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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION'S READ ACROSS AMERICA ARRIVES AT SCHOOLS : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The National Education Association's Read Across America program, the largest reading celebration in the USA, arrived at local schools this week. First graders at John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Washington, D.C., were among the 45 million expected to participate in related activities and read-ins, designed to get kids excited about reading. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Austin College Leadership Award : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health, an organization that builds hospitals and provides heathcare to countries afflicted by poor health conditions, attends to one of his patients in rural Haiti. Farmer recently received the Austin College Leadership Award, a $100,000 prize which he will dedicate to the continuation of providing healthcare to the world's poorest citzens. Dr. Farmer was chosen among many other prestigious candidates for the award, including the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus. |GlobalGiants.com|
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90,000th Setra bus delivered to German travel company Arnold Reisen : GlobalGiants.com
Stuttgart, March 1, 2007 -- Setra has delivered its 90,000th bus since the brand was established in 1951. The S 416 HDH, a new generation TopClass 400 touring coach, was handed over to bus company Arnold Reisen in Dietmannsried, near Kempten in the German Allgäu region, at the end of February 2007. It was also the 30,000th vehicle to be built since the establishment of the EvoBus GmbH company, under whose management Setra touring coaches and rural regular-service buses have been developed, produced and sold since 1995. EvoBus is a wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG. |GlobalGiants.com|
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The 2007 Mercedes-Benz Bike Collection : GlobalGiants.com
Fascinating design and sophisticated technology.
Stuttgart, Feb 28, 2007 -- Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH heralds the 2007 season with three new bicycle models. Both the technical and the functional features of the brand-new ‘Fitness’ and ‘Trekking’ bikes have been designed to optimally meet the demands of ambitious hobby and leisure cyclists alike. Bold curves set special accents that underline the unique character of the Mercedes-Benz brand, and an ultra lightweight high-end racing bicycle with a carbon frame rounds off the new range of bicycles.
Elegant and comfortable: the 2007 ‘Fitness’ bikes:
"The ‘Fitness’ bicycles come in two versions, i.e. ‘Sport’ (for gents) and ‘Comfort’ (for ladies), and are captivating even at first glance thanks to their original, high-quality aluminium frame and the lightweight magnesium fork with its comfortable 80-millimetre stroke. The fork can be fixed in position in order to minimise tiring strokes whenever necessary as, for instance, during lengthy uphill climbs. The front end, which can be tilted by up to 60 degrees, and the Vario handlebar allow the ‘Fitness’ bicycles to be adjusted so as to be in complete harmony with body measurements – just like the seat of a Mercedes-Benz passenger car. The result: perfect ergonomics and a seating position that is equally comfortable for small and tall cyclists alike." |GlobalGiants.com|
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Omnibus Press Launches New Bob Dylan Book : GlobalGiants.com
Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends And Fellow Musicians Hits Stores June 2007.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Omnibus Press, a division of The Music Sales Group has announced the June 2007 release of Kathleen Mackay's new book, Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends And Fellow Musicians (ISBN 0.8256.7330.5, $22.95). The book will begin hitting bookstore shelves in early June.
"The new book is a unique oral history of a major musician who has played a significant role in America's cultural history for the last 40 years. Dylan's friends-from Pete Seeger to Bruce Springsteen to Rosanne Cash to Bono to Tom Petty-offer insight into the singer-songwriter's artistic genius and personality. His story is told by the musicians who were at his side during the rollicking changes and artistic breakthroughs of the '60s. Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends And Fellow Musicians provides a keen portrait of the friendships that helped shape important musicians whose voices influenced our society as a whole. Herein are insights not only into Dylan's elusive personality, but into the lives of the major musicians of our times."
Kathleen Mackay is a journalist and author who has written widely on arts and culture. Her articles have appeared in Time, People, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.
Music Sales Group, founded in 1935 by the Wise family, is an international company with interests in four main areas of music publishing: Copyright ownership and promotion of standard and popular music, classical music, printed music, and book publishing. Book imprints include Omnibus Press, Schirmer Trade Books, Amsco, and others. The company maintains offices in New York, London, Sydney, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tokyo, and Paris. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Consumer Reports Names Best Used Cars For Every Budget : GlobalGiants.com
Identifies Good Bets and Bad Bets to help guide used car buying decisions.
YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 28 -- Consumer Reports 2007 April Auto Issue features the lists of the best and worst used vehicles for 10 model years, 1997 through 2006.
Reliable vehicles and Vehicles to avoid include all models that showed above- or below-average overall reliability in CR's 2006 Annual Car Reliability Survey, which drew responses on about 1.3 million vehicles. CR has found that improved reliability has made used cars more appealing and insurance rates tend to be less expensive.
CR Good Bets, which is derived from the Reliable vehicles list, features vehicles that have performed well in CR's road tests and have had several years of better-than-average reliability according to survey respondents. CR Good Bets includes vehicles from Acura, Buick, Chevrolet, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Nissan, Pontiac, Scion, Subaru, and Toyota. |GlobalGiants.com|
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MALL OF AMERICA AND NICKELODEON ANNOUNCE A PARTNERSHIP : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Mall of America(R) and Nickelodeon announced a partnership today. Under the new agreement, various Nickelodeon properties and characters will come to life in the first-ever Nickelodeon themed park, set to open in spring 2008. Nickelodeon characters pose for the camera, above, in their new home at Mall of America. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Paintings by Picasso stolen in Paris : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The undated picture shows the Picasso painting 'Maya a la poupee', a 60 times 40 cm painting showing Picasso's daughter Maya. It is one of two art pieces that were stolen from a Picasso granddaughter in Paris, France. The estimated value of the works of the artist (1881-1973) amounts to 50 million euros. Photo: Cabinetlombar. |GlobalGiants.com|
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