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Win Deal or No Deal tickets with online bingo |
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Bingo fans have the chance to become a Deal or No Deal pilgrim for the day by watching a recording of the show. Players on the Deal or No Deal bingo website could be lucky enough to see if anyone can beat the banker and scoop an amazing cash prize with their own eyes as they can win tickets to a filming. Not only will they be treated to seeing Noel Edmunds help one player navigate their way through the boxes, they will also have their travel and one night's stay in a luxury hotel provided for them.To take part ...
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Win a Mothers Day £100 treat with Paddy Power Bingo |
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With Mothers Day fast approaching, Paddy Power Bingo has decided to offer its players the chance to treat their mums to something really special this year.In a fantastic daily promotion, players have the opportunity to win a £100 prize for submitting their ideas on what they would treat their mother to if they win the money.All you have to do to take part is deposit £10 into your account during the competition, which runs until March 31st, with entrants able to submit a new idea each time they top up their accounts, giving you plenty of chances to scoop the ...
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Online bingo introduces game to new generation |
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Once, the image of a bingo player was an old lady in a hall, but online bingo has helped to introduce a whole new generation to the fun that can be had. According to blog thebingofinder.co.uk, there is now more people aged 25 to 35 years old than ever before waiting with excitement for their numbers to be called as they play the game over the internet. But it is not just the young ones who are still playing, as it seems that bingo is helping people to reach their 100th birthday, with the website reporting at least three players ...
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Mecca Bingo to launch Britain's Got Talent game |
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Bingo fans who love to watch TV talent shows will soon be able to combine their two favourite pastimes, as Mecca Bingo is set to launch a new Britain's Got Talent game.The new deal has just been signed and will see the online bingo site have exclusive rights to have the game inspired by the show - judged by Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan - for the next three years. Although no information has been released yet about what type game it will be, it is sure to be as much fun as the programme itself, which helped ...
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Celebrate Golden Hat's first birthday with amazing prizes |
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Golden Hat bingo fans could pick up some amazing bonuses and prizes as the organisation celebrates its first anniversary on March 10th. Head over to the Footloose Spins to get the chance of winning back ten per cent of your stake if you are unlucky. And with this extra cash back, you might even win a great prize on your next go. On the bingo site's big day, March 10th, head into the Pressies room where you can have a Jolly Ride of free bingo all day. Just head into the room from 11:00 to 18:00 GMT and you could ...
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Win a trip to Rio with Virgin Bingo |
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If dancing the night away in Rio de Janeiro sounds like your thing then head over to Virgin Bingo, where they are offering a chance to win a trip to the destination.In a special promotion to celebrate the launch of the brand new slot game Amazon Wild, the online gaming site is offering one lucky couple the chance to experience life in Brazil.To be in with a chance of winning this sensational prize, all you have to do is spend £20 in the brand new five-reel 100 line opus game or any of the other specially selected jungle-themed slots on ...
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Win a Mini Cooper with Gala Bingo March Madness |
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Gala Bingo is offering one lucky bingo player the chance to win a new car this month. As part of its March Madness promotion, bingo lovers could find themselves with an occupied garage rather than a full house soon as the site is giving away a new Mini Cooper.In order to be in with the chance of driving off in a new set of wheels, simply play the special Mini Games on the site and pick up a prize draw ticket for every £20 you spend.The more tickets you collect, the more chances you have of winning the car or ...
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Shopping vouchers worth £70,000 up for grabs at Sun Bingo |
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Sun Bingo is offering its new players a share in £70,000 worth of shopping vouchers, just for playing their favourite bingo games online. Fans of the game who are new to the site will receive a £20 shopping voucher that can be spent in popular stores like HMV, New Look and Homebase, meaning you are sure to find somewhere to spend your money, no matter what your taste. To get your shopping spree, all you have to do is sign up to the website and deposit £10 and your free voucher will soon be on its way through the post.Available ...
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Win £10,000 each day with Mecca Bingo |
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Mecca Bingo is offering its players an amazing jackpot of £10,000 a day on its standard 90 ball bingo game. Simply head into any of the bingo rooms offering the game before March 13th and you will be in with a chance of winning the amazing prize pot each day as part of the Mega Ball Booster Jackpot. And even if you do not win big, if you are part of the game when the big money is won you will pick up a share of £1,000 which will be split between each player who has bought their ticket with ...
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Posh Bingo celebrates Film and Fashion Fortnight |
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Posh Bingo is holding a Film and Fashion Fortnight to celebrate some of the world's biggest entertainment awards and offer some fab prizes. Inspired by the Oscars, the Baftas and London Fashion Week, Posh Bingo has got together some great prizes to make you feel like you have just picked up a gong of your own. Until March 7th, players who take part in games including Fluffy Favourites Progressive Slots and Hollywood Stars Instant Games will receive tournament points. These will then be added to the leaderboard, with whoever is at the top winning a fabulous asos.com voucher worth £150. ...
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Wink Bingo celebrates birthday with giveaways |
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Wink Bingo is turning two this month and to celebrate it has got two special free rooms open with great cash prizes.Until February 26th, bingo fans can get into the party mood by heading into one of the two free rooms that will open up each evening. To net yourself £100, head into the Wrap It Up room for a game of 90 Ball bingo from 20:00 GMT, with cards for the free game issued on the day. Or, if you fancy something with a bigger jackpot, the Party Popper room will see a £300 game taking place each evening ...
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Pick your own reward with Virgin Bingo guaranteed cash prize |
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Bingo players have the chance to pick their own prize with the Virgin Bingo guaranteed cash promotion.All that bingo fans need to do is to decide how much bingo credit they want to buy before February 28th and they will receive a guaranteed amount back again at the end of the month.Get a £2 bonus by spending just £10 in a selection of the website's popular gaming rooms, including Miami, Deal or No Deal Bingo and Virgin Galactic. The more you spend, the more you get back and players who get £250 worth of credits will receive a fabulous £50 ...
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Bingo player celebrates 100th birthday |
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A bingo fan has celebrated her 100th birthday, putting her long life down to enjoying the odd tipple before bedtime. Edith Jopson was born in Salford in 1910 and lived there until 1930, when she moved to Stretford with her husband Thomas Jopson, the Messenger has reported.Working in a leather workshop, as a cook's assistant and making army clothing during the war, Mrs Jopson is also the mother of three children. She has certainly kept herself busy over the last century, as not only is she a fan of bingo, she has also been a member of Victoria Park Bowling Club ...
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Win X Factor tour tickets with Bet365 Bingo |
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Bingo fans are being given the opportunity to see the biggest names from the recent series of X Factor perform live on tour by winning a pair of tickets.Bet365 are giving away ten sets of tickets to lucky bingo players to give them the chance to see the likes of Stacey Solomon belt out a ballad and Jedward give an outrageous performance of their hit single Under Pressure.To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize, Bet365 players simply need to pledge £10 on bingo games and £25 on The X Factor Steps to Stardom game to be ...
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Crown Bingo offers iPod prize with Music Box |
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Music loving bingo players should head on over to Crown Bingo this month to be in with a chance of winning their very own iPod with Music Box. The bingo site is offering ten lucky players the chance of winning a great music prize, which has been inspired by the recent Brit awards.With the star prize of an iPod Nano up for grabs, players can also win fabulous prizes such as Ticketmaster vouchers to go to a gig of their choice and the top five albums to keep them up-to-date with the biggest names in music.To enter, all you have ...
