BEST OF 2013: Miss Maine and Miss Maine Teen USA 2013 Prelim Gallery

Rockport, Maine - This past weekend January 26th-27th Miss Maine and Miss Maine Teen USA 2013 was held as the Samoset Resort. Here is a look back at the preliminary.

 

Walmart Commits To Hiring 100,000 Veterans Over 5 Years

New York - Walmart today announced bold commitments to increase domestic sourcing of the products it sells and help veterans find jobs when they come off active duty. Speaking at the National Retail Federation’s annual BIG Show, Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon also announced the company is helping part-time associates who want to be full time, make that transition. 

“We want all of our associates to find the career opportunities they want with Walmart,” said Simon. “We will make sure part-time associates have full visibility into full-time job openings in their stores and nearby stores, and that they always have first shot at those jobs. We will also bring more transparency to our scheduling system so part-time workers can choose more hours for themselves.” 

U.S. Manufacturing
On domestic sourcing, Walmart and Sam’s Club will buy an additional $50 billion in U.S. products over the next 10 years. The company will grow U.S. manufacturing on two fronts: by increasing what it already buys here – in categories like sporting goods, apparel basics, storage products, games, and paper products, and by helping to onshore U.S. production in high potential areas like textiles, furniture and higher-end appliances.

“At the heart of our national political conversation today is one issue: creating jobs to grow the economy,”

The Best of 2012: Boston-Based Band Michael & Marisa Musician Spotlight

As 2012 draws to a close we look back on some of our "Musician Spotlight" features from this past year.  Our third "Musician Spotlight" features Michael & Marisa, whose style of singing is Pop/Rock. These two are great Musicians together with a very bright future in the Music industry.. This feature on Michael & Marisa was posted on February 27, 2012.

Musician Spotlight: Boston-Based Band Michael & Marisa

Boston, Massachusetts -  Our "Musician Spotlight" today is on a brother/sister duo that perform great together. Michael and Marisa are musicians that started a band by the same name that we want to hightlight and promote. In this "Musician Spotlight" you will gain a better understanding of this wonderful brother/sister duo band from Boston. These two wonderful brother/sister duo are musicians to watch as they are on the road to have a very successful career. You will be able to see some photographs of these two musicians, a Q&A we were able to conduct with them and more.

With Michael(age 14) on vocals and electric guitar and Marisa (age 15) on drums and vocals, their harmonizing produces an exciting pop/rock blend.  This brother sister duo is experienced in performing at all

The Presidents Daily Schedule

9:45 AM	The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
12:30 PM	The President and the Vice President meet for lunch Private Dining Room
1:00 PM	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

Michelle Williams, other gospel music leaders to judge Most Powerful Voices

Dallas, Texas - GMC TV, Light Records and Roland Corporation will participate in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 4th annual Most Powerful Voices gospel competition. The online gospel singing competition helps the association to educate people about stroke — the No. 4 cause of death and the leading preventable cause of disability in America. Michelle Williams is involved in the contest, because her family has been affected by stroke.

The contest is open to independent artists, groups and choirs who sing gospel, holy hip hop, praise and worship music. Participants, who must be 18 years or older, may sign up at Power.watchgmctv.com and upload a video or MP3 file by Jan. 31. Family, friends — and fans — have until April 5 to vote for their favorite artists. Those who register to compete or vote will receive lifesaving stroke information from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

The top 10 finalists will be judged by gospel music industry leaders, including singer and song writer Michelle Williams (formerly of Destiny’s Child), James Robinson, president of A&R at Light Records, and holy hip hop artist Flame.


The grand prize winner will be announced April 30 and will receive:
The opportunity to perform in the Central Park Summer Stage Concert in New York City with Light Records artists