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Moms: Your Gift Might Be Damaging the Hearing of Your Child

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:07:38 +0000

Did you know that when MP3 players are purchased as gifts, the majority of purchasers are moms? That finding emerged at the Mommy Tech summit at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show.

But do you know about the potential risks? Kids often don’t know how to use audio technology safely and they can harm their hearing as a result. In fact, hearing loss among young people is reported to be on the rise and there are strong concerns that a generation of young people could end up with prevalent hearing loss.

“For some time, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has warned that hearing loss in the United States could rise significantly due to the misuse of personal audio technology,” ASHA President Tommie L. Robinson, Jr. explains. “Unfortunately, a report released today by the Kaiser Family Foundationcites some alarming trends about excessive entertainment media consumption among our nation’s children, indirectly supporting ASHA’s concerns. This should be a warning to parents that they must regulate children’s exposure and fully understand the potential health threats associated with misuse and over exposure to such technologies.”

According to a 2004 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children were reported as being exposed to six hours and 21 minutes of media (TV, music, internet, etc) per day. By 2009, this statistic had increased dramatically to seven hours and 38 minutes per day. When media multitasking is taken into account, this leaps to 10 hours and 45 minutes per day. This massive consumption of media has led to decreased grades in school and ASHA contends it puts kids at an increased risk of hearing loss.

One thing that is clear from the study is that parents can be very positive influencers on how their children use entertainment media.

How You Can Help – Spread the Following Message

Whether your child received an MP3 player, gaming device, cell phone, laptop, or any other device with headphones, don’t overlook the important health threat of hearing loss.

Here are two simple ways to protect your children’s – and your own – hearing.

Keep the volume down. A good guide is half volume.
Limit listening time. Give your hearing ‘quiet breaks’.
Consider upgrading from earbuds (which fit inside the ear) to sound-isolating earphones that go around the ear.

For more information, go the ASHA’s Web site, follow their Twitter feed or fan them on Facebook.

Find more information and statistics at ASHA’s website. You can also follow their Twitter feed or fan them on Facebook to get real time updates on their work.

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Ticket Giveaway for Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show

lipsticktocrayons — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:34:22 +0000

If you live in the St. Louis area, you should know that an all-new interactive Disney show, called Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show is coming to town Feb. 20 and 21. And I’m giving away four tickets to the performance, as well as offering a discount coupon code for ticket purchases!

The show features Mickey Mouse and other Disney favorites who are on a zany on-stage adventurous talent search. Audiences get to join in and help find the coolest acts around, and along the way, Cinderella, Tigger, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear , as well as Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofey help set the stage for fun. You’ll sing, dance and laugh with the best of the Disney characters!

Showtimesare 12:30, 3:30, and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Chaifetz Arena. You can purchase tickets here and use this discount code to get the $26 and $31 tickets for $18. MBLOG (Additional service charges, facility and handling fees apply.) But one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win four tickets for the 6:30 p.m. show on Feb. 20 for free by entering the contest below.

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This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time Feb. 4, 2010. Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Contest open to United States residents only. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by Feb. 6, 2010, she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner.

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Mistie, comment #2.

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Leapyear Prize Pack Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:30 +0000

To celebrate the Jan. 8 opening of the movie “Leap Year,” I’m giving away a Leapyear that includes $95 worth of merchandise!

Leapyear is a romantic comedy starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. It follows one woman’s determined quest to get married to the perfect guy… despite what fate has in store for her. When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna (Amy Adams) decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on February 29th, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin and get down on one knee herself.

But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna stranded on the other side of Ireland, and she must enlist the help of handsome and surly Declan (Matthew Goode) to get her across the country. As Anna and Declan bicker across the Emerald Isle, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places. Go here for more information, visit the Facebook page and watch this trailer.

Here are the details on the prizepack: It includes an Airline Comfort Kit, an American Apparel track jacket, a fitted scoop next t-shirt, a copy of Colbie Calliat’s CD Breakthrough, and a journal with a total estimated retail value of $95. (*NOTE: The CD Breakthrough is currently available on iTunes and includes the hit song, “You Got Me” which is featured in the movie, Leapyear.)

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This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time Jan. 18, 2010. Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Contest open to United States residents only. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by Jan. 20, 2009, he/she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner.

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO NOREEN, COMMENT #199.

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Day 10 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:00:51 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 18) is day 10. Click on the Day 10 button in the widget below and then leave a comment as to why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” New Dance Mix 2009. Mariah Carey and Legacy Recordings are celebrating the 15th anniversary of Mariah’s contemporary yuletide classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” with the digital release of a brand new dance mixes of the track, executive produced by Mariah Carey and remixed by Low Sunday (Ron Haney, Bart Schoudel and Joey Arbagey).

“All I Want For Christmas Is You,” has been America’s No. 1 holiday ringtone for the past three consecutive holiday seasons (2006, 2007, 2008), reaching cumulative sales of more than 1.6 million copies. The top-selling seasonal ringtone of all-time, Mariah’s holiday gem became the very first seasonal Mastertone to be awarded an RIAA certification in 2006 and was awarded an RIAA platinum certification in 2007. The song has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrents chart every year from 2005 – 2008.

One lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win this music by leaving a comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 18.

This contest is closed. Congrat to Nancy, comment #10.

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Day 9 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:49 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 17) is day 9. Click on the Day 0 button in the widget below and then leave a comment below why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is a boxed set of Elvis Presley music – a glittering collection fit for a king. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis 75 – Good Rockin’ Tonight is the definitive retrospective, a remastered Hot 100 of Elvis classics in one beautifully-packaged four-CD boxed set.

Spanning the breadth of Presley’s monumental, rags-to-riches career, Elvis 75 – Good Rockin’ Tonight presents an artist who exploded in the mid-1950s, when he shook up a buttoned-down world with his mold-breaking music, not to mention his sideburns, swiveling hips, flamboyant wardrobe, and raw sexuality. Until his death at 42 in 1977, he would move from rockabilly, rhythm and blues, bluegrass, and rock ‘n’ roll to country, pop, gospel, and even to light operatic fare to become one of the greatest and most-beloved entertainers the world has ever known. He would also sell several hundred million records.

This set can be purchased here for $43.99, but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 17.

This contest is closed. Congrat to Dean, comment #24.

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Day 8 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:00:37 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 16) is day 8. Click on the Day 8 button in the widget below and then leave a comment as to why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is a new album by Yo-Yo- Ma called “Sounds of Joy and Peace.” For this new album, the multiple Grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma invited many of his favorite artists from the worlds of popular and classical music to collaborate on a selection of songs — some sacred, some secular, some traditionally seasonal, some simply beloved — connected in their sense of wonder. Yo-Yo Ma conceived of Songs of Joy & Peace as a universal holiday house party of music “uniting different forms of joy” with the idea of combining familiar material with songs that would offer the listener the gift of discovery performed by old friends and new.

The album recording has been chosen as a featured holiday selection at Starbucks and also will be sold at select Starbucks locations nationwide. One lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 16.

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Chris, comment #9.

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Day 7 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:00:12 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 15) is day 7. Click on the Day 7 button in the widget below and then leave a comment below why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is Joshua Bell’s new album, At Home with Friends. The album is the result of the Grammy Award-winning violinist fulfilling a life-long career dream of recording a CD of instrumental and vocal duets with a diverse roster of musicians including Chris Botti, Sting, Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Regina Spektor, Anoushka Shankar, Marvin Hamlisch, Tiempo Libre, among others.

At Home with Friends can be purchased here for $11.99 but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 15.

This contest is closed. Congrats to DarcyO, comment #1.

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Day 6 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:00:32 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 14) is day 6. Click on the Day 6 button in the widget below and then leave a comment below why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is a boxed set of a Miles Davis music titled “Kind of Blue” (50th Anniversary). The set includestwo discs complete with previously unreleased tracks along with a bonus DVD. Also included is a 60-page 12×12 book, memorabilia envelope, and large fold out poster. Incredible super deluxe packaging comes with a gatefold media carrier that contains a 180 gram single-LP pressing on blue vinyl. This set is available here for $89.99, but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 14.

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Julie L., comment #2.

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Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:00:43 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 13) is day 5. Click on the Day 5 button in the widget below and then leave a comment below why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is a CD titled “A Christmas Gift for You by Phil Spector.” This particular album has grown in stature over the years and has been reissued countless times. If you have to own a record to play half a dozen times during the festive season, then this is the one and only. Featuring the amazing Spector production together with Darlene Love, The Crystals, The Ronettes, BobB. Soxx and The Blue Jeans, even Leon Russell on piano and Sonny Bono on percussion, this is another timeless record that is unlikely ever to be surpassed as the greatest Christmas compilation of all time.

The CD is available here for $8.99 but but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 13.

This contest is closed. Congrats to Wendi P, comment #15.

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Day 3 – 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

lipsticktocrayons — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:00:27 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, I’m hosting a “musical” 12-Days of Christmas Giveaway. Today (Dec. 11) is day 3. Click on the Day 3 button in the widget below and then leave a comment below why you want to win the prize of the day.

Today’s prize is a boxed set containing the music of Daryl Hall & John Oates. “Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates” spans the years 1966-2009 and is the definitive Hall & Oates anthology. It collects 74 sublime tracks, culled from seven different labels on its four discs. The set showcases 16 previously unreleased cuts including a host of wonderful live performances, as well as never before heard studio tracks and remixes. This set is enhanced with an eloquent introductory essay penned by pop critic Roy Trakin, plus invaluable track-by-track annotation and commentary regarding each track by Daryl Hall and John Oates, drawn from extensive interviews by Ken Sharp.

They are the most successful pop music duo of all time. Daryl Hall and John Oates have long since surpassed Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers in the annals of pop pairings, having scored no less than 22 Billboard Top 20 singles, including six number ones, six platinum albums (sales of more than one million copies) plus another six gold LPs (sales of more than 500,000 units).

The set is available here for $44.98, but but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win the one for free by leaving comment below. Hurry — this contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Dec. 11.