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Cook Islands in the South Pacific Chosen as Pristine Location for Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue

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Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) March 06, 2014

Sports Illustrated is celebrating the magazines 50th Anniversary with the debut of its iconic 2014 swimsuit issue photographed in the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific.

According to John Petersen, General Manager North America for Cook Islands tourism, travel officials are optimistic that the edition will stir significant interest in visiting the pristine islands, given that the magazine has more than 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million people each week.

The 50th Anniversary edition cover was shot at the stunning Aitutaki Lagoon in the Cook Islands, one of the most spectacular of all South Pacific destinations where a triangular shaped reef encompasses Aitutaki lagoon which is imbedded with massive coral heads, and is home to countless varieties of brilliantly colored tropical fish and marine life.

From the North American Cook Islands Tourism office, we also hope to capture the targeted audience of both Sports Illustrated readers and viewers to our new website http://www.paradiseincookislands.com, which explains the Cook Islands story, and links to special airfares and leisure packages. This method is one of the best ways to convey to Sports Illustrated readers the options for vacationing in the Cook Islands, one of the most idyllic visitor experiences in the world, adds Petersen.

Air New Zealand, the leading airline to the Cook Islands, also chose Aitutaki to shoot its newest in flight safety video, Safety in Paradise in celebration of Sports Illustrated Swimsuits 50th anniversary. The safety video combines the picturesque Cooks with some of the biggest names in modelling including Christie Brinkley, Chrissy Teigen, Ariel Meredith, Hannah Davis and Jessica Gomes. Making a special guest appearance is one of the original supermodels, Christie Brinkley, who famously appeared on three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers.

Air New Zealand Head of Global Brand Development Jodi Williams says working with the Sports Illustrated franchise was a phenomenal opportunity to further lift the airline's brand on the global stage and to promote a key Pacific Island destination the airline has been flying to for more than 40 years.

With the magazines 50th Anniversary issue, which hits newsstands across the country last week, the North American Cook Islands Tourism office also plans to leverage positive publicity in the future by working closely with the national magazines public relations, promotions, and special events departments to position the Cook Islands utilizing the Islands official branding and messaging. This emphasis will also be combined with an integrated online campaign to ensure the momentum generated by the 50th Anniversary issue.

Historically, since the swimsuit editions debut in 1964, the magazine has chosen some of the most exotic and prestigious locations in the world for photography. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (http://www.SI.com/Swimsuit) franchise reaches more than 62 million people annually.

To learn more about travel to the Cook Islands, its special packages and airfares, visit, http://www.paradiseincookislands.com or e-mail John Petersen, General Manager North America Cook Islands Travel North America LLC office at USAManager(at)CookIslands(dot)travel. To obtain information about airfares to the Cook Islands, visit Air New Zealand at http://www.airnewzealand.com.

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Marshall Islands Want US To Resolve Unfinished Nuclear Legacy

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Posted Wednesday, March 5 10:18 AM

(AFP) Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak called on the United States Saturday to resolve the unfinished business of its nuclear testing legacy in the western Pacific nation.

Compensation provided by Washington does not provide a fair and just settlement for the damage caused, he told a ceremony in Majuro marking the 60th anniversary of the devastating hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll which contaminated many islands with radioactive fallout.

We remain the closest of friends with the United States, but there is unfinished business relating to the nuclear weapons testing that must be addressed.

Loeak said the unfinished business not only affected the four atolls that the United States acknowledged as exposed, but also many other islands throughout the country.

In 1983, 29 years after the March 1, 1954 explosion, a compensation agreement was reached in which Washington provided the Marshall Islands with $150 million to settle all nuclear test claims.

But more than 10 years later, during then president BillClintons administration, formerly secret documents about the nuclear tests were released and confirmed dozens of islands were exposed to the fallout

Loeak called this dramatic new information that had not been revealed to Marshall Islands negotiators.

It is abundantly clear that the agreement was not negotiated in good faith and does not provide a fair and just settlement of the damages caused, he said.

US ambassador Thomas Armbruster, who delivered prepared remarks in both English and Marshallese languages, said words are insufficient to express the sadness of the 60th anniversary of the nuclear test.

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Marshall Islands says climate change behind severe flooding

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MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Officials in the Marshall Islands blamed climate change yesterday for severe flooding in the Pacific nations capital Majuro which has left 1,000 people homeless.

The Marshalls declared a state of emergency in the wake of the flooding, which peaked Monday when surges caused by so-called king tides inundated areas of the low-lying capital.

Senator Tony de Brum, the Minister Assisting the President, said king tides were a regular phenomenon, but not at the damaging levels seen this week.

This is far, far from being a normal situation, he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

I put that down to climate change these things are far more intense than before and leave more destruction behind than they used to.

Alson Kelen, a resident of a small island located about a mile from the downtown area of Majuro, said this week that the king tide was the highest he had ever experienced.

The UN Office for the Cooordination of Humanitarian Affairs said there had been no reports of fatalities or serious injuries due to the flooding.

Climate change is a major concern for Pacific island states such as the Marshals, Kiribati and Tuvalu, where many atolls are barely a metre above sea level and risk being engulfed by rising waters.

The Pacific Islands Forum regional bloc signed a declaration calling for renewed global efforts to contain global warming when they met in Majuro last September. AFP

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Islands of Adventure: Dudley Do-Right’s Rip Saw Falls off ride POV 1080p – Video

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Islands of Adventure: Dudley Do-Right #39;s Rip Saw Falls off ride POV 1080p
This is just a short video of Dudley Do-Right #39;s Rip Saw Falls from an off ride perspective. We didn #39;t video much of this ride because it is a water ride and ...

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