The Macworld 2011 conference program will include, for the first time, special “Featured Artist” sessions taught by carefully selected individuals who uniquely bring creativity and innovation to life using Apple technology and the best Mac OS X add-on productivity products, IDG World Expo, owner of Macworld 2011, announced today.
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LG Mobile Phones sponsored the VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s Gala 2010 last night, to celebrate the power of music and to support the restoration of public school music programs. Held at the world-renown Cipriani Wall Street, LG joined forces with VH1 Save The Music to transform a night of spectacular entertainment into a fundraising success by donating an additional $50,000 to help raise a total of $100,000 for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. Hosted by Glee star and Broadway veteran, Cheyenne Jackson, the evening featured tributes to music legend Julie Andrews, The ASCAP Foundation, long-time arts advocate John Legend and seven time Grammy Award winner John Mayer.
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To kick-off the holiday season, OfficeMax® (NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, announced today the return of its free holiday eGreeting site, ElfYourself.com, recognized as the most viral holiday website in history. Powered by JibJab.com, the leader in personalized online entertainment, ElfYourself.com will again delight millions of people around the world enabling them to create free personalized holiday eCards that transform themselves, family and friends into dancing elves. Users can share their holiday eCards via email or through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more.
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Actress and Screenwriter of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Nia Vardalos joins the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUsKids (AUsK) and the Ad Council today to unveil a new series of national public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to encourage the adoption of biological siblings from the U.S. foster care system. The PSAs are being distributed this week as part of National Adoption Month.
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BNY Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, today announced that it is launching a $6 million global workforce development initiative over five years to assist vulnerable youth making the transition into adulthood.
As part of the global initiative, BNY Mellon will collaborate with leading public and non-profit agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Asia to enhance education, job training and career development opportunities for this population at risk for severe challenges including chronic unemployment, poverty and homelessness.
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Un nuevo juego de Internet llamado HealthSeeker™ Explorando tu Salud, Paso a Paso está ahora disponible para los 10 millones de usuarios latinos e hispanosii de Facebook®, con la intención de ayudar a la población con sugerencias para mejorar su estilo de vida y nutrición, y así controlar la diabetes. Con el fin de celebrar el día mundial de la diabetes el 14 de noviembre, la presentación de HealthSeeker™ busca proporcionar una experiencia en línea única para el creciente número de latinos e hispanos con diabetes, la cual combina una red social de apoyo con importante información acerca de cómo vivir con la enfermedad.
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The United Way of the National Capital Area works with many area charities and community partners to address the education of our region’s children. We want to ensure that during every step of a child’s development, he or she has the support they need to be a success.
But - we need your help. Take a look at the resources, listen to education advocates about the role we can play, and consider donating your time and dollars to make an impact.
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Recognizing that the private sector is as responsible as government in solving the issue of veterans’ unemployment, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has pledged to find 1,000 jobs for veterans and is donating $1 million from the sales of its blockbuster video game Call of Duty®: Black Ops to help transition service members back to civilian life by providing them with job training and placement.
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For the more than 23 million people living with diabetes, blood glucose level testing is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Singer/songwriter Nick Jonas has type 1 diabetes and personally checks his blood glucose levels up to 12 times a day with the CONTOUR USB® meter. He is working with Bayer Diabetes Care to remind people with diabetes to learn about the importance of blood glucose testing and what has an impact on blood sugar levels, including certain foods, types of exercise, emotions and stress levels. Testing frequently, in accordance with a doctor’s guidance, helps a person with diabetes make important choices throughout the day to stay within a target blood glucose range.
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The Epilepsy Foundation’s National Epilepsy Awareness Month gets a boost from Paramount Pictures and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions with a red carpet affair and after party for Morning Glory, starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams.
The event benefits TalkAboutIt.org, created by Greg Grunberg (star of the upcoming NBC series ‘LOVE BITES’) in collaboration with the Epilepsy Foundation. Grunberg, the father of a child with epilepsy, and chair of the National Walk for Epilepsy since its inception, joins the Foundation to educate people about seizures, including the proper first aid of never putting anything in the mouth of someone having a seizure.
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This Veterans Day, as Americans honor those who serve our country, Colorado Technical University (CTU) is recognizing the sacrifices of 25 wounded service members and 25 spouses of wounded service members with the gift of education.
CTU today announced the 2011 recipients of the CTU Wounded Warrior Scholarship and Wounded Warrior Spouse Scholarship programs.
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Christmas is full of adventure when the family decides to go on a holiday road trip all over America in this delightful Christmas picture book written by award-winning author, Dandi Daley Mackall. New sights and ways to celebrate the birth of Jesus abound. All this plus the special visits with family and friends turn the holidays into seventeen wonderful Christmases. Learn more about the book here: http://bit.ly/cnyk6y and its author here: http://bit.ly/cnXLIU and the illustrator here: http://bit.ly/a2Uzao
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