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Listing (TSXV = LO Frankfurt = LE2A) ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - LOUNOR EXPLORATION INC. is pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement for a total amount of CDN $100,000. The placement consists in 2,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.05 per share representing $100,000 and of 1,000,000 share purchase warrants that give the right to subscribe for 1,000,000 additional common shares of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share, valid until...
TRADING SYMBOL: TSX: R TORONTO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - ROMARCO MINERALS INC. (TSX: R) ("Romarco" or the "Company") announces the results from its 2013 annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on May 15, 2013. All of the eight nominees listed in the Company's Management Proxy Circular dated April 10, 2013 proposed by management for election to the Board of Directors at the Meeting were acclaimed. The Directors will remain in office until the...
New $8 Million Freight Operations Center to Increase Local Capacity FOND DU LAC, Wis., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced a major investment in the Fond du Lac community with plans to build a new, state-of-the-art 96-door, 47,000-square-foot freight service center in the city. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/MM72405LOGO)The new $8 million...
This year's choices, from companies in Asia, Europe and the U.S., showcase the true global nature of the innovative work being done in displays and display technologies CAMPBELL, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society for Information Display (SID), the leading global organization dedicated to the advancement of electronic display technology, today announced the winners of its 18(th) annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon...
Events Showcase the Sunrise Signature Experience and Resources for Seniors and Families MCLEAN, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise Senior Living, LLC, today announced its third annual Tour of Homes, an open house event that will occur in its nearly 300 communities in the U.S. and Canada from Sunday, June 2, through Saturday, June 8. The public is invited to visit any Sunrise community to tour residents' suites, meet members of the Sunrise team - even the resident pets - and...
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WONKA®, the maker of Runts®, Gobstopper®, Shockers®, SweeTarts®, and Spree®, partnered with IVENDING to launch hundreds of iGottaCandy® WONKA® Digital Kiosks, placed in shopping centers and movie theaters throughout the United States and Canada. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/LA16787) IVENDING's iGottaCandy® WONKA® Digital Kiosks reinvent confectionery vending by introducing game-changing technology that...
(TSX: AAV, NYSE: AAV) CALGARY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Advantage" or the "Corporation") announces that our updated Corporate Presentation has been posted on our website www.advantageog.com SOURCE Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.
The SG-09 includes reliable 9 kW diesel-powered generator and high-capacity HVAC system, keeping personnel comfortable while meeting strict emission standards ALLIANCE, Neb., USA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Perrin Manufacturing – an award-winning engineering firm specializing in the design, testing and building of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and auxiliary power units (APUs) for vehicles – announced that a new system it recently designed for emergency response...
Offering what they call a “human touch” to crowdfunding Belgium natives Philippe Letellier and Fred Paulus, Founders of H3Dpro, LLC, have launched a campaign on Indiegogo that will revolutionize the way people help others raise money on the internet. They ask, “What crowdfunding supporter doesn’t want a 3D figurine of themselves just for participating in the project?” Dover, DE (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 H3Dpro provides HD, full-body or face 3D scanning that offers clients the...
Life insurance is a necessity for stay at home parents says KANETIX. Most families in Canada neglect to buy life insurance for parents who choose to stay at home. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 No one wants to think about purchasing a life insurance policy. For many people, they experience a variety of ill feelings and ultimately keep putting the decision off until another day. Nevertheless, if someone is a stay at home parent, purchasing a life insurance policy is not only necessary,...
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The Yellow Rail is a small water bird and is part of the family Rallidae. Yellow rails are only slightly larger than sparrows; they grow to about 7.5 inches. They weigh 1.8 ounces, with a wingspan of about 11 inches. The males and females look similar. The mature adults have brown upperparts streaked with black, a yellowish-brown breast, a light belly and barred flanks. It has a short thick dark bill that turns yellow in the males during breeding season. The back feathers are edged with...
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), known as the gray seal in the United States is a species that can be found on shores on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Its other common names include the Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal, because of its elongated nose. It has a large range on the shores of Ireland and Great Britain, with larger populations residing in areas including the Farne Islands near the Northumberland Coast, North Rona near northern Scotland, and Ramsey Island near...
Franklin’s ground squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii) is native to the northern area of the United States and Canada, inhabiting tall grasses on the American prairie. Joseph Sabine who named it after Sir John Franklin, a British Arctic explorer, first described this squirrel in 1822. Previously, it was classified in the Spermophilus genus, within its own subgenus. However, genetic testing showed that it belonged in a different genus because it was paraphyletic, and so it was placed in...
The above cloud is known as a towering cumulus cloud or TCU for short. TCU clouds are a form of cumulus clouds. They are the second stage of the cumulus family. The thing that makes these clouds unique is the vertical extent of them. They can extend very high into the atmosphere and sometimes they form in multiple rows. Towering Cumulus clouds can bring waterspouts when they are over the open waters and they are responsible for heavy rain. TCU Clouds have two types of air within them. They...
As a meteorologist you are taught quickly the term Air Mass. This term means an area of relatively flat and uniform terrain with the same temp and moisture content. There are places in the world that are conducive for being air mass zones such as Siberia and also the flat plains of Canada. However, the key is to remember that air masses move. The area in Canada is known as the Canadian High pressure center. This high pressure moves southeastward towards the United States all the time. This...
