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Austin Ventures backs Adaptive Commerce company set to change the way people make buying decisions AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compare Metrics, an Adaptive Commerce company that empowers brands to harness disconnected information from across the web to power individualized discovery experiences and drive sales, today announced that it has received $4.2 million in first-round financing. The financing was lead by Austin Ventures and includes follow-on investment from...
MyEdu for Employers empowers recruiters to attract, engage and hire ideal student candidates AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MyEdu today announced the launch of a 30-day free trial of MyEdu for Employers that allows any company to post a targeted job or internship and easily connect with applicants and suggested ideal candidates. Employers focused on recruiting early professionals can now connect with college students who have the right skills, talents and experiences...
May Move Designed to Foster Community and Grow Business Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 CM First USA is moving the company's development center to Tech Ranch Austin in May. Founded in 2008 by Kevin Koym and Jonas Lams, Tech Ranch is designed to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. By working together in a shared environment, this facility allows participants to leverage the social capital of the community and provides classes, workshops, mentoring and...
Innovative employee rewards and engagement platform plans for high growth as it puts down roots in Austin. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Steve Semelsberger has been hired as the CEO of YouEarnedIt, an innovative employee rewards and engagement platform that offers a best-in-class approach to employee recognition and corporate incentive programs. In the six months since its beta launch, YouEarnedIt has quickly grown to serve more than 30 companies, including RetailMeNot, Mass Relevance,...
The majority of dog bites can be prevented by paying attention to visual cues AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Dog Bite Prevention Week 2013 runs from May 19 to May 25 and offers an annual reminder of the fact that the majority of dog bites can be prevented. The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA), the state association for Texas veterinarians, would like to remind pet owners and the public that preventing dog bites begins with proper...
Perk Offers Users of its Browser the Ability to Turn "Perk Points" into Bitcoin, that can be Used for Instant Peer-to-Peer Transactions and Worldwide Payments AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perk, the world's first web browser that rewards users for surfing, searching, and shopping online, announced today that its users now have the ability to turn rewards - Perk Points - into Bitcoins. Perk has partnered with more than 2,000 top merchants including 1800 Flowers,...
TechStars is the #1 startup accelerator in the world, and now it's in Austin. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 TechStars is a startup accelerator with locations in Boston, Boulder, Chicago, New York City, Seattle, London and now Austin! The Managing Director of TechStars, Jason Seats, announced during RISE Week the expansion into Austin, alongside Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, where it will operate from. Other incubators in the area include Tech Ranch, Austin Technology...
Median sold prices for Austin real estate rise $25k in year to year comparison, and 450 more homes have sold in first four months of 2013, says premiere Austin luxury homes brokerage Regent Property Group. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 The Austin home search experts at Regent Property Group are reporting that price and volume increases are strong for Austin real estate thus far in 2013, compared to the same time period in 2012. The April 2013 average sold price of $412,124 is about...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Nissan Motorsport Altima racing cars flank a production 2013 Nissan Altima at Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas during the first-ever appearance of the Australian V8 Supercar Series in the United States. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/CL16687)(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANBADGELOGO) This is the first year for Nissan in the popular racing series. Nissan Motorsport has...
The 6th Annual Morgellons Medical Conference hosted by The Charles E. Holman Foundation highlighted critical new research for the rare, debilitating illness Morgellons Disease. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 The Charles E. Holman Foundation (CEHF), a non-profit advocacy group for those suffering the rare medical condition Morgellons Disease, is pleased to announce the incredible success of the 6th Annual Morgellons Medical Conference that took place in April in Austin, TX. Attendees...
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The Edwards Plateau is an area of west-central Texas which is bordered by the Balcones Fault towards the south and the east, the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado towards the north, and the Chihuahuan Desert and Pecos River towards the west. San Angelo, San Antonia, Del Rio, and Austin make a rough outline of the area. The eastern part of the plateau is the Texas Hill Country. The trees of this savanna include a juniper-oak mix and a mesquite-acacia mix scattered over the fairly short...
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...
Taking a look at Austin and within 50miles of the local area we can see the impacts that different phases of weather have on the tornado statistics of the region. 2000 was a La-Nina phase and it was a fairly strong phase, which lead to the 12 tornadoes within 50miles of Austin and also one EF-2 was part of the stats indicating that strong tornadoes are possible during a La-Nina in this region. 2003 was an El-Nino phase and it did suppress the tornado statistics for the year in the...
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...
Symbol: XETR Group: Dicot Family: Convolvulaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Vine Forb/herb Native Status: PR N Synonyms: IPAN Ipomoea angustifolia Jacq. JATRA Jacquemontia tridentata L. ssp. angustifolia (Jacq.) van Ooststr. METR6 Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. METRA Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. ssp. angustifolia (Jacq.) van Ooststr. Distribution: Xenostegiatridentata(L.) Austin & Staples distribution:USA+(PR)...
