17John Creator Leads Discussion On The Future of Collaborative Real Estate With Harvard Business School, PSFK and LifeEdited

NEW YORK - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Prodigy Network will lead the conversation, "Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding: A Social Media Revolution In Real Estate,” at Social Media Week New York on February 20. Prodigy Network will explore the impact social media has on the real estate industry through crowdfunding and crowdsourcing.

Prodigy Network’s current crowdfunding project 17John, is an extended stay "Cotel” next to the new Fulton Center, the third-largest transportation hub in Manhattan and one block away from the new World Trade Center. 17John is an extended stay "Cotel” designed to service the growth in the financial district and beyond. The term "Cotel” has been coined by Prodigy Network as "an innovative and unique hotel looking to the crowd, including on-the-go travelers, to be a part of a collaborative ... Read more »

MANILA, Philippines - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On 8 February 2014 at 4:40am Manila time, exactly three months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, the country will launch a global campaign expressing its gratitude to the world, having received an outpouring of support following the devastating effects of the typhoon.

Triggered by an overwhelming sense of appreciation, which has been strongly expressed in social media – for example, #PHthankyou, this groundswell of gratitude is captured in a Thank You campaign created by Filipinos from all over the world. Depicting different ways of expressing their heartfelt appreciation, various messages and images in social media showed the world that foreign support and encouragement has made, and continues to make, all the difference in the country’s ongoing rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts.

Hoping to ensure this gratitude is received by everyone, the Philippine Department of Tourism ... Read more »

MANILA, Philippines - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On 8 February 2014 at 4:40am Manila time, exactly three months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, the country will launch a global campaign expressing its gratitude to the world, having received an outpouring of support following the devastating effects of the typhoon.

Triggered by an overwhelming sense of appreciation, which has been strongly expressed in social media – for example, #PHthankyou, this groundswell of gratitude is captured in a Thank You campaign created by Filipinos from all over the world. Depicting different ways of expressing their heartfelt appreciation, various messages and images in social media showed the world that foreign support and encouragement has made, and continues to make, all the difference in the country’s ongoing rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts.

Hoping to ensure this gratitude is received by everyone, the Philippine Department of Tourism ... Read more »

PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession™ finds that the high cost of low performance remains a threat to the success of key organizational initiatives

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession: The High Cost of Low Performance, the latest research from the Project Management Institute (PMI), organizational leaders are changing their approach to strategy. Though executives know what they should be doing—88 percent of them say that strategy implementation is important to their organizations—61 percent acknowledge that their firms often struggle to bridge the gap between strategy formulation and its day-to-day implementation. This gap demonstrates a lack of understanding among organization executives that all strategic change happens through projects and programs.

"While not all projects and programs rise to the level of a ‘strategic initiative,’ all of an organization’s strategic initia ... Read more »

PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession™ finds that the high cost of low performance remains a threat to the success of key organizational initiatives

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession: The High Cost of Low Performance, the latest research from the Project Management Institute (PMI), organizational leaders are changing their approach to strategy. Though executives know what they should be doing—88 percent of them say that strategy implementation is important to their organizations—61 percent acknowledge that their firms often struggle to bridge the gap between strategy formulation and its day-to-day implementation. This gap demonstrates a lack of understanding among organization executives that all strategic change happens through projects and programs.

"While not all projects and programs rise to the level of a ‘strategic initiative,’ all of an organization’s strategic initia ... Read more »

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SAINT-PREX, Switzerland - Wednesday, February 5th 2014

A paper published today in European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, indicates that the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist degarelix (brand name: FIRMAGON®), may halve the relative risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death in men with pre-existing CV disease (CVD) compared to treatment with commonly prescribed luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists. The report is based on a pooled analysis of 2,328 men with prostate cancer from six prospective, randomised trials.1

Study co-author Jan Nilsson MD, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden, said, "One recent study suggests that cardiovascular disease is among the most common causes of early mortality in men with advanced prostate cancer, not the cancer itself.2 As a cardiologist I want urologists to be aware of this and to consider CV risk when ... Read more »

DELHI NCR, India & MCLEAN, Va. - Wednesday, February 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Palm Grove Beach Hotels Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the K. Raheja Constructions Group, to open Conrad Pune, the first Conrad Hotels & Resorts branded hotel in India. The launch of Conrad Pune in Maharashtra next year will mark the global luxury brand’s entry into the country. Conrad Hotels & Resorts, part of the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands, has established a reputation for offering today's contemporary and sophisticated travellers a world of style and intuitive service.

"Conrad Hotels & Resorts has a global portfolio of 23 properties in key gateway cities and resort destinations that offer luxury experiences by offering guests intuitive service, a world of style and infinite connections,” said John T. A. Vanderslice, global head, luxury and lifestyle brands, Hilton Wor ... Read more »

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DENVER - Tuesday, February 4th 2014

MPEG LA announced today that Motorola Mobility LLC ("Motorola”) became licensed for its MPEG-2 products under the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA.

As a result, companies that license their essential MPEG-2 patents through MPEG LA agreed to dismiss patent infringement actions brought against Motorola in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20Legal%20Action%20List/Attachments/52/n-13-08-02.pdf).

MPEG LA, LLC

MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses. By assisting users with convenient access to patent rights for their technology choices, MPEG LA offers licensing solutions that create opportunities for wide adoption and fuel innovation. MPEG LA’s pioneering MPEG-2 licensing program helped produce the most widely employed standard in consumer electronics history and has become the t ... Read more »

Company celebrates one year of its Forest Conservation Policy, setting out challenges to be tackled

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Wednesday, February 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) launched its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) Anniversary Report with a call for NGOs, Governments and businesses to work together in an effort to help tackle deforestation in Indonesia.

On February 5th 2013, APP announced a permanent end to natural forest clearance across its entire supply chain through the introduction of its FCP. Covering over 2.6 million hectares of forest concessions, APP’s FCP represented a breakthrough moment for the global protection of natural forest. The commitment is the largest and most ambitious plan for the implementation of landscape level High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) principles in the world.

As HCV and HCS assessments are nearing completion, APP has begun the process of translating its ... Read more »

CINCINNATI - Wednesday, February 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is pleased to announce that Oral-B, Blend-a-Med and Crest have once again teamed up to help dentists achieve the best oral health for the athletes of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. As part of this dedicated partnership, Oral-B, Blend-a-Med and Crest will support SOCOG by providing staff uniforms, oral care products and educational materials in the dental clinics located in each of the three Olympic Winter Games villages. These facilities will provide dental screenings, routine dental care, emergency care and products for athletes and coaches for the duration of The Winter Olympics.

"This partnership is part of P&G’s commitment to improving lives worldwide. We believe that every day is full of opportunities to open up to the world and that the more confident you are in the health of your mouth, the more confidently you open up to the world around y ... Read more »