Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying Four Sites In Vermont On 15th Comcast Cares Day

Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying Four Sites In Vermont On 15th Comcast Cares Day

250 Volunteers in Vermont Join Over 100,000 Nationwide

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., April 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners will "make change happen" today, Saturday, April 30(th), as they volunteer to improve four Vermont sites as part of the 15(th )annual Comcast Cares Day.

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Comcast Cares Day, which takes place each April during National Volunteer Month, is Comcast NBCUniversal's companywide celebration of their year-round commitment to service and the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort in the country. Today, Vermont volunteers will roll their sleeves up at sites in Morrisville, Rutland, Shaftsbury and South Burlington.

For example, at the Dodge House in Rutland, which provides transitional housing for veterans, volunteers comprised of participants from the organization will join Comcast employees and their family and friends to paint, clean, and landscape their facility.

"On behalf of The Dodge House, we're very excited to have Comcast donate their efforts and resources on what is sure to be a productive and fun Comcast Cares Day," said Christina Morgan, Executive Director of The Dodge House. "Thanks to their help, we will be able to spruce up several areas of the building and make it more welcoming for those who need our services."

Crews will also be landscaping, painting and spring cleaning at Shaftsbury Elementary School in Shaftsbury, the Lamoille Family Center in Morrisville, and the Humane Society of Chittenden County in South Burlington.

"We are so excited to be a part of Comcast Cares Day," said Erin Alamed, Volunteer and Communication Outreach Manager for the Humane Society of Chittenden County. "There is so much to get done and we are thankful to have their help to shine up our shelter. Being only a staff of 14, it can be hard to get it all done. Thank you Comcast!"

This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 Comcast and NBCUniversal volunteers to participate in more than 800 projects across the country and around the globe. To date, volunteers have contributed more than 4 million service hours to improve nearly 7,000 projects in the U.S. and around the world since Comcast Cares Day started in 2001.

"As we celebrate our 15(th) annual Comcast Cares Day, we are so proud to beautify some deserving partner locations and to make a difference in our community," added Michael Parker, Comcast Senior Vice President of the Western New England Region, which includes Vermont. "It's truly amazing what's possible in a day when 250 volunteers donate their time to make a difference in the lives of others. I'm inspired by the community's response to Comcast Cares Day 2016 and I thank the participants who help to make this effort a success."

The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of everyone who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast's community partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year. To date, the Comcast Foundation has awarded more than $18 million in grants to local non-profit organizations who have partnered with us on Comcast Cares Day.

Additionally, this Comcast Cares Day the Company is folding in the broad support and amplification of two other Company partnerships: Global Citizen, who organize the annual music and advocacy-focused Global Citizen Festival curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin that has aired on MSNBC for the past few years, and Red Nose Day, a special television event with top musical and comedy performances that debuted on NBC last year. These initiatives aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change globally and in the United States. By amplifying our support of these initiatives on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast NBCUniversal is providing additional ways to help drive positive change in our communities.

Comcast has been committed to serving local communities since our founding more than 50 years ago. For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.

About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities--expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

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Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying Eight Sites Across Connecticut On 15th Comcast Cares Day

Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying Eight Sites Across Connecticut On 15th Comcast Cares Day

BERLIN, Conn., April 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,000 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners will "make change happen" today, April 30(th), as they volunteer to improve eight sites across Connecticut as part of the 15(th )annual Comcast Cares Day.

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Comcast Cares Day, which takes place each April during National Volunteer Month, is Comcast NBCUniversal's companywide celebration of their year-round commitment to service and the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort in the country. Today, Connecticut volunteers will roll their sleeves up at sites in Danbury, Hartford, Middletown, Naugatuck, New Haven, Norwich, Stamford and West Hartford.

For example, at Lincoln-Bassett Community School in New Haven, a record 400 volunteers will contribute to various projects of all shapes and sizes for all ages and abilities to spruce up the school.

"Our communities would not be the same without the efforts of volunteers who spend their time and energy making them better places to live, learn, and grow," said Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, CT-3, who made a special visit to help kick-off the event in New Haven. "To the hundreds of volunteers at Lincoln-Bassett, and the thousands who are gathering in towns and cities across the country, thank you for taking the time to make a difference."

At The Arc New London County in Norwich, over 150 volunteers comprised of participants from the organization and Easter Seals Capital Region will join Comcast employees and their family and friends to paint, clean, and landscape their client facility.

"We can't thank Comcast enough for choosing our Norwich site for this incredible program," said Kathleen Stauffer, CEO of The Arc New London. "With budget constraints being what they are, a lot of the projects on tap for the day have been overlooked in recent months. The team assembling today will be breathing new life into the building, making it better and brighter for those we serve. Comcast's partnership is invaluable."

This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 Comcast and NBCUniversal volunteers to participate in more than 800 projects across the country and around the globe. To date, volunteers have contributed more than 4 million service hours to improve nearly 7,000 projects in the U.S. and around the world since Comcast Cares Day started in 2001.

"The Naugatuck YMCA is honored to host Comcast Cares Day in our community," said Sherri Beck from the Naugatuck YMCA, another 2016 Comcast Cares Day site where volunteers will be doing spring cleaning, landscaping and painting. "We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That's why at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. We are happy to have Comcast share in our daily work we provide to our community."

"As we celebrate our 15(th) annual Comcast Cares Day, we are so proud to beautify some deserving partner locations and to make a difference in our community," added Michael Parker, Comcast Senior Vice President of the Western New England Region, which includes Connecticut. "It's truly amazing what's possible in a day, when 650 volunteers donate their time to make a difference in the lives of others. I'm inspired by the community's response to Comcast Cares Day 2016 and I thank the participants who help to make this effort a success."

Or as Peter Schaller, Communications Manager for the United Way of Greater New Haven put it, "Comcast Cares Day is the epitome of what it means to Live United."

The eight 2016 Comcast Cares Day sites in Connecticut include:


-- Danbury - Mill Ridge Primary School - volunteers will spring clean,
landscape and paint
-- Hartford - Thirman Milner Community School - volunteers will landscape,
paint murals, clean and organize
-- Middletown - Woodrow Wilson Middle School - volunteers will spring
clean, landscape and paint
-- Naugatuck - YMCA of Naugatuck - volunteers will spring clean, landscape
and paint
-- New Haven - Lincoln-Bassett Community School - volunteers will spring
clean, landscape and paint
-- Norwich - The ARC New London County - volunteers will spring clean,
landscape and paint
-- Stamford - Mill River Park - volunteers will landscape and clean up the
park, playground, and walkways
-- West Hartford - Hartford Boys and Girls Club - volunteers will conduct
an electronics recycling drive
The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of everyone who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast's community partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year. To date, the Comcast Foundation has awarded more than $18 million in grants to local non-profit organizations who have partnered with us on Comcast Cares Day.

Additionally, this Comcast Cares Day the Company is folding in the broad support and amplification of two other Company partnerships: Global Citizen, who organize the annual music and advocacy-focused Global Citizen Festival curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin that has aired on MSNBC for the past few years, and Red Nose Day, a special television event with top musical and comedy performances that debuted on NBC last year. These initiatives aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change globally and in the United States. By amplifying our support of these initiatives on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast NBCUniversal is providing additional ways to help drive positive change in our communities.

Comcast has been committed to serving local communities since our founding more than 50 years ago. For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities--expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

About Comcast in Connecticut:
Comcast is committed to providing an unparalleled entertainment experience to residents and businesses in the 83 communities the company serves in Connecticut. Comcast's Western New England Region, which includes five states, is headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, and customers are served by a team of more than 1,300 Connecticut employees. Comcast also boasts a call center in Enfield, Connecticut, service centers throughout the state, and seven state-of-the-art Xfinity Service Centers where customers can experience Comcast's Xfinity products and services firsthand. Comcast's popular Xfinity brand is also featured on the Xfinity Theatre, one of Hartford's premier music venues. The company helps to strengthen the communities where its customers and employees live and work by supporting local nonprofit organizations. In 2015, Comcast provided more than $2 million to community partners in the state, in the form of Comcast Foundation grants, sponsorships, volunteer hours, courtesy services and in-kind donations.

