man-made disaster never reopen, according to the Insurance Information Institute. In a nationwide effort to raise the business community’s awareness about how to prepare their businesses and employees in the event of an emergency, the Advertising Council, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross, announced today the launch of new public service advertisements (PSAs) on behalf of Ready Business.
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Belfast is set to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of one of the city’s most famous creations – RMS Titanic. On May 31st 1911, Titanic was launched into Belfast Lough by Harland & Wolff – then the largest shipyard in the world. It took three years to build and just 62 seconds to complete the launch.
To mark the occasion, there will be a special slipway event attended by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, dignitaries of Cherbourg and Titanic societies to reflect Belfast’s maritime heritage. There will also be a flare set-off to mark the moment exactly 100 years ago when the Titanic was launched.
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Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC, in partnership with Guinness World Records, announced the grand-prize winner in its Guinness World Records® Classroom Challenge at a record-breaking event held Friday, May 20th in Owingsville, KY. As grand-prize winners under the direction of 4th Grade teacher Jessica Goldy, the students of Owingsville Elementary School created the world’s longest friendship bracelet. Students created a total of 3,799 links that were connected to make one bracelet measuring 810 feet. Friday morning, under the supervision of a Guinness World Records® adjudicator, the exciting event was held on the school’s football field.
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Following their dramatic victory in the 137th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, the connections of Animal Kingdom were presented with The Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph, the official watch of the Kentucky Derby at the event’s exclusive Winners’ Circle Gala.
Owner Barry Irwin, trainer Graham Motion and jockey Johnny Velazquez received the watches from Jennifer Judkins, U.S. Brand President for Longines, the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs.
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Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, invites guests to celebrate its fifth annual 31 Cent Scoop Night on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at stores nationwide. During the event, Baskin-Robbins is thanking its guests by reducing prices of its 2.5 oz. ice cream scoops to 31 cents. The iconic brand is also “Scooping up Thanks for Our Firefighters” with a $100,000 donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). During 31 Cent Scoop Night last year Baskin-Robbins scooped more than 4 million ice cream cups and cones!
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More than 900 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will take part this weekend in March for Babies®, the premier fundraising event for the March of Dimes.
March for Babies supports cutting-edge research and community-based programs that help moms have full-term, healthy babies. March for Babies has been held annually since 1970, and the event has raised a combined total of $1.8 billion to help all babies get a healthy start in life. The goal for this year’s event is to raise more than $106 million.
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Global human rights organization Breakthrough’s groundbreaking 12-week Facebook gaming event, “America 2049,” today enters its 4th week with over 11,000 players “networking for freedom.” “America 2049” — in which players explore how the choices we make today will shape our nation’s future — features appearances by Harold Perrineau (LOST), Victor Garber (Alias), Cherry Jones (24), Anthony Rapp (Rent) and Margaret Cho (Notorious C.H.O.), who generously donated their time and talents to help Breakthrough put a face on complex issues. “America 2049” is the first Facebook game integrating features, online clues and real-life events at leading cultural institutions. It has sparked enthusiastic responses from TIME.com, Gawker.com, HuffingtonPost.com and others.
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Over 200 public relations and communications professionals gathered at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel in central London to hear Doug Wills, Managing Editor of the London Evening Standard give a talk on the recent changes at the paper, its long term plans and insights into the future of the newspaper publishing industry.
The evening event hosted by PR Newswire and CorpComms Magazine brought together two great London icons - The London Evening Standard and the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel (formerly The Midland Grand) a magnificent Gothic building that was opened by Queen Victoria in 1873, left to ruin and now painstakingly restored to stand proudly as one of London’s most stunning architectural offerings.
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Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM), the pioneer in fractional resurfacing and non-invasive skin tightening, is pleased to serve as a returning sponsor of the Fresh Express Classic™ at TPC Stonebrae. A Nationwide Tour™ event, the Fresh Express Classic will be held from Tuesday, April 12 through Sunday, April 17, at one of best new golf courses in the U.S., with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay. The tournament will include a series of on-site events for fans, including a pro-am led by Pro Football Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice to raise more than $250,000 for Bay Area charities. The event will be televised nationally on The Golf Channel.
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Carnival Cruise Lines hosted a first-ever post-race wedding ceremony at the 2011 Cooper River Bridge Run this weekend, the culminating event in the Race to the Altar contest and fundraiser which resulted in a $10,000 donation to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital.
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The UK\'s biggest marketing and advertising event just got even bigger! TFM&A has consistently achieved impressive growth in visitor numbers since its launch in 2001, and on the 1st and 2nd March, the 2011 edition of the event saw over 12,000* (pending ABC Audit) marketing, media and advertising professionals walk through the doors of Earls Court 2 in just 2 days.
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