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Online water accessory site offers discounted toys for Labor Day fun.

Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — This year, celebrate the end of summer with a big splash. Online seller of pool toys offers discounted summer toys for Labor Day fun that can be used year after year. These outdoor accessories make a nice addition to your backyard and help to make those last few weeks of summer anything but boring.

“Everyone wants to enjoy their last few weeks of summer,” says ToySplash.com Owner and Director of Fun Mark Heitz. “Why not create lasting summer memories in your own backyard with the latest pool toys for leisure and relaxation for people of all ages to enjoy?”

The following products from ToySplash.com, one of the largest retailers of pool floats, pool rafts and pool lounges, will make Labor Day enjoyable for all ages.

1.   Floating Pool Pong Table Game - This pool pong table lets the whole family enjoy table tennis in the water. The perfect game for entertainment, exercise and keeping cool, Pool Pong will become a family favorite in no time.
ToySplash price $79.99.
2.   Bullzeye Pool Archery Game - A game the whole family can play, this pool archery game is one of 2008’s most popular toys. It comes with three foam arrows that are soft and safe.
ToySplash price $39.99
3.   Pool Paddle Game - Perfect for the park, beach or pool, this paddle ball game is a best selling product. Kids and adults alike can have a blast seeing how many times they can hit the ball back and forth. A simple game full of fun, what better way to celebrate the last few weeks of summer?
ToySplash price $9.99.
4.   Sun Odyssey Pool Lounger - If a pool party isn’t on your agenda this Labor Day, why not ensure some time for you and a friend by relaxing on this pool lounger for two. These conjoined tubes allow dual floating with plenty of safety and stability.    
ToySplash price $29.99.
5.   Floating Glitter Globes - Having an evening pool party? These floating lights will dazzle guests with their shine and unique sparkle. These battery operated multi-color globes will make your celebration unforgettable.
ToySplash price $6.49.
6.   Underwater Light Show and Fountain - Light up the sky this Labor Day. Celebrate with a rainbow of colors in your pool or pond with this water light show fountain. Watch as it shoots streams of continually changing color-lit water. Works for in-ground or above-ground pools.
ToySplash price $49.50.

About ToySplash:
ToySplash was launched in 2005 and has since become the place to find everything you need for water fun for the pool or beach. ToySplash is committed to offering its customers the largest selection of unique pool toys, beach toys and water toys. These toys and water equipment items are made with high-quality materials, and are designed by some of the best technicians in the business. ToySplash’s Water Fun Experts conduct extensive research for fun pool toys and then offer them to customers at low prices. ToySplash offers free standard shipping on all pool toys, pool rafts and pool floats over $50. For more information please visit us at www.toysplash.com or at 800-998-6977.

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ZEN CLASS™ is a new line of comfort and organization accessories originated to improve the diminishing quality of passenger travel. With a tagline encouraging trippers to “upgrade yourself,” the brand takes flight with the ZEN CLASS NIRVANA ORGANIZER, a patent-pending tote that cleverly converts the airline seat-back tray table into a storage area for all personal, professional or parental needs.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — In an era when air travel services are on the decline and fares and fees are reaching new heights, Americans are learning to upgrade themselves - to ZEN CLASS™ that is. A new and novel line of comfort and organization accessories designed to enhance the overall travel experience, ZEN CLASS has officially taken flight.

Nirvana Organizer mounted to airline seat

ZEN CLASS is brought to us with compassion by Manufacturing and Marketing industry specialists Jesse Travis (CEO) and Brent Hollowell (President). Once frequent flyers disenchanted by disappearing legroom, pillows, meals, movies and other in-flight amenities, “We did what entrepreneurs do . . . we took matters into our own hands,” explains Hollowell. “Now we’ve gotten back to enjoying the journey.” Businessmen doubling as dads, the ZEN CLASS Principals are dedicated to developing versatile products that provide storage, accessibility and comfort solutions to corporate, pleasure and family travelers alike.

