As Americans gather at bars and in living rooms to watch the hugely popular college basketball tournament– often with a drink in hand– the Ad Council is launching a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) for their ongoing “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” campaign. Impaired driving remains a persistent problem in the U.S., with over 10,000 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016, according to the Department of Transportation. That’s approximately one person every fifty minutes.
The new PSAs, which were produced pro bono by media agency OMD, encourage young men to examine their own behavior by amplifying social warning signs many already know and associate with impairment. Whether texting too many emojis or taking one too many selfies, these subtle “warning signs” are recognizable to the target audience and serve as cues not to drive home.
To view the multimedia release go to:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8288151-ad-council-buzzed-driving-warning-signs/
As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council announced today their first national public service campaign designed to prevent underage drinking and driving. Following the success of iconic campaigns including “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk” and “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving,” the new public service ads (PSAs) were unveiled this morning by Mark Rosekind, Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), at the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) Teen Safe Driving Summit in Washington, DC.
“One teenage death from drinking and driving is too many,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. “Our goal with this campaign is to raise awareness among teenagers that drinking and driving is one of the worst mistakes they can ever make, with deadly consequences that can’t be undone.”
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens in America, and almost half of teens killed in crashes are the drivers themselves. Despite a minimum legal drinking age of 21 in all 50 states, almost one-quarter of young drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes had alcohol in their systems according to data from NHTSA.
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7662551-ad-council-ultimate-party-foul/
Reporter McKenzie McClendon is tracking her next story, a sadistic killer known as The Cradle Robber, a murderer leaving pregnant women to die and disappearing with their babies. Now, a child’s future hangs in the balance. Five lives careen toward a terrifying collision. McKenzie must discover which key will unlock the puzzle, and which will get her killed. Learn more about this book and Author http://www.colbymarshall.com Thriller
Once a trained killer for the CIA, Dan Morgan has built a new life for himself. But when he receives a desperate plea from his former Black Ops partner , reportedly killed in a foreign battle zone , he flies to help. Now Morgan is running for his life, holding crucial evidence. With his contacts dead and family in danger, Morgan must take on a full scale conspiracy in the highest echelons of a vast global network that plays by its rules, when it suits them. http://www.leojmaloney.com/ Termination Orders by Leo J Maloney http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/ Thriller
(Sandy-Hook, Connecticut Massacre Tribute)
by GIO This song is dedicated to the 20 kids an 6 adults that got
killed in the Connecticut school shooting ON DEC 14th 2012 that won't
be around for Christmas. May this song bless them and their families.
Here are the list of names of those who are now at peace with God: Charlotte Bacon - 6, Daniel Barden - 7, Olivia Engel - 6, Josephine Gay - 7, Ana Marquez-Greene - 6, Dylan Hockley - 6, Madeleine Hsu - 6, Catherine Hubbard - 6, Chase Kowalski - 7, Jesse Lewis - 6, James Mattioli - 6, Grace McDonnell - 7, Emilie Parker - 6, Jack Pinto - 6, Noah Pozner - 6, Caroline Previdi - 6, Jessica Rekos - 6, Avielle Richman - 6, Benjamin Wheeler - 6, Allison Wyatt - 6, Rachel Davino - 29, Dawn Hocksprung - 47, Anne Marie Murphy - 52, Lauren Rousseau - 30, Mary Sherlach - 56, Victoria Soto - 27, We
apologize if there was anybody left out due to this horrific event as
for it was short notice. Our condolences to the families MERRY
CHRISTMAS to the 26 innocent hearts. To contact GIO email him at info@newmusicpromotions.com
Florida's softshell turtles are being killed at an alarming rate- twenty per day per trapper!
Their meat is usually shipped straight to China, where the turtle populations have long been depleted by the medicine and soup industries.
Because it takes ten years for a single one of these turtles to grow up, this hunt is unsustainable.
