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A trader keeps working after the ringing of the closing bell on Wall Street in New York City on July 16, 2007. The Dow closed at over 13,950 and set a new all time record. (UPI)
The stock market’s best-known indicator crossed 14,000 in the first half-hour of trading on Tuesday morning, rising to 14,002.60, having taken just 57 trading days to make the trip from 13,000. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Cracks appear on the Hokuriku expressway in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 16 after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked a wide area of the prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo)
The impact of a strong quake Monday in northwestern Japan caused the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant -- the world's largest – to leak water containing radioactive materials, a company spokesman said.
At least seven people were killed by the quake, which destroyed hundreds of homes, buckled seaside bridges and caused a fire at the nuclear power plant.
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Hard Rock Park CEO, Steven Goodwin, surveys "Led Zepelin - The Ride" at the highest lift hill at the official topping off ceremony at Hard Rock Park, the world's first rock 'n' roll theme park in Myrtle Beach, SC, Fri., July 13, 2007. The Ride will tower more than 150 feet into the sky, serving as a landmark that will help travelers pinpoint Hard Rock Park whether arriving by air or land. Reaching speeds of 65 mph, the coaster will boast six inversions, the largest of which will be a 120-foot loop. The Signature Coaster required clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. |GlobalGiants.com|
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2007 Tour de France is in progress.
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A meteorogical chart with a typhoon course forecast is displayed over an automatic check-in counter at the Fukuoka Airport, in Japan's southern Kyushu island 13 July 2007. A powerful typhoon lashed Japan's southern island of Okinawa, cutting power to nearly 100,000 homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring at least 17 people. (AFP)
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North Korea’s military proposed Friday holding direct talks with U.S. forces, an unusual plea amid recent progress on the nuclear standoff between the two countries.
The North’s Korean Peoples Army proposed that the talks also be attended by a U.N. representative, “for the purpose of discussing the issues related to ensuring the peace and security on the Korean peninsula,” the chief of the North Korean military’s mission at the truce village of Panmunjom said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. (Reuters)
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New York -- i-Sing, the world's first interactive MP3-Karaoke player, is set for U.S. release. i-Sing allows users to sing along to their favorite tunes, listen to top hits, and record their own voices all at once. (Outrageous International)
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The five story-tall, 10,560-pound, iconic orange Great Park Balloon was filled with 5,500 cubic meters of helium in preparation for its official launch on July 14, 2007. The Aerophile Corporation, the manufacturer of the Orange County Great Park Aero 30NG Balloon, inflated and prepared the giant tethered Balloon for lift-off. July 14, 2007 officially marks the first phase opening of the Orange County Great Park. |GlobalGiants.com|
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The Beatles (clockwise from top left: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon) are seen here in this 1963 picture from Mirrorpix. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Spain's largest fighting bulls lived up to their fearsome reputation, goring two and crushing at least seven people as thousands of daredevils sprinted down narrow streets Sunday in Pamplona's annual running of the bulls. (AFP)
The San Fermin festival dates back to the late 16th century but gained worldwide fame in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." |GlobalGiants.com|
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Artificial lighting is responsible for around 19% of the world’s power consumption! In the Turning Torso building, 14,000 Osram light diodes illuminate the floor corridors inside the building. Energy-saving bulbs and LEDs provide the same level of lighting while reducing the power consumption by around 80%. If all of the world’s bulbs were replaced by energy-saving bulbs or LEDs, this would correspond to a reduction of 450 million tons CO2 per year at the current global power mix – almost half of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions. |GlobalGiants.com|
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PARIS, July 8 -- During a fairytale wedding at Saint Germain L'Auxerrois Church in Paris, Desperate Housewives' leading lady, Eva Longoria, and basketball superstar, Tony Parker, exchanged vows and sealed their love with a pair of Piaget Possession wedding bands.
Ms. Longoria's Possession band is crafted from 18K white gold and features two rows of 80 brilliant-cut diamonds, separated by a row of 27 square-cut diamonds-a total of 107 breathtaking jewels. Mr. Parker's is a matching 18K white gold Possession band. At the couple's request, a special inscription was engraved inside both rings in French. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Giant pandas Ying Ying and Lok Lok are seen inside the new giant panda habitat at the Hong Kong Ocean Park June 30, 2007. The two giant pandas are the latest gifts from China to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule. (Eyepress)
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The 1920s, known as the art deco era is still contemporary today. As a homage to this resource, Longines has created exquisite jewelled watches.