First in this long line of innovative and affordable accessories is the ZEN CLASS NIRVANA ORGANIZER. Retailing at $39.99, this attractive patent-pending tote mounts cleverly onto any plane or train seat-back tray table - creating an open and orderly passenger space for either work or play. Offering multiple mesh and zippered storage compartments, a cup holder, key chain clip and more, every essential is available within arm’s reach. From newspapers to DVD players, passports to pacifiers the NIRVANA ORGANIZER holds it all, and then folds closed into a casual carry-on worn easily over the shoulder or held by its handles. Able to eradicate space and accessibility issues of all sorts, the organizer works equally as well with other such conveyances as automobiles, trains or infant strollers. To view a video of the NIRVANA ORGANIZER in use, click here and select the “watch in high quality” option.

In the works at ZEN CLASS are inventive head and neck support cushions and additional in-flight bedding amenities, a DVD viewing station, infant organizer and auxiliary carry-on storage and comfort solutions. “We found ourselves boarding the plane with more electronic devices and various other items than ever before,” says Travis. “Our goal was to come up with effective resolutions to the emerging organization and comfort challenges that travelers like us are facing today.”

The ZEN CLASS collection is available in easy-to-wear hues and is constructed in an array of organic and synthetic fabrications. Designed and tested in the US and sourced primarily in Asia, the “best in class”, ZEN CLASS line will be available for sale this fall with products ranging from $40.00 to $90.00. ZEN CLASS innovations are purchasable at www.zenclasstravel.com, www.ebags.com, on QVC and www.QVC.com as well as at select department, airport and specialty retailers/e-tailers nationwide. For additional information contact Jodi Lin Wiener at Jodi Lin PR: 212-604-9717.

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Northstar-at-Tahoe™ Resort Offers Three Winter Packages That Make Getaways in Northern California an Easy Reality

Truckee, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Getting away to Lake Tahoe, California will be easy this winter with three value-laden packages from Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in North Lake Tahoe. Whether it’s a quick weekend trip or an extended stay, Northstar® Resort offers winter wanderers an ideal mountain retreat.

Stay and Ski Free Early Season
Starting at just $103 per person/per night for a studio condo, the Early Season package includes lift tickets and lodging. This package must be booked by Nov. 1, 2008 and is valid from Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort’s opening day through Dec. 18, 2008.

Green Package
Studio condo + $50 gas card + carbon offsets + lift tickets = a weekend that is light on the environment and your wallet! Book a winter escape before Nov. 15, 2008 for as little as $108 per person/per night for a studio condo, and receive lift tickets, a complimentary $50 gas card plus two green tags to offset the carbon footprint of one round-trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort.

Valid Nov. 21, 2008 through Dec. 18, 2008 and Jan. 4, 2009 through Jan. 29, 2009, excluding Jan. 16, 2009 through Jan. 18, 2009. Three night minimum stay required. $50 gas card valid at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort gas station.

Girlfriend Getaways
Relax, refresh and revitalize this winter with the Girlfriend Getaway at Northstar Resort. The package includes three full days of skiing or snowboarding instruction at a Northstar Resort Women’s Clinic, lodging, ski or snowboard equipment and lift tickets for all three days. A yoga class, lunch vouchers and a voucher for a 60-minute massage are also included. Lift tickets and equipment can be exchanged for a day of snowshoeing or cross-country skiing at the Northstar Resort Cross-Country, Snowshoe and Telemark Center.

Packages start at $675 per person, based on quad occupancy in a two-bedroom, two-bath condo. Women’s Ski Clinics are scheduled for Jan. 23-25, Feb. 2 - March 1 and March 27-29, 2009. Women’s Snowboard Clinics are scheduled for Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, March 6-8 and March 27-29, 2009.

Northstar Resort offers complimentary on-site transportation to all guests along with access to the Recreation Center’s heated pool, fitness center, lounge, three outdoor spas, game room and kiddie pool. New this winter, all units will feature HBO and Wireless Internet.

