Ecuador's Pegasus Satellite Collides With Russian Debris
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Ecuador's space agency EXA announced that the remains of the Russian rocket S14 collided with its "Pegaso" nano satellite. EXA director Ronnie Nader said via Twitter that they had...
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SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC (CRRM) does not agree with the characterization of either the company or the settlement it reached with EPA, which was announced in a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 press release. CRRM entered into a settlement with the EPA to resolve claims under the EPA's risk management program (RMP). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130128/MM49874LOGO) In its...
May 26 - June 1, 2013: National Hurricane Preparedness Week COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- With memories of Hurricane Sandy still fresh in people's minds, homeowners are encouraged to take a "top down" approach to preparing their homes for the start of the 2013 Hurricane Season. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/CG19830) 2013 Hurricane Predictions Jill Hasling, president and meteorologist with the Weather Research Center in Houston predicts a...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Day weekend should be a time for barbecues, family and fun. Yet, for many consumers who participate in recreational ATV riding over the holiday weekend, it can be tragic instead of fun. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO) Reports analyzed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) show that during the four days of the 2012 Memorial Day weekend, there were at least 14 deaths and an...
Simpler, faster, "upgraded" mitigation information and tools give families a head start for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With just days until the start of hurricane season, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® is offering Mitigation 2.0 --- an "upgrade" to traditional family preparedness and home mitigation activities. Mitigation 2.0 combines safety with technology to empower families and streamline...
DULUTH, Minn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirrus Aircraft today announced that 2012 was one of the safest years ever for Cirrus pilots. Capitalizing on learning from Cirrus safety programs and training efforts to date, Cirrus introduced "Cirrus Approach" -- a multi-year training initiative designed to enhance Cirrus pilot safety and reduce the general aviation (GA) accident rate. "Our accident rate has historically been on par with the rest of the single engine general aviation...
ARLINGTON, Va. and LAS VEGAS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year, more than 2,000 children each day. For every minute a child is missing, they are potentially a mile farther away from safety. National Missing Children's Day is May 25 and with Memorial Day weekend and summer travels around the corner, keeping children safe is at the forefront of every parent's...
After joining UL in 2011, PureSafety changes its name as final step in linking with UL FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Franklin-based workplace health and safety company, formerly known as PureSafety, has adopted the name of its parent company, UL (Underwriters Laboratories). Now known as UL Workplace Health and Safety, the group's industry leading occupational health and safety solutions strongly complement UL's other safety certification, product testing, and...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross tornado relief effort in Oklahoma will continue through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Emergency aid stations and shelters will be open and disaster workers will be handing out food and relief supplies to those affected by this week's devastating storms. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO ) "The Red Cross is making sure that people in Oklahoma get the help they need today,...
Senior Living Needs Likely to Increase in Oklahoma Due to Devastating Tornado SEATTLE, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With an increase in severe weather over the past several years, A Place for Mom(®), the nation's largest senior living referral service, has learned that these events have become a major catalyst for senior housing transitions in the United States. As the 2013 hurricane season approaches, A Place for Mom has released data from more than 1,700 seniors and families that...
Circle of Drowning Prevention and Chain of Drowning Survival Boost Water Safety Awareness WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As summer vacation season begins and many Americans take to water-based activities, the American Red Cross is launching easy-to-remember steps to help people stay safe in, on and around water and know what to do to assist someone who is drowning. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) The Circle of Drowning...
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Coral reefs are submerged structures consisting of calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of small animals found in marine waters that enclose few nutrients. The majority of coral reefs are constructed from stony corals, which then consist of polyps that come together in groups. The polyps are like small sea anemones, to which they are very closely related. Unlike the sea anemones, coral polyps secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which provide support and protections...
The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion that is located in Texas that stretches roughly from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. This area covers an area of 19,400 square miles, consisting of a main belt of 17,000 square miles and two islands of tall grass prairie grasslands located southeast of the main blackland prairie belt; both the main belt and the islands stretch northeast/southwest. It hosts many different eco-regional organisms....
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Image Caption: Painter of the burial chamber of Sennedjem. A Plowing Farmer. Credit: Yorck Project/Wikipedia Cover crops are crops that are planted to improve the quality of the soil, also known as green manure. Cover crops add fertility to the soil, control weeds and pests as well as control diseases that can be otherwise found in untreated soil. Cover crops increases the organic matter levels in the soil which only enhances the structure of the soil as well as increase the capacity for...