This 18K white gold watch’s oval case is set with 46 Top Wesselton VVS diamonds (0.566 carat). It is fitted with a hand-wound mechanical movement, manufactured by Longines in the 1970s, caliber L805. The case and case back decoration is engraved by hand. Its rhodium-plated dial is enhanced with 12 black painted Arabic numerals and a double minute track. White satin strap. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: A commemorative Live Earth Pepsi can designed by musical artist and producer Pharrell Williams will be distributed at the Live Earth New York concert at Giants Stadium this Saturday. There are currently 500 million Pepsi Live Earth cans available in stores across the USA. (PepsiCo)
PepsiCo will shine a spotlight on recycling at the Live Earth New York concert this Saturday at Giants Stadium. The company will make it easy for people to recycle their bottles and cans while offering information about how they can make recycling a part of their everyday lives.
Soft drink bottles and cans are the most recycled packages in America. Since 1990, more than 150 billion Pepsi containers have been recycled. According to the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, recycling 40 aluminum beverage cans has the energy-saving equivalent of one gallon of gasoline. In 2006, Americans recycled enough aluminum cans to conserve the energy equivalent of over 15 million barrels of oil.
Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth will stage concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Hamburg, and will feature a mix of both legendary music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.
Live Earth's 24 hours of music across 7 continents will deliver a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Triton's FT7000, a full-function, through-the-wall ATM for financial institutions, features an envelope depository and an expansion bay for future upgrades such as check scanning. Available in a walk-up or drive-up configuration, the FT7000 is fully XFS compliant and runs Triton's Prism(TM) ATM software with Diebold 912 Emulation support, assuring seamless integration and compatibility into any existing network. Triton is a global ATM manufacturer and the largest provider of off-premise ATMs in North America. (Triton) |GlobalGiants.com|
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CHICAGO - Lakland Musical Instruments - Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls (aka Harry Shearer) shows off his custom Lakland "burning world" bass guitar to be unveiled at the July 7 Live Earth concert in London. Conceived by Shearer and created by Lakland in conjunction with artist Gary Weidner, the bass depicts an exploding world. (Lakland Musical Instruments)
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July Fourth Holiday Week Brings No Vacation From Disasters.
American Red Cross Workers, Community Members and Emergency Responders Band Together During this Holiday Week.
Photo: Oliver Luero shows a Red Cross worker how high the water rose in his home. (American Red Cross, Michelle Tanner)
As the July Fourth holiday approaches, American Red Cross workers are helping those driven from their homes by massive flooding in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and wildfires in the western United States. Hundreds of people will spend this holiday sleeping in shelters and cleaning up thousands of damaged homes and businesses throughout the Midwest and Southwest.
"People affected by this rash of floods have lost property, livelihoods and, in some cases, cherished people and pets." said Joe Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Preparedness and Response at the American Red Cross. "Their strength and spirit of community is clear; at American Red Cross shelters and disaster service centers we hear stories every day of neighbors going above and beyond to help others. But, the scale of these floods tells us that people in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are going to need extra help, a lot of extra help." Becker added the Red Cross will be there every step of the way to ensure disaster victims have food, shelter and emotional support.
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Rolf-Göran Bengtsson from Sweden in action on Mac Kinley and winner of the Longines Press Award for Elegance at the CHIO Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
This weekend a jury of equestrian and sports journalists named the most elegant female and male riders at the CHIO Rotterdam. In the end, it was Ellen Whitaker (Great Britain), riding AK Locarno, and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (Sweden), on Mac Kinley, who saw their elegance, charisma and performance rewarded. The prestigious Longines Grand Prix Port of Rotterdam was won by Laura Kraut (USA) on Anthem who ran a clear round in 39.85 seconds. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: A critically endangered grey-shanked douc. Scientists have just discovered in Vietnam the world's largest population of these creatures, raising hopes that the species will survive. (World Wildlife Fund, Tilo Nadler)
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