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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that Hollywood icon and Academy Award-nominated Sylvester Stallone will receive the "Hollywood Career Achievement Award," Oscar-winning Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary will be recognized with the "Hollywood Innovator Award," and director Tom Hooper will be honored with the "Hollywood Director Award" at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony. "It is...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. and MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GHX and StratCenter today announced that they have entered into a bundled services distribution agreement through which the companies will provide collaborative solutions that incorporate StratCenter's OSCAR(TM) online healthcare supply chain and clinical demand data with GHX Business Intelligence solutions. This cooperative effort is intended to provide medical-surgical manufacturers with a more comprehensive view of their...

A cat received a new pair of bionic legs recently after having them chopped off in a farming accident. Oscar, a two-and-a-half year old black cat, was run over by a combine harvester last October.  However, he has regained a spring in his step since then. Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopaedic surgeon, fitted the prosthetic paws during a three-hour operation involving grafting the replacement legs onto the stumps of Oscar's remaining bones. "The real revolution with Oscar is because we...

ATLANTA, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Actress-producer-director Anjelica Huston, actor-director Danny Huston, actress Eva Marie Saint, actress Illeana Douglas, actress Nancy Olson and writer-director Curtis Hanson are among the latest special guests slated to appear at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April. Also participating will be author Cheryl Crane, daughter of actress Lana Turner. They join an extensive roster that also includes Mel Brooks, Luise Rainer, Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis, Jon...

NORTHFIELD, Ill., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced today plans to reduce sodium by an average of 10 percent across its North American portfolio over the next two years. This amounts to the elimination of more than 10 million pounds -- or more than 750 million teaspoons -- of salt from some of North America's most popular foods. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090420/KRAFTLOGO) "We are reducing sodium because it's good for consumers,...

LOS ANGELES, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- To help ensure that "The Hurt Locker's" Jeremy Renner looked every bit the leading man for the 82nd annual Academy Awards, Piaget pulled out all the stops for the long-time friend of the brand. The renowned Swiss jeweler and watchmaker flew in its new Altiplano 43 Automatic timepiece direct from the workshop in Geneva. Renner is the first man to ever wear the watch, which just set a record as the world's thinnest automatic timepiece and the world's...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past month, news sites, gossip sites and blogs have been buzzing over Oscar predictions for the March 7th, 2010 82nd Academy Awards. Will Avatar overtake Hurt Locker for Best Picture? Will Quentin Tarantino beat out Jason Reitman for Best Director, and will Matt Damon outdo Christoph Waltz for Best Actor in a Supporting Role? While the Oscars typically mark the end of film award season, nominees who don't go home with the gold, can...

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar "Swag Bags" are almost as famous as the awards themselves, highly coveted by celebrities and getting more and more glamorous every year. This year is no exception. Hollywood Baskets hand-picked a bevy of high-end products that are sure to impress each celebrity - and help maintain their "Oscar Glow." This year's 82nd Academy Awards® has attracted top presenters ranging from new stars to well-known Hollywood legends and comedians - from Zac Efron...

LOS ANGELES, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --The red carpet, the dresses, the bling and, of course, a statue named Oscar are what bring out the entertainment industry's most talented actors, actresses, directors and film makers each year. While only a select few will go home with the coveted trophy, the rest will be consoled in the most Hollywood of ways: free stuff! Distinctive Assets is once again sending its condolences (and respect) in the form of a bountiful Gift Basket to Oscar nominees who...

When Dr. David Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor at Brown University, published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007 describing a cat named Oscar who could sense when someone was dying, many grew fearful of the what they saw as a four legged grim reaper.    Although Dr. Dosa never intended to make the cat sound frightening, records have shown that since the paper's publishing, Oscar has rarely erred in his predictions -- sometimes even proving medical...