Oceanhouse Media Announces Sale of Dr. Seuss Apps For One Week in Honor of Dr. Seuss?s Birthday

Encinitas, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB) March 01, 2011

Oceanhouse Media, Inc. announces the sale of its Dr. Seuss apps for one week in honor of Dr. Seuss?s birthday and the National Education Association?s (NEA) Read Across America Day. Every Dr. Seuss app by the company originally priced at $ 1.99 - $ 3.99 is discounted by 25-50% for an entire week.

Adding to the celebration is the release of the free Dr. Seuss Camera - Happy Birthday Edition iPhone app featuring 11 birthday cards. Using the iPhone?s built-in camera or Photo Library, cards can be personalized with stamps, borders and classic Seussian text, then emailed to friends and family or saved to the Photo Library.

Two new Dr. Seuss omBooks (Oceanhouse Media digital books) are also available for both Apple and Android devices. Happy Birthday to You! is offered at a special introductory price of $ 0.99. This is Dr. Seuss?s joyous ode to individuality, allowing readers to experience firsthand the thrill of celebrating a birthday as it is done in the land of Katroo.

The second new omBook is the highly anticipated The Cat in the Hat Comes Back available at $ 2.99 for one week. In this story, the mischievous cat spreads a big pink spot all over the house. When Little Cats A through Z are invited too, will they be a help or a hindrance?

The NEA?s Read Across America Day is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children?s author Dr. Seuss. For more information on Read Across America events, visit http://www.readacrossamerica.org.

?The NEA and Oceanhouse Media are two wonderful partners to help us commemorate Dr. Seuss?s birthday,? said Susan Brandt, President of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. ?Both focus on promoting reading and literacy in children. Nothing would have made Dr. Seuss happier.?

Since releasing their first Dr. Seuss app, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, just 15 months ago, Oceanhouse Media has seen seven of its Dr. Seuss omBooks reach the top spot in the Books category on the App Store. Other Dr. Seuss omBooks recently released include the popular Horton Hears A Who!, and the chart-topping Fox in Socks and I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

About Oceanhouse Media, Inc.

Oceanhouse Media, Inc., creators of the award-winning Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Hay House apps, have recently seen eleven of their digital books reach the No. 1 rank for Paid Books on Apple?s App Store. A significant player in the iPhone and Android space, the company has an offering of over 160 apps, numerous bestsellers and proprietary technology. As of January 2011, the company crossed the one million mark of paid app downloads on Apple?s App Store. The company was founded in early 2009 by Michel Kripalani, formerly Director of Business Development at Autodesk and CEO of Presto Studios, developers of the hailed The Journeyman Project series and Myst III: Exile graphic video games. The company?s corporate mantra is "Creativity with Purpose?, with their focus being to uplift, educate and inspire through technology.

For more information on their products and direct links to the App Store, visit http://www.oceanhousemedia.com. Follow the company at http://www.facebook.com/OceanhouseMedia and http://twitter.com/OceanhouseMedia.

About Dr. Seuss Enterprise, L.P.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises was founded in 1993 following the death of Theodor S. Geisel, Dr. Seuss, to conserve and nurture the works of Dr. Seuss by protecting the integrity of the Dr. Seuss books while expanding beyond books into licensed merchandise. The licensing effort is a strategic part of the overall effort to strengthen and protect the relationship consumers have with Dr. Seuss characters. Theodor Geisel said he never wanted to license his characters to anyone who would ?round out the edges?. That is one of the guiding philosophies of Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

omBook is a trademark of Oceanhouse Media, Inc.

Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.

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GBK (GBK Productions) to Host a Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2011 Kids Choice Awards Nominees and Presenters March 31st to April 1st ? SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, CA

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 27, 2011

GBK (gbkproductions.com) - the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, will honor the 2011 Kids Choice Awards Nominees and Presenters with a fun-filled gift lounge on March 31st and April 1st at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills from 11:00 am ? 6:00pm. GBK, the recipient of multiple BizBash?s Award for ?Best Gift Bag,? will partner with Tiger Beat (magazine) / BOP (magazine), the leading teen entertainment magazines, and will offer its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and Media an opportunity to enjoy an exciting environment with gifts, refreshments, and a charitable focus.