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Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying 28 Sites Across Massachusetts On 15th Comcast Cares Day

Comcast Volunteers "Make Change Happen," Beautifying 28 Sites Across Massachusetts On 15th Comcast Cares Day

BOSTON, April 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 5,000 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners will "make change happen" today, April 30(th), as they volunteer to improve 28 sites across Massachusetts as part of the 15(th )annual Comcast Cares Day.

Comcast Cares Day, which takes place each April during National Volunteer Month, is Comcast NBCUniversal's companywide celebration of their year-round commitment to service and the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort in the country. Today, Massachusetts volunteers will roll their sleeves up at sites in Billerica, Bridgewater, Danvers, Dorchester, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Quincy, Somerville and Taunton.

For example, at the Dorchester YMCA, approximately 500 volunteers (including City Year Boston corps members) teamed up to build the first mini golf course in the city in the Y's backyard, paint, clean and spruce up the adjacent area in Codman Square.

"We are incredibly grateful to Comcast and their entire staff for dedicating their time to support our neighborhood and the organizations that help our community thrive," says Andrea Baez, executive director of the YMCA of Greater Boston's Dorchester branch. "This day is a true celebration of Dorchester and what we can accomplish when we all come together to work as a team. We are fortunate to be supported by our neighbors, elected officials and local businesses who donate their time and support our cause-driven work."

"Young people get excited to learn and play in school environments and community spaces that are bright, vibrant, and inviting. We at City Year Boston are proud to join Comcast NBCUniversal on Comcast Cares Day to mobilize volunteers and create more of those spaces in our community that will serve local families now and for future generations," said Sandra Lopez Burke, Vice President and Executive Director, City Year Boston.

This year, the Company expects more than 100,000 Comcast and NBCUniversal volunteers to participate in nearly 900 projects across the country and around the globe. To date, volunteers have contributed more than 4 million service hours to improve nearly 7,000 projects in the U.S. and around the world since Comcast Cares Day started in 2001.

"As we celebrate our 15(th) annual Comcast Cares Day, we are so proud to beautify some deserving partner locations and to make a difference in our community," added Tracy Pitcher, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "It's truly amazing what's possible in a day, when 5,000 volunteers donate their time to make a difference in the lives of others. I'm inspired by the community's response to Comcast Cares Day 2016 and I thank the participants who help to make this effort a success."

2016 Comcast Cares Day sites in Massachusetts include:


-- Billerica Boys & Girls Club - volunteers will landscape, clean and
spruce up the facility
-- Danvers Rail Trail - volunteers will clean up the path and landscape
-- Dorchester YMCA - volunteers will build the city's first mini golf
course, paint the classrooms in Tech Boston Academy and spruce up the
surrounding Codman Square area
-- Fitchburg - Crocker Elementary School - volunteers will clean and spruce
up the entrance to the school
-- Haverhill - Veterans North East Outreach Center - volunteers will
landscape
-- Lawrence - volunteers in partnership with Groundwork Lawrence will clean
and landscape across the Commons and 30 other sites in downtown Lawrence
-- Lowell - Laura Lee Therapeautic Day School - volunteers will landscape,
organize the storage space and assemble picnic tables
-- Quincy - Faxon Park - volunteers will landscape and clean up the park
-- Taunton - Bristol Community Garden - volunteers will landscape and
garden
-- Yarmouth - Cape Cod Robert F. Kennedy Adolescent Treatment Center -
volunteers will landscape
The Comcast Foundation will also provide grants to local community partner organizations across the country on behalf of everyone who volunteers on Comcast Cares Day. The grants will help Comcast's community partners continue their mission of serving the community throughout the year. To date, the Comcast Foundation has awarded more than $18 million in grants to local non-profit organizations who have partnered with us on Comcast Cares Day.

Additionally, this Comcast Cares Day the Company is folding in the broad support and amplification of two other Company partnerships: Global Citizen, who organize the annual music and advocacy-focused Global Citizen Festival curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin that has aired on MSNBC for the past few years, and Red Nose Day, a special television event with top musical and comedy performances that debuted on NBC last year. These initiatives aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change globally and in the United States. By amplifying our support of these initiatives on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast NBCUniversal is providing additional ways to help drive positive change in our communities.

Comcast has been committed to serving local communities since our founding more than 50 years ago. For more information on Comcast NBCUniversal volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit www.comcast.com/community.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities--expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

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Moviegoers Get Excited for New "Ghostbusters" Film With a Nationwide Limited-Time Re-Release of the Original Classic And Special Immersive Ghostbusters Party Experiences

Moviegoers Get Excited for New "Ghostbusters" Film With a Nationwide Limited-Time Re-Release of the Original Classic And Special Immersive Ghostbusters Party Experiences

CULVER CITY, Calif., April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the worldwide release of Ghostbusters, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, in theaters July 15, 2016, audiences will get a chance to build their excitement for the new film by revisiting the classic 1984 movie, directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, as Fathom Events brings moviegoers a nationwide limited-time re-release of the classic, and, in New York City, BBQ Films presents a special, immersive Ghostbusters experience.

On June 8 - the anniversary of the original 1984 release of the classic film - with an encore date of June 12, Fathom Events will bring the original film to moviegoers across the country with a special re-release in more than 750 movie theaters nationwide, including a sneak peek at the new Ghostbusters. Tickets for these screenings will go on sale May 6, 2016 at FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.

Also starting June 8th in NYC, BBQ Films will present the world's only official immersive screening of Ghostbusters. An event production company that creates transportive experiences and events around classic movies, BBQ Films will invite moviegoers to strap on a proton pack, grab a trap, and head for the Ecto-1 as they bring their immersive Ghostbusters experience to Villain in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

As they transform the venue into the Ghostbusters' HQ - featuring a 360-degree interactive experience, with live Ghostbusters characters, themed rooms, screens showing the film, and, of course, ghosts - BBQ Films will bring moviegoers into the Ghostbusters' incredible world and allow them to experience the 1984 movie as never before. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting www.bbqfilms.com/ghostbusters.

Following these special screenings, the classic film will go back in the vault until the release of the new film.

Commenting on the announcement, Dwight Caines, President, Theatrical Marketing for SPE said, "Before the new Ghostbusters film hits theaters on July 15, there's no better way to get excited than by seeing the classic film. Fathom Events is bringing the original to audiences all across the country, and if you're a moviegoer in New York, you'll have the chance to experience the movie as never before as BBQ Films transports you to the world of the Ghostbusters. We're thrilled that audiences will have the opportunity to revisit the beloved original movie on the big screen."

ABOUT "GHOSTBUSTERS"
Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today - Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. This summer, they're here to save the world! The film is produced by Ivan Reitman and Amy Pascal, and written by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, based on the film "Ghostbusters," written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and directed by Ivan Reitman. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 15, 2016.

ABOUT FATHOM EVENTS
Fathom Events is the event cinema distribution arm of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the U.S., and is recognized as the leading distributor of alternative content. It offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live's Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events also takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. In addition, Fathom Events' live digital broadcast network ("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas(®) (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

ABOUT BBQ FILMS
BBQ Films is an event production company that creates immersive cinematic experiences in extraordinary locations. Thisis the latest in a series of 21 events hosted by BBQ Films that bring cult classic films to life. Other movies that have received BBQ Films treatment include Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice's Wedding), Blade (Blade Rave),Empire Records (Rex Manning Day), Weekend at Bernie's (Weekend at Bernie Jr's), Back to the Future (BACK TO the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (The Fall Foot Clan Tryouts), The Fifth Element (Holiday on the Fhloston Paradise), Dazed and Confused (Party at the Moon Tower), Zoolander (Derelicte Fashion Show), and American Psycho (Patrick Bateman's 27(th) Birthday Party). Our Film Crew crafts interactive installations around our favorite films, building the very best moment to watch a movie. Est. NYC 2007. Website: http://bbqfilms.com/



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ProfNet Experts Available on Fertility, Prince, Brady Suspension, More

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-- The Key to a Healthy Diet is a Better Relationship With Food
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-- What Happens to Prince's Estate?
-- Giving Credit Helps Beyoncé Avoid Copyright Risks
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Fertility: Social Freezing

Dr. Barbara Stegmann

Reproductive Endocrinologist

Aspire Fertility

"Social freezing is done for a number of reasons, including: chemotherapy during cancer treatment; types of chemotherapy given to treat cancers like breast, ovarian and leukemia kill what's left in the ovaries; women want to focus on things like a career before having children; single women who want to find the right person before having children."