More winter lodging packages are available at www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com or by calling 1.800.GO.NORTH.

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Holiday Autos has further cemented its position as the leading car hire company with the launch the most comprehensive insurance cover on the market.

Surrey (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Holiday Autos has further cemented its position as the leading car hire company with the launch the most comprehensive insurance cover on the market.

The launch of Total Damage Excess Waiver follows hot on the wheels of Which? Magazine naming holidayautos.co.uk the Best Car Hire Website based on ease of use and value for money.
TDEW gives consumers complete confidence when hiring as car as it covers all damage, including areas that most coverages do not include such as:

• Damage to the wheels and tyres
• Undercarriage
• Window and windscreen, and
• Interior

TDEW also covers Collision Damage Excess Liability, Theft Damage Excess Liability, and also allows for replacement keys.
TDEW costs from £4.50 a day.

When returning a damaged car, customers will be charged the excess but can reclaim it by filling an accident report form and sending it to Holiday Autos within 28 days of returning the rental vehicle.

Holiday Autos also offers a Standard Damage Excess Waiver at the cost of £2.50 per day including Collision Damage Excess liability and Theft Waiver Excess Liability but not damage caused to windows, windscreen, interior, wheels, tyres, underside or roof of the car included in the Total version.

Holiday Autos Managing Director Stuart Nassos said: “Holiday Autos is delighted to once again be leading the car hire industry with the introduction of this innovative new protection for our customers.

“For as little as £4.50, consumers are now fully protected and should not worry anymore about returning hire cars. This small cost brings total peace of mind.”

“I am also really thrilled that Holiday Autos is recognised by such an institution as Which? Magazine as the Best Car Hire Website. We thrive on giving our customers the best service possible and the Which Magazine award confirms that.”

Holidayautos.co.uk, part of the lastminute.com which can help you to find cheap hotels, provide car hire in the UK, Europe, USA and Worldwide from Holiday Autos. Book your car hire quickly and securely with the experts in online car rental.
For more information on Holiday Autos, visit holidayautos.co.uk

Notes to Editors

TDEW exclusions

• Where any rental vehicle has been driven off-road, on un-tarmacked roads, without due care and attention or negligently
• Where the driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Where the driver(s) is not been named on the rental agreement
• When damage is caused by the rental vehicle being towed away by any unauthorised third party

Not available on prestige car hire

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Leading car hire supplier Holiday Autos is offering customers their own private expert guided tourist excursion of India with its new chauffer-driven car hire programme in the Subcontinent.

Surrey (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Leading car hire supplier Holiday Autos is offering customers their own private expert guided tourist excursion of India with its new chauffer-driven car hire programme in the Subcontinent.

Holiday Autos has become the first major car hire broker to expand into India, which is an emerging destination in both the business and leisure travel sectors.

All chauffeurs have a minimum two years experience in the tourism industry ensuring they have detailed route familiarity alongside historical and cultural knowledge of India and its tourism landmarks.

Leisure travel to India is predominately independently packaged, and Holiday Autos believes its convenient, flexible and comfortable chauffer-driven car hire will prove extremely popular with these travellers. The alternative mode of transport in India is the country’s overcrowded and uncomfortable train system, which is used by many of India’s staggering 1.1 billion population.    

The chauffer-driven car hire service leads in at £30 a day with four pick up points - Delhi Airport, Delhi downtown, Mumbai Airport and Mumbai downtown.

Holiday Autos will expand its Indian programme with a self-drive service later in the year.

Holiday Autos Managing Director Stuart Nassos said: “India is a perfect destination for Holiday Autos to expand its car hire programme in to. The country is an emerging tourism destination while is also establishing itself as a major business centre.

“The chauffer-driven aspect of the car hire is the icing on the cake for tourists who have an expert both in the quickest and most interesting journeys and somebody who is available to share their detailed and first-hand experience of India’s history and culture.”

