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NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that its award-winning order management system, the Eze OMS(TM),* has achieved a third consecutive year of record-setting growth. New Eze OMS customers that included ETF providers, institutional asset managers, endowments, hedge funds, and wealth advisory firms were added across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. "This year, we have demonstrated tremendous growth on multiple...
CLEVELAND, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (NYSE: HY) today announced net income of $32.4 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012 and revenues of $652.0 million compared with net income of $23.6 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, and revenues of $677.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. Operating profit increased to $29.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 from $28.0 million in 2011. Operating margins...
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) announced today its financial results, both consolidated and unconsolidated, for the fourth quarter and full year 2012, prepared and filed in Colombian pesos (COP$) in accordance with the Public Accountancy Legal Framework (Régimen de Contabilidad Pública, RCP) of Colombia's General Accounting Office. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090209/ARM001LOGO ) Some...
TEANECK, N.J., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Holy Name Medical Center (HNMC) hosted a premier screening of Caucus: New Jersey's "Make a Difference: Have a Heart, Help Haiti" on February 13. The public television program, which features interviews with Michael Maron, President/CEO of HNMC, and David Butler, MD, HNMC Ob/Gyn and President of the Center for Rural Development of Milot, was one component of the evening's event, which introduced Holy Name's "Hospital for Haiti" initiative...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soul Beach Music Festival is proud to announce the addition of Grammy-Award winning singer D'Angelo to the spectacular line-up of musical brilliance as he joins three-time Grammy Award-Winning Ne-Yo on the main stage of the Nikky Beach Amphitheatre in Aruba on Memorial Day weekend. D'Angelo will take to the stage with a luminous show on Saturday, May 25 and Ne-Yo will close out the three-night main stage spectacle with an iridescent...
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the azure Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic is one of the hottest destinations for boating and yachting, featuring dozens of full-service international marinas, a variety of watersports, deep sea fishing and upscale resorts and hotels. Located just 800 miles south of Miami, the pristine beauty of the land and its 1,000 miles of coastline attract a variety of regattas, tournaments and other water...
Mead Brown Costa Rica offers luxurious villas, homes, and condo vacation rentals plus free activities for the family for stays that end on or before May 1, 2013. Bahia Herradura, Costa Rica (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 Families looking for an active and sunny spring break vacation adventure with a tropical flavor that’s not budget-busting should look to Costa Rica. This exotic vacation destination is closer than you may think: Flights are less than four hours from Orlando, Miami, Dallas,...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "We, the Leaders of the United States and the European Union, are pleased to announce that, based on recommendations from the U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth co-chaired by United States Trade Representative Kirk and European Trade Commissioner De Gucht, the United States and the European Union will each initiate the internal procedures necessary to launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
Delta Travel is excited to share with their members new specials in regard to travel to Costa Rica. Valencia, CA (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 According to Delta Travel executive Paul Bullion, "Delta is always trying to find ways to save our members money, and there are so many incredible places to travel, we just can't focus on one. We have to find the best deals for travel to anywhere in the world. And when we find amazing packages for certain areas, we have to let our members...
CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, Colombia, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After a record breaking event in Cartagena, which saw over 400 delegates in attendance Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa S.A (SACSA) have handed the event over to El Salvador the host destination of the 7th Routes Americas event which will take place in early 2014. The Honourable Minister of Tourism Mr. Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran was instrumental in securing the hosting of the 2014 event which will...
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The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean that is located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It’s bordered by Mexico and Central America towards the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and towards the south by South America. The whole area of the Caribbean Sea, the numerous islands of the West Indies, and neighboring coasts, are together known as the Caribbean. The sea is one of the largest seas and has an area of...
North America is a continent completely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost completely within the Western Hemisphere. It’s also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It’s bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. This continent covers an area of approximately 9,540,000 sq miles, about 4.8 percent of the plants surface or about...
The Colombian Journal of Statistics (Revista Colombiana de Estadistica) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on statistics published biannually by the National University of Colombia. It was established in 1968. During its early years, the journal was published only in Spanish; since 1985, it includes English-published papers as well. The journal halted publication in 1969, being re-launched in 1979 by Luis Thorin. The journal covers research on statistics, including applications,...
The Amazon Rainforest (known as Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia in Portuguese, and Selva Amazónica or Amazonia in Spanish), also known as Amazonia, or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers almost all of the Amazon Basin in South America. The basin consists of 1.7 billion acres, of which 1.4 billion acres is rainforest. This rainforest covers nine nations (Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana). Brazil contains...
Commonly known as Cane Bluestem, Bothriochloa barbinodis is a grass species native to the Americas. It is indigenous to the southern United States as well as South and Central America and Mexico. Booming perennially, the species grows in tufts from 2 to 4 feet in height. The stems are similar in color to wheat and have intermittent nodules adorned with wispy hairs. The leaves are 8 to 11 inches in length and range in color from a bluish green to a rusty yellow depending on the dryness of...
