2012 July 09 » SweepsGoat

Expired: Win a “James May’s 20th Century” Box Set

Daily Entry No Responses » Expired July 31, 2012

Jul 092012

Hosted by Top Gear’s James May of the BBC’s internationally celebrated phenomenon and BBC America hit, the entertaining and engaging six-part series, James May’s 20th Century, makes its North American DVD debut from Athena on July 17, 2012. With his trademark curiosity, insight, and wit, James May travels from continent to continent, as well as back in time, to learn how new technologies have revolutionized every aspect of modern life, from medical advancements to space travel. A co-production of Open University and the BBC, the series first aired on BBC Two in 2007. The DVD 3-vol. boxed set includes James May’s Big Ideas, a 180-minute bonus program, 12-page viewer’s guide with a timeline of inventions and articles on the decades of the 20th century, and more ($59.99, AthenaLearning.com).

Top Gear’s James May revisits the 20th century to discover how inventors and their innovations changed the way we live today. With his trademark curiosity, insight, and wit, he shows how new technologies have revolutionized every aspect of our lives—how we made the world smaller, conquered space, improved our bodies, modernized warfare, built our cities, and created the teenager. In this engaging and entertaining six-part series, May travels from continent to continent, as well as back in time, to learn how we enhanced the world around us and improved ourselves. Television presenter, journalist, and author James May is best known for his role on the BBC’s international phenomenon Top Gear. May has presented documentaries on a variety of subjects, including James May’s Toy Stories and James May on the Moon.

BONUS FEATURES: James May’s Big Ideas, a 180-minute bonus program; 12-page viewer’s guide with a timeline of inventions and articles on the decades of the 20th century, predictions for the century and their outcomes, and 100 years of wacky inventions; James May biography; plus discussion questions at AthenaLearning.com

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Expired: Win 1 of 5 copies of Haroula Rose’s new EP “So Easy”

Daily Entry No Responses » Expired July 31, 2012

Jul 092012

Haroula Rose’s new EP So Easy will be released June 4, 2012. So Easy is the second EP from Haroula Rose and the follow up to her 2011 full-length debut These Open Roads. Spinner premiered the album’s title track and first single proclaiming, “Summery Pop Meets Elliott Smith.”

Later this year, Haroula will be releasing her second full-length album, produced with Andy Lemaster (Now It’s Overhead, Bright Eyes) and Luke Top (Fool’s Gold, Papercuts, Foreign Born) along with Jim White. Tracks for the album were recorded in Los Angeles and Athens, GA.

Inspiration for these songs came from Haroula’s anticipation of the coming Spring time and Summer and accordingly most of the selections are upbeat and more fully arranged than her previous efforts.

The majority of the So Easy was recorded at The Carriage House in Los Angeles’ Silverlake district with Sheldon Gomberg (Rickie Lee Jones, Ben Harper, Ron Sexsmith, Jackson Browne, The Living Sisters, Lucinda Williams) producing. Along with two Rose originals, her reading of “Only Friends,” a rare Francoise Hardy B side, came out of these sessions. The title track was co-written with Jonny Flower and recorded in Echo Park at Magic Carpet Studios with Brad Gordon (Jim Bianco, Raining Jane, Rachael Yamagata and Dan Wilson) playing most of the instrumental parts and producing. “Wichita Lineman” is the Jimmy Webb-penned classic and Haroula re-imagines it as a spoken-word piece; this was recorded at The Bank, in Burbank, CA with Zac Rae, who’s performed the song in concert with no one less than Glen Campbell, producing.

Since These Open Roads 2011 release, Rose has played extensively in Los Angeles and mounted a U.S. tour. Her songs have appeared in SCI FI’s “Being Human,” ABC Family’s ”The Lying Game,” MTV’s “Awkward,” FX’s “American Horror Story,” Jamie Travis’ feature hit at Sundance, “For A Good Time, Call…” and the award-winning documentary by Marc Smolowitz, “The Power of Two.” Her music was also used in a theatrical production on the East Coast called “American English.”

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Expired: FREE Samples for a Year Giveaway, LOW ENTREIS, (ends 07/30)

Daily Entry No Responses » Expired July 30, 2012

Jul 092012

easy to enter rafflecopter giveaway for free samples mailed to your house!

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Expired: Parenting’s 101 Days of Giveaways! – Parenting.com

Daily Entry No Responses » Expired September 2, 2012

Jul 092012

All summer long, you’ve got 101 chances to win amazing prizes in Parenting.com’s 101 Days of Summer Giveaways! Win prize packages from your favorite brands like Discovery Kids, Gymboree and KitchenAid, gift cards to Old Navy, IKEA and Pottery Barn Kids, appliances, tech gear, and tons more great stuff. See the calendar of prizes for today’s prize, and enter every day for your chance to win!

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals, eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry, who are legal residents of the United States. Employees of Bonnier Corporation and its parent companies, subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible. Website pages and advertisements relating to the Sweepstakes are intended for viewing only within the eligible Sweepstakes territory, and entrants must be present in the eligible Sweepstakes territory at the time of entry.

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