Get ready to take flight! The most highly anticipated thrill experience of 2012 is ready for launch. X Flight, an extreme, revolutionary wing coaster debuts today at Six Flags Great America. The Gurnee theme park’s newest coaster is one of the first-of-its-kind in the world.
X Flight is a ground-breaking wing coaster featuring state-of-the-art technology. X Flight launches riders on a flight that defies gravity, with no track above or below them. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling, as they begin their climb up a 12-story plunge launching them into speeds of 55mph through 3,000 feet of intense drops and five inversions, including a barrel roll and zero-g roll. One of the most adrenaline-pumping moments on the ride is an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure, before making a last-minute vertical flip through a keyhole cut-out.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/55453-six-flags-great-america-x-flight-cutting-edge-wing-coaster-takes-flight
One year after an innovative building retrofit project, the Empire State Building is ahead of plan and has exceeded its year one energy-efficiency guarantee by five percent, saving $2.4 million and establishing a commercial real estate model for reducing costs, maximizing return on investment, increasing real estate value, and protecting the environment.
“First and foremost, making the Empire State Building energy efficient was a sound business decision that saved us millions of dollars in the first year,” said Anthony Malkin of the Empire State Building Company. “We have a proven model that shows building owners and operators how to cut costs and improve the value of their buildings by integrating energy efficiency into building upgrades.”
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Today marks the opening of the official Munch year in Norway, 150 years after the birth of the painter.
To celebrate the painter and the inspiring Norwegian landscape Visitnorway is releasing a short film, to show the modern day scream experiences in Norway.
We want people to share and join the celebration by creating the longest scream in the world, says the Norwegian director of tourism, Per-Arne Tuftin. The film is showing the modern day scream experiences in Norway, the only difference is, this time it is all about the positive experiences in life that make you scream.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58673-norway-makes-the-world-scream
Lindsey Vonn is joining Tweezerman as the brand’s first ever brand ambassador for North America. Ms. Vonn is collaborating with Tweezerman, the beauty tool experts, and will participate in various marketing activities throughout the year, including Tweezerman’s very first television commercial and a comprehensive digital campaign.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60036-tweezerman-beauty-tool-experts-announces-brand-ambassador-lindsey-vonn
During a live global event, Elekta announced the launch of Versa HD™, an advanced linear accelerator system designed to improve patient care and treat a broader spectrum of cancers. Featuring high precision beam shaping and tumor targeting, Versa HD also unveils new capabilities designed to maximize health care system resources and deliver highly sophisticated therapies without compromising treatment times.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60246-elekta-sets-new-benchmark-for-cancer-treatment-launch-of-versa-hd-system
We are turning back time, letting nature decide where the bottle will end up, says explorer Jarle Andhøy. He believes the 26 feet and 2.5 ton wonder might follow the path of Thor Heyerdahl’s RA-expedition and end up in Barbados.
On Solo.no people can follow the high-tech phenomena’s crossing of the Atlantic and guess where the bottle ends up. The winner receives a bottle of Solo per nautical mile the bottle drifts, which should amount to several thousand bottles.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58710-solo-worlds-largest-message-in-a-bottle
For one extraordinary night, and in an unprecedented manner, seven Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas resident productions became one for ONE DROP, the non-profit organization established by Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté.
To share the experience around the world, an exclusive broadcast of the full-scale production is available for online viewing at ONEDROP.org through March 31, with a donation of $5 or more to ONE DROP.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60862-one-drop-cirque-du-soleil-world-water-day-global-philanthropy-event
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLE) and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort announced today that Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin opened to the public at noon today to enthusiastic crowds. Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin, which is located approximately 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, created over 350 construction jobs, received approximately 2500 job applications and hired over 500 employees.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62069-isle-of-capri-casinos-lady-luck-casino-nemacolin-opens
The Jones Group Inc. (NYSE: JNY) today announced the launch of the QMack brand, a new collection focused on the millennial customer exclusively available at Macy’s and macys.com. The QMack collection is a wardrobing system that focuses on key items and classic shapes with a girly twist meant to be “mixed and macked” to create the ultimate, effortless uniform.
Inspired by all-American style, QMack also incorporates a global flair by way of Parisian and London influences to create classics with a twist in a multitude of colors and materials, including: go-to blazers, gathered minis, prep school skater skirts, roll sleeve blouses as well as easy dresses and cardigans. The name QMack was inspired by a composite of muses and the classic pieces they wore and then re-imagined to create a modern version for today. Prices range from $29 to $299.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62723-the-jones-group-inc-q-mack-new-uniform-for-millennials-macys
Exhilarating spectacles were taken to new heights this afternoon as Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil partnered with Gibbon Slacklines to showcase a record-breaking highline walk from the exterior of Mandalay Bay and House of Blues Foundation Room, 63 floors above the Las Vegas Strip . As the kick off to the 2013 World Slackline Federation (WSFed) Slackline World Cup Finals taking place inside the Michael Jackson ONE Theatre on Oct. 17, Andy Lewis, the daredevil Gibbon athlete and slackliner made famous for his Super Bowl XLVI halftime show performance with Madonna, set a new world record for the longest urban highline walked. Lewis thrilled spectators by forging a 480-ft. high, 360-ft.-long slackline, running parallel to the Las Vegas Strip, rigged from two of Mandalay Bay’s resort towers.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/63628-mjone-by-cirque-du-soleil-and-mandalay-bay-gibbon-slacklines-megastunt
Tourism Australia has released a short film entitled ‘Be Changed’ via YouTube aiming to inspire young international travellers and encourage them to embark on their own journey of discovery in Australia.
‘Be Changed’ was created by Infinity Squared and features a poem that was written and voiced by Bravo Child after viewing a short film inspired by Tourism Australia’s recent ‘Best Jobs in the World’ competition.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/63919-tourism-australia-invites-the-youth-traveller-to-be-changed
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launches a new website to illustrate their findings from one of the largest coral reef research projects ever conducted. The Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition is a six-year circumnavigation of the planet involving more than a hundred scientists from many nations.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/64379-khaled-bin-sultan-living-oceans-foundation-launches-new-website