Dr. Stegmann is available to discuss all aspects of fertility, including social freezing, infertility, and information couples should know when trying to conceive.

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Contact: Brian Kearney, bkearney@bluefountainmedia.com

The Key to a Healthy Diet is a Better Relationship With Food

Sara Doll

Nutrition Specialist

Gluten Free Daily

"It's not just about gluten-free eating. It's about ridding your body of processed foods, synthetic ingredients and helping you have a better relationship with food."

Based in Orange County, Calif., Doll is a former "Deal or No Deal" model, an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and a fitness nutrition specialist. She is the mother of three young boys, and her entire family is clean-eating and gluten-free. She is available to discuss family dieting, personal fitness training, nutrition, meal plans and online dieting, gluten-free dieting, clean eating, celiac disease, online diet memberships, and gluten-free facts and fiction.

Website: http://www.glutenfreedaily.com

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Eating Gluten-Free Without Guidance Is Dangerous

John Doll

Nutrition Specialist

Gluten Free Daily

"There is a right and wrong way to eat gluten-free, and your health depends on it. Millions of people turn to gluten-free foods for better health, but without proper guidance, they're at risk of essential nutrient deficiencies."

Based in Orange County, Calif., Doll is available to discuss meal plans and online dieting, gluten-free dieting, clean eating, celiac disease, online diet memberships, and the fact vs. fiction of gluten-free eating?

Website: http://www.glutenfreedaily.com

Contact: Jason Weamer, jason@visualidentitygroup.com


Prince's Music and Influence

Keith Clifton

Professor of Musicology

Central Michigan University

"Prince was a groundbreaking artist who combined aspects of pop, rock, R&B and funk into a truly unique style all his own. Taking a cue from the great Stevie Wonder (an artist who also played multiple instruments and wrote most of his own music and lyrics), Prince dared to challenge the business model of commercial popular music -- through his 1993 battle from Warner Bros and adoption of a symbol -- in an era totally dominated by record companies and profits."

Clifton teaches all levels of undergraduate and graduate music history and courses in popular music, world music, and opera history. His principal research areas include opera, American music, popular music, and gender studies. He is a regular consultant for academic publishers and music-related articles in regional, national, and international media.

Website: www.cmich.edu/news

Contact: Rachel Esterline Perkins, ester1rm@cmich.edu


What Happens to Prince's Estate?

Aaron Dobbs

Probate Attorney

Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC

"With no obvious heirs, what is likely to happen with Prince's estate? The distribution of assets will likely depend on his will and the particular laws in Minnesota. In many states, a person's estate will pass according to the terms of the deceased's will. Of course, the validity of a will can be challenged due to allegations that the deceased lacked capacity or was unduly influenced. Also, the will may not contain all of the elements required by law to be a valid will. This is why it is important to have a professional prepare estate planning documents. If Prince did not leave a will, state law usually dictates that the estate passes to the person's family. The deceased's family, referred to as "heirs," will be determined through a judicial proceeding where the court will formally declare the names of each person inheriting and each person's share of the estate. This result may be contrary to the deceased's wishes, which is why developing an estate plan is important. Estate planning can be an empowering process because you -- not the state -- dictate who will inherit your estate and who will handle your estate business in the interim.

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Giving Credit Helps Beyoncé Avoid Copyright Risks

Steve Mitby

Attorney

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA

The credits on Beyoncé's new album "Lemonade" give a nod to the band Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs for a lyric she uses in the chorus of her second song. Says Mitby: "This was well played by Beyoncé. It is a huge risk for someone in a creative business to borrow anything without giving proper credit. We've seen this harm reputations again and again in academia, book and speech writing and in the music industry. I tell clients to acknowledge any work they use substantially, or just in passing. What Beyoncé did here is good business. The line between accepted sampling and copyright theft may be fuzzy, but giving credit where credit is due is an easy rule to follow."

Contact: Mary Flood, mary@androvett.com


Brady Suspension Reaffirms Commissioner's Power

Rogge Dunn

Attorney

Clouse Dunn LLP, Dallas

The decision of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shows how much power has been placed in the hands of NFL National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell. Says Dunn: "Under the collective bargaining agreement signed by the player's union and the NFL, the commissioner has broad discretion, which the ruling notes. The 2nd Circuit also noted that it was required to give the commissioner 'substantial deference' when considering an appeal of one of his rulings. That means that unless the commissioner goes outside his authority and ignores the plain language of the collective bargaining agreement, or unless he is demonstrably unfair, then his rulings will not be overturned by an appellate court. This court decision will have implications in the future when players and team owners reexamine their collective bargaining agreement, which gives the commissioner these broad powers."

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-- ONLINE TOOLS HELP REPORTERS NAVIGATE FOIA WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY. More than
a dozen presenters spoke to about 100 journalists at the Media Law
Resource Center's "Media Law for Journalists" workshop and roundtable at
The New York Times building last week. We were in the audience and will
share highlights from the discussions. To start it off, here is a recap
of the discussion on how to navigate FOIA without an attorney:
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-- SNAPCHAT FOR JOURNALISTS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE. Snapchat is no longer just
for selfies or only for young millennials. And it's not going away
anytime soon. Snapchat recently introduced a slew of changes to become
the next go-to messaging app. Still misconceptions keep some journalists
from chasing the medium. But at 100 million (and growing) daily active
users and 8 billion video views per day, it's hard to deny its viability
as a legitimate journalistic force to attract new audiences. Here are
some tips: http://bit.ly/1pOtRMm
-- PR NEWSWIRE MEDIA MOVES, APRIL 25 EDITION. In the latest edition of PR
Newswire's Media Moves, we share the 411 on who's in and who's out at
Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Esquire, Town & Country, Roll Call, The Hill,
Entertainment Tonight, CNN Newsroom, Elle, Cosmo, Vogue and more:
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/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Content. Abundance. Discoverability. CRTC and NFB co-hosting Youth edition to Discoverability Summit/

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Content. Abundance. Discoverability. CRTC and NFB co-hosting Youth edition to Discoverability Summit/

OTTAWA, April 27, 2016 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to join the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) on May 2, 2016, in Toronto, Ontario, for a dynamic Youth edition to the Discoverability Summit.

The event will feature discussions with millennials - the most digitally connected demographic in history - on how they consume and discover content. The ideas and strategies generated from the Youth Summit will not only help experts and leaders better understand this generation, but directly be embedded into the program for the Discoverability Summit, which will take place May 10-11, 2016.

Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman and CEO of the CRTC and Claude Joli-Coeur, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB, are pleased to welcome the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, as a guest of honour to this event that will foster conversations with our youth - our future leaders of tomorrow.




Date: Monday, May 2, 2016


Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
(opening remarks,
keynote speech and
Minister's remarks)


Location: CBC Atrium

250 Front St W, Toronto,
ON

M5V 3G5


Keynote speakers: YouTube and Vine stars Andres B and Mama Bee from the Eh Bee Family.

Expert participants: Nicole Bélanger, Writer & Media Maker; Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts; and Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC/SRC.

The keynote speakers and expert participants will be available for interviews on-site from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Media are asked to register by Friday, April 29, at 4:00 p.m. with Media Relations at 819-997-9403. Please confirm whether camera equipment will be set up.

