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Author Shirley Lorraine Franks outlines the process of finding employment in United States SUGAR LAND, Texas (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Author Shirley Lorraine Franks helps nurses everywhere decide whether or not to relocate as she recalls how she left the Virgin Islands to become a nurse in America in her debut nonfiction “A Foreign Nurse's Guide to America” (published by iUniverse). A unique combination of autobiography and guidebook, “A Foreign Nurse’s Guide to America”...
A Berkeley Heights, NJ Board Certified physician specializing in Dermatology, Dr. Monib Zirvi, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Berkeley Heights' Dermatology specialist Dr. Monib Zirvi for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo:...
NaturaLawn of America of Stow, Ohio, has been honored with a recognition by Akron Beacon Journal in its selection of "Beacon's Best." STOW, Ohio, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the October, 2012 issue of Akron Beacon Journal published by Knight Ridder, NaturaLawn of America was selected for the following honor: "Beacon's Best" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130514/DC13863) A spokesperson from NaturaLawn of...
CHICAGO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement Attributable to Bob Aiken President and CEO of Feeding America: "Feeding America strongly opposes the $4.1 billion cut to SNAP included in the Senate Farm Bill, which would cause an estimated 500,000 low-income households to lose an average $90 in monthly benefits. "The effect of this cut would be concentrated in 15 states and the District of Columbia and would equate to about 36 lost meals per month for impacted...
Local Dealerships Partner with Ram Truck Brand to Sponsor FFA Scholarships for High School Students AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a long-standing partnership with the National Future Farmers of America Organization (FFA), the Ram Truck brand is funding nearly 80 scholarships to FFA members across the country. The Ram Truck brand has awarded approximately $600,000 in scholarships throughout its 29 year sponsorship of the FFA scholarship initiative....
Signs alert passersby of alligators lurking in water areas NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- America is home to over 3 million alligators, and it's important to tread carefully around these fearsome creatures. MySafetySign.com has launched new alligator warning signs to help citizens in alligator-populated areas avoid sudden attacks. Alligators generally stay away from humans, but become very defensive and aggressive when threatened. During the summer months, attacks increase...
LAS VEGAS, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Made in America, Yamie Chess: The Adventures of Tigermore and the Mind Angels®, the new supplemental K-8 math learning aid series that uses an educational cartoon chess universe to teach children math, and the algebraic and geometric basis of classic chess, scheduled to make its worldwide debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on February 16, 2014, is aiming to raise America's position in math performance among industrialized...
A national World War II magazine today announced the release of a new Kindle Fire app that lets users read the publication on all versions of the device, with live links, searchable text, and pinch enlargement of photos. HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 AMERICA IN WWII—a national magazine about the American experience in the Second World War—today announced the launch of a new Kindle Fire app. The new application lets users read the publication on all Kindle Fire...
Media Imagery Studios creates 2013 mini-documentary video “Cradle of Liberty Council” for Southeastern Pennsylvania, Boy Scouts of America to assist inner-city youth. Pennsauken, NJ (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 Media Imagery Studios, a full-service media design and digital video production studio in Pennsauken, NJ debuts a new mini-documentary video production for Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America. This new video follows the award-winning...
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, MAY 14: YOUNG READERS Profile America -- Tuesday, May 14th.( )This week is the 94th annual Children's Book Week --encouraging the joy of reading for young people. The idea began in 1913 with a drive by the librarian of the Boy Scouts, Franklin Matthiews, to promote higher standards...
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Ronald Ellwin Evans, Jr. was an astronaut that worked with NASA on the Apollo missions and served as a Captain in the United States Navy. Evans is one of the twenty-four astronauts to fly to the moon. . Evans was born on November 10, 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. Boy Scouts of America played a huge role in Evans youth as he attained the highest level of Life Scout. Evans then went on to study at the University of Kansas...
The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) is a large species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in tropical and subtropical environments from mezquital thickets in the Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas to northernmost Costa Rica. In Central America, this species occurs in the Pacific lowlands from Chiapas, Mexico to northern Nicaragua. It occurs solely as a separate population in Costa Rica. Its habitat is dry and moist forests, especially where interspersed with scrub and savanna....
The Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) is a species of grouse native to the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is a forest-dwelling bird, with a breeding habitat along the edges of conifer and mixed forests in western North America, from southeastern Alaska and Yukon south to New Mexico. Its range is closely associated with that of various conifers. It is a permanent resident within its range, but will often move short distances by foot or by wing to denser forest habitat in the colder...
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized species of sea duck. Its breeding habitat is wooded lakes and ponds in northwestern North America, but also in scattered locations in eastern Canada and Iceland. In Iceland it is commonly known as husond (house-duck). It is a migratory bird and will winter in protected coastal waters or open inland waters. It rarely migrates as far away as Europe and southern North America. Barrow’s Goldeneye is named after Sir John Barrow. The...
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic gram-positive coccus, and is the most common cause of staph infections. It is commonly part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. Around 20% of the human population is long-term carriers. It gets its golden color due to its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin. The pigment acts as a virulence factor with an antioxidant action that allows the microbe to evade death by reactive oxygen species used by the host immune system. Staphylococci...
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