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July 9, 2007
DaimlerChrysler's 'smart' is supporting The Live Earth concerts against global warming : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: smart provides the official VIP shuttle for the Live Earth concert.
Photo: Lily Cole, UK model at the Live Earth concert.
Photo: Live Earth, London.
Photo: Jasmin Wagner experienced the low emission smart fortwo.
The Live Earth concerts against global warming are offering life music for a period of 24 hours across eight cities and on all continents. From Bon Jovi and Genesis over Jennifer Lopez and Madonna to Shakira and The Police – more than 100 top international acts are mobilising against the threat of climate change. With smart, DaimlerChrysler is the only car manufacturer supporting the “Save Our Selves – SOS” initiative launched by Kevin Wall and Al Gore and is the official partner of all eight concerts. smart is accompanying the climate protection initiative with a range of activities and is providing the official shuttle service for the concerts. |GlobalGiants.com|
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July 8, 2007
Turning Torso building, Malmö, Sweden : GlobalGiants.com
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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Siemens Gigaset S670 : GlobalGiants.com
According to Siemens, its Gigasets S670, S675 and S675 IP fascinate with superior sound, functionality and ease of use. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Eva Longoria and Tony Parker Choose Piaget for Their Wedding Bands : GlobalGiants.com
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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NOKIA is Exploring China with Nokia Nseries : GlobalGiants.com
Nokia's "Project 95" is taking Peter Schindler - a seasoned traveler - on a 20,000-plus kilometer, Nokia-solely-sponsored, road-trip across China. Peter is equipped with various Nokia Nseries devices, most notably the Nokia N95. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Puma Urban Mobilty Bike : GlobalGiants.com
Puma's 8-Speed Urban Mobility Bike has smart features like the folding design and integrated lock system. |GlobalGiants.com|
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July 6, 2007
Giant Pandas are Part of Chinese Gift to Hong Kong to Celebrate Anniversary : GlobalGiants.com
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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July 5, 2007
Boeing Invites the World to View the 787 Premiere : GlobalGiants.com
Boeing will broadcast the Premiere of its newest technologically advanced passenger jet the 787 Dreamliner to viewers around the world. The 787 Premiere will be carried live and in nine different languages on Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 p.m. PDT or 10:30 p.m. GMT via satellite and webcast. To view the webcast, viewers may log on to www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Les Elégantes de Longines – a Homage to Art Deco : GlobalGiants.com
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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AGUSTAWESTLAND HELICOPTER 2 : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: VH-71 Presidential helicopter test vehicle #2 (TV-2) conducts its maiden flight from AgustaWestland's facility at Yeovil, UK, on July 3, 2007. (Lockheed Martin, Agusta Westland)
The new "Marine One" will be the world's most technologically advanced helicopter that will safely and reliably transport the president and vice president of the United States, heads of state and other official parties both at home and abroad with mobile "Oval Office in the sky" capabilities. |GlobalGiants.com|
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PEPSICO LIVE EARTH CAN : GlobalGiants.com
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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July 4, 2007
TRITON ATM : GlobalGiants.com
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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LAKLAND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS : GlobalGiants.com
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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AMERICAN RED CROSS & FLOOD : GlobalGiants.com
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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July 3, 2007
Airbus A380 at the 2007 Paris Air Show: GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The A380 comes in to land after its daily flight display at Le Bourget Airport, Paris.
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Ellen Whitaker and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson win the Longines Press Award for Elegance : GlobalGiants.com
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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WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: GREY-SHANKED DOUC : GlobalGiants.com
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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July 2, 2007
iPhone Sales Said to Have Hit Half-Million Mark in Opening Weekend : GlobalGiants.com
Opening weekend sales of iPhones may have reached 500,000, according to an analyst's estimate, as Apple's much anticipated product saw sales that lived up to and even exceeded its hype.
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster released a report Sunday night estimating that the iPhone sales would reach that mark through the close of business Sunday. He had previously forecast first weekend sales of 200,000 of the device, which sells for either $499 or $599.
Photo Credit: Sipa Press
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President Bush Hosts President Putin at Family Compound in Kennebunkport
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, foreground, U.S. President George W. Bush, left, background, and former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, right, at the Bush family estate at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ME, USA. (Image Credit: Abaca Press).
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July 1, 2007
2008 FORD LINEUP DELIVERS MORE PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS WANT : GlobalGiants.com
2008 Lincoln MKX.
2008 Ford Edge.
2008 Ford Fusion.
2008 Ford Shelby GT500.
2008 Ford Ranger: FX4.
Ford Motor Company today kicks off the 2008 model year by delivering more of the products customers really want – with new cars, crossovers and trucks featuring advancements in safety, quality, environmental innovation and design. |GlobalGiants.com|
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