According to a national online survey released today by the Ad Council, only a third of parents in the United States are very concerned that lead poses a health risk to their children. However, lead poisoning affects more than one million children in the United States. If not detected early, children with high levels of lead in their bodies can suffer from damage to the brain and nervous system, behavior and learning problems (such as hyperactivity), slowed growth, hearing problems and aggressive behavior.
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Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, this week demonstrated its AVANTA™ family of optical broadband access solutions for the entertainment industry in Hollywood. AVANTA is designed to accelerate the quality and speed of internet connectivity in the home — 100 times the bandwidth and speed of current offerings—enabling superior levels of rich media delivery to all consumers.
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The world’s favorite premium rum — BACARDI — now has the power of wind behind it. Bacardi Corporation, part of the Bacardi Limited group of companies, and home to the largest premium rum distillery in the world, today unveiled the largest wind turbine installation in Puerto Rico designed to harness natural wind energy to help power Bacardi’s top global distillery near San Juan.
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LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) has forged an alliance with fashionable stars Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria Parker to promote the company’s latest touchscreen mobile phones, the stylish LG Lotus Elite and LG Rumor Touch. The integrated campaign, called LG Fashion Touch, promotes personal style and the idea that mobile phones have become the latest in fashion communication. The partnership includes a print and online campaign, series of MTV vignettes, consumer promotion and an event in Los Angeles to celebrate the integration of fashion and technology.
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On 21st April 2010, SOLYSTIC celebrated the installation of their 1,000 th MARS machine in the Mail Processing Facility at Thonon-les-Bains (France). The MARS carrier route sequencing machine, designed for individual postal rounds, has become the worldwide standard in its category, due to its remarkable performance levels – 12,000 mail items per hour, sorted in a three pass mode and more than 41,000 mail pieces an hour in classic mode, not forgetting its reliability and simplicity of use.
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I believe that every child in America has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. Too many people are being affected by what they eat. It's time for a national revolution. America needs to stand up for better food!
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Two high school girls from Pennsylvania swept the top honors in the prestigious Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition (www.collegeboard.com/yes), the nation's leading public health research competition for high school students. Their research on rising consumption of energy drinks among adolescents and underdiagnosed migraines in teenage girls puts a spotlight on little recognized health threats to today's teen population. The two juniors, Shoshanna Goldin of Allentown and Gazelle Zerafati of Villanova, each received a $50,000 college scholarship, the top award in the YES Competition, which distributes nearly $500,000 annually to America's most promising young public health scholars.
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More than 6,000 runners and walkers braved the rain to take part in the seventh-annual More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon, hosted by Sex and the City actress Kristin Davis, on April 25th in Central Park. Davis will also appear on the May cover of Fitness, on newsstands April 27th.
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Fans of The CW Network’s hit series “America’s Next Top Model” can have their own model experience in New Zealand, following the show’s trip to the breathtaking island nation in last night’s episode. Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand have announced a special offer for fans who find the backdrop just as stunning as the models featured in three episodes, the first of which screened last night with two more airing May 5 and May 12 at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central on The CW.
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A landmark report released today confirms the necessity of a graduate-level workforce to maintain U.S. competitiveness and innovation. However, the report warns that the country must adopt a national strategy to increase degree completion and broaden participation in graduate education, or risk losing its position as the world leader in cutting-edge research and innovation.
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Dorel Juvenile Group USA, a division of Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) and the nation’s largest juvenile products manufacturer, today introduces Safety 1st® TV (www.Safety1stTV.com), an interactive online video resource for parents. A trusted brand in child safety for over 25 years, Safety 1st® makes child safety advice and insights from its in-house experts available to all parents with the click of a mouse at Safety1stTV.com.
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Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) today gathered more than 1,100 associates, families and friends together at the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk held in downtown Milwaukee. Associates from both the Menomonee Falls corporate headquarters and local Wisconsin and Illinois department stores laced up as part of Kohl’s three-year philanthropic partnership with the American Cancer Society. In addition to walking, Kohl’s associates and other participants formed a human pink ribbon to show their support for the fight against breast cancer.
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