Stay Connected

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and use #YouthDiscoverability



SOURCE Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

CONTACT: CRTC Media Relations: Tel: 819-997-9403, Fax: 819-997-4245, Communications@crtc.gc.ca or Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, pch.media-media.pch@canada.ca

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SIXX:A.M. Officially Release New Album, 'Vol 1. Prayers For The Damned', Today

SIXX:A.M. Officially Release New Album, 'Vol 1. Prayers For The Damned', Today

BAND LAUNCHED #ReasonToRise CAMPAIGN & ISSUED LETTER TO YOUTUBE: "DON'T BE EVIL"

SINGLE "RISE" RISING ON ROCK CHARTS - CURRENTLY AT #6

BAND TO TOUR GLOBALLY THROUGH 2017

NEW YORK, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SIXX:A.M. has officially unleashed their global release, Vol. 1 Prayers For The Damned, with its counterpart, Vol. 2, set to come out later this year. Vol. 1 has shot straight to #1 on the Australian iTunes Rock Chart on its first day out down under. The overarching message of the album? To open your eyes, stand up against the grain, and reject the status quo, which can clearly be reflected in the album's call-to-action, empowering single, "Rise",continuing to climb the Rock Charts at #6, and only rising. Putting their money where their mouths are, the band has proudly launched the #ReasonToRise Campaign, offering fans a forum to share their personal experiences. Fans can head here now to learn more. Using this week's recognition, the band has also chosen to bring awareness to YouTube's unfair artist compensation practices. YouTube is the #1 streaming platform for music and SIXX:A.M., alongside other artists, want to ensure the future of musicians' ability to earn a livelihood from their art. Read the band's open letter in full here and take a peek at their recent interviews with Forbes and CNBC earlier this week. 2016 is the year that SIXX:A.M. rises to the occasion, ready to bring their powerful message, and unparalleled musicianship across the globe, touring nonstop with bands including, Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, and many more.

Produced and engineered by vocalist, James Michael, Vol.1 Prayers For The Damned is characterized by towering riffs and broad brushstrokes of melody. It's also an album possessed of philosophically hopeful overtones. As showcased in the album's artwork designed by guitarist, Dj Ashba, while there are cracks in the cement, an introspective look at the broken angel's raised hands can suggest that there is hope for a better tomorrow. It is that very aspiration for a brighter future that enables the band to take on dark topics and channel these sentiments into optimism and urgency for fans of music to be the changes they want to see in the world. This is all reflected in their #ReasonToRise Campaign, an initiative launched around the band's current single, "Rise", as SIXX:A.M. continue to guide their fans to be critical of their surroundings.

Their follow-up to Modern Vintage (2014), Vol. 1 Prayers For The Damned's 11 tracks "include some of the heaviest songs I've ever been involved with writing," offered bassist, Nikki Sixx. Taking their heavy-hitting message on the road, fans can find the band kicking off the global festival circuit with a performance at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville, FL on April 30th. SIXX:A.M. will also be performing fan favorites, new and old, on the Vol.1 Prayers For The Damned tour cycle, which will include seven major rock festivals in Europe and a headlining tour beginning May 3rd in Nashville, TN. The band will also join the biggest rock arena tour of fall 2016 as special guests to co-headliners Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown, beginning October 18th in Little Rock, AR, see dates below. More dates are forthcoming. Read this week's tour announcement here. The tickets for this highly-anticipated fall tour are on sale now - for more information on the band, the tour, and exclusive VIP packages, head to www.sixxammusic.com.

SIXX:A.M.'s Vol.1 Prayers For the Damned, is now available globally - get your copy today!

PRAYERS FOR THE DAMNED Track Listing:


1. Rise
2. You Have Come To The Right place
3. I'm Sick
4. Prayers For The Damned
5. Better Man
6. Can't Stop
7. When We Were Gods
8. Belly Of The Beast
9. Everything Went To Hell
10. The Last Time (My Heart Will Hit The Ground)
11. Rise of the Melancholy Empire
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SIXX:A.M.:
www.sixxammusic.com
www.facebook.com/sixxammusic
www.instagram.com/sixxam/
twitter.com/SixxAM

SIXX:A.M. Tour Dates:
April 30 - Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville

May 1 - Fort Myers, FL @ Fort Rock Festival

May 3 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom

May 4 - Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheater (w/ Disturbed and Rob Zombie)

May 6 - Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion

May 7 - Richmond, VA @ The National

May 8 - Bethlehem, PA @ Sands Event Center

May 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live

May 11 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

May 13 - Ft Wayne, IN @ Piere's

May 14 - Kansas City, MO @ KQRC's Rockfest

May 15 - Somerset, WI @ Northern Invasion

May 17 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

May 18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

May 20 - May 22 - Columbus, OH @ Rock On The Range

May 21 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

May 22 - Albany, NY @ Rock 'n Derby

May 24 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

May 27 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma

May 29 - San Antonio, TX @ River City Rockfest

May 29 - Dallas, TX @ KEGL's BFD

June 2 - Monza, IT @ Gods Of Metal

June 3 - Nuremberg, DE @ Rock im Park

June 5 - Mendig, DE @ Rock am Ring

June 7 - Lodz, PO @ The Power Festival

June 9 - Solvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival

June 11 - Castle Donington, UK @ Download Festival

June 12 - Newport, UK @ Isle of Wright Festival

June 14 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliJune 16 - Pratteln, SW @ Konzertfabrik Z7

June 17 - Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Festival

June 18 - Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

June 20 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust

June 22 - Stockholm, SE @ Grona Lund

June 23 - Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell

June 24 - Halden, NO @ Tons of Rock

July 23 - Walker, MN @ Moondance Jam

October 18 - Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena

October 22 - Wichita, KS @ Intrust Bank Arena

October 23 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

October 25 - West Valley City, UT @ Maverick Center

October 27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena

October 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena

October 29 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

October 31 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center

November 2 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center

November 3 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena

November 5 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

November 7 - Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena

November 9 - Billings, MT @ MetraPark Fairgrounds

November 11 - Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Civic Center

November 17 - Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena

November 18 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
More dates to be announced soon...


MEDIA CONTACTS:

Angela Burke at Eleven Seven Music
angelab@elevensevenmusic.com | 212 334-3160

Rachel Rosenberg at Eleven Seven Music
rachelr@elevensevenmusic.com| 212 334-3160

TOUR PRESS: Graham Nolan at Eleven Seven Music
grahamN@elevensevenmusic.com | 212 334-3160


ABOUT SIXX:A.M.:
Formed in 2007 on the streets of Los Angeles, SIXX:A.M.'s mission has remained steadfast: to provide iconic, hard rock to the masses that boasts unrivaled musicianship and a loyal legion of devoted fans beyond compare. Comprised of vocalist James Michael, guitarist Dj Ashba, and bassist Nikki Sixx, SIXX:A.M. is truly a culmination of each artist's talents, taking from each of their names (Sixx, Ashba, and Michael). In addition to providing unparalleled vocals, Michael is also a highly acclaimed producer, having worked with Kelly Clarkson, Halestorm, and Papa Roach, and boasts the producing and mixing credits for all of the SIXX:A.M. albums released. To date, the band has released 3 studio albums; The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007), This Is Gonna Hurt (2011), and Modern Vintage (2014), and 3 EP's; X-Mas In Hell (2008), Live Is Beautiful (2008), and 7 (2011). The band has come a long way since their live debut in 2007 at Crash Mansion, performing 5 songs off of The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, an audible, introspective recall of Sixx's autobiography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. A hero for the cause, Nikki spoke on the epidemic in Washington during National Recovery Day, creating an even deeper, more personable bond with the artists. In combination with its success and topical importance, The Heroin Diaries is currently being made into a Broadway play, further proving its topic's impact and importance to society. With so much to say and a passion for performing, Sixx penned his next book, This Is Gonna Hurt, that was soon accompanied by an album of the same name. Both books received notoriety as New York Times bestsellers. This began the band's longstanding relationship with their fans that has been built off of trust, relatability, and honesty, in combination with their heavy-hitting rock anthems. Since, the trio have performed alongside rock mainstays such as Mötley Crüe, and headlined a nearly sold out 2015 US tour with special guest Apocolyptica. SIXX:A.M. now face one of the busiest years of their career confident and undaunted, packing 2016 with the release of a double album in two installments, kicking off a global tour, co-headlining nearly all of the major US rock festivals including Welcome To Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma as well as playing the biggest European summer festivals such as Download Festival, Rock am Ring, Sweden Roc Gods of Metal and many more. Having sold over 1 million albums globally, SIXX:A.M. has set the bar for rock excellence and this year will solidify their spot as genre royalty.