Holidayautos.co.uk, part of the lastminute.com which can help you to find hotels, provide car hire in the UK, Europe, USA and Worldwide.

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Car hire customers no longer need to worry about heading in the wrong direction as car rental broker holidayautos.co.uk launches the first worldwide interactive road mapping service to its website.

Surrey (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Car hire customers no longer need to worry about heading in the wrong direction as car rental broker holidayautos.co.uk launches the first worldwide interactive road mapping service to its website.

The new interactive service means customers have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with resort roads before arrival. The 3D view allows holidaymakers to view the route from a number of angles and the ‘flight mode’ means customers can virtually drive their proposed route online before starting out. Petrol stations and local holidayautos.co.uk outlets are also clearly labelled.

The maps, which will cover more than 1,000 destinations including all airports and major resorts, are a further example of holidayautos.co.uk’s commitment to being the consumer champion of the car rental sector.

Which? Magazine recently voted holidayautos.co.uk the best website for car hire bookings, while its term and conditions are the fairest and most transparent in the sector.

Holidayautos.co.uk Managing Director Stuart Nassos said: “I am delighted holidayautos.co.uk has become the first car hire company to be able to offer car hire customers such an interactive mapping service.

“Unlike most online maps, customers will be able to really familiarise themselves with resort roads before even stepping inside the rental vehicle ensuring that holidaymakers need never worry about driving in the wrong direction again.”

To use the interactive mapping service visit: http://www.holidayautos.co.uk/route-planner/

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Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that it has achieved a pivotal milestone of more than one million unduplicated subscribers to its UK publications, including the Travelzoo Top 20™ and Newsflash™.

London, UK (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that it has achieved a pivotal milestone of more than one million unduplicated subscribers to its UK publications, including the Travelzoo Top 20™ and Newsflash™. This represents an increase of 29% or 230,000 new subscribers in the last 12 months.

Clicks to the Travelzoo Top 20™ newsletter indicate that subscriber interest has increased significantly. For the first six months of 2008, average weekly clicks were 340,733, up from 243,158 for the first six months of 2007. This represents an increase of 39%, ten percentage points above the rate at which new subscribers were added.

Results of Travelzoo’s June 2008 subscriber survey uncover additional positive trends in UK subscriber activity. For instance, 36% of subscribers say they booked a travel offer featured in the Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter during the 12 months ending May 31, 2008, up from 18% when compared to the same survey in 2006.* A further 22.5% of subscribers reported that while they did not book the exact offer featured in the Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter, they booked something else with the travel company promoted in the newsletter. The survey also revealed that purchases were highly incremental in nature. 50% of subscribers said that they had not decided on a destination or dates before receiving the Travelzoo Top 20.

Travelzoo UK is attracting older and wealthier subscribers. The percentage of subscribers over 55 is now 34%, up from 24% in 2006 and subscriber households with incomes of £80,000+ increased from 6% to 11%. In addition, 67% of Travelzoo UK subscribers expect to travel at least three times for leisure over the next 12 months. Travelzoo subscribers revealed that the US, Canada, Spain, France and Greece will be their top five destinations in next 12 months.

Chris Loughlin, managing director for Travelzoo in Europe commented, “We are delighted to achieve this milestone in the UK. With over one million high-quality UK subscribers, Travelzoo is able to generate significantly more incremental demand for travel advertisers. As the UK economy has slowed, we have seen subscriber demand for special offers increase. This is reflected in higher click-through rates and the increase in subscribers who say they have booked an offer that they found in Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter.”

UK travel companies such as DeVere Hotels & Leisure, Qwerty Travel, First Option Cruise, African Safari Club, DFDS Seaways, Mark Warner, Olympic Holidays, Select Holidays, Inghams, Flight Centre, Gill’s Cruise Club, Hoseasons Holidays, Crystal Active, Value Added Travel and British Airways regularly feature offers in Travelzoo’s UK publications.

