TOKYO, July 23 /PRNewswire/ —

- FIFA World Player of the Year (2007) to Promote Sony High Definition
Products Globally

Sony Corporation today announced that Sony Latin America, Inc has signed
a worldwide endorsement contract with Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite,
better known as Kaká, FIFA’s 2007 World Player of the Year.

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Kaká, renowned all over the world for his skill with a football, but
especially in Europe and South America where football is an abiding passion,
will globally promote Sony’s High Definition (HD) products and a wide range
of other Sony products.

Sony believes Kaká’s great success and global visibility at the pinnacle
of one of the world’s most popular sports will help to further promote Sony’s
“HD experience” encompassing HD products, such as Bravia LCD TV, Blu-ray Disc
player/recorder, HandycamTM, and Cyber-shotTM.

Sony plans to feature Kaká in various HD promotions, including a range of
television commercials and web productions.

Kaká’s total commitment to top quality football is in perfect harmony
with Sony’s never-ending commitment to deliver the ultimate in quality HD
experience. To share the dreams, emotions and happiness that HD images bring
to people all over the world, Sony will partner with Kaká to promote its
portfolio of HD products.

Sony’s long standing commitment to football was formalized in April 2005
when Sony signed an eight-year global partnership program contract with FIFA.
Sony has been active as a FIFA official partner since January 2007.

* Handycam and Cyber-shot are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.

Profile Summary of Kaká
- Full name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
- Nickname: Kaká
- Current Club: Italian Serie A Club A.C. Milan
- Date of birth: April 22, 1982
- Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil
- Height / Weight: 187cm (6 ft 1 in) / 73kg (161 lb)
- Nationality: Brazil, Italy (dual citizenship)
- Dominant foot: Right

Besides being awarded the “Ballon d’Or” (French for “Golden Ball”) given
to the best footballer of the year by the magazine France football and chosen
the World Player of the Year by FIFPro (a worldwide representative
organization for professional football players), Kaká has served as an
Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations’ World Food Programme since
November 2004.

Major Honors

- 2002: Revista Placar Bola de Ouro (Brazilian National
Championship MVP)

- 2005: UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder

- 2007: -UEFA Champions League Top Scorer & Best Forward

- Ballon d’Or

- FIFA World Player of the Year

- FIFPro World Player of the Year

- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball

Sony Corporation

TORONTO, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vancouver 2010 will be the first-ever Games to feature a distinctly organic flavour with today’s announcement that the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has welcomed Hain Celestial Canada as the Official Supplier of natural and organic packaged grocery products for the 2010 Winter Games.
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Hain Celestial Canada — known for popular healthy foods such as Yves Veggie Cuisine, Terra Chips, Earth’s Best baby food and Imagine organic soups — has received exclusive Official Supplier sponsorship rights in the natural and organic packaged grocery products category for the 2010 Winter Games. The agreement also includes sponsorship rights for the Canadian Olympic team for Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012. The agreement enables Hain Celestial Canada to use 2010 Winter Games marks for promotional purposes.
“As a Canadian company that operates in the Vancouver community, Hain Celestial Canada is delighted to now be officially involved with an iconic sport event that complements our values and brings worldwide attention to this great province and to Canada,” said Beena Goldenberg, General Manager, Hain Celestial Canada. “We are dedicated to the spirit of the Games and providing A Healthy Way of Life(TM); therefore, we jumped at the opportunity to showcase healthy, sustainable living at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games through Hain Celestial Canada’s natural and organic products.”
“Hain Celestial Canada’s natural and organic food products are well known around the world,” said John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer. “As a leader in using organic ingredients and recyclable packaging, Hain Celestial and VANOC share a common commitment to minimizing their environmental impact. We’re pleased to have another sustainable and creative partner on board as we work together to stage Canada’s Games in 2010.”
Today’s announcement was publicly celebrated by Hain Celestial Canada through street events in downtown Toronto and Vancouver. In both cities, teams of Hain Celestial Canada performers enacted a slow-motion pantomime of some of the most popular summer and winter Olympic sports. Propelled by stirring Aboriginal drummers, this event synthesized the key values of the 2010 Winter Games — sport, culture and sustainability — into a striking visual spectacle that highlighted Hain Celestial Canada’s commitment to these same values.
About Hain Celestial Canada
Hain Celestial Canada is a subsidiary of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., . The Hain Celestial Group is a leading natural and organic food company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial Canada participates in several natural food categories including brands such as Terra Chips(R), Garden of Eatin’(R), Earth’s Best(R), Casbah(R), Imagine(R), Yves Veggie Cuisine(R), and Spectrum(R). For more information, visit: .
About VANOC
VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010. Visit .
VANOC’s marketing program is focused on securing mutually rewarding partnerships with shared values to generate sufficient revenue to host successful Winter Games in 2010 and to leave a financial legacy for sport. VANOC’s Worldwide TOP Partners include Coca-Cola, Atos Origin, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Samsung and Visa. VANOC’s National Partners are Bell Canada, Hbc, RBC Financial Group, GM Canada, Petro-Canada and RONA.
VANOC’s Official Supporters include Air Canada, BC Hydro, Bombardier Inc, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Canadian Pacific, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Jet Set Sports, Ricoh Canada Inc., the Royal Canadian Mint and Teck Cominco Limited. VANOC’s Official Suppliers are 3M, Aggreko, Aquilini Investment Group, Birks, Britco, Canada Post, Canwest Publishing Inc., Dow Canada, EPCOR, Garrett Metal Detectors, General Mills, Hain Celestial Canada, Haworth Canada, Millennium Development Corporation, Nortel, Purolator, Saputo, Sleep Country Canada, Sun Microsystems of Canada, The Globe and Mail, Tickets.com, TransCanada, Vancouver Airport Authority, Vincor Canada, Weston Bakeries and Workopolis.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

