Hit the Lights worked to tap producer Mark Trombino, whomthe band found suited perfectly to its sound and wanted to make their new singleavailable to its fans for free via download. Thousand Foot Krutch brought on afamiliar producer to the band, partnering with Aaron Sparkle and will use it totease its new album, due next fall, with a free download for their fans.Fireflight elected to have Taco Bell promote its existing single produced by RobHawkins and want to break through to a new audience, and will have that songavailable for a free download. All three singles are available to music fans bygoing to "Thanks to all the good people at Taco Bell for the opportunity to record withone of our favorite producers and then give it to our fans for free," said NickThompson, lead singer Hit the Lights. "The only thing that would make thisbetter is if we had some fire sauce to go with it." The singles, titled "Pulse" by Hit the Lights,"Bring Me To Life" by ThousandFoot Krutch and"Unbreakable" by Fireflight, will be promoted on and through a unique in-store effort, via Taco Bell`s iconicSauce Packet. The packets, tagged with the Web site, willreach more than 208 million people through Taco Bell`s 5,600 restaurants overthe next five weeks. Additionally, Taco Bell will conduct some onlinepromotional efforts to bring attention to the singles.

"We`re excited to have been chosen to be part of Feed the Beat and a big thankyou to everyone who voted," said Trevor McNevan, lead singer Thousand FootKrutch. "`Bring Me to Life` is the song we chose to record and we are stoked toshare it with you! Thanks to Taco Bell, we teamed up with producer AaronSprinkle (The Almost, Demon Hunter, MxPx) and mix engineer Randy Staub(Metallica "Black Album", Nickelback "Dark Horse") for this one and it was aperfect match BIG, crunchy, adrenaline rock?umm?yes please. Our new album isout later this fall, so please download this track as our free gift to you!" "Thanks Taco Bell for introducing Fireflight`s music to new fans," said DawnRichardson, lead singer of Fireflight. "We love being part of Feed the Beat andfor audiences to hear our song `Unbreakable.` The song is about breaking free, Ihope it empowers listeners to face fears and not hold back." Earlier this year, Hit the Lights, Thousand Foot Krutch and Fireflight were alsofeatured in this year`s Winter X-Games telecasts on ESPN and ABC.

Taco Bellworked with ESPN to have Feed the Beat music, as well as footage of the bandsperforming in Aspen at Winter X, incorporated into highlight packages that airedon ESPN and ABC. The packages were complete with band name and songidentification, to broaden the band`s fan base and expose new listeners to greatindie rock. "The release of these singles from the winners of `Best of the Beat` reaffirmsour commitment not only to feeding bands, but also feeding music to newaudiences," said David Ovens, Chief Marketing Officer, Taco Bell Corp. "Our hopeis to continue to grow Feed the Beat and reach more bands because we lovemusic." About Taco Bell Corp.Taco Bell Corp. ("Taco Bell"), a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE: YUM),is the nation`s leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain.

Taco Bellserves tacos, burritos, signature quesadillas, Grilled Stuft Burritos, nachos,and other specialty items such as Crunchwrap Supreme, in addition to the79-89-99 Why Pay More Value Menu. Taco Bell serves more than 36.8 millionconsumers each week in nearly 5,600 restaurants in the U.S. Taco Bell Corp.Will Bortz / Deb orCohn & WolfeRick Rhodes / Lauren Lloyd310-967-2940 / Copyright Business Wire 2009. Friday marks America’s Independence and Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest?What better than to honor this fulfilling tradition (Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest) than debate whether or not competitive eating (and other less mobile competitions) are really "sports."I'm notAmerican, but they sure do come up with some crazy thing, haha.Define sport, you say?Like the title said, it's a competition, many of the so-called sports are just a competition or just a game.Hot dog eating? It's a competition.Poker?? It's a game of skill and luck.Many people call the games around these days sports, which is just the world going mad.Child's play.Will we ever see darts at the Oylimpics?. In-Country Competitive Benefits a Priority as Employers Seek Talent around theWorldNEW YORK--(Business Wire)--As U.S. companies continue to expand globally, they are being challenged todevelop benefits programs for their international workforce that are not onlycompetitive in local communities around the world, but also cost-effective toimplement and manage in a wide number of countries. MetLife, a leading providerof employee benefits, today announced the availability of a new report, ManagingGlobal Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities, which discusses the challengesfacing multinational employers in managing their global benefits.

Through theuse of proprietary research, the report offers practical solutions for employerswhen it comes to making benefits decisions that impact employees across theglobe. A complimentary copy can be obtained at metlife /multinational. Recent research commissioned by MetLife found that as companies expand globallythrough establishing new offices or acquisition, the most common employeebenefits challenges include: developing a flexible global benefits strategy thatcan meet the varied needs of an international workforce; creating a competitivebenefits program to help attract and retain talent in various locales whilefinding ways to mitigate the costs of administering multinational benefits; andbuilding recognition for the value that global benefits management brings to acompany. "Multinational employers are quick to realize that a `standardized` benefitsprogram for all employees across all geographic areas may be impractical, andalso highly ineffective in achieving benefits objectives such as employeeretention, attraction and productivity The need for flexibility is key. It isespecially important to take into consideration government mandates and culturalfactors when shaping local benefits programs to help improve employees`satisfaction with their benefits, and, in turn, improve job satisfaction," saysRudy Bethea, vice president, Multinational Solutions for MetLife.