No other natural catastrophe impacts as many people as flooding, with an estimated 500 million people affected every year. Insured flood losses are also increasing significantly; 1970's annual claims were between USD 1–2 billion, whereas insured flood losses amounted to USD 15 billion in 2011. Recent flood events in Thailand, Australia and the Philippines have shown that floods are now rivalling earthquakes and hurricanes in terms of economic losses.
However, awareness of flood risks and their impact is still relatively low. Swiss Re's publication Flood – an underestimated risk aims to close this knowledge gap.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/swissre/56573/
For the first time in five years, travellers paid more on average for their hotel rooms during the first six months of 2012 in all parts of the world, according to the latest Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index TM (HPI®). The global 4% rise, compared to the same period the year before, demonstrated that the economic recovery in the hotel industry was well-established.
The Index stood at 108 for this period meaning that, despite the latest increase, hotel prices in general were still considerably lower than in the first half of 2007 when the HPI was at its peak of 119.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56589-global-hotel-prices-rise-in-all-regions
Black & Decker®, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK), launches the new MATRIX™ Quick Connect System™ tool — an innovative modular tool system built around three different base power units and changeable attachments to drill, cut, sand, and more. The patented MATRIX modular tool system offers performance and value in a simple and practical way for power tool users to grow their toolbox at their own pace. With this system, users can access some of the industry’s most popular types of tools which were traditionally limited to professionals while offering savings up to 42% versus purchasing bare tools separately.¹
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57535-black-and-decker-multi-head-matrix-quick-connect-tool-system
¹ – based on MSRP.
Rob and Jacq are the authors and creators of The Letters of Gratitude. After a year of struggling to find a way to publish our book, we found that many others were in the same situation. Our lives focused on gratitude, while supporting people in finding happiness. As cliche as it may sound, we truly want the people whom we have the pleasure of encountering experience the same positive feelings that we have in our life. Publish Me Instantly is the most cost effective, reliable online publishing service where you simply send us the content of your book, brief info about you and we will take care of the rest. We will publish your electronic book on Kindle and print book on Amazon quickly and efficiently with no hassle to you. Sounds too good to be true? The truth is that it is not! We have experience and success in this field and we believe that everyone deserves this for themselves. The best part is that essentially we are taking the work out of self-publishing for you so you do not have to lose the rights
Brian Atwood, a division of The Jones Group (NYSE: JNY), debuted its first global campaigns today, a print campaign and companion fashion film that tell the story of the modern woman’s desire for fantasy and control. The campaign was inspired by the allure of sexual submission, fearless beauty, and cinemagraphic voyeurism laced with sensual tension.
The print campaign and film were shot together in London by visionaries Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, with creative direction by Giovanni Bianco, and feature supermodel Candice Swanepoel, with styling by Elizabeth Sulcer.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57523-brian-atwood-debuts-global-campaigns-modern-seduction
http://www.applexsoft.com/datarecovery/image-recovery-for-mac-and-windows.html
Lost Your Digital Photos? Don\'t Panic! No matter if your pictures were lost, deleted, reformatted, etc. AppleXsoft File Recovery for Mac will scan and recover all your precious photos, Pictures, video from Mac hard drive, digital camera, memory card, USB and other storage devices with a few clicks.
After installation, start the AppleXsoft File Recovery software and follow the 3 easy steps to perform Deleted photo recovery on your own: Select > Scan > Recover
Tips:
1. it is recommended to immediately stop using the storage media (memory card, camera, hard drive, USB drive etc) if you find you have deleted some pictures by mistake. Otherwise it may cause overwriting and make them unrecoverable.
2. We highly suggest you select another directory which is different from the source one, in case it would eventually overwrite the source data.
A study conducted by researchers from the University of L’Aquila in Italy and Mars, Incorporated provides compelling new evidence that the regular consumption of dietary cocoa flavanols may improve cognitive function in elderly subjects with early memory decline. Just published online in the journal Hypertension, this current study significantly advances understanding of the benefits of flavanols by specifically exploring the impact of regular cocoa flavanol consumption on cognitive function in a population with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Previous research has suggested that the benefits of cocoa flavanols could extend to the brain. However, these studies were either only short-term or did not demonstrate a consistent cognitive benefit. This unique study addresses this gap and provides important insights into the possibility of slowing or even reversing cognitive declines associated with aging through consumption of these natural compounds.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/marsincorporated/56580/
Abbott has selected 40 undergraduate and graduate students living with cystic fibrosis (CF) to each receive a $2,500 CFCareForward Scholarship for use during the 2012-2013 academic year. Recipients were chosen based on their impressive academic merits, community involvement and creativity, and will now compete for two additional scholarships for a total award of $20,000 each – in honor of the 20th anniversary of the program. From now until Sept. 11, 2012, the public is invited to vote at www.CFCareForwardScholarship.com to help determine this year’s Thriving Undergraduate and Graduate Student winners.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56750-2012-cfcareforward-scholarships-announced-voting-open
http://www.whiteeaglelodgeatcrestone.com | 719-256-4722
Located in the southern end of Colorado's San Luis Valley, Crestone
Colorado holds much history.
Although a town only since the 1880's spawned by the miner's
quest for gold, the area has held inhabitants for thousands of
years. Ancient peoples held the belief that the area was sacred
and were drawn to the area by its healing energy, beauty and
many hot mineral springs.
Current population is around 150 and perhaps another 1500 people
live in the surrounding area.
Located on the outskirts of Crestone CO the White Eagle Lodge At
Crestone is the oldest and largest facility providing lodging and
conference facilities to travelers, spiritual retreatants and conference
attendees alike.
Visitors to the Great Sand Dunes National Park will also find that
the White Eagle Lodge At Crestone provides convenient and
comfortable lodging for day trips to explore the magnificent dunes.
Crestone Colorado provides an unforgettable experience to all who
visit.
This is PinkleTank\'s Music Video for their
new song Cool To Be Cool. Look for PinkleTank\'s new EP to be released
soon! PinkleTank released Get Tankled last year and it is available on
iTunes.com and in your favorite music store. PinkleTank is now filming
a new pilot show in Nashville, TN, and it will be release early next
year. Eight-year-old Pinkle\'s two favorite colors were
pink and purple, so she combined the two to create her stage name. Tank
has been called Tank since birth, so it is easy to see how this band
came up with its name.
Hot Spring® Spas, the world’s leading spa brand, congratulated Don Benecke, of Osage Beach, Missouri, as the winner in the June Hot Spring Salt Water Hot Tub Giveway. Benecke won the Hot Spring spa model of his choice – complete with the revolutionary ACE® Salt Water Sanitizing System, the proprietary CoverCradle® cover lifter, and a matching Everwood® step. To enter the Giveaway, contestants were encouraged to “Like” the Hot Spring Spas Facebook page and then watch a fun, animated video to find out why ‘diamonds are a hot tub’s best friend’. To increase their chances of winning, contestants were encouraged to share the video with friends.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57463-hot-spring-spas-awards-salt-water-hot-tub-to-long-time-fan
http://www.freewebsite.com
Girl: I\\\'ve been wondering… where do websites come from?
Mom: Hmm. Well, when two people are in love with each other, they want to express their love in a way that everyone can see. And that\\\'s when they make a website.
Girl: But how do they do it?
Dad: We wanted to save this talk for when you were older, but since you\\\'re asking… When a mom and dad know they want to create a new baby website, they put the kids to bed early, turn off all the lights… and log onto FreeWebsite.com.
Mom: Yes, then they just decide what kind of website they want and they\\\'re done! The stork will bring the new-born website within 48 hours.
Girl: Oh, now I understand! Is that how babies are made too?
