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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the public launch of the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund through which NFWF will administer and monitor $2.544 billion from plea agreements resolving certain criminal cases arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. With today's announcement, NFWF also outlined procedures and criteria for selecting projects for funding in the...
EVERETT, Wash., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered a 767-300ER (extended range) to MIAT Mongolian Airlines today, the first-ever direct purchase delivery to the airline. "This is a momentous step forward for MIAT Mongolian Airlines as we continue to enhance our fleet," said Jargalsaikhan Gungaa, President and CEO of MIAT Mongolian Airlines. "We are pleased with the comfort, range and payload of the new 767-300ER and we look forward to introducing it into our...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters say the western Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami hazard potential is greater than scientists had originally predicted. Scientists from the University of Southampton say the risk from undersea earthquakes and tsunami beneath the Arabian Sea at the Makran subduction zone was underestimated. They said their findings highlight the need for further investigation of...
DES PLAINES, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association announced its strong support for the recently-introduced Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013. This legislation, which was introduced by Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) and cosponsored by Representative David Joyce (R-OH), will improve both patient safety and quality of care by enhancing the voice of nurses in hospital staffing decisions. The Safe Staffing Act would require Medicare...
Two Drivers Surpass a Quarter Century Navigating Chicago's City Streets Without Accident or Injury DES PLAINES, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Chicago city driving with its heavy, stop and go traffic, construction zones, distracted drivers, pedestrians, brutal congestion and other obstacles is a challenge that taxes even the most attentive motorist. Accidents happen. In fact, the Illinois Department of Transportation reports there are 300,000 car accidents each year in the...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Authorities in Mexico have raised the alert level for towns in two central states and the capital after an increased amount of explosive activity has occurred at Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico’s second highest peak at 17,900 feet. The volcano, which sits about 50 miles southeast of the capital, began spewing steam and lava Saturday evening. Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said an increase in activity was likely to...
Motorcycle Coverage Can Be a Stand-Alone Policy or an Endorsement to an Auto Insurance Policy NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you are the owner of one of the nation's eight million-plus registered motorcycles, spring may be the time you take it out of storage--it is also a great time for bike owners to review their motorcycle insurance coverage, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). "Auto insurers often offer motorcycle insurance coverage...
CARNEGIE, Pa., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 15(th), in celebration of the 60(th) National Salvation Army Week, FedEx is donating a custom $100,000 Disaster Response Unit (DRU) to The Salvation Army, the first vehicle of its kind to be used in Western Pennsylvania. The new DRU will help Salvation Army workers and volunteers better serve the community by providing meals to needy and displaced residents during and after natural disasters. This vehicle is...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Stricter control of temperature while refrigerating food, keeping food contact surfaces clean and sanitary, and wearing gloves while serving customers could help prevent the spread of the bacterial disease listeria at delicatessens and other food-related businesses, US health officials claim in a new report. The report, released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday,...
A Queens Factory Worker Who Suffered Back Injuries In Motor Vehicle Accident Recovers $2,925,000 New York, NY (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 The car accident personal injury lawyers of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP are pleased to announce a $2,925,000 settlement for a 42 year old factory worker from Columbia who was broadsided by a school bus that ran a stop sign. The case was settled on March 13, 2013 by experienced trial attorneys Daniel P. O'Toole and Frederick C. Aranki. The...
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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...