EXTON, Pa., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — iPipeline, the leader in on-demand sales distribution software for insurers and financial services firms, today announced it has acquired COSS Development Corporation, a leading provider of mission-critical web-enabled illustration systems and fill-able forms technology. The acquisition enables iPipeline to create a first-of-its-kind ecosystem for carriers, distributors and agents, allowing all to better serve their customers and increase sales in an expedited, streamlined manner. iPipeline also announced the appointment of Timothy Wallace, a 28-year veteran of the technology industry, to President and Chief Executive Officer.
iPipeline and COSS have been business partners since 2004 and serve over 100 insurance carriers and 700 brokerage general agencies, banks and broker-dealers. As a result of the acquisition, iPipeline will provide an end-to-end offering for point of sale applications. Specifically, brokers will be able to use a Web-based system that allows them to present their clients with comparisons and illustrations for insurance products, access the most up to date forms and complete them online. This integrated offering enables all stakeholders to achieve straight through processing in one easy-to-use system.
“iPipeline is at an inflection point in its growth cycle and is proud to have attracted the caliber of Timothy Wallace to take the Company to the next level. Tim is a proven technology executive with a strong focus on customer needs and has established an impressive track record of starting companies, growing them and taking them public,” said Mike DiPiano, managing general partner at NewSpring Capital, who has been named chairman of the board of iPipeline.
“The combination of iPipeline’s market penetration and content coupled with COSS’s technology create a very unique firm that will dramatically increase its product and service innovations for brokers,” Wallace said. “I am looking forward to working with the current management and leverage each organization’s core competencies to enhance our offerings and grow market share. We are in a great position to leverage the assets of the combined business and deliver a holistic solution to our customers.”
Tim succeeds Larry Berran as Chief Executive Officer. Berran, who has been with iPipeline since 2002, has been appointed chief operating officer and chief financial officer. “This merger provides us with many new opportunities to simplify distributed technologies for the financial services industry,” Berran said. “I am excited to work with Tim to realize the value that the combination of iPipeline and COSS can create for our customers. His experience in building businesses is vital as we continue to grow the leading platform in the life insurance industry.” iPipeline also appointed Dan Borth, who previously was with COSS, vice president and general manager.
While financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, iPipeline financed this acquisition with funding raised recently in a Series A investment co-led by Fidelity Ventures and NewSpring Capital.
Tim Wallace
Prior to iPipeline, Wallace served as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer of MEDecision, Inc. Wallace’s previous experience includes Chairman and CEO of Full Tilt Solutions, Inc., CEO of Xerox Connect and President of XLConnect, a company Wallace founded and helped take public in 1996. Wallace was a finalist in for Ernst & Young’s 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year Award and twice has been part of teams that built Inc 500 fastest growing companies. Wallace received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a MBA from Miami University of Ohio.
About COSS
COSS is a leading technology company serving the financial services industry with point-of-sale solutions. Founded in 1987, COSS offers a complete suite of web and desktop solutions to simplify life and annuity sales. Their flagship product, COSSEnterprise(TM), provides seamless integration of Needs Analysis, Illustrations, Advanced Marketing, and Electronic Forms into one user friendly interface.
About iPipeline
iPipeline provides the leading suite of sales distribution software to the insurance and financial services markets delivered as an on-demand service. This platform includes the most comprehensive forms and content enabling the industry to market, sell and process insurance faster. iPipeline provides agents everything they need to make a sale by aggregating over 100 insurance companies in a single, Web-based network. This simple, intuitive system integrates directly into over 700 Web sites of the industry’s largest banks, broker-dealers and insurance distributors on a subscription based model. iPipeline’s integrated approach enables insurance companies to access sales distribution, eliminates point of sale mistakes and streamlines the issuing of insurance policies.
iPipeline has offices in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin. For more information, visit: .
Media Contact:
Larry Berran
(484) 348-6555

