Virgin America, the California-based airline, today marks the launch of its first international city and sets it sight on its next destinations. Today, the airline toasts its new Toronto service on a celebrated flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) through San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson onboard the LAX to SFO leg, and via WiFi at 35,000 feet over the California coast, they announce the airline's intent to serve a new destination: Mexico. Upon touchdown, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will welcome Sir Richard, the Governor and other guests. The SFO to YYZ flight then will continue on to cross the border in style with Drake, the Toronto native and GRAMMY nominated recording artist, hosting a mile high party en route.
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Luxembourg – The world’s greatest living illusionist selected the Luxembourg-based real estate website PROPERTY4EAST.com to let his luxurious private resort in the Bahamas, Musha Cay.
The island of David Copperfield, Musha Cay, is world famous; not only for its extraordinary luxurious look and feel, but also because it has been the setting of numerous celebrity holidays and events. Stars such as Oprah Winfrey and John Travolta relaxed in one of the five guest houses in between filming, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin even said ‘I will’ on these sandy beaches.
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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), with help from The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Iridium Communications Inc. [Nasdaq: IRDM], has successfully implemented a new space-based system to monitor Earth’s space environment. Known as the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE), the system provides real-time magnetic field measurements using commercial satellites as part of a new observation network to forecast weather in space. This is the first step in developing a system that enables 24-hour tracking of Earth's response to supersonic blasts of plasma ejected from the sun at collection rates fast enough to one day enable forecasters to predict space weather effects.
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Choco Milk, a children’s premium ingredient nutritional milk supplement, has partnered with three Major League Soccer (MLS) teams to co-present and fund free community and school-based soccer clinics. The Los Angeles-based Chivas USA, Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire are among the professional soccer clubs that Choco Milk will collaborate with and donate funds to during “The 2010 Choco Milk Cup Tour.”
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MarketSmith, a powerful new Web-based investment research tool that combines institutional-quality, fundamental data with clear, concise stock charts was launched today to help investors make better decisions as they navigate the volatility of the market. A team of successful portfolio managers led by the legendary William J. O’Neil developed MarketSmith. Borne of O’Neil’s vision, MarketSmith is designed to be an equity research product that combines the key fundamental and technical information that investors need into a single view so they can efficiently conduct analysis and pick winning stocks.
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Tocquigny, a nationally recognized, top-tier interactive agency, has recently launched the TripCast™ iPhone app to connect the Jeep® brand with its target audience of outdoor adventurers. The innovative application uses location-based check-ins and social sharing to relay travel adventures via the Web or mobile.
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Anthem Blue Cross and the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports have launched the fifth annual Anthem Blue Cross Live Like a Champion Tour, a California-based statewide traveling community outreach campaign that encourages children to become physically active and empowers them to make healthy lifestyle choices now and in the future. The tour features interactive sports-themed activities, and will visit communities through the end of the calendar year.
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The children’s books beloved by a generation of readers who are now parents are back (and better than ever) in A ValueTales Treasury! From the number 1 New York Times bestselling author Spencer Johnson, this is a collection of life stories based in values we can all believe in.
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Now available online and at retail stores nationwide, budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends will “Mix 2gether” to experience the best soundtrack in entertainment with DJ Hero® 2, Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced. Delivering an all-new, unparalleled music experience with 83 original, exclusive mixes featuring the hottest artists bringing their biggest chart-topping hits — including Eminem’s “Not Afraid,” Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance,” Rihanna’s “Rude Boy,” David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi with “Memories” and B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars with “Nothin’ On You” — DJ Hero 2 will transform ordinary living rooms into the hottest nightclubs. The follow-up to the award-winning, #1 new videogame IP of 2009, DJ Hero 2 provides the ultimate way for gamers to come together with a host of new multiplayer modes that pit DJ against DJ in unique Battle Mixes, invite vocalists into the spotlight with scoring based on pitch and range detection and bring the party to life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay.
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A three-year, incentive-based wellness program at Sentara Healthcare, implemented in partnership with Optima Health, a division of Sentara Healthcare, demonstrated a substantial improvement in employee health and a $3.4 million savings in healthcare costs.
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Citing projections that by 2030, America’s senior population will reach 20 percent of the population – 78 million people – and new survey information showing that Americans feel increasingly helpless about their personal cancer risk as they grow older, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today highlighted the emerging research showing that even in later life, many cancers can be delayed or prevented through regular physical activity and a plant-based diet.
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