ABOUT ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC:
Eleven Seven Music Group is one of the world's leading independent music companies. Founded in 2006 by Tenth Street Entertainment CEO Allen Kovac, the company is the global home for artists including Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, Nothing More, Escape The Fate, SIXX:A.M., and HELLYEAH as well as Five Finger Death Punch outside of the U.S. In 2014, the company vaulted five artists to the Mediabase Active Rock year-end radio chart and multiple acts to the Billboard year-end charts including Mainstream Rock Songs, Hard Rock Albums, and Rock Airplay Songs. Among its many accolades, Eleven Seven Music received the title of Billboard's "Rock Label of the Year" in 2010, was named FMQB's "Rock Label of the Year" in 2008, enjoyed RIAA double platinum success with Buckcherry's 15 in 2006, and achieved a Top 5 debut for Mötley Crüe's Saints of Los Angeles. With a staff of dedicated and devoted trailblazers, the label supports its roster with a range of integrated services including marketing, promotion, publicity, sales, digital, licensing, and touring. Eleven Seven Music Group distributes two sub-labels--the alternative and indie-leaning Five Seven [Dirty Heads, Dark Waves, Nico Vega] and emerging hard rock-centric Better Noise Records [Deuce, From Ashes To New, Diamante, and As Lions]. Based in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, the labels are distributed through RED/Sony in the U.S., ADA/Warner in Europe, Sony in Canada, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America, and Universal in Japan.

SOURCE Eleven Seven Music Group

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MISA launches special website with free content for media to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration

MISA launches special website with free content for media to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration

WINDHOEK, Namibia, 27 April 2016 / PRN Africa / -- MISA hereby advises all print, online and broadcasting media editors, as well as specialist media publications, newsletters and journalism initiatives, that a portfolio of over 40 quality articles and audio-visual content on free media, free expression and access to information in sub-Saharan Africa is available to them for print and online publication or broadcasting at no charge. The articles, written by journalists and media experts from West, East and Southern Africa, are being made available by MISA in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UNESCO's 1991 Windhoek Declaration on an Independent and Pluralistic African Press. The UN proclaimed the date of adoption of this ground-breaking Declaration, May 3, as World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The articles, accompanying pictures and short videos can be accessed online for immediate use in the run up to, on or after WPFD May 3, at whk25.misa.org (select WHK25 MEDIA KIT). The articles are being made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.




The Regional Director of MISA, Ms. Zoé Titus, said from the organisation's regional headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia: "MISA decided in consultation with a range of other African media freedom NGOs and experts to publish a special newspaper with broad popular appeal to general readers on WPFD this year, under the title of the African Free Press. We will distribute the newspaper on May 3 at various WPFD events across Africa in partnership with other media freedom organisations, but are also making the articles and audio-visual content accessible online on MISA's website. In this way we hope to extend their reach as a public information service to citizens in Africa and to provide African media with a range of stimulating content from which to choose. However, any media, NGOs and other organisations in the world are also free to make use of any of this content and are not restricted to publishing these only on WPFD 2016."




The two co-editors of the African Free Press, Jeanette Minnie and Hendrik Bussiek – both experts on media freedom challenges in sub-Saharan Africa – have commissioned articles on a wide range of topics pertinent to the African media environment (see table below). Online editor, Kyle James, commissioned a series of video messages asking an important question: what do young people want from their media? Kyle also adapted the written articles for online publication. (Those versions are available on MISA's website.) The articles and other Declaration-related information will be featured on various social media channels in the run-up to WPFD.




Throughout the project, MISA was supported by its long-term partner - DW Akademie (Germany's leading organisation for international media development), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and fesmedia Africa - the Africa media project of (Germany's) Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).


SOURCE Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)

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"Raiding the Country Vault" brings top country music talent to Branson, MO

"Raiding the Country Vault" brings top country music talent to Branson, MO

The new show will take the stage at the iconic Mansion Theatre, May 6

BRANSON, Mo., April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "Raiding the Country Vault," the newest production set to take place in Branson, MO, has tapped top country music industry talent to take audiences on a journey through the greatest hits of America's most beloved genre. The show, from the producers of the Las Vegas sensation, "Raiding the Rock Vault," will premiere in the iconic Mansion Theatre on Friday, May 6.

"Having the most talented lineup of performers is essential to putting on a show like 'Raiding the Country Vault'," said Producer Sir Harry Cowell. "The songs that will be performed are definitive country music hits and all of our musicians have the extraordinary skill and experience to bring that music to life."

Led by musical director and guitarist Kent Wells, who has performed with Reba McEntire and acted as musical director for Dolly Parton for the better part of 15 years, the lineup also includes:


-- Colt Prather [Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar] (Alan Jackson, Ronnie Milsap)
-- Michelle Poe [Lead Vocals and Bass] (Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams, Jr.)
-- Billy Yates [Lead Vocals and Guitar] (George Jones, Kenny Chesney)
-- Michael Peterson [Lead Vocals and Guitar] ("From Here To Eternity,"
"Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie")
-- Mila Mason [Lead Vocals] ("Dark Horse," Mindy McCready)
-- Scott Kwapiszeski [Pedal Steel and Banjo] (LiveWire, The George Brothers
Band)
-- Steve Ramsey [Keyboards] (Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker)
-- Melody Hart [Lead Vocals and Fiddle] (Grand Country Music Hall)
-- Danielle Peck [Lead Vocals] ("I Don't," "Finding a Good Man")
-- Derrek C. Phillips [Drums] (Hank Williams Jr., Michael McDonald)
"Raiding the Country Vault" will feature a set list of country music's most renowned favorites by celebrated artists including: Conway Twitty, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Charlie Daniels Band, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam, George Strait, and many, many more.

The new show, a longtime vision of Sir Harry Cowell and music industry legend Simon Napier-Bell, also brings to Branson the talent of Paul Dexter, as writer, director, and production designer.

Tickets for performances of "Raiding the Country Vault" at the Mansion Theatre in Branson, MO are now on sale. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit www.raidingthecountryvault.com or www.themansiontheatre.com or call (417) 335-2000.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Stephen Will

Allied Integrated Marketing

(702) 889-2705
swill@alliedim.com



SOURCE Raiding the Country Vault

Raiding the Country Vault

Web Site: http://www.raidingthecountryvault.com


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Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2016 Edgar Award Winners

Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2016 Edgar Award Winners

NEW YORK, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2015. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 70(th) Gala Banquet, April 28, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

BEST NOVEL


Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy (Penguin Random House - Dutton)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR


The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Grove Atlantic - Grove Press)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (HarperCollins Publishers - William Morrow)

BEST FACT CRIME


Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully
by Allen Kurzweil (HarperCollins Publishers - Harper)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards (HarperCollins Publishers - HarperCollins)

BEST SHORT STORY


"Obits" - Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster - Scribner)

BEST JUVENILE

Footer Davis Probably is Crazy by Susan Vaught (Simon & Schuster - Paula Wiseman Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT


A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis (HarperCollins Publishers - Katherine Tegen Books)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY


"Gently with the Women" - George Gently, Teleplay by Peter Flannery (Acorn TV)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD

"Chung Ling Soo's Greatest Trick" - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
by Russell W. Johnson (Dell Magazines)

GRAND MASTER

Walter Mosley

RAVEN AWARDS

Margaret Kinsman
Sisters in Crime

ELLERY QUEEN AWARD

Janet Rudolph, Founder of Mystery Readers International

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD

Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day (Prometheus Books - Seventh Street Books)

The EDGAR (and logo) are Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the Mystery Writers of America, Inc.



SOURCE Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America

CONTACT: MWA - Margery Flax - 212-888-8171; or Meryl Zegarek Public Relations - 917-493-3601

Web Site: http://www.mysterywriters.org


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Bell Media Becomes Exclusive Media Partner of the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017, Airing on TSN

Bell Media Becomes Exclusive Media Partner of the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017, Airing on TSN

Prince Harry Visits Toronto on May 2 to Officially Launch 2017 Games

- TSN's Brian Williams hosts INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017Launch Ceremony featuring Prince Harry on Monday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. ET -

- Established by Prince Harry in 2014, the INVICTUS GAMES is the only international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured, and ill active duty and veteran service members -

- TSN delivers exclusive daily coverage of the INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 from May 8-12 -

"These Games have shone a spotlight on the 'unconquerable' character of service men and women and their families and their 'Invictus' spirit. These Games have been about seeing guys sprinting for the finish line and then turning round to clap the last man in. They have been about teammates choosing to cross the line together, not wanting to come second, but not wanting the other guys to either. These Games have shown the very best of the human spirit."
- Prince Harry, Patron of the INVICTUS GAMES

To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/1pO576Z

TORONTO, April 29, 2016 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today it has reached an agreement to become the exclusive Canadian broadcast partner of the Invictus Games, including INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017 and the upcoming INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO2016. Established by Prince Harry in 2014, the INVICTUS GAMES is the only international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured, and ill active duty and veteran service members.