iPipeline

SEATTLE, July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Leading real estate Web site Zillow.com today announced a broad expansion in the number of for-sale listings on the site, bringing the total number of live listings to nearly three million today. Consumers visiting Zillow have seen a sixfold increase in the number of listings since the start of this year, due to rapid growth in the Zillow Listings Feeds Program, whereby brokerages can market their listings on Zillow, for free, via a bulk feed. Since the launch of this program, Zillow has sent millions of visits from interested home buyers to the Web sites of partner brokerages.
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In addition, buyers searching homes and neighborhoods on Zillow have more options in the types of homes for sale they can find. Buyers can now sort their searches by categories — including homes with upcoming open houses, new construction, foreclosures, homes for sale by owner (FSBO) and Make Me Move homes. Buyers can also narrow their searches by type of listing, such as land for sale, single or multi-family homes, manufactured homes or condos and co-ops.
“We’re incredibly pleased at the scope of new industry partners involved in our Listings Feeds program, and the resulting breadth of homes for sale and brokerages that buyers are able to find on our site today,” said Jorrit Van der Meulen, vice president of partner relations at Zillow.
Partners recently joining include major national brands such as Better Homes and Gardens(R) Real Estate, CENTURY 21(R), Coldwell Banker(R), ERA(R), Sotheby’s International Realty(R), and Prudential. Additionally, the Zillow Listings Feeds program includes independent brokerages, such as RE/MAX Indiana, First Team Real Estate, Michael Saunders, and Intero Real Estate.
“As one of the earliest adopters to the Zillow Listings Feeds program, our brands, listings and Web sites have benefitted from an increase in exposure and traffic since we began syndicating to Zillow,” said Craig Cuyar, SVP and CIO for the Realogy Franchise Group, and Zillow Advisory Board member.
Zillow is one of the most-visited online real estate sites with more than five million unique users every month, 90 percent of whom own a home and two-thirds who are buying or selling now, or in the next one to two years. Zillow’s Listings Feeds program allows real estate brokerages to post for-sale listings directly to the site in an XML feed, giving the homes on Zillow a virtual for-sale sign at no cost. Listings Feeds partners also have the option to participate in the Virtual Sold Sign program, which provides permanent attribution and broker/agent contact information on the home’s detail page, even long after the listing has sold. For enhanced exposure, individual agents can create a free profile page with photos, contact information and more details about the agent, linked directly from each listing. For more information on Zillow Listings Feeds, visit .
About Zillow.com
Zillow.com is an online real estate community where homeowners, buyers, sellers, real estate agents and mortgage professionals find and share vital information about homes for free. Launched in early 2006 with Zestimate(R) home values and data on millions of U.S. homes, Zillow has since opened the site to community input, data and dialogue. One of the most visited U.S. real estate Web sites, Zillow’s goal is to help people become smarter about real estate in every stage of the home ownership process — buying, selling, remodeling and financing. The company is headquartered in Seattle and has advertising sales offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Zillow.com, Zillow, Zestimate and Make Me Move are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
Better Homes and Gardens(R) Real Estate, CENTURY 21(R), Coldwell Banker(R), ERA(R), and Sotheby’s International Realty(R) are registered trademarks owned or licensed by Realogy Corporation or its subsidiaries.