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Win Alice in Wonderland tickets with Ladbrokes Bingo |
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Bingo players who head over to Ladbrokes Bingo online have the opportunity to experience their own magical adventure by winning tickets to the new Alice in Wonderland film.Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, the new film from Tim Burton brings the classic story to life and seems set to be one of the big hits of the year. The gaming site has announced that it will be giving away tickets to watch the 3D movie on the huge screen at the London IMAX cinema.As well as the tickets, winners will get their own trip to wonderland by staying in ...
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Celebrate Pancake Day with Paddy Power Bingo |
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Lovers of pancakes and bingo are in for a double treat today as Paddy Power Bingo has created a special game to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Indulge your sweet tooth by heading over to the Sapphire Room at Paddy Power between 8pm and 10pm for a host of fabulous games dedicated to the delicious treat.As well as some brilliant bonuses, bingo players will be able to get involved with fun pancake trivia quizzes to help their evening go with a swing. Just be careful not to get pancake mix all over your computer. And when you are feeling stuffed full of ...
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Playtech agrees takeover of bingo provider Virtue Future |
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This move will make Playtech one of the leading providers of bingo technology across all key product groups.The total buyout consists of £29 million to be paid initially, subject to agreed working capital adjustments. A further figure of up to £7 million will follow, which is payable in the first quarter of 2011, depending on performance levels.The acquisition will see Playtech take control of some of Virtue Fusion's most famous names, including Mecca, Sky and Crown Bingo. For bingo players, the takeover is likely to mean more frequent games and higher jackpots, without an increase in the price of the ...
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Mecca Bingo offers £1.3m jackpot with Clover Rollover |
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Mecca Bingo players may well be full of excitement at the possibility of picking up an incredible £1.3 million jackpot.The amazing total has been reached on the Clover Rollover progressive jackpot game, with one lucky winner guaranteed to pick up the prize, which is still increasing. Even if you do not win the big jackpot itself, Mecca Bingo has created a separate £10,000 prize pot which will be shared between all the people who pledged £1 on the Clover Rollover game on the day the big prize is won.Depending on how many people take part that day, this could mean ...
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Chocolates up for grabs with Golden Hat Bingo |
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Chocoholic bingo fans may want to head on to Golden Hat Bingo this weekend for their chance to win a luxurious chocolate hamper.Simply by playing with Golden Hat Bingo three times until February 14th, you will be entered into the prize draw for the chance to win one of five Thornton's hampers worth £49, just in time for Valentine's Day.But if you do not win a delicious box of treats this weekend do not worry, you could instead be the winner of up to £14,000 with the website's special romance-themed Guaranteed Linx game.The winner of the first line will pick ...
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Sky Bingo offers £14,000 Valentine's Day jackpot |
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Sky Bingo will be handing over cheques worth a combined £14,000 to up to three winners this week to help their Valentine's Days go off with a bang.Anyone playing the Bingolix game on February 14th from 10.30pm will be in with a chance with winning the bumper prize fund. So even if you do not have a hot date lined up for the evening, your Valentine's Day could still be one to remember.The person who gets the first complete line in the online bingo game will win £2,000, while the player who gets the second line will receive £4,000.But the ...
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Wink Bingo is on the lookout for love |
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Wink Bingo is on the hunt for a Mr and Miss Wink, just in time for Valentine's Day.As part of this special promotion, Wink Bingo players have the chance to upload their picture to the website, where the rest of the users will vote on who to crown their Miss and Mr Wink.The winning couple will then be whisked off on a romantic dinner date, all thanks to Wink Bingo.Ladies have until February 9th to register and vote on who they want to be named this year's Miss Wink, so you had better be quick! For the following week it ...
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This Christmas Ghostbikes Launch the Stealth Motorcycle Touring Boot, Neo Sports Boot and Cougar Race Boot |
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PRESTON, England, November 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ghostbikes are showcasing their own super cool, tested road boots - a
perfect winter gift for the biker that demands quality and high performance
at an amazing price.
These leather Stealth, Neo and Cougar boots provide support and
structure, while looking sporty and modern. They come in a variety of colours
with styles to suit everyone's bike and budget.
For a full range of motorbike footwear and other biking gear, visit:
http://ghostbikes.com.
Stealth Motorcycle Boots are the first of Ghost's exclusive on road
touring range. They incorporate the perfect blend of ...
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JackpotCity Bingo Upgrades to Microgaming Software, Offers Enhanced Games and Prizes |
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GIBRALTAR, November 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday morning, players at JackpotCity Bingo (
http://www.jackpotcitybingo.com) logged on to an improved online bingo
experience including new games, better chances to win, progressive jackpots
and a strengthened community, all because of the site's upgrade to
Microgaming's industry-leading bingo software.
The move, motivated by player consultation and feedback, allows
JackpotCity Bingo to offer a host of new benefits, including the latest in
progressive online bingo jackpot games, where the number of balls that can be
played increases every few days, along with the jackpot. JackpotCity Bingo is
also moving three of its popular rooms to a smaller network where ...
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Car Masutra in Pole Position! |
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BURY ST EDMUNDS, England, November 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Car Masutra, the brand for the 'man who loves his car', has launched the
first of its male toiletries range.
The three products, one from each of the Custom, Classic and Sports Car
Masutra ranges, are 'Flash Git' bath foam, 'Petrol Head' 2 in 1 shampoo and
'Body Work' shower gel. The products have been produced and packaged for the
gift market and are available either as a tri-product gift pack or
individually. The products are made in England, with high quality
ingredients, have eco-friendly packaging and the contents have not been
tested on animals (other ...
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GFest's Exciting Programme set to Attract Mainstream Audiences to Stamp out Homophobia in London |
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LONDON, November 5 /PRNewswire/ -- London's premier gay arts festival now in its third year, 'GFest -
gayWise LGBT Arts Festival' promises an exciting line-up to thrill audiences,
gay and straight alike.
The festival runs 9-22 November and covers visual arts, performance and
short-films, as well as social events, workshops and debate. Alongside GFest
09 venues (RichMix, Cochrane Theatre, Drill Hall and McKenzie Pavillion),
Wise Thoughts, the charity behind the event highlights LGBT issues through
the arts and take the lead in stamping out homophobia across London.
"HARROWING 14% RISE IN HOMOPHOBIC ATTACKS THIS YEAR" - THE METROPOLITAN
POLICE
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Full Tilt Poker's FTOPS XIV Starts Today, November 4th |
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DUBLIN, Ireland, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- FTOPS XIV, the fourteenth running of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series,
begins today, Wednesday November 4th. Featuring 25 pro-hosted events, FTOPS
XIV offers more than $16 million in total guaranteed prize money.
There are six events that will guarantee at least $1 million in prize
money:
- Event #1, a $200 + $16 buy-in No-Limit Hold 'em tournament
with $1 million guaranteed, starting at 21:00 ET on Wednesday, November
4th
- Event #10, ...