In addition to goods and services ranging from nostalgic toys from years past and the latest and greatest in today?s electronics, the sugary sweet ingredients for this year?s lounge will certainly satisfy the sweet tooth for kids big and small. The Sweet Spot, the original fully dedicated Custom Candy Catering Company in Southern California, will create an amazing buffet of candy for guests to enjoy while roaming the lounge, while Adams & Brooks, Inc., a family owned and operated company producing five basic product lines and specialty lollipops, will showcase their trade as a mouth-watering display of over 600 rainbow-colored Whirly Pops? to create the event?s press wall! Gimme Some Sugar will be on site gifting their custom made whimsical miniature dessert jewelry; and Nahui Ollin, utilizing the Mayan crafting technique of folded recycled paper, will gift their signature candy wrapper handbags made from up to 4000 individual candy wrappers.

An array of unique gifts are expected to fill the gift lounge including: Mobo Cruiser, a luxury brand offering three wheeled cruisers and other stylish innovative products that are designed to improve the lives of customers and encourage a fit and fun lifestyle; Caribbean Living Magazine, providing guests with a 1 week stay in the Caribbean; glitter tattoo kits and certificates for a 2 hour Glitter Tattoo Party by Glimmer Body Art; an ultimate PC collection of over 40 titles from the SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition?; Spin Master LTD, a multi-category children?s entertainment company, providing their LIV?Girls which have a new feature where you make them dance to your favorite dance moves!; The indiExhibit, an assortment of indie designed clothing, jewelry, and other accessories; Fine Featherheads, feather hair extensions from the original feather hair extension distributor; MaximumLash, a high-performance lash conditioner that will strengthen and fortify your lashes so they appear longer, thicker and more dramatic than ever; Newhall Labs, Inc., providing a complete collection (8 products) of Monkey Brains hair care along with a custom box of Monkey Brains cookies; Townley Inc., providing a gift bag of their children and ?tween? licensed cosmetics such as Hello Kitty Cosmetic Traincase, iCarly, Dora the Explorer, and Disney Princess LipGloss sets; Broadway Nails, gifting a Broadway Nails Gift Bag filled with nail care products and celebrity-inspired artificial nails; YoHa Technologies, known to bring life to toys through technology, providing their Tandars interactive pet; Ballpark Classics, Inc., providing their Ballpark Classics MLB? Edition ? the foosball of baseball which combines old school gaming with skill and strategy to create Baseball?s Ultimate Home Game; Improv Electronics, providing their Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet, a paperless, electronic alternative to memo pads, sketchbooks, sticky notes and other writing and drawing mediums; O?Quinn Clothing, premium vintage tees for men and women; Pura Vida Bracelets, hand-made colorful bracelets from Costa Rica that represent a laid-back lifestyle and benefit an amazing cause; Gabrielle Alexandra Shoes, an ecologically forward thinking design company, providing shoes handmade from recycled tires; Aroma Home, from Slipper Socks to Cuddly Hotties to Computer Screen Wipes, Aroma Home?s range of fluffy friends has something for everyone; Ematic, a leading manufacturer of cutting edge affordable consumer electronics, providing their Ematic 4GB Video MP3 Player; shoo!TAG?, a natural insect repellent for people, animals and pets using electromagnetic frequencies to create a chemical-free protective barrier; Hasbro, a branded play company with a world-class portfolio, will be providing their classic games: Bop-It!, Cuponk Le Flush Royale and Rubik?s Cube; Colgate-Palmolive, providing their new Colgate? Wisp? Icy Bubble? featuring bristles to gently clean your teeth and a refreshing liquid-filled bead that releases a burst of Icy Bubble? flavored freshness; Chaos Headwear, with pulse racing new colors such as Orchid, Emerald, Margarita, Hibiscus and Kangaroo, the collection is sure to evoke a new sense adrenaline; Nail Garden, an urban retreat where you can experience the best nail spa services, will be on site to provide manicures and gift a selection of their beauty products; and Rockstar Photobooth will capture the day with their custom, VIP photo booth service that brings endless entertainment to events.