Prince Harry visits Toronto on Monday, May 2 - marking his first visit to the city in 25 years - to officially launch the countdown to INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017. Bell Media covers the day's special launch events with exclusive access, beginning with the official Launch Ceremony live at 10:30 a.m. ET (see below for more details).

Taking place in September 2017, the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017 will be broadcast exclusively on TSN - the latest addition to the network's diverse roster of championship events. TSN will also broadcast exclusive coverage of this year's INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 from May 8-12 (see below for more details).

"As the official broadcast partner of the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017, Bell Media is proud to play a leading role in bringing this international sporting event to viewers across the country," said Randy Lennox, President, Entertainment Production and Broadcasting, Bell Media. "We are deeply humbled to showcase the unbreakable spirit of those who bravely serve their countries."

"The INVICTUS GAMES embody the transformative power of sport, and TSN is proud to be the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of such an inspiring event," said Stewart Johnston, President of TSN. "We are proud to say that Champions Live Here on TSN, and today, this takes on a whole new meaning with the addition of the INVICTUS GAMES. The courage and resiliency of these extraordinary service members makes them the ultimate champions."

INVICTUS GAMES Launch
On Monday, May 2, Prince Harry will participate in a series of special launch events for INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO 2017 hosted by Bell Media personalities:


-- 10:30 a.m. ET: TSN's Brian Williams hosts the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO
2017 Launch Ceremony at Toronto's Royal York Hotel, where Prince Harry
will join dignitaries, Michael Burns, CEO of the INVICTUS GAMES TORONTO
2017 and members of the Canadian 2016 Invictus Team.
-- 12:15 p.m. ET: TSN's Cabral "Cabbie" Richards and THE SOCIAL's Melissa
Grelo host a scrimmage with the Canadian national sledge hockey team at
Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre. Prince Harry is joined by special
guests including Marc Kielburger of Free The Children, motivational
speaker Spencer West, and a special interview with athletes Natacha
Dupuis and Steven Daniels, who will compete for Team Canada at INVICTUS
GAMES ORLANDO 2016, airing exclusively on TSN.


INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 on TSN
TSN delivers exclusive coverage of the INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 from May 8-12, airing live from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, a state-of-the-art multi-sport facility at Walt Disney World. The event features 500 competitors from 15 nations will take part in 10 sports, including track and field, wheelchair basketball, swimming, sitting volleyball, and powerlifting.

TSN platforms deliver live coverage beginning with the two-hour INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 OPENING CEREMONY on Sunday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET, as well as daily live coverage of multiple events on TSN GO and recap shows each night of the Games. TSN platforms also deliver the INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016 CLOSING CEREMONY on Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Throughout the INVICTUS GAMES ORLANDO 2016, TSN's industry-leading platforms, including SPORTSCENTRE, TSN.ca, and TSN official social media accounts, will feature news and updates on key Team Canada performances.

About the INVICTUS GAMES
The INVICTUS GAMES is the only international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veteran. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect of all those who serve their country.

The inaugural INVICTUS GAMES, held in London in September 2014, saw more than 400 competitors from 13 nations compete in nine sports. The event attracted crowds of more than 65,000 spectators, with more than 10 million tuning in to watch the Games on the BBC.

About Bell Media
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada's #1 television network; 34 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched specialty channels in English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super Écran. Bell Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral Out of Home, one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with a network of more than 30,000 advertising faces in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with premium subscription on-demand streaming service CraveTV, as well as its innovative GO video streaming services including CTV GO, Discovery GO, TMN GO, and TSN GO; operates multi-channel network Much Digital Studios; holds an equity stake in digital startup Hubub; is partners in Cirque du Soleil Media, a joint venture with Cirque du Soleil; and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca.

About TSN
TSN is Canada's Sports Leader and #1 specialty network. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, Champions Live Here as TSN delivers world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN.ca, TSN GO, and TSN Radio stations across the country. With more championship events than any broadcaster in the country, TSN's deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, MLB, Barclays Premier League, Golf's Majors, NASCAR, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada and Rugby Canada events. TSN is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company.

SOURCE Bell Media

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Bell Media

CONTACT: Renee Rouse, (w) 416.384.7599, (c) 416.428.4807, renee.rouse@bellmedia.ca; Rob Duffy, (w) 416.384.5717, (c) 416.802.3319, rob.duffy@bellmedia.ca; Twitter: @TSN_PR


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Anjellicle Cats Rescue Announces KEANU Ka$h Raffle

Anjellicle Cats Rescue Announces KEANU Ka$h Raffle

Prize: $100 Visa gift card

NEW YORK, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Excited about the movie KEANU? So are we! To celebrate, Anjellicle Cats Rescue invites Key & Peele fans and animal lovers to participate in the Anjellicle Cats Keanu Ka$h Raffle. Tickets are $5 with a grand prize of $100 Visa gift card. Increase your odds by buying 4 tickets for $20 and get a 5th ticket for free. Visit www.anjelliclecats.com to buy raffle tickets.

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Raffle ends May 2 at Noon. Winner will be announced May 4.

All proceeds will be used to care for Anjellicle Cats Rescue's kitties as they search for their forever home. Anjellicle Cats is an all-volunteer 501c3 cat rescue dedicated to helping make New York City a no-kill city. We are one of the most active cat rescues in the tri-state area. Founded more than 15 years ago, Anjellicle Cats Rescue has a network of about 300 foster homes and more than 500 cats available for adoption. As a New Hope Partner with Animal Care Centers (ACC), we work closely with the ACC to save sick, injured and so-called unadoptable animals from being euthanized. We are often the only lifeline for these animals who will die within hours if a rescue group placement cannot be found. Each rescued cat is welcomed with love and medical care into a foster home with the goal of adoption into a permanent, loving home.

Anjellicle Cats Rescue maintains 4 adoption centers in New York City. Our first was The Cat Room at Spoiled Brats pet store in Hell's Kitchen. We recently began a partnership with the Koneko Cat Cafe to provide the kitties at this Lower East Side cattery. We also house cats at Petco's Upper West Side and Upper East Side locations where we hold weekly adoption events.

Follow Anjellicle Cats Rescue at:
www.anjelliclecats.com
Facebook: anjelliclecatsrescueinc
Twitter: @anjelliclecats
Instagram: @anjelliclecats

For Media Inquiries:
Contact Nora Wood at Anjellicle Cats Rescue at Email, 917-328-6790.

SOURCE Anjellicle Cats Rescue

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Media Alert - 40 Black Canadian filmmakers come together to launch Black Women Film! A new leadership program for emerging Black women filmmakers and media artists

Media Alert - 40 Black Canadian filmmakers come together to launch Black Women Film! A new leadership program for emerging Black women filmmakers and media artists

TORONTO, April 29, 2016 /CNW/ - Black Women Film! (blackwomenfilm.ca) is excited to announce the launch of a new leadership program for Black women in Toronto at 6:00PM on April 29, 2016 at Nia Centre for the Arts, 96 Spadina Ave. In partnership with TIFF, Nia Centre for the Arts, Regent Park Film Festival and CBC, this first of its kind program will offer the opportunity to emerging filmmakers and media artists who are Black female identified of the Canadian African diaspora to forward their careers and practices in filmmaking.

This inaugural film leadership program will be hosted at TIFF Bell Lightbox, CBC and the Nia Centre for the Arts from May 21-31, 2016

Connect with us online:

Website: www.blackwomenfilm.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackwomenfilm
Hashtag : #blackwomenfilm!

Black Women Film! Presenters
Deanna Bowen, Michele Pearson Clarke, Alison Duke, Audrey Dwyer, Jennifer Holness, Ngardy Conteh George, Sonia Godding, Marva Ollivierre, Laurie Townshend, Nadine Valcin, Brigid Tierney and CBC producers.

SOURCE Black Women Film!

Black Women Film!