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Marks and Spencer - Chairman Interviewed on Half-Year Results |
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LONDON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In a video interview on http://www.cantos.com, Stuart Rose, M&S Chairman,
and Ian Dyson, Group Finance and Operations Director, give their views on the
company's half year results, a period which saw M&S hold market share in
General Merchandise and record an improved performance in Food.
Stuart Rose gives an insight into current trading and a belief that the
company has sharpened its offer in the run up to the all-important Christmas
trading period.
The interviews and transcripts are available now on
http://www.cantos.com.
It's free to view. All you need to do is register at
http://www.cantos.com. Cantos.com, the ...
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GBP10 Million Bingo Jackpot - Worldwide Record - Launched by MoonBingo.com |
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LONDON, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The opportunity to win the world's largest-ever GBP10m bingo jackpot is
announced today by Moon Bingo - one of the leading online bingo sites. The
GBP10m life-changing jackpot, plus a host of free games and promotions, is
being introduced to celebrate the re-launch of http://www.moonbingo.com.
The vibrant new moonbingo.com site is offering many original and exciting
features alongside the GBP10,000,000 Huge Jackpot. These include 1p bingo
games and whopping free GBP1,500 daily cash jackpot games with no deposit
required.
Additionally, Moon Bingo is offering a huge 300% welcome bonus, which is
one of ...
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'Let Me In' Begins Production in New Mexico |
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal photography began today on Let Me In, writer/director Matt
Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One In, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe
Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on
the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take
place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to
Albuquerque to wrap in January.
In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy
(Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New
Mexico town ...
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Gaming Innovation Celebrated at Record Breaking Golden Joystick Awards |
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LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The video games industry was recognised as the fastest-growing
entertainment medium and the UK was acknowledged as a centre of creative
excellence today as the winners of the world's most popular video game awards
show, the 27th annual Golden Joystick Awards were announced in
London.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/futurepublishing/40913/ Fallout 3 was crowned "Ultimate Game of the Year", whilst Call of Duty
continued its annual winning streak with a hat-trick of accolades.
With UK consumers spending GBP2.7billion on gaming over the last year,
the industry ...
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Sky Deutschland Selects Brightcove Online Video Platform |
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightcove Inc., the leading online video platform, today announced that
Sky Deutschland has rolled out the Brightcove platform across its Sky.de Web
properties to support the organization's growing online video initiatives.
With Brightcove, Sky Deutschland is able to publish and deliver secure, high
quality video programming, including popular sporting event and
entertainment-focused content, to a wide audience of online viewers and
subscribers in and around Germany.
"Sky Deutschland's innovative pay-tv model has enabled it to reach more
than 95 percent of TV viewers in Germany, which has translated into a
substantial online audience for Sky.de," said Jeremy Allaire, chairman ...
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e-trader group Announces the Acquisition of Koodos Ltd |
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LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, e-trader group announced its acquisition of Koodos Ltd
(koodos.com), one of the UK's leading discount fashion e-tailers. The deal,
involving a part cash, part share consideration for an undisclosed sum,
represents the next step in the company's strategy to become the UK's leading
e-commerce business focused on the fast growing clearance and overstock
market.
e-trader group specialises in the clearance and overstock sector by
offering retailers and manufacturers access to both the trade and consumer
markets via one single easy-to-use online platform. The acquisition of
koodos.com adds a designer brand fashion clearance channel to the group's
already existing successful business ...
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888.com Campaign Set to Send Audience Into a Spin |
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GIBRALTAR, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the world's leading on-line casino operators will use TV as the
backbone of a media campaign to communicate the launch of the largest ever
'slots' jackpot.
888 casino online (http://www.888.com/) has mounted a campaign to
highlight the GBP8.88M jackpot that is available when you play its new
Pirates' Millions game - offering users three completely free spins at the
ground breaking prize.
Adverts launched this week (October 21st) will show Trigger Happy TV star
Dom Joly pull on a snorkel and mask to avoid drowning in money as he lands
the prize whilst playing ...
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World Famous Storyopolis Art Collection of Los Angeles Integrates Into the Exclusive and Contemporary Art Collection at The 4th Wall Gallery in Dallas |
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DALLAS, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Storyopolis art collection, formerly of LA, has moved to The 4th Wall
Gallery in Uptown Dallas. Matthew and Kristine Abramowitz's new gallery is
rocking the Texas landscape since its grand opening this past May 2009. The
4th Wall Gallery and its website www.the4thwallgallery.net is now the venue
for the Storyopolis art collection and more! Our goal is to provide our
customers a place to find their favorite work whether it be Contemporary or
Illustrated art from your favorite children's book. The beautiful art from
children's books that came to life on the gallery walls of Storyopolis in LA
are now telling their stories ...
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Ringu Tops Scare Factor List |
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LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The chilling moment of a girl crawling out of a TV screen in
Ringu (http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Ring/3878/?cid=lfprhwn) has beaten
competition from Alien (http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Alien/2116/?cid=lfprhwn)
and The Shining (http://www.lovefilm.com/film/The-Shining/1389/?cid=lfprhwn)
to be named the Scariest Movie Moment in a poll of over 2,000 film fans.
LOVEFiLM (http://www.lovefilm.com/?cid=lfprhwn), the UK's
largest online DVD & games rental service and entertainment website polled
its members on the scariest movies scenes to mark the launch of the first
ever talking DVD envelopes - specially modified limited edition envelopes
which will let out either a Psycho-esque theme, piercing scream, ghostly wail
or evil laugh to those in line to receive horror ...
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bareMinerals Unveils Brand New Look in Selfridges, W1 |
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LONDON, October 28 /PRNewswire/ -- bareMinerals has a new look and a new home in Selfridges,
London launching Monday 9th November - the American makeup brand from San
Francisco that started the mineral revolution 30 years ago will be moving
into one of the most sought-after spaces within the world's No.1 beauty hall
following huge retail success.
bareMinerals first opened in Selfridges 18 months ago - the
brands' debut counter within department stores and since then the brand has
gone from strength to strength opening around 70 counters nationwide.
The new counter will be the first design of its kind ...
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Get Your Groove on with blinkx Music; blinkx Delivers a Universal Jukebox for Music Videos Online |
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced blinkx
Music, a new tool for finding and watching music videos online. Offering
music videos of every genre, from Rap to Country to Classical, and featuring
a huge and varied constellation of artists, blinkx Music enables users to
find their favorite music videos all through a single online gateway. From
old favorites like U2, to rising stars on the scene like Lady Gaga, blinkx
Music has indexed over 33,000 hours of music video from over 10,000 artists
to become the most comprehensive source on the Web.
Search by artist, ...
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Phil Laak and Luke Schwartz on The Poker Show Live This Week |
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DUBLIN, October 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On this week's The Poker Show Live, the world's leading online poker
radio show sponsored by http://www.boylepoker.com, the ever entertaining Luke
"_Full Flush1_" Schwartz speaks about his recent TV success with his Poker
Million performance. He also recently finished third at the World Open VI
after beating the likes of Yevgeniy Timoshenko and James Akenhead in his
heat. The overall champion of that event, Phil Laak will drop by for a chat,
as will Richard Ashby, and Katie Hearne.
Presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will be speaking to the player
responsible for the new cashout tournament concept on ...