*Travelzoo Subscriber Survey June 2008 n=1,821. Travelzoo Subscriber Survey June 2006 n=1,412. A survey was not fielded in 2007.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo’s media properties, which reach more than 12 million travel enthusiasts in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the UK, include the Travelzoo® website, the Top 20® e-mail newsletter, the Newsflash™ e-mail alert service and SuperSearch™, a travel search engine. Travelzoo publishes offers from more than 900 advertisers. Travelzoo’s deal experts review offers to find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo is headquartered in New York City.

About Travelzoo in Europe

Travelzoo has operated in Europe since 2005. Travelzoo’s European media properties, which reach more than 1.9 million travel enthusiasts in the UK, Germany, France and Spain through its newsletters, include the Travelzoo Top 20™ e-mail newsletter, the Newsflash™ e-mail alert service, and the Travelzoo websites travelzoo.co.uk, travelzoo.de, travelzoo.fr, travelzoo.es which offer cheap flights and other holiday deals.

Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, prospects and intentions, markets in which we participate and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts. When used in this press release, the words “expect”, “predict”, “project”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “seek” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward looking statements.

Because these forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements, including changes in our plans, objectives, expectations, prospects and intentions and other factors discussed in our filings with the SEC. We cannot guarantee any future levels of activity, performance or achievements. Travelzoo undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release. Travelzoo and Top 20 are registered trademarks of Travelzoo. All other company and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Medical Tourism Corporation helped Atlanta grandmother and University of Nigeria professor get bilateral knee replacement surgery in India at huge medical cost savings. The total price of knee surgery in India was about 15% of what she was quoted by the doctors in the USA.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Bridget Nkechi Onah returned from a very successful & affordable knee replacement surgery in India. The trip was arranged & facilitated by Plano, TX based, Medical Tourism Corporation.

www.MedicalTourismCo.Com

Onah was used to a full and active life, until the pain in her knees began to slow her down some years ago. By profession a university professor, she holds masters degrees in science & rural sociology.

She pulled on by sheer mental strength, but the arthritic knee pain soon got to a point where she could not walk anymore, let alone pursuing her passions of working on women’s issues and HIV/AIDS education.

It was then that she decided that she must focus on finding a solution for her problem. Hence Onah, author and contributor to many professional journals and publications, took a sabbatical from her teaching career at the University of Nigeria and went over to her daughter’s place in Atlanta, US.

However there was a problem with getting the knee replacement done in the US: the inhibitive cost. Onah is not insured and there was no way she could afford to pay $47,000 for one knee replacement and $94,000 for bilateral knee replacement.

Hence, she turned to medical tourism. “I looked up ‘knee replacement in India’ on the Internet and that’s when I came across Medical Tourism Corporation. At that stage, I had still not made up my mind though. But the quick responses and extremely professional communication from Medical Tourism Corporation helped me discuss the matter with my family members and arrive at a collective decision,” she said.

Medical Tourism Corporation was with Onah through each stage of the trip: from planning for the trip, getting the visas, arranging the surgery, and safe return home. “All questions that I had were answered. And even before I went there, I got to see the resume of the doctor who would treat me, Dr Sanjay Pai, and was very impressed. He had 18 years of experience in his field. That was very reassuring,” Onah says.

The detailed information she received about the quality of medical tourism in India in general and knee replacement in particular combined with the fact that she could get the procedure done for an unbelievably low $14,000 for both knees helped her make up her mind. It also helped that Medical Tourism Corporation got her a discount of $500 on her air tickets compared to what she was able to shop on her own.

The Corporation arranged for her to get the bilateral knee replacement done at Wockhardt Hospital in India, a world class healthcare facility, affiliated to Harvard Medical in the USA. “It was very fulfilling to get the treatment in that hospital. The quality of medical care was extremely high. The nurses showed good training and high ethical values,” she said. “The medical team was simply superb. The anesthetists were good, too. And Dr Pai was an astounding team leader.”

