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ESO On 14 March 2013, His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Denmark, will visit ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile accompanied by his wife, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess. Denmark has been member of ESO since 1967, and the visit is part of the Crown Prince Couple’s official visit to Chile which will showcase several important cultural, industrial, health, environmental and scientific links between Denmark and Chile. The Crown Prince Couple will be meeting the press outside...
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swingplane Ventures, Inc. (OTC-BB: SWVI) (the "Company" or "Swingplane") is pleased to update information pertaining to the Algarrobo property and the Company Swingplane Venture Inc.'s (the "Company") Algarrobo Property (the "Property") is an Iron Oxide -Copper-Gold (IOCG) property located approximately 850 km north of Santiago, in the III Region, Province of Copiapo, Chile. The city of Copiapo is located approximately 43 km to the...
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swingplane Ventures, Inc. (OTC-BB: SWVI) (the "Company" or "Swingplane") is issuing the following news release as a result of inquiries made by the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF). The Company is aware of the volatility in the trading volume and price of the Company's stock. The Company has had a number of shareholder and financier calls in regard to its property in Chile and has become aware of internet blogs and chat rooms...
Hybrid Energy Technology, a breakthrough concept, delivers Dermal Volumizing, reduction of wrinkles, mini facelift effects and skin tightening all without surgery, discomfort or downtime. In clinical evaluation Hybrid Energy demonstrated significant dermal refilling, and reduction of wrinkles as well as improvement in skin texture, minimizing of pores and volume increase. (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Pollogen Ltd., a global leader in the medical aesthetic market, announced today that it will...
MIAMI, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, chefs and epicures will storm the beaches and restaurants of South Beach for the four-day Food Network SOBE Wine & Food Festival. For a few hours on Friday, February 22, celebrity chefs will refresh themselves with cocktails provided by Foods From Chile, and let off some steam in a competitive game of beach volleyball at The James Royal Palm Beach hotel. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110928/NY76652LOGO) "Now more...
ESO Located around 8000 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), NGC 6357 — sometimes nicknamed the Lobster Nebula due to its appearance in visible-light images — is a region filled with vast clouds of gas and tendrils of dark dust. These clouds are forming stars, including massive hot stars which glow a brilliant blue-white in visible light. This image uses infrared data from ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) at the Paranal...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newzstand Corp. and Play Producciones (Chile) announced today that the NewzSocial App for the iPad is available in Spanish with South American content for iPad users in South America. Using its new country and language-sensing feature, NewzSocial automatically selects content from publications that are relevant to the iPad user's region and language. NewzSocial is also now the first social news magazine app for the...
THUNDER BAY, ON and VALLENAR, Chile, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Red Metal Resources Ltd. (OTCQB:RMES), a mineral exploration company with copper-gold assets in Chile, is pleased to announce that its Chilean subsidiary, Minera Polymet Limitada, ("Polymet") has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chilean based Geoactiva SPA (Geoactiva) whereby Geoactiva intends to acquire the option to earn 100% interest in the Perth property. To earn 100%, Geoactiva will be required to...
CDM Medical, an expert in marketing high-end aesthetic solutions, will offer Pollogen’s non-surgical solutions for natural dermal volumizing, mini facelift, wrinkle reduction, skin tightening, aging prevention, cellulite treatment, localized fat reduction, circumference reduction and more. (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 Pollogen Ltd., a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, announced that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with CDM Medical. CDM Medical, is a veteran...
RESTON, Va., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: NIHD] today announced its preliminary consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012. For the fourth quarter, the Company expects to report consolidated operating revenues of approximately $1.5 billion, net subscriber additions of approximately 2,200, and total capital expenditures of approximately $525 million. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110919/FL70458LOGO ) For...
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The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys elegans) can be found in Chile and possibly Argentina at altitudes between sea level and 8,202 feet. It prefers a wide variety of habitats including brushlands, riverbanks, and cloud forests. This species occurs in arid habitats, which is not typical to mouse opossums. The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum can reach an average body length of up to 4.7 inches, with a tail length between 4.5 and 5.5 inches. The fur color of this species varies...
Image Caption: Chilean Sea Urchin, Loxechinus albus. Credit: Dentren/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) The Chilean sea urchin (Loxechinus albus) is a species that can be found along the coastlines of Chile and Peru. It is typically found in shallow waters at or below the tide level, buried in sand or lying just on top of it. This species is often associated with Macrocystis pyrifera, a type of kelp. It is most often found in more open spaces. The Chilean sea urchin can reach an average width of...
Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes), also known as Darwin's Zorro, is a small “false fox” in the Lycalopex genus. It is locally know as Zorro de Darwin or the Zorro Chilote. Its range is small and includes the Nahuelbuta National Park in Chile and Chiloé Island. It is thought that this species prefers a habitat in southern temperate rainforests, a habitat on which it is highly dependent. Darwin’s fox was first discovered by Charles Darwin in 1834 while he was on the Beagle survey...
The marine otter (Lontra feline) is a member of the weasel family, and can be found in South America. It prefers a habitat in rocky coastal areas, with a range that includes the entire coastline of Chile and extends to southern Peru and Argentina. It has been found on the Falkland Islands, but individuals here do not represent a constant population. Unlike other species of otter, the marine otter chooses to live near waters with high winds and swells. It may use caves and crevices as dens,...
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a rarely seen wild cat that can be found in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. This cat shares a range with the Pampas cat, and it is thought to be thinly spread, with low genetic diversity. It prefers a habitat in montane forests with plenty of water, at elevations between 11,500 and 15,700 feet. The Andean mountain cat is small, reaching an average body length between twenty-two and twenty-five inches, with a tail length of up to nineteen...