Zillow.com

IRVINE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Foundation 9 Entertainment announced today that it is clarifying the branding for its three Amaze Entertainment studios. The move comes as a result of the company’s studio-focused strategy to foster individuality and studio autonomy within the company.
The Austin, TX studio is reinstating its original name, Fizz Factor, and the handheld studio in Kirkland, WA is also reinstating its original name, Griptonite Games. The console studio in Kirkland will be keeping the Amaze Entertainment name.
“Each of our studios has its own unique culture and specialties,” said Steve Ettinger, Studio VP overseeing Fizz Factor, Griptonite, and Amaze Entertainment. “Internally we’ve used these names for a while, and we think now is a great time to bring these studio names to the larger world, to reduce confusion for our clients and consumers, and to really enable our team members to feel great ownership in their studio name and identity.”
Griptonite Games is currently at work on 11 Games for handheld platforms, including Age of Empires: Mythologies for Nintendo DS, published by THQ. Fizz Factor is currently at work on four unannounced projects and recently shipped The Incredible Hulk for DS, published by SEGA. Amaze Entertainment is currently at work on four unannounced projects for home consoles based on major film and comic book properties.
More information on Amaze Entertainment can be found at . More information on Fizz Factor can be found at . More information on Griptonite Games can be found at .
The full list of F9E’s studios now includes Amaze Entertainment, Backbone Entertainment, Double Helix Games, Fizz Factor, Griptonite Games, ImaginEngine, Pipeworks Software, Sumo Digital and Sumo India.
About Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment is the largest independent Games developer in the world. The company has studios across North America, Europe and Asia, making it a development powerhouse, uniquely positioned to deliver quality Games on all gaming platforms for all age groups. The company’s studios are masters in working with licensed properties and have collectively developed more than 500 titles since 1992, including more than 60 in 2007 alone. For more information, please visit: .
Foundation 9 Entertainment