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inXile's Sparkworkz(TM) Announces Line Rider(TM) Beta 3! |
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NEWPORT BEACH, California, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Line Rider(TM) received an upgrade today when Sparkworkz released the
latest version of the original flash hit created by Bostjan Cadez. Line
Rider(TM) Beta 3 is playable for free at www.linerider.com, and contains the
first of many future upgrades. Sparkworkz is kicking off the upgrades with a
new feature called Dual Riders and other requested improvements.
"We felt it was time to give the game some needed attention and add
features commonly discussed by the community," said Brian Fargo, founder and
CEO of inXile entertainment. "Sparkworkz will continue to inquire further
into Line Rider's loyal community for ...
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Hosts 6,000 People for 'Breakfast on the Bridge' |
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SYDNEY, October 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NSW Premier Nathan Rees today confirmed the success of the first
breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
For the first time in its history, Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour
Bridge closed today for 6,000 people to enjoy the ultimate picnic breakfast.
http://medianet.multimediarelease.com.au/videos/32ba5438-212c-4cf9-b458-db763933e18a Dubbed 'Breakfast on the Bridge', the free event saw an Australian
landmark transformed into the ultimate family venue - including laying 10,000
square meters of Kikuyu grass and the best of local produce and musicians
showcased.
"This is Sydney at its very best and another extraordinary event proving
we can do anything," ...
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Perpetual Pointless Calendar Released Today |
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FLEET, England, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The calendar features a different high resolution pointless picture each
month and lists the dates in rows of ten up to 40.
The Calendar was inspired by the success of the company's website,
PointlessSites.com, a portal site that for the past 7 years has listed
pointless, weird and quirky websites. The site attracts an average of 160,000
unique visitors per month. The calendar was devised by the author of
Pointless Sites, Ian Andrew, who thought it was a good idea at the time
The days of the week are not included. However, this ...
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Ghostbikes Race Into the European Biking Market |
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PRESTON, England, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Company bosses are celebrating after their long awaited website has
launched across Europe - taking their shop front to bike lovers across the
globe.
Chairman Adam Patel says the decision to use the internet to reach
several major countries as well as the UK will keep his company moving
forward, even at a time when many motorbike clothing and accessory retailers
are grinding to a halt.
He says: "Ghostbikes has always used the internet to reach customers and
because the web allows us to open our store to the worldwide biking community
without having shops ...
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The O2 - Still Top of the World |
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LONDON, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The O2, the world's number one entertainment destination, has been
crowned the world's most popular arena once more. The latest figures from
Pollstar show The O2 has sold 1,579,993 tickets so far in 2009. The O2 is 76%
ahead of its nearest competitor and has sold almost four times the amount of
tickets of Madison Square Garden.
Despite the tragic loss of Michael Jackson, The O2 is still clearly THE
arena that the world's greatest acts want to play. The rest of the year is
packed, with only one free date on 24th December, so the venue is ...
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Jumbuck Provides Chat and Flirt Services for 3 |
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LONDON, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 3 and Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd announced today the availability of Power
Chat, the world's largest mobile chat community, and Fast Flirting, the first
global speed dating mobile community on the 3G Network.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091022/SF95900)
With Power Chat, 3 customers are able to join live chat rooms such as
Singles, Flirting, 30+ and World Chat. They can also check out photos and
profiles, have private chats, send virtual gifts, and much more.
Fast Flirting lets users choose from a list of flirters online and have
up to 10-minutes of private text chat. ...
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Estée Lauder Spokesmodel Elizabeth Hurley Personal Appearance at Selfridges for Estee Lauder's Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign |
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LONDON, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the initiative founded in
the UK by the Estée Lauder Companies sixteen years ago, Elizabeth Hurley is
making a special visit to Selfridges, Oxford Street today.
The Estée Lauder spokesmodel and Breast Cancer Awareness Ambassador is
meeting Selfridges customers in the Beauty Hall to sign purchases from the
Estée Lauder Pink Ribbon Collection. The Pink Ribbon Collection includes
Elizabeth Pink Pure Color Lipstick in the 3 product set Elizabeth Hurley Lip
Collection. Also in the collection the Evelyn Lauder Lip Collection, and the
Jewelled Pink Ribbon Pin. Donations from all ...
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Burner Balm Blasts Continued UK Attacks Over New Lip Balm |
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LOS ANGELES, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Burner Balm, a division of Pacific Shore Holdings, Inc. has once again
been in the UK press as accusations continue to arise attacking this
innovative product. Burner Balm combines natural caffeine and green tea
extract which can boost energy, Hoodia extract that suppresses appetite, and
Chromium Picolinate that can aid in weight loss. This product was developed
by reputable doctors and biochemists with a safe formula for patients who
repeatedly complained of having low energy levels and problems controlling
their appetite.
"It puzzles us why anyone would challenge our product's integrity without
offering any concrete evidence to back up ...
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Fashion has Democratised! |
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LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Democracy hit the world of women's fashion today with the launch of an
exciting new online store. Just as Banksy took on the established world of
art, http://www.betafashion.com aims to take on the big labels by becoming a
leading creative force in the industry, challenging the very way fashion is
conceptualised, created, and consumed.
Unlike any other label, betafashion.com's unique online community of
designers, buyers, and fashion conscious individuals are the sole creative
force behind the brand. Betafashion.com provides an ideal platform for gifted
young designers to display their talent, raise their profile and earn some
considerable cash prizes, by ...
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September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair Outperforms Expectations |
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HONG KONG, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair
(http://www.JewelleryNetAsia.com ), staged from 21 to 27 September at Hong
Kong's leading exhibition centres, was a great success due to a new hall and
exhibit arrangement and a surprisingly strong attendance. With 3,061
exhibitors and exhibits on 120,000 square metres the Fair was the world's
largest jewellery event in 2009.
(Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/10/19/20091019458543.jpg )
(Photo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/10/19/20091019938743.html )
The total number of trade visitors was up 5 percent to 39,146 - despite
the difficult economic climate in the ...
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COTY Inc. Introduces New Faces of Rimmel London |
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LONDON, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Rimmel London announces two new additions to their already
successful portfolio of faces. Today, Rimmel London is pleased to announce
that Coco Rocha and Georgia May Jagger will join Kate Moss, Lily Cole, and
Sophie Ellis-Bextor as ambassadors for the British leading make-up brand.
Both Coco and Georgia May will appear in 2010 campaigns alongside Rimmel's
existing faces, adding to Rimmel's already strong portfolio of talent.
Stephen Mormoris, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Coty Beauty,
comments: "Georgia May Jagger & Coco Rocha were obvious choices to represent
the Rimmel brand. Their modern beauty & aspirational styles are complementary
to the strong personalities of our ...
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Kandinsky Prize in London 17 October - 10 December 2009 |
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LONDON, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Kandinsky Prize finalists were named at the Louise Blouin
Foundation which is currently exhibiting the Kandinsky Prize in London.
Organised by ArtChronika Foundation, in collaboration with the Louise
Blouin Foundation and general sponsor IFD Kapital, the Kandinsky Prize in
London is showcasing the work of selected 2008 nominees. The exhibition is
curated by the high-profile artist and curator Oleg Kulik, in an installation
designed by noted architect Boris Bernaskoni. Kandinsky Prize in London will
be on show from 17 October to 10 December 2009 at the Louise Blouin
Foundation (3 Olaf Street, London W11 4BE).
