Last night, WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD), the leading source of health information, honored its 2014 Health Hero winners at an awards ceremony hosted by Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts. This year’s Health Heroes, who were recognized for meeting a health challenge and giving back to others, were Carson Daly, Michael J. Fox, Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, Dr. Frank Papay, Zarin Ibnat Rahman and Martha Stewart.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7282553-webmd-inaugural-health-hero-awards-2014/
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will open a unique hands-on learning space, the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project, July 1. Made possible by philanthropist Phyllis Taylor, the 4,000-square-foot space in the museum's new Innovation Wing will focus on “everyday things that changed everything.”
Anchored by an array of individual cases–some overhead, others with visitor-activated sound, light and motion effects–“Object Project” will invite visitors to interact with approximately 250 objects within the 9-by-40-foot sculpture that forms the learning space. The space is divided into four sections: Bicycles, Refrigerators, Ready-to-Wear Clothes and Household Hits, which includes a customized interactive version of “The Price Is Right” game show format licensed from FremantleMedia North America Inc.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7433931-national-museum-of-american-history/
The lion’s roar will soon return to Audubon Zoo thanks to Joy and Donald “Boysie” Bollinger.
Boysie Bollinger, a philanthropist and Louisiana shipbuilding magnate, and his wife have donated $5 million to Audubon Nature Institute that will fund design and construction of a sprawling habitat for African lions. Audubon officials say the project will spur a larger redesign of the Zoo’s popular African Savanna exhibit that opened in the 1980s.
The $5 million donation – the largest single gift Audubon Zoo has ever received from a private individual or family – was announced on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7926851-audubon-zoo-bollingers-bring-back-lions/
Power and construction partners Westinghouse and CB&I joined community leaders and project workers at a special event to mark a year of progress at the historic expansion of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga. Against the backdrop of the nearly complete 600 foot-tall Unit 3 cooling tower, attendees came together to commemorate the efforts of the more than 5,000 workers currently onsite building two of the country’s first new nuclear units in three decades.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7398151-georgia-power-plant-vogtle-expansion-marks-year-of-progress/
Teens with a love of fashion and style are challenged to unleash their creativity for an opportunity to earn a tuition scholarship and be named a winner in The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition 2013. Two national competition grand prize winners will each earn a half-tuition scholarship to attend an Art Institutes school, receive a VIP trip to New York City, participate in a “meet and greet” at Seventeen magazine’s New York City offices, have lunch with a Seventeen Style Pro, receive a $500 shopping spree at DKNY with the Style Pro, and a $500 gift card to shop anywhere in the Big Apple.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/58519-art-institutes-passion-for-fashion-2013/
Eight–time Grammy Award–winning megastar Usher and Buzz the Bee, the iconic Honey Nut Cheerios™ character, are using dance to spread the word that being healthy can be fun and delicious. Starting today, the two new friends are asking people to celebrate and share healthy and happy moments, like dancing to Usher’s new single “She Came to Give it to You” and enjoying a heart–healthy breakfast with Honey Nut Cheerios. With health issues like heart disease on the rise, Buzz wants to get people buzzing about the importance of physical activity and healthy food choices as part of a healthy lifestyle.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7303651-usher-joins-honey-nut-cheerios-bee-happy-and-healthy/
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced today that BGC, together with its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald, raised the same as last year at approximately $12 million for charities around the world, at the companies’ annual Charity Day on Thursday, September 11, 2014.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7319951-bgc-partners-inc-tenth-annual-charity-day-with-cantor-fitzgerald/
Today, Walmart’s VUDU service joins Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) as a participating retailer, further enhancing U.S. consumers’ ability to manage and enjoy their digital collections of Disney, Pixar, and Marvel movies at home and on the go.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7376631-disney-movies-anywhere/
Clayton Homes is announcing that its homebuilding facility in Rutledge, Tenn., has received ISO 14001 Certification, making the company the first homebuilder among the members of the Manufactured Housing Institute to receive this achievement in the United States.*
The ISO 14001 certification is awarded to buliding facilities that have instituted international measures designed to reduce the cost of waste management and save energy consumption. The implementation of the ISO standard at the Clayton Rutledge facility will result in reduced waste, lowered consumption of energy and the promotion of the recycling of building materials, which endorses environmentally friendly operating procedures. Clayton Homes is leading the American homebuilding industry by example, putting the well being of its team members and the environment first. The continued cost savings of these green practices are one of the reasons why Clayton Homes is able to provide homeowners with affordable, smart homes.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7448251-clayton-homes-iso-certification/
Sigrid Olsen reinvents her work to embrace the best aspects of her own healthy life now based from Sarasota, Florida. Her commitment to a philosophy of creative well-being runs deep to inspire a fresh and unique approach to mindful design, beautiful product development, and holistic experiences especially, as she reacquires her namesake rights and revitalizes her brand this spring. Sigrid’s infectious positive nature and pure reverence for yoga, meditation, wholesome eating, modern simplicity, natural beauty, and increased connection with community and self, uniquely include added emphasis upon discovery of creative self-expression. Going forward, Sigrid will emphasize these retreat and rejuvenate aspects of her brand to expand business potential, secure new synergies and connect with the $290 billion dollar marketplace focused on better health and wellness, personal development, retreat travel, sustainable living, and -- women, in particular.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7142231-sigrid-olsen-new-designs-for-living/
En un esfuerzo por generar mayor conciencia sobre los recursos y la ayuda gratuitos que ofrece el Programa Making Home Affordable ® (MHA, por su sigla en inglés) a los propietarios de viviendas en dificultades, el Departamento del Tesoro (el Tesoro) y el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (HUD, por su sigla en inglés) lanzaron hoy con el Ad Council una nueva serie de anuncios de servicio público, como parte de la campaña de Ayuda para la Prevención de Ejecuciones Hipotecarias.
El MHA fue lanzado en 2009 y es una parte fundamental de la estrategia del gobierno para ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas a evitar la ejecución hipotecaria, estabilizar el mercado de vivienda del país y mejorar la economía de la nación. El programa ofrece una gama de soluciones, entre ellas cuotas mensuales más bajas para los propietarios de viviendas en dificultades, así como alternativas para los propietarios de viviendas desempleados o subempleados y para aquellos cuya deuda es por un monto superior al valor de su vivienda. Hasta la fecha, el MHA ha ayudado a más de 1.5 millones de familias en todo el país.
Para ver los activos de multimedia asociados con este comunicado, haga clic en:
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In a departure from the long-held industry tradition of feature wars, Whirlpool brand today announced the launch of Every day, care™, a campaign about changing the perception of how people view the daily chores necessary to care for one’s family. Too often these simple acts of cooking, cleaning and washing feel tedious and insignificant, when in fact they play a huge role in shaping the people we love and the world we live in.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7318751-whirlpool-announced-launch-of-every-day-take-the-chore-out-of-household-responsibilities/
