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CALGARY, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. ("Vermilion" or the "Company") (TSX - VET) is pleased to report interim operating and unaudited financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012. HIGHLIGHTS -- Recorded average production of 37,803 boe/d in 2012, an increase of 7% as compared to 35,202 boe/d in 2011. Fourth quarter 2012 production remained relatively flat at 36,265 boe/d compared to...
Students introduced to aerospace technology during F1 in Schools program MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) introduced more than 200 students to the company's technologies today, as part of an Australian educational program to provide insight into working in the aerospace and defense industries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at...
RTLS solution providers to tap the cost-conscious market by demonstrating the value proposition of RTLS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising costs are compelling hospitals in Southeast Asia and Australia New Zealand (ANZ) to streamline their operations, which, in turn, is opening up several opportunities for the (RLTS) market. Hospitals are hoping to leverage RTLS technology to make healthcare more accessible and take a higher number of patients through...
ADELAIDE, Australia, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the world's biggest and most important international conferences on autism will be held in Adelaide in August this year. The Asia Pacific Autism Conference - featuring experts and attendees from more than 20 countries - occurs every two years. It will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on August 8, 9 and 10. Autism South Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is...
Emerging verticals such as banking and consumer electronics to rise to prominence when the government vertical reaches maturity KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The governments of Southeast Asia (SEA) and Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) are investing heavily in security projects and infrastructure, such as border control systems and national ID programs, which bodes well for the biometrics market in the two regions. The International Civil Aviation Organization...
Government initiatives to develop workforce skills drive market growth KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The membrane technology market for water and wastewater treatment in Australia and New Zealand has rapidly gathered momentum owing to strong support from government and regulatory bodies. Governments in both countries have developed a certification framework to impart necessary skills to water treatment facility operators, boosting the market's preparedness...
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Airservices Australia, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Australia, has commissioned into service the first two Integrated Tower Automation Suites (INTAS) provided by Saab Sensis and NAV CANADA and installed at Broome and Rockhampton Airports. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120629/MM33749LOGO ) INTAS, based on NAVCANatm technology and modified to meet the needs of Airservices Australia's National Towers Program...
-WELCOME TO PARADISE: MY JOURNEY publishes in the US on October 22, 2013- NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HarperCollins Publishers announced today the acquisition of the first official book from music sensation Cody Simpson. WELCOME TO PARADISE: MY JOURNEY, scheduled to publish in the US on October 22, 2013, is jam packed with never-before-seen photos and exclusive gossip about life on and off the stage. From the beaches of Australia to touring with Justin Bieber, WELCOME...
JIASHAN, China, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced that the Company has shipped over 100 megawatts ("MW") of PV modules to customers in Australia since January 2012. (LOGO: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/CNTU030 ) The PV module shipments have been used by leading solar retailers, distributors and project developers in a wide...
NASA The eighteenth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season formed over the weekend of Feb. 23-24 along with Cyclone Rusty as Cyclone Haruna crossed southern Madagascar. NASA's Aqua satellite measured Tropical Storm 18S' cloud top temperatures and saw powerful thunderstorms around the storm's core. Cyclone Rusty is nearing a landfall in northwestern West Australia, while Tropical Storm 18S is headed in a similar direction. Tropical Storm 18S (TS18S) was born on Feb. 24...
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Annachlamys flabellata is a species of scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Pectinidae. It can be found in the sublittoral zone of the continental shelf north of Australia. This species has the potential to grow between 2.4 and 3.9 inches in length. The shell is inequitable and moderately compressed. The valve on the right is more inflated and is less convex than the left one. The shape is generally circular with two broad auricles extending on either side of the...
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country involving the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and a number of smaller islands. It’s the world’s sixth-largest country regarding to total area. Some of the neighboring countries include East Timor, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. For at least 40,000 years before European...
Image Caption: Banded Hare-wallaby. Credit: John Gould, F.R.S., Mammals of Australia, Vol. II Plate 60, London, 1863 / Wikipedia The banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus), also known as a mernine, is a marsupial that can natively be found on the islands of Dorre and Bernier, off the coast of Western Australia. One small population has been introduced onto Faure Island, which appears to be growing in size. This species holds two recognized subspecies. The banded hare-wallaby can...
The Hardhead (aythya australis), also known as the White-eyed Duck is the only true diving duck found in Australia. Hardheads are familiar in the south-east of Australia, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin, but also in the wetter country near the coasts. They are somewhat drifting in normal years, but disperse widely in times of drought. Significant numbers reach as far afield as New Guinea, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific, where they can remain for some time, even breeding...
A long-legged wading bird, The Great Knot, is the largest of the calidrid species. They breed in the tundra of North Siberia, and migrate strongly in the winter to the coasts of Southern Asia through Australia, traveling in very large flocks. They lay about four eggs on the ground in a ground scrape. Great Knots migrate over long distances and use a limited number of staging sites during its annual round trip between the breeding grounds of Russia, and the non breeding grounds of Australia....
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