The ...
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Bayer Diabetes Care UK Partners With Pop Star Nick Jonas to Encourage Young People to Proactively Manage Their Diabetes |
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NEWBURY, England, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers has expanded his role
as a diabetes ambassador to the UK with the announcement of a new partnership
with Bayer Diabetes Care to provide young people and their families with the
motivation and support they need to help simplify life with diabetes. Bayer
Diabetes Care UK and Nick announced their partnership with Bayer making a
donation to the Jonas Brothers Change for the Children Foundation to support
Nick's goal of helping children with diabetes.
Nick, now 17, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 13. He
is passionate about sharing ...
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ALCS Sponsors 'Anne Chisholm on Frances Partridge' at 60th Cheltenham Literary Festival |
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LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society's (ALCS) policy to
promote authors' rights and copyright as widely as possible, the Society is
sponsoring 'FRANCES PARTRIDGE - A DISCUSSION' on Thursday 15 October at the
2009 Cheltenham Literary Festival.
"It's vital that we engage the widest possible audience with the issues
of authors' rights and copyright and that we extend our geographic reach
across the UK," says Barbara Hayes, ALCS' Deputy CEO. "Sponsoring high
profile events such as this at literary festivals enables us to continue
raising awareness of the importance of writers' rights to the wider literary
community ...
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Stylesight and Itochu Fashion System Co., Ltd. Team Up to Provide Localized Japanese Trend Information Service |
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NEW YORK, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Stylesight, the leading global provider of trend content, tools and
technology for the style and fashion industries, is excited to announce its
exclusive sales and marketing arrangement with Japan's Itochu Fashion System
Co., Ltd. Stylesight and Itochu Fashion System (IFS) will work together to
offer a full suite of Japanese language products in December 2009 beginning
with the launch of Stylesight.com.
"We are so very proud to partner with Itochu, one of the oldest and
finest companies in Japan. Itochu Fashion System, their fashion arm, has been
recognized as an authority on style and fashion in Japan for ...
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Full Tilt Poker Releases Software Update Today |
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DUBLIN, Ireland, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Tilt Poker, the leading authority in online poker, has released a
new software update that includes two exciting features: Run it Twice and
Cashout Tournaments.
Popularized on TV programs like Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker,
Run it Twice provides ring-game players with the option of seeing two
outcomes for one hand. With Run it Twice, when two players get into a
heads-up situation where one or both are all in, the remaining community
cards are dealt twice, with the winner of each outcome taking half of the
pot. With Run it Twice, Full Tilt Poker ...
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EAP Exhibits at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2009 |
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SHANGHAI, October 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2009, one of the largest shows of
its kind in China will be held in Shanghai New International Expo Center on
21 - 23 October where manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and trade buyers
can meet and network under one roof.
Esquel Accessories and Packaging (EAP) entered into the garment
accessories business since 1984 with the aim to provide customers with
one-stop branding and packaging solution. As a subsidiary under the leading
textile and apparel manufacturer Esquel Group, EAP is proud to be showcasing
its comprehensive range of trims and packaging materials in this premier
textile trade event ...
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BLOOMBERG TV Viewers Have Highest Income and Net Worth |
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NEW YORK, October 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Viewers of the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) network have the highest median
household income and the highest median net worth among cable news networks
in the U.S., according to the 2009 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey.
The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION viewer's median income of US$156,290 was 12%
higher than the survey average and 10% higher than the average of other cable
news networks. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION network is the only U.S. cable
channel whose viewers earn a median annual income of more than US$150,000.
In addition to delivering an extremely affluent audience, the BLOOMBERG
TELEVISION network delivers the most ...
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Jane Scrivner Balance Nourishing Cleanser Epitimises Luxury: it Completely Purifies the Face, Restores the Skins Equilibrium and Leaves it Silky to th |
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STRATFORD UPON AVON, England, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- JANE SCRIVNER BALANCE NOURISHING CLEANSER is formulated using only pure
essential oils and Jojoba oil. Its ingredient list has been kept as simple as
possible but this cleanser is extremely effective in nourishing and
regenerating skin. The blend of 9 essential oils and the golden oil of Jojoba
is the ultimate combination to bring your skin to perfect balance.
Jane Scrivner Balance Nourishing Cleanser melts make up, dissolves dirt
and purges pores. It deep cleans without dehydration. And it feels amazing!
It is pure luxury. The cleanser goes on softly and smoothly. Next soak the
mitt ...
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Lily Allen & her Panthers Win as Q is Named Cover of the Year |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Battling it out against the UK's publishing elite, Q has snatched the
honour of overall winner in coveted awards The Maggies. Q has beaten some of
the year's very best covers, including a naked Beth Ditto fronting Love and
US president Barack Obama looking out from Time magazine, to clinch the top
spot.
Category winners:
Overall Winner - Q (April 2009)
Business & General Interest Winner - Geographical (January 2009)
Celebrity & Entertainment Winner - Q (April 2009)
Fashion Winner ...
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When Will the X Factor Twins Peak? |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading bookmakers Stan James have opened a market on when the X Factor
Twins James & Edward will be eliminated from the show having survived the
public vote in week one.
Head of PR Charlie McCann:" There appears a mischievous streak to the
British public (see John Sergeant) and those who voted for the Twins at the
weekend will obviously want to see the duo go a long way; but how many weeks
can the Twins survive? We bet 2/1 they are given their marching orders on
Sunday evening, 11/4 they last another week and 80/1 they somehow ...
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- iSUBSCRiBE/ |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "Lily Allen & her Panthers Win as Q is Named Cover of
the Year" issued on 13 Oct 200907:41 GMT, by iSUBSCRiBE over PR Newswire,
we are advised by a representative of the company that the two quotes were to
be attributed to Paul Rees, Editor in Chief, Q Magazine.
Complete, corrected release follows:
- With Photo
Battling it out against the UK's publishing elite, Q has snatched the
honour of overall winner in coveted awards The Maggies. Q has beaten some of
the year's ...
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MoMac Launches Mobile Specific Online Casual Games Platform, GoPlay |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- MoMac today announced the launch of its casual games platform, GoPlay.
Part of the GoMedia platform, GoPlay has been designed to allow mobile
network operators and major media organizations to offer a completely new
games experience to their users. GoPlay uses Adobe Flash Lite(R) technology
to allow game-play directly from the mobile device browser. Users simply
browse the GoPlay portal to select a game, which is then launched immediately
in their mobile internet session. For users this means instantaneous gaming.
Multiple games can be played in a single session, without having to download
large files to be stored on the device.
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- Stan James Casino.Com/ |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "When Will the X Factor Twins Peak?" issued on 13 Oct
200910:27 GMT, by Stan James Casino.Com over PR Newswire, we are advised
by a representative of the company that the source information was incorrect.
This news release should have been issued on behalf on stanjames.com, not
Stan James Casino.Com
Complete, corrected release follows:
Leading bookmakers Stan James have opened a market on when the X Factor
Twins James & Edward will be eliminated from the show having survived the
public vote in week one.
...
