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18-Year-Old ‘Barrier Buster’ Riley Schlick-Trask Wins Grand Prize in TechForce’s 2023 Techs Rock Awards™

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

She’ll also have the support of professional technicians and leading mobility/transportation industry organizations across North America as Grand Prize Winner of the TechForce Foundation® 2023 Techs Rock Awards.

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  • She’ll also have the support of professional technicians and leading mobility/transportation industry organizations across North America as Grand Prize Winner of the TechForce Foundation® 2023 Techs Rock Awards.
  • She is the first independent shop professional to win the top honor in the Techs Rock Awards program.
  • “I am very excited, very honored, and very grateful to be the Grand Prize Winner!” Riley said.
  • The Techs Rock Awards are part of TechForce’s workforce development campaign to inspire and support tomorrow’s workforce of technicians.

Category Winners Announced and Vote Opens for Grand Prize in TechForce’s 2023 Techs Rock Awards™

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Monday, June 12, 2023

TechForce Foundation® announces the Category Winners in the 2023 Techs Rock Awards and opens the Grand Prize Public Vote.

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  • TechForce Foundation® announces the Category Winners in the 2023 Techs Rock Awards and opens the Grand Prize Public Vote.
  • Meet the Category Winners and vote for the Grand Prize Winner at TechForce.org/Vote .
  • The Pay it Forward category recognizes technicians for being a community advocate and inspiring the next generation of techs.
  • Technicians will shape our future, and the Techs Rock Awards are made possible by TechForce donors who help shape theirs.

Huading Awards Group Announces Jury Members for the 36th Huading Awards Ceremony

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Huading Awards Group including Huading International Film Festival, Huading International Television Festival, and the 36th Huading Awards recently announced its nine jury members for the 36th Global Film and Television Huading Awards Ceremony on March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, California at the Avalon Theater, 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90028. The red carpet will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 5-8 p.m.

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  • 36th Huading Awards Will Be Held This Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood
    LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Huading Awards Group including Huading International Film Festival, Huading International Television Festival, and the 36th Huading Awards recently announced its nine jury members for the 36th Global Film and Television Huading Awards Ceremony on March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, California at the Avalon Theater, 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90028.
  • In addition, the Huading Awards Group also announced the list of new entrants for the awards ceremony.
  • The Huading Awards Group is also including awards for Asian films, Asian TV dramas, special judges awards, best original screenplay, best cinematography and best short film.
  • To date, the Huading Awards Group has held many ceremonies in Hollywood, awarding celebrities and directors such as Nicole Kidman, Orlando Bloom, Halle Berry, and Quentin Tarantino.

Time Raiders Partners With Polygon Studios to Bring Gamers a Gameplay-first Play-and-earn Adventure

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Time Raiders , the time-travel play-and-earn game project created by Utopian Game Labs , partners with Polygon Studios , the NFT, gaming, and Metaverse arm of Polygon.

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  • Time Raiders , the time-travel play-and-earn game project created by Utopian Game Labs , partners with Polygon Studios , the NFT, gaming, and Metaverse arm of Polygon.
  • Built on the Polygon blockchain, Time Raiders offers players captivating shoot-and-loot gameplay enhanced by rewards in NFTs and the games native coin, $XPND .
  • The Polygon Studios partnership sets the stage for the upcoming open beta launch of the game, which will enable a wide gamer community to join the adventure.
  • The Polygon Studios partnership creates a community platform for Time Raiders ahead of the games open beta test.

"Die Hard" Definitively Pronounced a Christmas Movie - Garbage Pail Kids® Mobile Game has the Proof

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

According to the team at Garbage Pail Kids: The Game (now available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store) the answer once and for all is yes.

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  • According to the team at Garbage Pail Kids: The Game (now available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store) the answer once and for all is yes.
  • Garbage Pail Kids: The Game is a card collecting and strategy role playing game for mobile devices, developed by Jago Studios under license from The Topps Company, Inc., the originator of the Garbage Pail Kids property.
  • Garbage Pail Kids: The Game is free-to-play and available for download at get.gpkthegame.com.
  • Dive in the dumpster, take out the trash, and come play in the wild and crazy Garbage Pail Kids universe!

Redbox Entertainment Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to Action Thriller Movie Vendetta

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Redbox Entertainment, the original content division of Redbox, today announced it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the action-thriller movie Vendetta.

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  • Redbox Entertainment, the original content division of Redbox, today announced it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the action-thriller movie Vendetta.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210917005079/en/
    'Vendetta' is an action-thriller movie from Redbox Entertainment which will make its debut in 2022.
  • Redbox is America's leading destination for affordable new-release movies and entertainment with more ways to watch than any other home entertainment provider.
  • Redbox Entertainment, a new content acquisition and production division, has further transformed Redbox into a multi-channel content provider.

Call of Duty, Rambo, and Die Hard Come Together in Epic Action Heroes Crossover

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

The most action-packed community event ever for Call of Duty\xc2\xae starts today with two of the most iconic \xe2\x80\x9980s movie franchises of all-time, Rambo and Die Hard, coming to Warzone\xe2\x84\xa2, Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Mobile.

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  • The most action-packed community event ever for Call of Duty\xc2\xae starts today with two of the most iconic \xe2\x80\x9980s movie franchises of all-time, Rambo and Die Hard, coming to Warzone\xe2\x84\xa2, Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Mobile.
  • This limited time crossover celebration allows players to star as some of entertainment\xe2\x80\x99s most iconic action heroes within Call of Duty,\xe2\x80\x9d said Johanna Faries, General Manager, Call of Duty.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cIn addition to adding Rambo and John McClane, we\xe2\x80\x99re giving our players new weapons, gear, missions, modes, and even a Die Hard-inspired location like Nakatomi Plaza.
  • Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company.

‘Yippee Ki Yay’ Advance Auto Parts Teams with Bruce Willis to Bring Back ‘Die Hard’

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Monday, October 19, 2020

For the first time, Advance Auto Parts brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.

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  • For the first time, Advance Auto Parts brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201019005207/en/
    Advance Auto Parts brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.
  • Before he can make it to Advance Auto Parts, McClane crosses paths with old foe Theo and his crew.
  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc., is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers.

‘Yippie Ki Yay’ Carquest Partners with Bruce Willis to Bring Back ‘Die Hard’

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Monday, October 19, 2020

For the first time, Carquest and its parent company Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.

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  • For the first time, Carquest and its parent company Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201019005205/en/
    Carquest and its parent company Advance Auto Parts brought together DieHard the battery and Die Hard the motion picture in a 2-minute film in which Hollywood legend Bruce Willis reprises his role of Detective John McClane.
  • The DieHard brand is known for its reliability, durability and power qualities of John McClane in the Die Hard films, said McDonell.
  • Well continue looking for those Yippie Ki Yay moments that are memorable and celebratory at the same time.

Advance Auto Parts Announces Purchase of the DieHard Brand from Transformco

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Monday, December 23, 2019

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) has acquired the DieHard brand from Transform Holdco LLC (Transformco), for $200 million utilizing cash on hand.

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  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) has acquired the DieHard brand from Transform Holdco LLC (Transformco), for $200 million utilizing cash on hand.
  • In addition, the deal allows Transformco to sell DieHard brand batteries through its existing channels pursuant to a supply agreement with Advance.
  • Advance is also granting Transformco an exclusive royalty-free, perpetual license to develop, market, and sell DieHard branded products in non-automotive categories.
  • DieHard has the highest brand awareness and regard of any automotive battery brand in North America and will enable Advance to build a leadership position within the critical battery category, said Tom Greco, president and CEO, Advance Auto Parts.