Today, Disney Parks has officially given a new name to the ever-growing Walt Disney World Moms Panel: the Disney Parks Moms Panel. Along with the change in title, the company announced the website’s 19 newest members. New for 2013, two Team Sports Moms will join the roster to assist guests with youth sports-related travel to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
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This summer HGTV reveals a new opportunity for an undiscovered design virtuoso to win his or her own show on the network in HGTV Star, a new twist on HGTV’s classic design competition, Design Star. Premiering on Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the seven-episode series features 10 creative finalists who must tackle unexpected design challenges assigned by host and mentor David Bromstad and impress the panel of design experts, including network stars Genevieve Gorder, Vern Yip and series newcomer Sabrina Soto. In addition, special guests including Susan Feldman, co-founder of shopping web site One King’s Lane; Sara Peterson editor-in-chief of HGTV Magazine; and HGTV’s Property Brothers Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott, appear in designated episodes this season to raise the stakes in this winner-takes-all competition.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60775-hgtv-star-season-8-design-competition-show-summer-2013
SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) has once again raised the bar by introducing the highest-power solar panels available today for the residential market. In the United States, the company has launched its Next Generation Technology home solar panel called A-Series, delivering 400 and 415 watts of power. In Europe and Australia, homeowners can also now order a 400-watt solar panel from SunPower called Maxeon® 3. Each is the first home solar panel to deliver more than 400 watts in its region and is designed to deliver 60 percent more energy in the same amount of roof space over the first 25 years compared to conventional solar.
“SunPower is introducing the world’s first 400-watt residential solar panels as most in the industry are just crossing the 300-watt threshold for home solar,” said Jeff Waters, CEO of the SunPower Technologies business unit. “Our record-breaking cell technology and innovative research and development efforts have enabled us to fit more power capacity on rooftops than we ever have before. Our growing panel portfolio is delivering unprecedented value across global markets that goes unmatched by any other residential solar technology currently available.”
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https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8252054-sunpower-a-series-next-gen-solar-panels/
Investment in basic research, convergence across disciplines and better engagement between academia and industry are key to the future of innovation, according to a panel of renowned thought leaders speaking at the celebration of the 2013 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/63340-johnson-and-johnson-dr-paul-janssen-global-innovation-thermosensation
Ten leading electronics manufacturers have settled lawsuits involving an illegal conspiracy to raise prices for the LCD flat panel screens used in televisions, monitors, and laptop computers. The class action Settlements total approximately $1.1 billion and provide cash back to consumers and businesses that bought widely used LCD (thin-film transistor liquid crystal display) screens.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/58577-lcd-price-fixing-class-action-settlement/
Ushering in a new era in home entertainment, the first “Ultra High Definition” flat-panel TV – with four times the resolution of today’s HDTVs – went on sale today to consumers in the United States.
LG Electronics USA chose Southern California, the epicenter of entertainment and innovation, as the consumer launchpad for this groundbreaking technology. Teaming up with high-end retailer Video & Audio Center, LG hosted hundreds of consumers eager to be among the first in the United States to have an opportunity to see and purchase LG’s new Ultra HD TV.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58805-lg-4k-ultra-high-definition-flat-panel-tv
The UK’s leading networking organisation for senior women practitioners in public relations, WPR (Women in PR), recently celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with a glamorous cocktail event and high profile debate on the Future of Networking in London.
Guests at the luxurious Corinthia Hotel had the opportunity to hear the views of an impressive panel of speakers including Julia Hobsbawm, the world’s first Professor in Networking; Helen Grant, MP and Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities and Ayesha Hazarika, political adviser to the Labour Party.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/65002-women-in-pr-celebrate-golden-anniversary
Takeda today announced the launch of a new expert Report on COPD, introduced at a Takeda organised press conference on the occasion of the 2012 European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress taking place from 1- 5 September in Vienna, Austria.
The Report, entitled ‘The Shifting Paradigm in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Management,’ was initiated and developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH and is a compilation of opinion articles from a panel of key international respiratory experts, the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Association (EFA) and COPD patients, reflecting updated guidance and research. The new expert Report was developed in response to a recent shift in emphasis in COPD management which now places future risk at equal importance to treatment of current disability. Treatment objectives are now divided into two groups: reducing symptoms and reducing risk.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56582-expert-report-on-copd-launch
The latest from the American Idol judge-hunting drama: Mariah Carey is reportedly upset when she found out that producers are seriously considering Nicki Minaj as another judge. Though it was in no way final, Carey must have been annoyed if she really was led to believe that she will be the only female judge in the panel.
TGI Fridays has crowned Hiroyuki “Mark” Yamada of Tokyo the World’s Greatest Bartender at the 22nd annual World Bartender Championship (WBC) in Dallas. Yamada’s flawless mixology, precision and speed, coupled with his winning personality behind the bar, wowed a panel of industry expert judges and helped him secure the title of World’s Greatest Bartender.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60574-tgi-fridays-22nd-annual-world-bartender-championship-winner
Ever wondered what happens behind the doors of one of the world’s most established venues? IFSEC Global.com has got a backstage pass to the Royal Albert Hall to investigate how it keeps world-famous performers, and this iconic building, safe and secure.
Speaking to Amanda Squires, Director of Operations, an insight is given to the co-ordination of the 850 events delivered each year, as well as, the delicate procedure undertaken for getting modern CCTV and access control systems in place in this grade 1 listed building.
Amanda is joining the Protecting London panel debate at IFSEC International 2015, 16 – 18 June at ExCeL London, along with the British Museums’ Health & Safety Manager and Crossrail Ltd.’s Security Manager to discuss the considerations that need to be made when protecting such high value assets.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7537851-protecting-london-royal-albert-hall/
CertainTeed Ceilings is bending the rules of ceiling design with the introduction of Gyptone® BIG™ Curve, the industry’s only perforated acoustical gypsum panel that can achieve highly curved ceilings without the cost and time associated with custom fabrication. It seamlessly integrates with the company’s other revolutionary Gyptone products to create dynamic, sweeping interior surfaces without any breaks or grid.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/66028-certainteed-ceilings-gyptone-big-curve-panels-perforated-acoustical-gypsum