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., July 17 /PRNewswire/ — According to the Redbox Summer fun Nights Survey, entertainment budgets are getting cut this summer. The recent redbox survey, conducted online with Zoomerang, found 56 percent of Americans plan to spend less money on summer entertainment than in years past due to the rising cost of gas and groceries. Many plan to enjoy their vacations at home (40 percent). As consumers look for value in their entertainment choices, redbox, the fully automated DVD rental system featuring new release rentals for only $1 per night, offers some best bets for summertime fun without breaking the bank.
Bring the Movie Theatre Home. According to the Redbox Summer fun Nights Survey, movies are an integral part of summer fun, as nearly 90 percent of Americans plan to watch at least one movie this season (89 percent). Consumers can’t wait to take-in the summer blockbusters, with “Get Smart” ranking as the most highly-anticipated film (32 percent), followed by “The Dark Knight” (20 percent).
“While movie theater ticket and concession prices continue to rise, families can bring the theater home for a fraction of the price,” advises Gary Lancina, vice president, marketing, redbox. “Stop by your local redbox retailer and pick-up a jumbo box of your favorite candy along with a $1 redbox DVD for an action-packed movie night on a shoe-string budget.”
Coming to a Redbox Near You. Consumers aged 18-34 can’t wait to rent “Jumper” this summer (22 percent), while Americans aged 35 and older are looking forward to renting “The Bucket List” (40 percent). From tear-jerkers to romantic comedies, a great ‘chick flick’ is the perfect girls’ night-in activity. This summer, “Fool’s Gold” and “Definitely, Maybe” (36 percent), followed closely by “The Other Boleyn Girl” (28 percent), are the hot picks for a hot summer night. Each redbox kiosk offers up to 200 new release titles, perfect for family night, date night or girls’ night.
Invite the Neighbors. While less than half of all Americans report socializing with their neighbors (48 percent), summer can be the perfect season to forge new friendships with the family next door. Redbox suggests hosting a neighborhood movie night for a unique experience the neighbors will never forget. Project a favorite redbox movie on a garage door or oversized bed sheet, and serve up some popcorn for a movie night under the stars. Add a backyard barbecue, the summertime activity Americans most often enjoy with their neighbors (34 percent), and you’ll be the talk of the town.
Pizza and a Movie. The redbox survey found “staying home for pizza and a movie” is a favorite activity with families (26 percent) and couples (28 percent). For an easy-on-the-wallet night at home, redbox suggests stopping at your local grocery store for a frozen pizza and a redbox flick, or pick-up your favorite toppings and make your own pizza. It’s one-stop-shopping with no delivery fee required.
The Value of a Dollar. Nearly 45 percent of respondents said “going out to dinner” is the activity they most enjoy doing with their family (44 percent), and more than 50 percent of Americans voted “dinner and a movie” as their favorite date night activity (51 percent). Redbox recommends putting a new twist on dining out by making it “Dollar Night” at your neighborhood participating McDonald’s(R). Pick-up a delicious offering from McDonald’s Dollar Menu and your favorite $1 redbox release for a summer fun night that fits any budget. Redbox is available at more than 2,100 McDonald’s restaurants in select markets nationwide. Visit for a list of redbox locations near you.
About Redbox
The redbox fully automated DVD rental system features new release rentals for only $1 per night. Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds approximately 700 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases. Consumers simply use a touch screen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go. The complete rental transaction takes less than 60 seconds. Customers can keep the DVD for as long as they’d like for $1 per night plus tax, and return it to any one of redbox’s more than 9,000 locations nationwide. After 25 nights, rental charges cease and the DVD is the customer’s to keep.
For added convenience, customers can also visit to choose their DVD online and pick it up immediately at the redbox location of their choice. At redbox.com, consumers can select their favorite movies, choose from thousands of redbox locations nationwide for pick-up, and provide valid credit or debit card information to guarantee the title’s availability. Once payment is confirmed, the selected DVDs are held for the customer at the chosen redbox location for 24 hours. Redbox.com leverages real-time inventory data and will provide an alternative location if the selected redbox does not have the title in stock.
Redbox DVD rental kiosks are featured in the nation’s leading grocery stores, select McDonald’s restaurants and other locations nationwide. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC is owned by Coinstar, Inc., GetAMovie, Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of McDonald’s Corporation, and private investors. More information about redbox can be found at .
Editors Note:
The Redbox Summer fun Nights Survey, conducted online by Zoomerang, polled 1,076 consumers nationwide.
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BOSTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today announced $10,000 in cash prizes for winners of the third annual “Dream Deferred Essay contest on Civil Rights in the Middle East.”
“These essays provide a look beyond newspaper headlines into the personal lives of young people struggling for their rights in Middle Eastern societies,” said Nasser Weddady, AIC’s Civil Rights Outreach Director. “The challenge now is to help them achieve their deferred dreams.”
Top essays included the vivid memoir of a young Iranian who discovers he is a character trapped inside George Orwell’s novel 1984 and comes to the realization that civil rights repression cannot continue. “With new eyes I saw new things,” wrote the first prize winner, who requested anonymity for security reasons.
Inspired by the 1951 Langston Hughes poem, the contest attracted 1,300 essays from young Middle Easterners struggling for basic rights and young Americans ready to use their own freedom to help.
10 cash-prize winners and 50 book prize winners were selected by an international celebrity judging panel, which included an MTV star, leading American and Middle Eastern activists, and best-selling author Azar Nafisi (Reading Lolita in Tehran).
“Young Middle Easterners have few incentives for openly expressing classical liberal ideas,” explained Weddady. “The essay contest encourages young thinkers to articulate positive ways to lift up their societies. At the same time, we inspire young Americans to consider how they can help their counterparts in the region secure basic civil rights.”
A young Mauritanian prize winner shared an intimate confession of her first failed foray into activism, which resulted in her blog getting shot down and her marriage blocked. “But every evening,” wrote the second prize winner, “I go to bed with a clear conscious for having at least tried to fight with my weapons - my words - for the rights of women.”
The American Islamic Congress is a civil-rights organization promoting tolerance and the exchange of ideas among Muslims and between other peoples. With the motto “passionate about moderation,” the organization leads initiatives around the world from offices in Washington, Boston, Egypt, and Iraq. To interview winning essayists or contest organizers, call 1.617.266.0080. Top essays are at .
American Islamic Congress

