California-based precision home builder, Blu Homes (www.bluhomes.com), has taken a significant step toward revolutionizing the way homes are built in the United States with today’s announcement that it has sold and will be manufacturing the first Blu home personalized entirely online in 3-D by a consumer.
The two-bedroom Element 48 home was designed by Cathy and Walter Pearlman, using the Blu | 3-D Configurator™ (www.bluhomes.com/configurator), which allows anyone to go online to style, visualize and spend time in their own Blu Home before it is ever built.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53065-blu-homes-to-build-first-home-designed-using-online-blu-3-d-configurator
The U.S. Army and the Ad Council today unveiled a new television public service announcement (PSA) featuring NBA All-Star LeBron James designed to highlight the dropout crisis in America and encourage adults nationwide to motivate and inspire students in their communities. Created pro bono by advertising agency Publicis New York, the PSA shows how the support of people in LeBron’s life motivated him to graduate, and urges adults to give students across the country the support they need to stay in school by visiting boostup.org. The PSA is being distributed nationwide this month to coincide with halfway point of the school year.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53727-ad-council-lebron-james-dropout-prevention-students-stay-in-school
Tonight, The Trevor Project’s new life-saving, life-affirming public service announcement (PSA) featuring Daniel Radcliffe premiered on FOX during the network’s hit series “Glee.” The 30-second spot, which aired at no cost to the organization, empowers young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) to call the Trevor Lifeline if they need support or are considering suicide. The spot will also run on Hulu in conjunction with this episode of “Glee.”
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/51949-the-trevor-project-new-psa-featuring-daniel-radcliffe-premieres-on-fox
Teva Respiratory and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) announced today the launch of a national awareness campaign - Ditch the Drip, Get Serious about Nasal Allergies - aimed at raising awareness of the seriousness of seasonal and year-round allergies and the need for people living with nasal allergies to adequately prepare for their peak allergy seasons. The program features two-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist and seasonal allergy sufferer Misty May-Treanor. Misty is speaking up for the first time about the impact her nasal allergies have had on both her career and personal life, as she prepares to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. For more information on the Ditch the Drip program, Misty's experience with allergies and to view an important public service announcement (PSA), visit www.DitchtheDrip.com.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/54675-ditch-the-drip-get-serious-about-nasal-allergies/
On the eve of his 16th birthday, Greyson McCluskey from Indian Trail, North Carolina was named the national winner of Wouldn’t It Be Cool If…, a campaign jointly presented by Time Warner Cable’s philanthropic science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative, Connect a Million Minds, and i.am FIRST, founded by artist, entertainer and entrepreneur will.i.am. The campaign challenged youth ages 10 – 15 to dream up the coolest idea to make their life, community or the world more awesome, and then to think about how science and math could help bring those ideas to life. Greyson McCluskey, an honor student and aspiring architect, developed his Baby Safe Rider – a mechanism for toddler car seats that would detect the onset of heightened temperatures in babies – as a way to address the rising incidents of vehicular Hyperthermia fatalities in the U.S. Greyson was inspired to create the Baby Safe Rider after the recent birth of his cousin. He entered the Wouldn’t It Be Cool If… contest after his mom saw a national public service announcement featuring will.i.am.
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Advanstar (www.advanstar.com), one of the world’s largest producers of trade shows and events, is teaming up with Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo presented by POW! Entertainment as a strategic and operating partner to expand the Comikaze show and brand globally. The announcement was made from the floor of Licensing Expo 2012 (www.licensingexpo.com) with a video greeting from Stan Lee and ceremony with legendary horror icon Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
“We’re committed to making this expo the largest consumer show in the world! Advanstar will help us get even more entertainment and pop culture brands to showcase their work in front of millions of fans,” said Stan Lee. “Excelsior!”
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) applauds the June 15 announcement offering Deferred Action to eligible younger immigrants. This action will change the lives of young people who call America home, but who have been unable to live free from the fear of deportation to a country they may not even remember.
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As evidenced by Lexmark’s recent laser product announcement, the company is extending its leadership in smart MFPs with several next-generation devices, that when combined with the Perceptive Software portfolio, increase productivity by enabling users to submit and access their data at the right time and in the right format. With a wide breadth of laser product offerings, Lexmark can provide the best product to address a customer’s unique requirements.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/48242-lexmark-leaders-quadrant-2012-mfp-printer-report
The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Insurance Information Institute and the National Consumers League have joined together to alert victims of Sandy to the potential for fraud by unscrupulous contractors. A 30-second public service announcement urges Sandy victims to be alert to potential fraud schemes by contractors who are only looking to take their money while doing shoddy repairs or no repairs at all. Victims are advised to avoid pressure tactics and contractors going door to door. “If you didn’t request it, reject it.” People who suspect that they’re being scammed can call 1-800-TEL-NICB to report it.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53843-nicb-alert-to-sandy-victims-potential-for-fraud-by-contractors-psa
The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced that America’s top food and beverage companies have exceeded their goal of reducing 1.5 trillion calories in the marketplace in the United States. This announcement comes three years after a 2010 commitment by the HWCF, and its 16 food and beverage corporate partners, to the First Lady’s Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) to reduce calories by 1.5 trillion by 2015.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/61875-healthy-weight-commitment-foundation-reduces-calories-in-u-s-marketplace
There was a lot of excitement on the campus of North Shore Animal League America’s national adoption headquarters in New York when Renée Felice Smith of NCIS: Los Angeles loaned her time and talent to co-direct and film a Public Service Announcement for the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum. The actress was joined by a cast made up of thirty five pre-k, elementary, middle and high school student volunteers. In addition to the human cast, the PSA features some of our best and brightest Mutt-i-grees®!
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60221-mutt-i-grees-curriculum-public-service-announcement-with-renee-felice
Unequal Technologies, the leading provider of customized, concealed sports protection, in a press conference with NFL MVP Kurt Warner, announced plans for a new initiative called Play It Safe that’s aimed at providing education to help make contact sports safer for amateur athletes. The announcement coincided with the ribbon cutting for Unequal’s new 65,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Glen Mills, Pa.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/63831-unequal-technologies-play-it-safe-initiative-kurt-warner-for-safer-sports