CONTACT: Ella Cooper, Founder, blackwomenfilmcanada@gmail.com, (647) 292-3500


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The Largest Asian-Pacific Musical Instruments Fair: Music China

The Largest Asian-Pacific Musical Instruments Fair: Music China

SHANGHAI, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Music China, one of the most reputable musical instrument fairs in the world, will be held on October 26-29, 2016 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The event will be hosted by INTEX Shanghai.

The demands of the global musical instrument industry has become saturated and the economic development has been relatively slow. Recently the cultural policies for development have been releasing in China. As the high speed development of Chinese musical instrument market has been internationalized, branded and differentiated in recent years, there is a significant increase of government procurement. China is leading the manufacturing and consumption of musical instruments around the world, with nearly 30% of the market. The Chinese musical instrument industry continues to expand.

Launched in 2002, Music China is now the largest music show in Asia and is the best gate-way to a multitude of business opportunities in the Chinese and Asian markets. Music China will feature nearly 1,900 domestic and foreign exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. A huge range of western and Chinese traditional musical instruments will be on display across ten halls and 112,000m(2 )of exhibition space.

To meet the substantial business growth, famous established brands, such as Bluethner, Buffet, Casio, D'Addario, ESP, Fazioli, Fender, GEWA, Hsinghai, Laney, Line 6, Ludwig, Marshall, Orange, Pearl River, Roland, Samick, Schimmel, Selmer, Shanghai No.1 National Musical Instruments Factory, Steinway, Tama, Taylor, Yamaha and Zildjian have confirmed to attend Music China 2016. Both international top brands and local producers with excellent quality and competitive prices offer a variety of exhibits at Music China.

As the 'Most Innovative Exhibition' awarded by China's leading trade magazine Events Fortune, Music China plays a significant role in culture and education development. This year, a variety of forums and seminars will keep visitors updated with the industry pace. These include Dealers Training Courses, Global Forum on Chinese Traditional Music, Educational Programmes, Violin Master Workshops, Kids Music Land, seminars on Technological Innovation of Industry and Training Courses on both Woodwind and Brass Teaching. A highlight in the fair will be the outdoor live music shows that will provide an inspirational experience for professional buyers and music lovers.

For more details about Music China 2016, please refer to our official website www.musicchina-expo.com.

Contacts:
Miss Arlene Zhu / Miss Rachel Sun
+86-21-6295-5609 / +86-21-6295-2316
zhuliwen@intex-sh.com / sunruiqi@intex-sh.com

INTEX Shanghai Co., Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.musicchina-expo.com


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MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, 4/29

MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, 4/29

LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- It's Trump versus Clinton, solar power, green recycling, fantasy sports, Volkswagen, mortgages, small cap stocks; this week on MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon. MoneyTV is the internationally syndicated television program all about money and what makes it happen, (http://www.moneytv.net), featuring informative interviews with company CEOs, providing insights into their operations and outlooks for their futures.

Free information packages from the featured companies can be requested by sending an email to info@moneytv.net.

The television program can also be viewed online immediately at www.moneytv.net.

Featured companies on this week's program include:

Itronics, Inc.(OTCPINK: ITRO) CEO Dr. John Whitney discussed the company's "zero waste technology" green recycling business model.

Optimized Fuel Technologies, Inc. Envronmental Director Jennifer Ferriera reacted to Volkwagen's settlement with the US government.

Singlepoint, Inc. (OTCPINK: SING) CEO Greg Lambrecht talked about recent accomplishments realized.

Mortgage Minute Guy Roger Schlesinger told why a 30-year mortgage should be avoided.

Green Chip Investor Relations President Matt Chipman talked about what he likes in the smallcap market right now.

XsunX, Inc. (OTCPINK: XSNX) CEO Tom Djokovich compared buying versus leasing a solar power system.

Dynasty Wealth Founder Michael Markowski said investors should add small and micro cap companies to their portfolios.

A complete menu of TV listings is available at the MoneyTV web site, http://www.moneytv.net.

MoneyTV Executive Producer and Anchor Donald Baillargeon is also the host of MoneyRap Radio, http://www.moneyrap.com and the daily television program Global Financial News Minute with Donald Baillargeon.

MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon television program, Copyright MMXVI, all rights reserved. MoneyTV does not provide an analysis of companies' financial positions and is not soliciting to purchase or sell securities of the companies, nor are we offering a recommendation of featured companies or their stocks. Information discussed herein has been provided by the companies and should be verified independently with the companies and a securities analyst. MoneyTV provides companies a 3 to 4 month corporate profile with multiple appearances for a cash fee of $11,995.00 to $17,250.00, does not accept company stock as payment for services, does not hold any positions, options or warrants in featured companies. The information herein is not an endorsement by Donald Baillargeon, the producer, publisher or parent company of MoneyTV.

Contact:

Donald Baillargeon
info@moneytv.net
949 388 5267



SOURCE MoneyTV; Itronics, Inc.; Optimized Fuel Technologies, Inc.; Singlepoint, Inc.; Mortgage Minute Guy; Green Chip Investor Relations; XsunX, Inc.; Dynasty Wealth

MoneyTV; Itronics, Inc.; Optimized Fuel Technologies, Inc.; Singlepoint, Inc.; Mortgage Minute Guy; Green Chip Investor Relations; XsunX, Inc.; Dynasty Wealth

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Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios And NAAAOM Urge FCC And Commissioner Mignon Clyburn To Reject FCC Chairman's Draft Order Approving Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger

Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios And NAAAOM Urge FCC And Commissioner Mignon Clyburn To Reject FCC Chairman's Draft Order Approving Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger

Parties Demand Amendment of Draft Order to Include Conditions for Carriage of 100% African American-Owned Channels

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Studios Networks (ES) and The National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM) on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, filed an ex parte letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stating that the FCC Commissioners must vote against FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's Charter Communications/Time Warner Cable merger draft order unless it is amended to include conditions requiring carriage of 100% African American-owned channels.

ES and NAAAOM's proposal provides that New Charter set aside 10% of all its activated channel capacity -- no fewer than 50 video programming services -- for the carriage of 100% African American-owned channels. ES and NAAAOM are represented by David Goodfriend, President of Goodfriend Government Affairs. Goodfriend is a former Deputy Staff Secretary to President Clinton and former Media Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Susan Ness.

"The answer is clear: Commissioner Clyburn and her colleagues must not vote to approve the Chairman's draft order unless and until the order is amended to include specific, clear, enforceable merger conditions designed to increase true African-American ownership of cable television networks," said David Goodfriend, President of Goodfriend Government Affairs. "Specifically, the FCC should adopt the proposal proffered in 2010 by former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on behalf of ES in the then-pending Comcast/NBCU merger."

"Commissioner Clyburn and the FCC have an immediate opportunity to correct what they did wrong with Comcast/NBCU and ensure economic inclusion for 100% African American-owned media on the Charter platform before they allow this merger," said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios. "The Commissioners should immediately confirm that charter spends $4 billion a year licensing cable networks, and of that, zero dollars is spent with 100% African American-owned channels. This is completely unacceptable. Commissioner Clyburn, if you allow this merger to go through based on Chairman Wheeler's proposed order, you will have failed African-Americans at a catastrophic level for generations to come."

The full ex parte letter sent to the FCC on April 27, 2016 can be accessed here: http://www.naaaom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Ex-Parte-Charter-Conditions.pdf

The full proposal proffered on June 21, 2010 by former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on behalf of ES in the then-pending Comcast/NBCU merger can be accessed here: http://www.naaaom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Entertainment-Studios-Comcast-Comments.pdf

About Entertainment Studios
Entertainment Studios, Inc. owns seven 24-hour HD cable networks serving nearly 80 million subscribers: PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, and JUSTICE CENTRAL.TV. The company also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 40 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. With a library of over 5,000 hours of owned content across multiple genres, Entertainment Studios provides video content to broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, multimedia platforms, and the World Wide Web. Our mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers, online users, and Fortune 500 advertising partners. Chairman and CEO Byron Allen founded the company in 1993. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it has offices in New York, Chicago, Denver, and Raleigh. For more information, visit: www.es.tv

About NAAAOM
NAAAOM's mission is to eliminate racial discrimination and secure the economic inclusion of truly 100% African American-owned media through fair contracting and equal treatment practices. www.naaaom.com

SOURCE Entertainment Studios

Entertainment Studios

CONTACT: Media Contacts: Entertainment Studios Contact: Eric Peterkofsky,Entertainment Studios, 310-277-3500 x124, eric@es.tv, NAAAOM Contact: Mark DeVitre, NAAAOM, 310-277-3500 x140, mark@naaaom.com


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The Largest Asian-Pacific Musical Instruments Fair: Music China

The Largest Asian-Pacific Musical Instruments Fair: Music China

SHANGHAI, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Music China, one of the most reputable musical instrument fairs in the world, will be held on October 26-29, 2016 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The event will be hosted by INTEX Shanghai.