SCHENECTADY, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire/ — MVP Health Care is partnering with U.S. Olympic soccer star Abby Wambach to help youth soccer players throughout the Northeast Take on Life and Live Well as part of a new MVP Health Care youth sports initiative called KidPower.
Wambach, a Rochester, N.Y. native who scored the game-winning goal in the Gold Medal game of the 2004 Olympics, and who will represent her country again this year on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team next month in Beijing, will conduct a series of live appearances at youth soccer clinics in New York state, Vermont and New Hampshire after the Olympics. Locations, dates and times for the clinics, which will be sponsored by MVP Health Care, will be announced later this year.
As part of the KidPower program, MVP Health Care and its operating subsidiary Preferred Care have launched KidPower Web sites () and () that feature video clips of Wambach offering soccer tips as well as advice on how to develop and stick to a healthy lifestyle.
As the youngest of seven, Ms. Wambach competed with her older siblings to become the super star athlete she is today. Now she is partnering with MVP Health Care, showing kids how to compete, be strong, have fun, and stay healthy.
“I decided from the very beginning that I wanted to work with companies that I morally agreed with. MVP and Preferred Care were a perfect fit,” said Wambach. “Being a part of a company that has the same beliefs that I do makes it easy to promote their programs and makes me feel like I’m promoting part of who I am,” she said.
“The purpose of KidPower is to reach kids with a strong message about living a healthy lifestyle, staying fit, and making healthy choices in a way that is fun through activities that many kids enjoy like soccer,” said David W. Oliker, MVP Health Care president and CEO. “Kids listen to Abby Wambach when she is talking about soccer and when she talks about living well,” Oliker said.
MVP Health Care is committed to helping kids recognize the importance and fun of a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise and making good food choices. According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 16 percent of all children and teens in the United States are overweight. Additionally, an American Heart Association study found that 23 percent of children don’t get any exercise outside of school. Being overweight and not getting enough exercise increase the risk for serious cardiovascular and other diseases throughout childhood and into adulthood.
“Living well starts when you are a kid. If you make a choice to live a healthy life and to live well, the empowerment that gives you as an adult is huge,” Wambach said.
The program invites youth soccer coaches to register for a free KidPower Kit that includes: an Abby Wambach Take It On! long sleeve t-shirt, a Take It On! water bottle, an Abby Wambach poster and KidPower award certificates for the coach to give to each player.
“Our goal with the KidPower program is to help young people make a connection with a healthy, active lifestyle through great role models like Abby Wambach,” said Oliker.
MVP Health Care

HOUSTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Goodrich Petroleum Corporation announced today that it has closed its previously announced offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.20 per share (the “Initial Shares”) and that the underwriters of the offering have exercised their option to purchase an additional 121,300 shares of common stock (the “Option Shares”). The closing for the issuance and sale of the Option Shares closed simultaneously with the closing of the issuance and sale of the Initial Shares.
Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $191.4 million after deducting the underwriters’ discount and estimated offering expenses, and will be used to pay off the outstanding balance of its senior revolving credit facility, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures associated with its ongoing operations and expansion of its activities in the Haynesville Shale.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as sole book-running manager. In addition, co-managers included Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Howard Weil Incorporated, Jefferies & Company, Inc., Johnson Rice & Co. L.L.C., Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., Capital One Southcoast, Inc., Tristone Capital Co., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Collins Stewart LLC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may be obtained from the offices of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245, Attention: Prospectus Department, e-mail: , telephone: (718) 242-8002.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations and plans for future activities may be regarded as “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject to various risks, such as financial market conditions, operating hazards, drilling risks, and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other risks discussed in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Goodrich Petroleum is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The majority of its properties are in Louisiana and Texas.
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — Rock Band’s global tour will stop in seven additional countries this year! Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks , along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. , today confirmed plans to release the award-winning music video game Rock Band in seven additional countries later this year.
Rock Band will have an exclusive launch window on the Xbox 360(TM) videogame and entertainment console from Microsoft in Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg and will ship on July 24. Rock Band will be available for additional platforms in these territories later this fall.
Rock Band is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world’s biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.
In addition to the 58 tracks from the North American release, Rock Band will feature nine additional tracks for its European release, including:
— Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex”
— Juli “Perfekte Welle”
— H-Block X “Countdown to Insanity”
— Blur “Beetlebum” *
— Oasis “Rock ‘n’ roll star”
— Tokio Hotel “Monsoon”
— Muse “Hysteria”
— Les Wampas “Manu Chao”
— Playmo “New Wave”
(*indicates cover song)

Rock Band features more than 200 songs available to date on disc and via purchase and download in North America and Europe, with more available every week. Tracks are available for 160 Microsoft Points each on Xbox 360. For a complete list of Rock Band songs available for purchase to date, please go to .
Since its North American release in 2007, Rock Band has garnered over 40 awards including Game Critics Award: Best of Show E3 2007 and three awards at The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Family Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.
Rock Band is rated 12 by PEGI: Sex, Bad Language, PEGI Online.
For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit and .
Developed by Harmonix, MTV Games is the publisher of Rock Band. EA is the exclusive distribution and marketing partner for Rock Band.
About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom , is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services — MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
About MTV Games
MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks brands.
About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visit: .
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS Freestyle(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is . More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at .
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