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February 20, 2007
Josh Bernstein Joins Discovery Channel to Create World Premiere Series and Specials : GlobalGiants.com
Serves as Field Explorer and Executive Producer on Series and Specials Covering Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Issues and More.
Photo: Josh Bernstein riding a camel in front of the Giza Pyramids, Egypt.
PHOTO: SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 20 -- Discovery Communications announced today that explorer, author and wilderness educator Josh Bernstein will host and produce specials and series focusing on subjects from anthropology and archaeology to environmental issues, exclusively for the Discovery Channel. Bernstein, a passionate outdoorsman, global explorer, and award-winning television personality joins the network in April, as announced today by Jane Root, President and GM of Discovery Channel and Science Channel. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Patients Beyond Borders: Medical Tourism Driving Global Healthcare Shift : GlobalGiants.com
New Consumer Guidebook Helps Americans Beat High Medical Costs.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 20 -- In March 2007, Healthy Travel Media will publish "Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody's Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism," the first consumer guidebook for Americans considering international medical travel. Impartial, comprehensive, and easy to navigate, the 336-page trade paperback gives health travelers everything they need to know about getting the best medical treatment abroad at huge savings, including hundreds of well-researched, safe treatment options for affordable healthcare in 22 destinations worldwide.|GlobalGiants.com|
While the healthcare debate rages within the US, Americans facing expensive medical procedures are packing their bags and heading abroad for world-class care at lower prices. "Patients Beyond Borders" shows patients how they can save 25%-75% in the best hospitals and clinics, for dental work, heart surgeries, orthopedics, neurosurgery, LASIK eye repair, in-vitro fertilization, cosmetic surgery, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and even the latest stem cell treatments.
Author Josef Woodman spent three years investigating contemporary medical tourism: interviewing patients, practitioners, administrators, government officials and specialists. He conducted an extensive analysis of safety records, accreditations, comparative costs, and consumer trends, and even became a health traveler himself.
"Medical tourism is not about fun in the sun; it is part of a global shift in healthcare services, and smart American health consumers are taking advantage of the high quality care and lower costs waiting for them overseas" says Woodman. "Many of the 85 million uninsured and underinsured in this country are one diagnosis away from having to put a second mortgage on their homes to pay for an unaffordable treatment."
"We wrote the book so that American's faced with hard choices about their health and financial well-being could learn about the opportunities now available to them," says Woodman. "With more than 100 US-accredited hospitals now offering comparable treatment overseas, Americans have access to top notch care at a fraction of the cost." |GlobalGiants.com|
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Beverage Partners Worldwide's ENVIGA™ Green Tea : GlobalGiants.com
A delicious sparkling green tea containing green tea extracts, calcium, and caffeine, Enviga was conceived by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) – a joint venture of Nestlé S.A. and The Coca-Cola Company.
“Enviga increases calorie burning. It represents the perfect partnership of science and nature,” says Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist, The Coca-Cola Company. “Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect. It makes this product stand out as unique. Enviga brings the benefits of green tea to the forefront in a convenient and accessible, great tasting beverage.”
“Enviga brings together Nestlé’s expertise in nutritional science and extensive knowledge in the benefits of green tea with Coca-Cola’s consumer, marketing and distribution resources to create a new global beverage category with unique consumer benefits – a beverage with negative calories,“ says Leslie Novos, CEO of Beverage Partners Worldwide.
Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) is a joint venture between Nestlé SA and The Coca-Cola Company. BPW operates autonomously while drawing on the capabilities of Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company. It is a global business unit with cross-functional teams located in Atlanta, GA; Zurich, Switzerland; and Bangkok, Thailand. The Americas business unit markets Gold Peak and Nestea ready-to-drink iced teas. |GlobalGiants.com|
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WORLD PRESS PHOTO: 2nd Prize: General News : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: World Press Photo 2nd Prize General News: Jan Grarup, Denmark, Politiken/Newsweek: Darfur Refugees, Sudan-Chad Border, November 2006. (© World Press Photo)
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WORLD PRESS PHOTO: 2nd Prize: General News Stories : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: World Press Photo 2nd Prize General News Stories: Peter van Agtmael, USA, Polaris Images: Night Raids, Iraq, January-March 2006. (© World Press Photo)
WORLD PRESS PHOTO
Jacob Obrechtstraat 26
1071 KM AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (20) 676 609 6
Fax: +31 (20) 676 447 1
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Beijing Olympic Competition To Use Parker Technology : GlobalGiants.com
PHOTO: PARKER HANNIFIN PROGATE SYSTEM: ProGate at the ready at the Taiyuan BMX Olympic training center, Taiyuan, China. Taiyuan BMX will use ProGate systems in a series of Asian international BMX events it has organized.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 19 -- A patented starting gate design that uses Parker technology is winning recognition throughout the world of BMX bicycle racing, including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The ProStuff(R) straight eight starting gate has been selected as the official start gate for Olympic BMX contests. The 2008 Olympics will be the first ever held in China and mark the debut of BMX bicycle racing as an Olympic event. Parker distributor, Barker Rockford, Inc., integrated Parker automation components to develop the patented system.
With annual sales exceeding $9 billion, Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. |GlobalGiants.com|
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MOTOROLA'S 'INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING' : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Deb Matteo, Motorola engineer, conducts a light and color experiment with Brownies during Motorola's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in Schaumburg, Ill. Thirty Motorola engineers conducted science experiments and shared their experiences in engineering with nearly 150 Chicago-area Junior Girl Scouts and Brownies. The Motorola Foundation awarded the Girls Scouts of the USA with $200,000 in grants for their "Design and Discovery" and LEGO Robotics programs. The event is part of Motorola's larger initiative to attract U.S. children to science and foster innovation at an early age. (Motorola, Inc., Aynsley Floyd) |GlobalGiants.com|
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