Was Starbucks' Closure a Publicity Stunt?Was Starbucks' Closure a Publicity Stunt?What do I think? I think Starbucks is full o' crap. Listen, the no-talent hacks -- 'scuse me, "baristas" -- they hire hardly have to do anything except rake in money, because S'bucks espresso systems are so automated. What more...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of National Environmental Trust President Philip Clapp on the Department of Justice Review of NSR: "Cynical Publicity Stunt": WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of National Environmental Trust President Philip Clapp on the Department of Justice...
According to the Evening Echo, the company that supplied seed for the GM trial crop which has been compressed at Wivenhoe, accused the protesters' action as a "cheap publicity stunt". The seeds and herbicide for the three-year trial at Sunn According to the Evening Echo, the...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro in response to the Association for Maximum Service Television Stations Inc. MSTV and the National Association of Broadcasters' NAB plan to develop a prototype digital to analog converter box for digital...
On vacation in Egypt last October, Kirsten Brochner-Mortensen and her family were summoned by a strange phone call. A German events agency was inquiring about the possibility of transforming the family's three star Park Hotel in Copenhagen into a g On vacation in Egypt...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott is announcing Wal-Mart's "new" health care plans for 2006. Wal- Mart falsely claims its plans will increase the number of employees who can afford health insurance. In fact,WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott...
WASHINGTON, Oct.28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Gold Star parents and military family members issued the following statement regarding Cindy Sheehan's die-ins at the White House this week on the occasion of the 2000th death of American servicemen and women serving WASHINGTON, Oct.28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Gold Star parents and military family...
Edited By Joel Topcik Promax: Chabin's Departure Doesn't Add Up Joel Topcik Industry watchers were left scratching their heads last week over the abrupt departure of Promax/BDA chief Jim Chabin ....
I was a little surprised to get an urgent email in my inbox from PRSA of which I am a member saying, "NO MORE LIPSTICK: PRSA Formally Challenges McCain and Obama Campaigns." What?!? The email explained that the Public Relations Society of America PRSA, the dominant trade...
Byline: By ALASTAIR CRAIG A NIGHTSPOT has caused an unholy row by beaming giant promotions on to a cathedral. Managers at Tup Tup Palace on St Nicholas's Street, Newcastle, have aimed a projector at their historic neighbour to create a high-profile billboard. The bar...
A CITY centre bar has apologised for beaming giant drinks promotions onto a cathedral. Bosses at upmarket night spot Tup Tup Palace have come under fire for using historic St Nicholas cathedral as a billboard in a bid to draw in revellers. Dean of Newcastle the...
Dull Craig must be a top actor to appear so hunky, says Katy Guest In a roundabout way, and not in the sense that he would have hoped for, all the publicity for the latest Bond movie has proved one thing: Daniel Craig can act. ...
The massive shift toward environmental consciousness has definitely landed in Hollywood. Myrlia Purcell of celebrity-philanthropy blog www.looktothestars.org, says, "There is definitely a 'greening' trend in Hollywood, which seems to be in part because it is fashionable, but also because green lifestyle options are becoming more available. Celebrities and programs such...
After watching the John Prescott documentary, ex-union, ex-socialist, ex-old Labour, defining himself as working class, who is he kidding? This is a publicity stunt to promote his book I AM a woman in my early 50s. Because I receive a small pension, I have to pay for everything,...
SAN FRANCISCO -- A California man suspected of mailing more than 120 hoax anthrax letters to media outlets was interviewed previously by the FBI after one similar mailing in 2007, but he was not charged. Marc M. Keyser, 66, was interviewed by the FBI in January 2007...
LONDONAFP — The BBC on Wednesday suspended two of its top stars over foul-mouthed on-air comments about the granddaughter of a cherished veteran actor. The sexually-explicit calls to 78-year-old Andrew Sachs have triggered a media and political storm, eclipsing the financial crisis in news agendas. Flamboyant...
Byline: By SOPHIE DOUGHTY THESE gruesome makeovers show how fireworks and bonfires can wreck lives forever. Expert make-up artists have given models an unwelcome new look as part of a campaign to encourage people to stay safe this November 5. Complete with realistic looking...
Byline: David Old A CAMPAIGN to keep fireworks night safe has won a national award. Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service won best Integrated Campaign in the 2008 Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR Excellence Awards for the campaign it led last year with Northumbria...
THE biggest festival of extreme sports to be staged in our region is arriving later this month. Xperience08 brings together surfing, BMX, skateboarding and snow sports in a free weekend of highoctane action at Tynemouth. The event forms part of Newcastle- Gateshead's programme of festivals and...
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