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GlideTV(R) Simplifies the PC Experience in the Living Room |
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- GlideTV, the company dedicated to simplifying the digital entertainment
experience in the living room, announced today the release of its first
product, the GlideTV(R) Navigator(TM). This award-winning and stylish device,
which fits in the palm of a hand, combines the functionality of a keyboard,
mouse and AV remote and makes it a breeze to access digital content stored on
a home theater PC (HTPC) that is connected to a TV. The product is available
for purchase from select online retailers worldwide with an MSRP of US$149.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091013/SF91244)
The new GlideTV Navigator, a study ...
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Women Want Larger Breast Implants Than Ever Before |
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LONDON, October 12 /PRNewswire/ -- UK surgeons say the demand for larger implants has increased in the last
decade, however, the experts say big is not always best.
Roy Ng, cosmetic surgeon for The Firm, formally branded as Mybreast, has
noticed this increase in women wanting larger implants.
"Seven years ago the average implant size women were asking for was about
240cc but today the average is between 270cc and 310cc.
"This represents an average increase of between 15 and 25 per cent," he
says.
Mr Ng says many of his patients want a natural look ...
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Whitney Houston Launches European Tour Dates in Support Of Global Chart-Topping Album I Look To You |
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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of her critically acclaimed, internationally chart-topping
album I Look To You, Whitney Houston announced today the first leg of an
eagerly anticipated European tour, her first major tour in more than 11
years. The UK concerts will be the must see shows of this decade as Houston
returns to the stage to perform classic hits alongside her latest songs. I
Look To You will be released in the UK on October 19, just one day after a
massive appearance on the hit program The X Factor.
"This is my first full tour since the My ...
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STV Launches High Definition Catch-up TV Programming With Brightcove Online Video Platform |
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightcove Inc., the leading online video platform, today announced that
leading Scottish broadcaster, STV, has launched a series of new HD-quality,
long-form video initiatives for catch-up viewing purposes using the
Brightcove platform. "Scotland Revealed" a landmark, three-part documentary
series filmed in HD is now available on STV's online TV on Demand service,
STV Player, for 90 days to viewers around the world.
"Scotland Revealed is one of STV's key landmark programmes for 2009, and
I'm delighted that viewers across the world can watch this stunning series in
all its HD glory on the STV Player," said Alistair Brown, ...
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TVU Networks' iPhone App Hits 1 Million Downloads |
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TVU Networks, the leading provider of live Internet TV services and
developer of TVUPlayer, announced today that it has exceeded the milestone of
one million downloads for TVUPlayer on the iPhone and the iPod touch.
The PC-based TVUPlayer has been downloaded by over 50 million viewers in
220 countries to date. Now, the same great channels that viewers watch with
TVUPlayer on the PC and Mac, are available on the iPhone over WiFi
connections. TVU's 400 live television channels from around the world,
including top tier channels such as Deutsche Welle and Telemundo,
international sports such as ...
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NATB Applauds Action of UK Antitrust Enforcer to Block Ticketmaster/LiveNation Merger |
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WASHINGTON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB), the non-profit trade
association dedicated to protecting consumers and the secondary ticket
market, today released the following statement applauding the action of the
Office of Fair Trading, the antitrust enforcement agency in the UK, to block
the Ticketmaster/LiveNation merger, and urging US officials to follow their
lead.
"It doesn't matter what side of the pond you're on, this merger is
harmful to consumers because it restricts choice and competition in the
market," said Gary Adler, General Counsel to the NATB. "The decision in the
UK should serve as a model for US antitrust ...
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Century Casinos Obtained Final Approval for the Sale of its South African Subsidiary |
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market(R) and Vienna Stock
Exchange: CNTY) announced today that the company obtained the last
outstanding approval for the sale of its South African subsidiary Century
Casinos Africa (Pty) Limited ("CCA") by the KwaZulu-Natal Gambling Board. The
final payment for this transaction, a net cash amount of ZAR 98.8 million
(approx. US$13 million), will be made to Century Casinos upon formal
registration of certain shareholder resolutions at the official registrar of
companies of South Africa, expected within approx. two weeks. The company
already received a net cash amount of ZAR 253.5 million (US$32.8 million) at
closing on June ...
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Female Director Victorious With First Ever UK Release of a Film That Contains Female Ejaculation |
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Britain's first female porn director, Anna Span has won a historic
victory with the passing of her DVD, 'Women Love Porn' which includes a woman
clearly ejaculating.
On initial submission to the British Board of Film Classification, the
board asked for compulsory edits to remove the female ejaculation section, as
they believed the woman to be urinating and argued therefore it fell foul of
the Obscene Publications Act. Even though most countries worldwide which
allow pornography do not single out female as opposed to male ejaculation for
censoring, the BBFC historically do not believe in the phenomenon. ...
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The International Aperture Awards 2009 |
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MELBOURNE, Australia, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 International Aperture Awards is the world's most prestigious
international online photography competition.
This year a total of USD$88,000 in cash and prizes is on offer!
OPEN SECTION
The 2009 Open Section of the competition is now open for all professional
and non professional photographers with combined cash and prizes of over
USD$65,000. There are 8 categories, entry fee is USD$39.00 per image and you
can enter as many images as you want.
Categories:
- People and Portrait
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FX Right Behind America With its Launch of Brand New NCIS |
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LONDON, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Only two weeks behind its launch in America, the FX favourite hastily
returns with the UK premiere of season seven following what was the mother of
all cliff-hangers.
Starring Mark Harmon, NCIS is the channel's longest running and highest
rated show to date and with no time to waste FX is bringing you the seventh
season just one week after last season's culmination.
In the season six finale, Ziva returns to Israel with Agent Gibbs and the
rest of the NCIS crew. The homecoming is not well received by her father and
head of Israeli ...
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Jinni Launches the First Taste Engine for Movies and TV |
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YEHUD, Israel, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jinni, an innovative semantic discovery service for premium video
content, today launched its consumer destination website www.jinni.com, in
public beta. Jinni helps consumers find movies and TV shows that match their
personal tastes and moods. The unique Taste Engine combines semantic search,
personal recommendations and user profiling to help users make sense of all
the movies, TV shows and webisodes out there, with links to watch online, on
DVD, on TV, and in theaters. The company also unveiled new social interaction
features and announced a campaign that benefits Best Friends Animal Society.
"Jinni's consumer site is now available ...
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Jack The Ripper's Identity Revealed |
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LONDON, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Historian and author, Mei Trow has uncovered a compelling new suspect in
the greatest criminal mystery of all time: the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Using modern police forensic techniques, including psychological and
geographical profiling, Trow has named Robert Mann, a Whitechapel morgue
attendant as the killer. His theory, the result of two years intensive
research, is explored exclusively in one-off documentary, JACK THE RIPPER:
KILLER REVEALED, airing on Discovery Channel, Sunday 11th October, 9.00pm and
in the accompanying book, 'Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer', published by
Pen & Sword.
The beginnings of Trow's new theory began in ...
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Antoine Saout Proves WSOP Final Table was no Fluke With WSOPE Final Table Appearance |
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LONDON, October 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Everest Poker's Antoine Saout, the quiet but deadly Frenchman from
Brittany, followed his November Nine performance by finishing 7th at the
WSOPE Main Event in London..