As always, charity is a focus of this GBK Gift Lounge and the American Red Cross will be the event?s exclusive charity in an effort to concentrate fundraising and support for the victims of the Japanese Tsunami and Earthquake and its ensuing crisis. The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization lead by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

For more information about American Red Cross, go to http://www.redcrossofsantamonica.org????????

GBK, formerly GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company?s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Gifting Lounge environment, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO), Carla Domen (VP) or GBK, please go to gbkproductions.com

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Under Armour to Support Wounded Warrior Project's Believe In Heroes? Campaign To Honor Our Nation's Military

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) September 08, 2011

Under Armour (NYSE:UA), the leading performance apparel and footwear brand, today announced that a portion of the proceeds of their UA Freedom apparel collection, which supports our nation's military and public safety heroes, will be donated to support the new Believe in Heroes? campaign, recently launched by longtime partner Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for injured service members and their families.

The Believe in Heroes campaign is a movement to put the ?veteran back in Veteran?s Day? and honor and empower those who have served or are currently serving our country. Beginning on the tenth anniversary of September 11 and culminating on November 11, Veteran?s Day, Under Armour, WWP, and others will join together to share this important message, and to celebrate our nation?s heroes.

"The tenth anniversary of September 11 marks a pivotal time in our nation's history and raises awareness of the sacrifices made by our veterans," said Bryan Offutt, UA Director, Outdoor Marketing. "We are proud to continue our support of the Wounded Warrior Project and partner with them on the Believe in Heroes campaign to stress the importance of honoring our nation?s military."

A portion of the proceeds from Under Armour?s UA Freedom apparel collection will support WWP?s Believe in Heroes campaign. The collection consists of WWP/UA-branded graphic T?s, polos, sweatshirts, and more. The collection will be available online at http://www.ua.com and at select retailers such as Dick?s Sporting Goods, Academy, and Bass Pro Shops.

In addition, consumers can also gift a Wounded Warrior Project UA Backpack to injured heroes. Each backpack contains WWP-embellished Under Armour product worth more than $ 300 and will be presented to an injured service member. To learn more about how you can join the Believe in Heroes effort by purchasing UA Freedom apparel or a backpack, visit http://www.ua.com/freedom or http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

?Under Armour has been a fervent supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project and now our Believe in Heroes program,? said Steve Nardizzi, executive director, Wounded Warrior Project. ?The donations and awareness raised by Under Armour will support wounded warriors and their families throughout their recovery process and their transition back to everyday life.?

Also part of the Believe in Heroes campaign, Under Armour will unveil specially designed football uniforms for the University of South Carolina, Texas Tech University, and University of South Florida at the end of September. Each team will be outfitted head-to-toe during designated NCAA games taking place on October 1, November 12, and November 19, respectively. The custom jerseys will be auctioned-off on each of the school?s websites with all proceeds benefiting the Believe in Heroes campaign. Specially designed fan gear for each school will also be available at http://www.ua.com and at campus bookstores.

About Under Armour, Inc.

Under Armour? (NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam?s Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.underarmour.com.

About Wounded Warrior Project?

The mission of Wounded Warrior Project?(WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. The purpose of WWP is to raise awareness and to enlist the public?s aid for the needs of injured service members; to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other; and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

About Believe in HeroesTM

Established as an effort to rally Americans to put the Veteran back in Veterans Day, Believe in Heroes? is a signature campaign of the Wounded Warrior Project. The two-month initiative running from Sept. 11th through Veterans Day on November 11th creates opportunities for both the American people and corporate America to support our veterans through appreciation events, fundraising initiatives, point-of-purchase proceeds and other opportunities. To get involved and learn more, visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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