The demands of the global musical instrument industry has become saturated and the economic development has been relatively slow. Recently the cultural policies for development have been releasing in China. As the high speed development of Chinese musical instrument market has been internationalized, branded and differentiated in recent years, there is a significant increase of government procurement. China is leading the manufacturing and consumption of musical instruments around the world, with nearly 30% of the market. The Chinese musical instrument industry continues to expand.

Launched in 2002, Music China is now the largest music show in Asia and is the best gate-way to a multitude of business opportunities in the Chinese and Asian markets. Music China will feature nearly 1,900 domestic and foreign exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. A huge range of western and Chinese traditional musical instruments will be on display across ten halls and 112,000m(2 )of exhibition space.

To meet the substantial business growth, famous established brands, such as Bluethner, Buffet, Casio, D'Addario, ESP, Fazioli, Fender, GEWA, Hsinghai, Laney, Line 6, Ludwig, Marshall, Orange, Pearl River, Roland, Samick, Schimmel, Selmer, Shanghai No.1 National Musical Instruments Factory, Steinway, Tama, Taylor, Yamaha and Zildjian have confirmed to attend Music China 2016. Both international top brands and local producers with excellent quality and competitive prices offer a variety of exhibits at Music China.

As the 'Most Innovative Exhibition' awarded by China's leading trade magazine Events Fortune, Music China plays a significant role in culture and education development. This year, a variety of forums and seminars will keep visitors updated with the industry pace. These include Dealers Training Courses, Global Forum on Chinese Traditional Music, Educational Programmes, Violin Master Workshops, Kids Music Land, seminars on Technological Innovation of Industry and Training Courses on both Woodwind and Brass Teaching. A highlight in the fair will be the outdoor live music shows that will provide an inspirational experience for professional buyers and music lovers.

For more details about Music China 2016, please refer to our official website www.musicchina-expo.com.

Contacts:
Miss Arlene Zhu / Miss Rachel Sun
+86-21-6295-5609 / +86-21-6295-2316
zhuliwen@intex-sh.com / sunruiqi@intex-sh.com

SOURCE INTEX Shanghai Co., Ltd.

INTEX Shanghai Co., Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.musicchina-expo.com


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LIDS Sports Group, New Era And Old Dominion Kick Off Summer Concert Season With New, Strategic Partnership

LIDS Sports Group, New Era And Old Dominion Kick Off Summer Concert Season With New, Strategic Partnership

INDIANAPOLIS, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LIDS Sports Group, a leading omni-channel sports licensed retailer, and headwear manufacturer New Era, and award-winning country music band Old Dominion have entered into a strategic partnership just in time for summer concert season. The announcement represents LIDS' first-ever music partnership, as well as Old Dominion's first with a corporate brand, and allows the retailer to engage with in-store shoppers in entirely new ways. Supporting the partnership with its product offering is New Era.

In honor of the band's current Top 5 single that is still climbing, "Snapback," the partnership commences with LIDS and New Era's launch of the Old Dominion hat design contest. From now until June 20, shoppers are encouraged to design a hat for the band and submit their design image via Twitter or Instagram by tagging LIDS and Old Dominion while including the hashtags #OldDominionLids and #contest. A design image can also be uploaded through LIDS' dedicated contest microsite. Old Dominion is supporting the design contest through continuous social promotion to fans and recorded vignettes now playing in participating stores. The contest rules are available at http://olddominionhatdesign.hscampaigns.com/#rules. There is No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win the contest.

A winning hat design will be selected each week for the duration of the contest, and the entrant will receive two free tickets to a show agreed upon between the winner and LIDS to see Old Dominion on Kenny Chesney's 2016 Spread the Love Tour. After eight weeks of design selections, those eight designs will be put forward for a fan vote to determine the grand prize winner. This lucky fan will receive a VIP ticket and travel package to a tour stop complete with an Old Dominion meet-and-greet backstage.

With the help of New Era, LIDS will also put the grand prize winner's design into production on a New Era snapback to be sold at participating stores throughout the country. LIDS will also carry the New Era hat that appears in Old Dominion's "Snapback" music video.

"Working with a company like LIDS just makes sense for us," expressed Old Dominion's lead singer Matthew Ramsey. "Every night we play a song we wrote that has now become a hit and was inspired by seeing so many of our fans wearing Snapbacks. Our fans are LIDS customers and we are excited to partner up and bring them into the Old Dominion family."

"We are excited to partner with a group of musicians that exemplify the core values of our brand," said LIDS co-founder Glenn Campbell. "This band is known for its passion and commitment to the music, the same way our patrons are known for their dedication to their favorite sports teams. Their ambition and love of "snapbacks" makes Old Dominion the perfect partner for LIDS."

Old Dominion has emerged as one of the hottest breaking bands in country music and were recently named the Academy of Country Music's New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year. In 2015, Old Dominion released its first full-length album, Meat and Candy, which Entertainment Weekly called a "deceptively smart, occasionally cheeky, stellar debut." They released their debut single "Break Up With Him" to country radio, which topped the charts for two weeks, was Certified GOLD by the RIAA and was named "The Highway's" No.1 Song of 2015 on SiriusXM. "Snapback," the band's highly anticipated second single, is Top 5 and climbing. The band is currently headlining its Meat and Candy Tour and will re-join Kenny Chesney for the second summer on his Spread The Love Tour. Consisting of lead singer Matthew Ramsey, lead guitarist Brad Tursi, multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rosen, bassist Geoff Sprung and drummer Whit Sellers, the band has spent seven years honing their craft, each making a name for themselves in Nashville by penning songs for the likes of Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Chesney and more.

LIDS Sports Group currently operates more than 1,300 retail locations across North America specializing in headwear, team-specific professional sports and university athletics.

To learn more about Old Dominion and the band's summer tour stops, visit www.olddominionband.com. For more information about LIDS Sports Group's stores, fan gear and sports apparel, visit www.lids.com.

ABOUT LIDS SPORTS GROUP
The LIDS Sports Group, operating within Hat World Inc., is a leading North American omni-channel sports licensed retailer comprised of the LIDS retail headwear stores, the Locker Room by LIDS specialty fan retail chain, the Internet businesses www.lids.com, and www.lids.ca. Operating out of Zionsville, Indiana, the retail businesses make up more than 1,300 mall-based, airport, street level and factory outlet locations nationwide, and in Canada and Puerto Rico. LIDS retail stores offer officially licensed and branded headwear of collegiate teams, major professional sports teams, as well as other specialty fashion categories in the latest styles and colors. Locker Room by LIDS is a mall-based retailer of sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties which also operates under the Seattle Team Shop, Buckeye Corner, Tiger Mania, Sports Fan-Attic and Jersey City (Canada) nameplates. Locker Room by LIDS also has locations in Macy's department stores throughout the United States. Most LIDS and Locker Room by LIDS stores offer custom embroidery capability that includes embroidered autographs of professional sports athletes. Additionally, the LIDS Clubhouse division operates team-specific professional sports and university athletics retail stores and e-commerce sites. Hat World Inc. is a subsidiary of Genesco Inc.



SOURCE LIDS Sports Group

LIDS Sports Group

CONTACT: Essential Broadcast Media, LLC, Ebie McFarland | Olivia Hanceri, ebie@ebmediapr.com | olivia@ebmediapr.com, (615) 327-3259; Press materials for Old Dominion can be found at ebmediapr.com/clients/olddominion; Ashley Eggert, Dittoe PR for LIDS Sports Group, ashley@dittoepr.com, (317) 202-2280 XT 15

Web Site: http://www.lids.com


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