Antoine saw off some of the best players in the world to record another
final table with a prize of GBP114,228. Other recent noticeable wins since
reaching the final of the WSOP include cashing in a Barriere Poker Tour event
and in the Partouche Poker Tour Final in Cannes, France.
Sandrine Mangia-Park, Everest's Poker Director commented: "It has been so
exciting to watch him develop from a $50 WSOP qualifier to becoming ...
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we7 and CableCom Networking Join Forces to Offer Free Music Streaming Solution to Students Across the UK |
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LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Free music streaming site, we7 announces a joint contract with CableCom
to provide direct access to its extensive music library via CableCom's
student internet service. CableCom will make the we7 service directly
available via the internet service homepage. The we7 service requires no
application or programme download, offering the UK student community quick,
cost-effective and easier than ever access to over four million tracks.
Steve Purdham, CEO at we7, comments: "Students are a very selective group
who want quick access to new and cutting edge music. This generation has
grown up downloading files and is therefore less likely to dwell on the
consequences of ...
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EUR30,000 Omaha Poker Cash Race at DevilfishPoker.com This October |
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LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DevilfishPoker.com today announced its OMG Omaha October VIP race with
EUR30,000 up for grabs for Omaha players at the site this October.
The cash race is tailored to suit all levels of players with High Roller
and Low Roller leader boards offering prize pools of EUR20,000 and EUR10,000
respectively.
The 15 High Roller players who accumulate the most VIP points on Omaha
tables* with blinds of EUR0.50/EUR1 and higher during October will win a cash
prize of between EUR100 (for 15th) and EUR6,000 (for 1st).
The 15 Low Roller players who ...
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Hammer and Overture Announce Primary Cast for 'Let Me In' |
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BEVERLY HILLS, California, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Oscar(R)-nominee Richard Jenkins will
headline the cast of Let Me In, Matt Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One
In, when principal photography begins this fall in New Mexico. The
announcement was made today by Hammer Films Co-CEOs Simon Oakes and Nigel
Sinclair, as well as Overture Films CEO Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett.
Director Reeves (Cloverfield) has cast Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Moretz
((500) Days of Summer) in the two lead adolescent roles of Owen and Abby for
the eagerly awaited horror feature. Jenkins will play the lead adult
character ...
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The 2010 Bride has Real Choice |
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HARROGATE, England, September 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The huge British Bridal Exhibition in Harrogate earlier this month pulled
in buyers from across the world who were there to spend serious money on the
top bridalwear, men's formalwear and wedding accessories collections. More
than 300 ranges for 2010 and beyond were on show and business, according to
exhibitors, was nothing short of amazing, with many claiming to have taken
more orders and of a higher value in the first day than in the whole of any
previous three-day shows.
The atmosphere at BBEH was likened by both retailers and suppliers as
"like the good old days" ...
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Brioni Launches "Brioni", the First New Men's Fragrance Since 1958 |
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LONDON and ROME, September 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Brioni, Italy's leading luxury lifestyle brand, is proud to
announce the launch of a new limited-edition fragrance, "Brioni". In
celebration of the 65th anniversary of the house of Brioni, this new men's
fragrance pays tribute to the rich history of La Dolce Vita.
The launch event will take place in London this coming October
14th, and will be co-hosted by Brioni CEO Andrea Perrone, grandson of
co-founder Gaetano Savini, and British music and style icon Bryan Ferry.
Ferry, lead singer of legendary art-rock band Roxy Music, will be joined by
other distinguished British and international guests to ...
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Min Kim to Keynote 2009 Game Developers Conference(R) China |
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Min Kim, vice president of marketing at Nexon America, is scheduled to
deliver a keynote address at the 2009 Game Developers Conference China. GDC
China, presented by Think Services, a division of United Business Media, will
take place at the Shanghai International Convention Center, October 11-13 of
this year.
In his keynote address titled "A Fantastic Westward Journey," Kim will
share with Chinese developers Nexon's experiences in bringing popular Korean
games and new business models to North America. Once relegated to the
continent of Asia, microtransactions have become an evolutionary catalyst for
the North American games market thanks to ...
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Chengdu Blades and Sheffield United Looking Towards the Future With the Launch of New Academy |
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TWICKENHAM, England, September 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On 29 September, 2009 a vision of the future was fulfilled
with the launch of the Chengdu Blades Academy. The state-of-the-art, 147,352
square meter academy is located in the Shuangliu area of Chengdu city in the
Sichuan region of China. The project is the result of the unique global
partnership between football clubs Sheffield United and Chengdu Blades.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090929/360933-a )
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090929/360933-b )
Surrounded by parkland and close to the International Tennis Centre, the
new academy features six full-size football pitches, gymnasium and steam
rooms. There is accommodation ...
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Dragonfish Signs Exclusive Agreement With Tsogo Sun Gaming Group |
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LONDON, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dragonfish(http://www.dragonfishtech.com/), the independent B2B division
of 888 Holdings Plc, announces the signing of an exclusive agreement with
Tsogo Sun Gaming Group (TSG), one of the largest hotel and entertainment
groups in South Africa, to provide total gaming services for the land-based
TSG's first move into online gaming.
The two companies will set-up a joint venture in South Africa, initially
with a licensed offering in the regulated sportsbook arena. The partnership
will also launch casino, poker and bingo once a more developed regulatory
regime is in place in South Africa.
Dragonfish will provide TSG with comprehensive gaming ...
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Double Fusion Brings Dynamic In-Game Ads to Dead to Rights(R): Retribution |
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Double Fusion today announced that NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
selected the company as its first in-game advertising partner to provide
dynamic in-game ads for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system
version of Dead to Rights(R): Retribution. Slated for a 2010 release, the
game will also be released for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft. To incorporate the dynamic ads into Dead to Rights:
Retribution, Double Fusion worked closely with the game's developer, Volatile
Games. Volatile Games integrated Double Fusion's dynamic ad serving
technology into its proprietary game engine -- BlitzTech -- allowing for
seamless advertising integration with no gameplay ...
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VANCL.com Evolves into Industry Leader Following Two Years of Success |
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BEIJING, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest "Research Report (2009-2010) on Online Clothes
Shopping in China," released in Beijing on Sept. 27 by iResearch, an
authority in China for Internet research and consulting, China's online
clothes shopping market is expected to achieve trading of RMB30.87 billion,
up 81.5% year on year. Of all self-operating B2C clothing websites, VANCL.com
ranks first with 28.4% market share, becoming the leader in China's B2C
clothing industry, and only two years after its founding.
From 2007 to 2008, China's e-commerce clothing industry witnessed an
explosive growth whereby clothing and accessories became a key focus of
online shopping, with ...
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Liverpool Signs Exclusive Deal with His Highness Prince Faisal Al Saud |
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LIVERPOOL, England, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- F6, a leading Saudi Arabia-based sports management firm founded and led
by His Highness Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud, and George
Gillett, the co-owner of Liverpool FC and Richard Petty Motorsports, have
today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will activate an exclusive
commercial collaboration between F6 and both Liverpool FC and the Richard
Petty NASCAR Team.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090928/NY82942 )
Reflecting on the strategic implications of the signing, His Highness
Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud commented, "George Gillett is at
the helm of some of the most powerful and ...
