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Jewel" - Recording Artist "Lullabye"
Singer-songwriter Jewel has become an unwitting ambassador for yodeling, introducing the art to her audiences in the U.S. and the world-over. Closing many of her concerts with a signature yodel, Jewel first learned the singing style as a youngster in Alaska, admitting it didn’t make her a very popular first-grader. But the response from her audiences to her personal interpretation of the art has made up for the strange looks and laughs she got as a kid. So if you’ve secretly had a hankering to try your hand (or vocal chords) at yodeling, there couldn’t be a better time to pursue your dream. Yahoo!, the web giant widely known for its own famous yodel, is inviting everyone – including your viewers – to participate in a worldwide hunt for the best new twist on Yahoo!’s traditional yodel. And Jewel, arguably the most beautiful superstar yodeler, will show your viewers how to perfect their technique and win this “Global Yodel Idol” title! This is no small deal. Your viewers at home can enter online by using a webcam to mix their yodel with pre-recorded original music tracks by famous musicians at yodel.yahoo.com. Professional Yahoo! yodel recording studios will also be set up street-side in New York, London and Mumbai on Oct 13. Musicians including Jewel, Pete Wentz, Leann Rimes, Kimberly Caldwell, and others, together with a stellar live backup band, will be on hand to help coach participants as they record their unique yodels. The winner with the most-viewed yodel will be headlined on the world’s biggest stage, the Yahoo! homepage and have the chance to be featured in its new advertising campaign. Jewel will be your personal yodel coach in an interview, where you can discuss the first ever global yodeling extravaganza. She can discuss how would-be yodelers can take on the signature Yahoo! yodel, a longstanding mark of the brand, and make it their own alongside star music artists. The three-time Grammy nominated artist will be available on October 9, 2009. Jewel is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, In Style, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its '102 Sexiest Women in the World’ while Blender went further, crowning her 'rock’s sexiest poet.‘ Her latest album Lullaby was released in May 2009.
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Janet Andreas - French’s Foods
Organize your pantry - keep a good supply of basics on hand for last minute cooking. Items such as canned soup and broth, diced tomatoes, beans, veggies, pasta, rice, spices and herbs can help put together a quick meal at the last minute. Don't forget to stock up on flavorful condiments such as French's mustard, French Fried Onions and Worcestershire Sauce.
While you're shopping - don't forget the freezer. Purchase family packs of boneless chicken breasts and ground beef or turkey, chops and steaks. These are usually on sale. When you get home, divide the meat into 1 lb. portions and package in freezer bags. Thaw meat overnight in the refrigerator or quickly in the microwave. A tasty meal is only moments away.
One day early in the twentieth century, Francis French decided that America needed a better mustard. "I want a new kind of pure, prepared mustard," he told his elder brother George, then President of the R.T. French Company. "There is no condiment like I have in mind on the market, and I'm sure that such a mustard, even if it costs $10 a gallon, would have a ready and wide sale." This was 1904. Teddy Roosevelt had just started working on the Panama Canal. Radio and film were still brand new forms of entertainment. The few automobile owners out there were limited to twenty miles per hour. In fact, the ice cream cone had hardly even been invented yet! If Americans wanted mustard, they had to make it themselves. Needless to say, Francis and George were on to something. Since 1880, their father's brand represented excellence in the spice market. Now the founder's sons were starting fresh and reinventing mustard. As the story goes, French's Cream Salad Mustard debuted at the St. Louis World's Fair, where more than twenty million people—about a quarter of the population at the time—discovered French's natural flavor. And when paired with the hot dog—another American classic that came out of the World's Fair—French's mustard became an instant success! When French's Cream Salad Brand was first introduced at a price of ten cents, each 9 ounce jar came in its own carton with a wooden paddle for serving. Prior to 1921, there was no national advertising and 1921 sales totaled less than $2.5 million. During this early period, French's Cream Salad Brand literally sold itself as sales grew exclusively through word of mouth. By 1926, after a national advertising campaign had been introduced, sales jumped to $5.3 million.
Where did French's go from there?
1926. The French's brothers sell the business for $3.8 million dollars to J & J Colman of the United Kingdom, a major mustard manufacturer.
1938. J & J Colman merge with Reckitt & Sons, a maker of starch and flour founded in 1840, forming Reckitt & Colman.
2000. Reckitt & Colman merge with Benckiser to form Reckitt Benckiser.
Despite all of the changes in corporate names and structures, however, the people behind French's continue to expand the mustard category through an ongoing commitment to innovation and new product development. In 1974, French's introduced the squeeze bottle, and soon after a family of specialty vartieties. Today, the French's brand and pennant remain and French's is still America's Favorite® mustard.
Steve Evans "The Movie Guy"
Tips on the best & worst this weekend at the Box Office. Steve reviews and comments on all the latest from Hollywood and gets the story behind the film.A veteran of the industry, "The Movie Guy" says exactly how he feels about the movies that you will be watching this weekend. Mike Horn comments on the lineup of big screen offerings but does not always agree with what Steve has to say. This is the movie review program to listen to every week and get the "real deal".