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This Mother's Day, May 13, 2007, Moms are invited to submit their ideas for an invention, business or service -- no matter where they are in the creation process. The grant program's judging criteria is based on Whirlpool brand's own product/innovation guidelines. Submissions will be weighted with scores in the following categories: creating a solution to an unmet need; uniqueness in the current marketplace; offering a practical business solution; and the story behind the creation. And for the third year, Julie Aigner- Clark, creator of Baby Einstein and co-founder of The Safe Side, a provider of programs to help children stay safe, will be a guest judge and program collaborator.
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CLEVELAND, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- AmericanGreetings.com celebrated Mother's Day this year with a "A Patchwork of Love" quilt which enabled people to create online patches telling moms how important they are. The touching expressions of love ultimately honored 7,856 women in a quilt that would stretch the length of 13 football fields if each patch was six inches square. The patches were viewed over 290,000 times throughout the Mother's Day holiday.
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A Mother's Day survey by BLOCKBUSTER Online© asked men which movie mom they'd like to step in if their own was unavailable. Their top choices were butt-kicking Sarah Connor, played by Linda Hamilton in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," followed by sex therapist Roz Focker, played by Barbara Streisand in "Meet the Fockers."
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On Saturday, May 12, last-minute Mother's Day shoppers can get extra help in most Circuit City Superstores nationwide. Specially-trained experts will supplement regular store associates and will be on hand from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to demonstrate how to find the right camera for mom.
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According to McGrath, the family time crunch is one of the most significant trends impacting the language and tone of Mother's Day cards. "Busy has become the norm in our culture," she said. "Today's kids are raised to sample a little bit of everything, and Mom is often the one who is expected to make it all happen."
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Survey of Kids Reveals Some Unusual Gift Ideas Sure to Win Mom's Heart HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- If kids have their way this Mother's Day, it looks as if moms' lives will get a bit easier. Two limos, robot maids that never run out of energy and $11,000,000.57 are just a few of the gift ideas kids shared during a recent survey sponsored by Sears. With mom's big day quickly approaching, the folks at Sears realize that kids of all ages are pondering how to best express their love for mom. So, Sears asked children around the country to share their answers to the question: "If you could give your mom anything in the world for Mother's Day, what would it be?" Advice ranged from extravagant to adventurous and everywhere in between, but most of the ideas fell into a few major categories. "A diamond ring, roses and seashells so she could hear the ocean," -- Cody, 5 "A 5,000 karat gold ring, and a bunch of 200 flowers," -- Fatimah, 10 "Every jewel in the world," -- Kwaku, 10 A favorite piece of jewelry can be a sentimental reminder of how much mom means for years to come.
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