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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, celebrates today its first full year of business in San Diego, home of North America's first all-electric carsharing network. Since the launch of car2go in San Diego in November 2011, more than 12,500 people have registered as members of car2go, and more than 200,000 trips have been taken in the smart fortwo electric drive car2go vehicles. In a...
Led by conservatives, Americans overwhelmingly see Mexico as a source of problems for the U.S. Results offer context for meeting next week between Obama and Mexico's President-elect AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind study, the results of which were released today, underscores the troubled state of the Mexico brand in the U.S. and points to drug violence as the overwhelming driver of those impressions. (Photo:...
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Media industry veteran Susie Ellwood is the new Publisher for Cox Media Group's (CMG) Austin American-Statesman and The Statesman Co., Austin's leading media business, which publishes newspapers and websites and also acts as a regional commercial printer and distribution company. Ellwood joins the Statesman on Dec. 3 and succeeds Jane Williams, who was recently named as CMG's Senior VP of Television earlier this year. As Publisher,...
MIAMI, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- car2go, the carsharing program that launched in Miami this July, is approaching its 100-day mark in the city and is announcing impressive membership numbers tied to the milestone date. More than 6,000 Miami members have signed up since its inception, and collectively the members have taken more than 35,000 trips in the 240 car2gos in Miami, a real sign that the blue and white smart cars have left a big impression on locals. (Photo:...
Light industrial building expected to break ground by end of month, pre-leasing available on second office/flex building, plans submitted for third tract of land for corporate headquarters. PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC) today announced that construction will begin this month on a 120,000-square-foot light industrial building at the 160-acre, master-planned, mixed-use development located at the...
Austin based sales and marketing firm was recognized as a fastest growing company by Austin Business Journal Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 23, 2012 ebQuickstart, LLC, a sales and marketing company, announced today that it has been recognized by the Austin Business Journal as the 2nd fastest growing private company in Austin, Texas, with revenue under 10 million dollars. The Austin Business Journal honored the top 50 fastest growing private companies in Austin, Oct. 18th during an awards...
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals is happy to announce SXSW V2V -- the newest addition to the SXSW family of events. The four-day event will take place at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 11-14, 2013. Participants will experience engaging speakers, panel discussions, workshops, mentor and coaching sessions, pitch events, rapid-fire presentations, and networking opportunities in a casual...
The new educational website from Austin Hearing Services contains extensive videos from Dr. Margaret Hutchinson, an easy scheduling feature and several free downloads for consumers considering a hearing aid purchase. Austn, TX (PRWEB) October 20, 2012 Austin Hearing Services, the leading provider of hearing aids in Austin is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at austinhearingservices.com and accompanying educational YouTube channel. The website contains a wealth of new...
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Adlucent announced today that it has been named to the Austin Business Journal 2012 FAST 50 as one of the fastest growing private companies. The award picks out the businesses who have posted impressive revenue growth over the past three years. Adlucent, which recently relocated its headquarters to a former movie theatre at 2900 S. Congress, has grown to 85 employees and is on track to post 50% year-over-year growth in 2012. "Adlucent...
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12th, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prominent stem cell scientists, physicians, and advocates from leading medical facilities and research institutions across Texas and California will highlight the 3rd Annual Stem Cell Research Symposium: Spotlight on Texas, on October 19, 2012, at the Texas State Capitol. This free, public symposium, produced and co-hosted by the Austin-based nonprofit Texas Cures Education Foundation (Texas Cures), is designed to educate the...
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Growing Degree days are another huge part of our lives even though we may not deal with them directly. Growing degree days deal with the growing of fruits and vegetables along with other various crops that are grown throughout the United States for our personal uses. As we examine the Austin Texas area we can see how the impacts of normal, El-Nino and La-Nina cycles have an impact on just the month of March. These numbers are based on 50F which is the base number used for determining when...
If you live in Austin Texas, this is what type of heating and cooling of your house you can expect to see during various weather events such as EL-Nino and La-Nina. The above graph represents three events known as EL-Nino, La-Nina and normal conditions. All the data was gathered from the month of March for each event. During a Normal cycle it is pretty fair to say that Austin will experience heating and cooling pretty close together. While during an EL-Nino event it shows that heating...
El-Nino is marked with having warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean, so how can it have impacts on Austin Texas. This is a look at what occurred during an EL-Nino event as we evaluate three months of the cycle. January 2012- March 2012 La-Nina Impacts on Austin TX Climate January 2012 Normal temperatures for the month are usually around 40-60F. Examining what occurred during the month of January during an EL-Nino event the temps where average 40% of the month. While, 21% of the month...
Symbol: BRTE7 Group: Moss Family: Bruchiaceae Growth Habit: Nonvascular Native Status: NA N Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Division Bryophyta – Mosses Subdivision Musci Class Bryopsida – True mosses Subclass Bryidae Order Dicranales Family Bruchiaceae Genus Bruchia Schwägr. – bruchia moss Species Bruchia texana Austin...
Austin Texas is located in the Southern Part of the United States. To the west the elevation increases while to the east the elevation slopes down towards the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures for Austin Texas: January through February the normal temperatures range from the 40’s during the evening to the 60’s during the day. March shows a slight warming trend as the averages are in the 50’s during the evening and the days warm into the 70’s. April through May as spring continues the...