Onah got back to the US about two weeks ago and is now recuperating. Soon, she hopes, she will be able to walk again and get back to doing the things she loves. “I used to go for long walks with my husband and friends and haven’t been able to do that for some time now. So, I look forward to all that,” she said. “I am very impressed with the highly professional way in which Medical Tourism Corporation helped me. Throughout the time I was in India, people from the Corporation kept calling me from the US, asking how I was doing and if there was anything I wanted. I think that was very, very fulfilling.”

About Medical Tourism Corporation:
Medical Tourism Corporation’s goal is to have satisfied and happy medical tourists. The firm helps people get medical treatment done at affordable, world-class health care facilities. Apart from facilitating surgeries like knee replacement, it also assists in facilitating other medical procedures like hip replacement in India, hip resurfacing in India, and cervical disk replacement and more. In addition to India, the company also facilitates Medical Tourism in Mexico, Costa Rica, Belgium and Thailand. Some of the other hospitals part of the Medical Tourism Corporation network includes Apollo Hospital in India, Hospital Angeles in Mexico and, Clinica Biblica Hospital in Costa Rica. The facilitation service involves the complete medical tourism experience, from trip planning, destination support and the return.

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“Black Saturday’s” Damage No Comparison to Today’s Loss of Crucial Winter Habitat

Arlington, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 19, 2008 — Twenty years ago today, more than 150,000 acres of Yellowstone National Park burned in a 24-hour period deemed “Black Saturday,” part of the worst fires in the park’s history that consumed 800,000 acres total. Looking back, the fires did little or no long-term damage to the park’s plants and animals - almost nothing compared to the threats the park faces today.

While the heart of the Greater Yellowstone region is protected in 2.5 million acres of national parks, the winter habitat surrounding the park - the land most critical to the survival of much of Yellowstone’s wildlife - is under-protected and disappearing rapidly.

According to demographic and scientific trends, in the last two decades, the Greater Yellowstone region has experienced twice the nation’s population growth rate and six times the rate of land conversion and habitat loss. While only 27,000 houses were located within 50 miles of the park in 1940, today that number exceeds 88,000 and scientists predict we could reach 143,000 in the next two decades.

“This is the biggest crisis Yellowstone faces since it was created. At the current rate of permanent habitat loss, the extraordinary wildlife that characterizes the region will not be maintained for future generations,” said Paul Hansen, director of the Greater Yellowstone program at The Nature Conservancy. “Very few of the millions visiting have any sense of that.”

Winter range is found primarily in the lower elevation river valleys, places also popular with home owners and the increasing number of residents who move to the region for its natural beauty. When significant portions of the park are covered in 50 feet of snow, as can be typical in the winter months, animals need room to move to less harsh conditions. Their useable space is rapidly shrinking.

The Nature Conservancy and its partners have identified the 2.8 million acres that are the most important to the survival of the Greater Yellowstone’s wildlife. Working collaboratively with others, the Conservancy is working to protect 1 million acres, the most important 4 percent of the total Greater Yellowstone wildlife habitat, by 2015. This is an ambitious goal, but the Conservancy has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers around the world.

“Our generation faces a historic challenge and opportunity to secure Yellowstone’s wildlife heritage, for all time. If we fail, the park and iconic assemblage of wildlife species that give this landscape its life will be diminished forever,” Hansen said.

Identifying ways for man and nature to coexist is not a new problem. Earlier this summer the Conservancy and Harvard University released a new study examining the effect of staggering urban growth on nature and people that finds if we don’t improve urban planning now, we may lose some animals, plants and natural resources for good. Among the findings:

• By 2030, expanding urban areas will fill 350,000 square miles, an area the size of Texas.
• In 2007, the United Nations revealed that at least 50 percent of the world’s population is living in cities. By 2030, that number will jump to 60 percent, with nearly 2 billion new city residents, many migrating from rural areas.
• 8 percent of vertebrae species have been labeled as “endangered” due to the effects of rapid urban development.
• Economic concerns will also emerge with rapid urban growth. For example, accidental or intentionally started fires will increase, costing additional dollars and resources to suppress the flames that threaten homes, businesses and buildings. At Tijuca National Park near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there are around 75 wildfires a year, almost all caused by humans and most started at the edge of the park by surrounding residents.