PLEASE write Gov. Crist and tell him to
promote laws that save this incredible animal. His email is: charlie.crist@myflorida.gov :)
Children of suicide terrorist, Reem Riyashi, interview Al Aqsa TV (Hamas), March 8, 2007 -We are going now to the two children of Reem Riyashi, the Martyrdom-seeker, Jihad fighter, (mother of) Duha and Muhammad: Duha, do you love Mommy? Where did Mommy go? - In the Garden (Paradise). - What did Mommy do? - Martyrdom. - She killed Jews. Right? How many did she kill, Muhammad? What? How many Jews did she kill? How many? - Five
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Golfers have a great excuse to tee it up on Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept. 3) as thousands of golf facilities will host Patriot Golf Day® events. They will collect donations for Folds of Honor Foundation, a non-profit organization providing educational scholarships to families of service men and women disabled or killed in service to their country. Patriot Golf Day is supported by The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association.
“Our military families make great sacrifices for our nation, and their children’s dreams of an education should not go unrealized,” said President Bush. “This Labor Day weekend, I ask you to join thousands of golfers across the country in supporting Patriot Golf Day.”
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56692-patriot-golf-day-golfers-support-military-families-on-labor-day-weekend
Labor Day has always been a time to recognize career achievements of American workers, but for the families of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation, Labor Day carries a special significance. For the fourth consecutive year, thousands of golf facilities nationwide will participate in Patriot Golf Day®, over Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 3-6), collecting donations and raising awareness for the Folds of Honor Foundation. Patriot Golf Day is jointly supported by The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/patriotgolfday/45259/
Spring is around the corner, and it won’t be long before it’s prom and graduation seasons for many high schoolers. Rites of passage for many, these are times for teens to celebrate, but can also be times of poor decision-making, especially when vehicles are involved. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 2,524 teen drivers and passengers were killed and 177,000 were injured in 2013. Twenty-seven percent of these fatalities occurred between April and June, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
“The statistics are staggering, especially when you consider that most of these accidents and fatalities are preventable,” said Randy Petro, Mercury Insurance’s chief claims officer. “We don’t want any families to suffer through the loss of a child, so Mercury is taking action with the launch of the ‘Mercury Insurance Drive Safe Challenge.’”
The Mercury Insurance Drive Safe Challenge kicked off with a free defensive driving program, which included hands-on driving skills training and classroom material. An interactive website provides teens with detailed instruction, as well as gives parents the tools to shape responsible driving behavior.
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7772251-mercury-teen-drive-safe-challenge/
As Child Passenger Safety Week wraps up, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a new Car Seat Finder Tool, adding the ability to look up car seat recalls on its mobile app, and reminding parents and caregivers to register their child's car seat through its new campaign – “Don't Delay. Register Your Car Seat Today.” Every 34 seconds, a child under the age of 13 is involved in a crash and more than a third of children killed in crashes were not in car seats or wearing seat belts. NHTSA's new Car Seat Finder Tool is aimed at helping parents select the right car seat or booster seat for their child, while the campaign reminds everyone of the importance of registering car seats to receive important safety recall notifications.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7310151-ad-council-nhtsa-child-passenger-safety-2014/
Rwanda is celebrating and believe me they
have a lot to celebrate after 20 years of peace! Exact numbers killed
are of course difficult to verify but it likely well over a million
people, which for a country as tiny as Rwanda is about 1 in 5. We do
know that at least 500,000 people were killed in a mere 100 days after
the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on
April 6 through mid-July in 1994. It\\\'s also quite
difficult to guess the exact start date of the genocide because the
definition of genocide wasn\\\'t even recognized internationally until
1948. I would personally put the start of their troubles at 1933 when
the then ruling Belgians organized a census and mandated that everyone
be issued an identity card classifying them as either Tutsi, Hutu, or
Twa. This, then started the tensions that led to an eventual
genocide. Many people are familiar with Rwanda both because of it\\\'s
unusual name and the association with the famous fact based movie
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