Food Network takes chefs out of their kitchen comfort zone in new primetime series Extreme Chef premiering Thursday, June 30th at 10pm ET/PT. Hosted by TV veteran and seasoned world traveler Marsh Mokhtari, each episode pushes three chefs to their physical and mental limits as they must adjust to extreme conditions and unpredictable curveballs such as swimming across a lake for ingredients and using a car engine as a makeshift stove. Whether extracting ingredients from a block of ice or using a pocket knife as a lone cooking utensil, each of the eight episodes in season one follows three culinary pros as they navigate this over-the-top contest vying for $10,000 and the coveted title of Extreme Chef.
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Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called on government leaders to increase their investments in vaccines and to hold themselves accountable for extending the benefits of vaccines to every child.
In a keynote address at the 64th World Health Assembly, an annual gathering of health ministers and global health leaders, Gates laid out his vision for the impact that broadening access to vaccines can have on the world. “Strong immunization systems will put an end to polio and help us reach all children with five to six new vaccines,” Gates said. “We can save four million lives by 2015, and 10 million lives by 2020.”
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EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq: EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that new 10 year data from an international registry-based multi-center study shows 83 percent of patients had no biopsy evidence of disease after treatment with Ablatherm® HIFU, supporting the technology as a standard primary treatment for localized prostate cancer. Study results were presented at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2011 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
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Jackie Carpenter, whose son was on trial after being framed for felony murder, had prayed for a miracle since his arrest but two days before the trial was asked by her son’s attorney not to bring her Bible into court. It took Jackie 10 months of building up her faith to become strong enough to choose between offending a juror or offending God. Carpenter appears regularly as a speaker at ladies’ retreats and Christian conferences. http://bit.ly/m1872S Media Contact: Book Publicist Scott Lorenz Book Marketing 734-667-2090 scottlorenz@westwindcos.com Christian
Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, invites guests to celebrate its fifth annual 31 Cent Scoop Night on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at stores nationwide. During the event, Baskin-Robbins is thanking its guests by reducing prices of its 2.5 oz. ice cream scoops to 31 cents. The iconic brand is also “Scooping up Thanks for Our Firefighters” with a $100,000 donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). During 31 Cent Scoop Night last year Baskin-Robbins scooped more than 4 million ice cream cups and cones!
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Pop Star Karina Bradley and Rapper Papoose team up for a powerful combination on the hit track “Obituary 2010”. Obituary 2010 is off of Papoose’s “2nd Coming” mix tape and will be featured on Karina Bradley’s upcoming “Madam President” mix tape hosted by DJ Diamond Kuts. Papoose & Karina Bradley’s “Obituary 2010” Music video broke OVER 10.1 MILLION views in ONLY four days on World Star Hip Hop (www.worldstarhiphop.com).
Obituary 2010 is a tradition of Papoose. For the last couple of years Papoose has honored celebrities that have passed away.
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Over the past six months UK small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have grown on average by six per cent despite the broader UK economy struggling, according to the latest SMB Index from HP.
HP’s survey of 1,000 SMBs, with between 1 and 50 employees shows that, compared to that of the previous six months, growth for UK SMBs has slowed slightly but optimism is still strong, with SMBs expecting to grow by up to 13 per cent over the next year. Optimism in the economy is also strong, with 66 per cent of SMBs optimistic about the year ahead. SMBs in Financial Services have grown the most (13 per cent), followed by Manufacturing (10 per cent). SMBs in Retail (4 per cent) and Professional Services (1 per cent) have seen the least growth. Nearly half of UK SMBs (48 per cent) are turning to social media to help grow their business and reach new audiences, with 56 per cent of sole traders recognising its value the most. However, although SMBs are finding social media beneficial for networking purposes (83 per cent), and as a mechanism for advertising (57 per cent), many SMBs are underestimating its true potential for business growth and lead generation.
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Today RadioShack® announced a promotion in honor of Earth Day, which will give customers the chance to win the new eco-friendly Nissan LEAF™, simply by trading in their used electronic devices.
From April 17-23, customers shopping at The Shack will have the chance to win a new car when participating in the retailer’s Trade & Save program. By bringing eligible working products and accessories into any participating RadioShack store, customers will be able to enter to win a Nissan LEAF, the only 100-percent electric, zero-emissions vehicle available in the mass market. Plus, The Shack guarantees a minimum trade-in value of $10 on any eligible working mobile phone.
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In support of the It Gets Better Project and the worldwide movement that has been created to support GLBT youth, PwC US has launched a video of gay and lesbian staff sharing their challenges growing up gay and describing how they found acceptance, support and happiness as adults. Over 10,000 individuals and organizations have contributed videos to this effort to combat bullying of GLBT youth.
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Carnival Cruise Lines hosted a first-ever post-race wedding ceremony at the 2011 Cooper River Bridge Run this weekend, the culminating event in the Race to the Altar contest and fundraiser which resulted in a $10,000 donation to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital.
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The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck hosted the eighth-annual More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women’s Half-Marathon in Central Park on April 3rd. More and Fitness magazines in partnership with New York Road Runners, welcomed nearly 10,000 runners for the biggest women’s-only half marathon in the country. Hasselbeck also participated in the race, running her first half marathon with her own Team Nogii to raise money for Celiac Disease research, an autoimmune disease from which she suffers. Hasselbeck finished with a time of 1:44:32.
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The new BUENA SALUD™ series of books (the phrase translates to “Good Health”) launches today with titles on heart health (foreword by CEO of the American College of Cardiology) and diabetes (foreword by CEO of the American Diabetes Association). Written by Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the book series is the first ever devoted to the health experiences of a growing Hispanic readership. The guides feature real-life stories and deliver health information and cutting-edge medical advances for individual diseases and conditions in a warm and conversational tone. The books are published simultaneously in English and Spanish. These authoritative and accessible guides each feature a “10-Point Program for Health,” facts and information in a useful Q&A format, and key questions to ask health providers. In a just published feature review, the Library Journal gave a starred review and called the BUENA SALUD™ series “essential reading” and “a crucial addition to any consumer health collection.”