The headwaters of all three of the nation’s largest watersheds- the Columbia, the Colorado and the Mississippi- begin in Yellowstone. It is the world’s first park and the first international biosphere reserve. It is the location of the five longest remaining long-distance mammal migrations- one of the Earth’s most stunning and imperiled biological phenomena-in the lower 48 United States.

Wildlife habitat include large concentrations of elk, mule deer, bighorn mountain sheep, bison, and pronghorn, and the Greater Yellowstone serves as the southern anchor of a larger system -stretching through northern Idaho and Montana into Canada - for wide-ranging carnivores that are critical to the natural balance: wolves, grizzly bears, coyotes, mountain lions, wolverine, lynx, and fox.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 18 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 117 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.

Contact:
Nichole Matous
(307) 734-0440
nmatous@tnc.org

Paul Hansen
(307) 733-8890
phansen@tnc.org

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Patented TrueBeam™ Technology Creates Brighter, Whiter Beam Than Any Flashlight On The Market

Bethel, CT (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 — In a professional setting or at home, trouble tends to hide in the dark corners. Today, Duracell is lighting the way with the introduction of the Duracell Daylite™, the first in a new line of flashlights that are durable enough to be used in the harshest of environments and compact enough to take into any space. Most important, the power and quality of the light beam is unsurpassed by any other device.

Duracell Daylite AAA Model

Developed to address the consumer demand for a better and brighter light, the heavy-duty Duracell Daylite™ was developed with patented TrueBeam™ technology which captures, focuses and projects more light than the typical LED and bulb technologies currently on the store shelves with settings from a focused spotlight to floodlight. The Daylite™ takes typical LED lighting technology to the next level. Even with a reflector or lens, a standard LED light source emits and captures light so inefficiently in a 180-degree pattern that it captures less than 70 percent of the total light produced. Duracell’s TrueBeam™ Technology uses both a lens and a reflector to capture and project up to 100 percent of the light, delivering a brighter, whiter beam that totally eliminates the dark spot that plagues the typical flashlight.

“We’ve re-engineered the common flashlight into a more powerful tool that will help give professionals and do-it-yourselfers the vision to do their jobs better,” said Rick June, Duracell Vice President and General Manager. “The difference isn’t subtle, and we named it Daylite for a reason. It’s like bringing a beam of daylight to the job. It’s powered by Duracell batteries, but it’s another example of how the company is bringing more than battery innovation to the market.”

Because of its industry leading performance and durability, the Duracell Daylite™ flashlight is expected to become a fast favorite for safety professionals across the country. The premium features and value pricing of the Daylite™ also make it the perfect choice for the millions of do-it-yourselfers who are looking for bright, even light that easily and efficiently translates from a tight beam to a wide flood without any fade or dark spots. These features will make household projects and DIY fixes requiring a dependable, bright light source simpler than ever before.

As a result of the successful acquisition of Garrity in 2006, Duracell’s technology partner, Illumination Management Solutions, helped bring the TrueBeam™ to the mass market.

The Duracell Daylite™ flashlight will be available beginning in August 2008 at mass, drug and hardware stores nationwide. The suggested retail price is $24.99 for AA and AAA. The CR123 will have a suggested retail of $34.99.

About Duracell
Part of the Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Duracell has been powering people around the world for more than 40 years. Our products serve as the heart of devices that keep people connected, protect their families, entertain them and simplify their increasingly mobile lifestyles. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance alkaline batteries, Duracell also innovates in disposable, renewable and peripheral technologies and markets general purpose flashlights along with the advanced Daylite® LED flashlights. Visit www.duracell.com for more information.

About Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Folgers®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Actonel®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, and Braun®. The P&G community consists of 138,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

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