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we7 Presents the Best in Home Grown Talent |
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LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Online music service we7 today launches its brand new showcase for
unsigned talent - we7 Presents. Featuring five new unsigned artists every two
months, the showcase on we7.com is an exclusive new feature designed to give
up and coming acts the chance to reach a mass audience and earn money for the
music they play. Artists are hand-picked by some of the most notable
tastemakers in the industry including NME, Music Week, the Guardian and Ditto
Music.
For users fed up of only hearing the same manufactured pop music the new
feature gives them easy access to tracks directly ...
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UK Triumphs With 4 Out of 5 of 2009 Praemium Imperiale Laureates |
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LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the history of the Praemium Imperiale
Awards, four of the five Laureates, whose names are announced today, are
based in a single country - the UK. This is a great tribute to the rich
cultural diversity that exists in Britain.
The Laureates for 2009 are:
Painting: Hiroshi Sugimoto
Sculpture: Richard Long
Architecture: Zaha Hadid
Music: Alfred Brendel
Theatre/Film: Tom Stoppard
Every year, the Japan Art Association selects five ...
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Play Online Poker Against Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott at the Final Table From Hell III on DevilfishPoker.com |
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LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- DevilfishPoker.com today announces the return of the Final Table from
Hell III which will see the best poker players in the next five weekly
Devilfish Bounty tournaments take to the felt in an exclusive single table
tournament against site ambassador Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott.
Ulliott, currently in London for the World Series of Poker Europe and
European Poker Tour before jetting off to Bellagio in Las Vegas, is
unavailable to play the weekly Devilfish Bounty tournament on Thursday's at 9
p.m. CET so DevilfishPoker.com is putting his bounty prize into a special
deep stacked six-seater freeroll for the winners of ...
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Full Tilt Poker Pro Erik Cajelais Wins 2009 WSOPE Event 2 |
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DUBLIN, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Tilt Poker Pro Erik Cajelais wins the World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2, claiming his first WSOP bracelet and more than US$169K in prize
money.
This is a breakthrough victory for Cajelais, a 27-year-old professional
poker player from Montreal who has come close to a major tournament win on
several occasions. His best previous finish was second place in the US$5K
Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2007 WSOP.
WSOPE Event 2, a half Pot-Limit Hold 'em and half Pot-Limit Omaha
tournament with a buy-in of GBP2,500, attracted 158 of the world's best
players to ...
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New White Paper From Prologic Provides Step-by-Step Guide to PCI Compliance for Fashion Retailers |
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LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A new White Paper, entitled 'The challenge of PCI compliance for
multi-channel retailers' by fashion business systems provider, Prologic
http://www.prologic.com highlights the dangers of taking an un-integrated,
quick-fix approach to PCI compliance. The White Paper http://tr.im/zlmF
provides a step-by-step guide to PCI compliance for fashion retailers who are
looking to achieve low-cost PCI compliance without compromising the
increasingly important multi-channel business world.
PCI compliance for fashion retailers is essential as failure to comply
with PCI standards exposes a retailer to two types of liability:
- The contract with the card issuer provides ...
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Burberry Closes London Fashion Week |
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LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Burberry closed London Fashion Week tonight with the showing of its
Burberry Prorsum Womenswear Spring Summer 2010 collection.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/burberry/40179/ The show at the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground at the Chelsea College of
Art and Design in Westminster, London celebrated the new Burberry
headquarters at Horseferry House in Westminster as well as the 25th
anniversary of London Fashion Week.
The show was attended by over 1300 guests including Burberry CEO Angela
Ahrendts, Emma Watson, Liv Tyler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mary-Kate Olsen, Dev
Patel, Freida Pinto, Agyness Deyn, ...
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Introducing Kylie Inverse for Men |
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LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Shot by Kylie's friend William Baker, and featuring her
gorgeous boyfriend Andres Valenscoso, Kylie's new fragrance is set to get
pulses racing!
Available from August 2009, Inverse is Kylie's exciting first
foray into the world of male fragrance. A striking, fresh, ambery oriental
scent, it encapsulates the dual characteristics of a modern man's complex
personality, encompassing his intrinsic masculinity and his softer, more
sensitive side.
Kylie comments, "With Inverse, I wanted to celebrate the
diversity of the opposite sex and create a fragrance for all these men I
love. And yet, I also suspect that a woman ...
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Legacy of the LEGO(R) House Lives on Through Annual Building Event |
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WINDSOR, England, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today LEGOLAND(R) Windsor announced that the bricks used to
build James May's LEGO(R) House will be going on display at the Berkshire
theme park as part of an exciting annual LEGO brick building event.
Over 3 million LEGO bricks will be coming to the park so that
thousands of families will have the opportunity of building with them next
season. Martin Williams, sales & marketing director of LEGOLAND Windsor said:
"We're thrilled that the legacy of the LEGO House can live on at the park as
a giant LEGO set for the nation."
He ...
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blinkx Partners With the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to Bring Users Worldwide the Best in Canadian Culture |
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a new
partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada's
national public radio and television broadcast network. Clips from the
station's online video library are now easily available at www.blinkx.com.
Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually
relevant advertising against these videos, and share resulting advertising
revenue with CBC.
Established in 1936, CBC is national public broadcaster, delivering a
diverse range of Entertainment, News, Sports, and Documentary content across
multiple platforms to Canadians from coast to coast. From movie reviews and
decorating tips to news clips and vintage ...
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New LG Chocolate, One of the Hottest Front Row Accessories at London Fashion Week |
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SEOUL, South Korea, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer
electronics, saw the LG Chocolate phone make a splash at London Fashion Week
being the headline sponsor of designers Sienna and Savannah Miller's
Twenty8Twelve catwalk show. It has since become a hot talking point among the
glitterati of the international fashion world this week, helping it to become
one of the more exiting accessories to feature in the front row.
Living up to its hype as one of the must-see collections in London this
week, Twenty8Twelve's Spring/Summer 2010 collection drew a star-studded guest
list featuring influential ...
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Voucher Code Sites Thrive as Society Embraces a Cheaper Way of Living |
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LEEDS, England, September 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Voucher codes and discount vouchers from sites such as VoucherSeeker
(http://www.voucherseeker.co.uk/discount-vouchers) are becoming widely sought
after as discount codes become more socially acceptable to use when
purchasing goods.
Gripped in recession, shoppers are now more price aware and confident as
they battle to save money.
A survey conducted by the etailing Group earlier this year has found that
27% of consumers said they had left the purchasing process in order to look
for vouchers elsewhere. Another study of US online shoppers by PayPal and
comScore found that 45% had abandoned carts more than once over ...
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Unicorn Troupe Adds New Faces |
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LONDON, September 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new faces - Amaka Okafor, Ery Nzaramba and Liam Lane - have joined
returning members John Cockerill, Julie Hewlett and Samantha Adams in the
Unicorn Ensemble.
Amaka recently appeared as Stephanie in Dr Korczak's Example, a
Manchester Royal Exchange / Arcola co-production. This will be the first time
that she has worked at the Unicorn.
Ery played Oliver in As You Like It at the Curve Theatre earlier this
year, and Unicorn audiences may remember him from Theatre Centre's Romeo in
the City, which played at the Unicorn in 2007.
Liam ...
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