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DES MOINES, Iowa, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you live in the Deep South, the Midwest or on the West or East Coast, storm season is here and with that comes the increased threat of tornados, floods, hurricanes and wildfires. ARAG®, a global provider of legal solutions, encourages consumers to protect their legal documents for disaster, in addition to their loved ones and property. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/CG45741LOGO-b) "The horrific images from...
Company ordered to immediately cease transporting passengers in identified vehicles WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered five vehicles operated by Atlanta-based Greene Classic Limousines to be placed immediately out of service. Specially trained FMCSA investigators found that the vehicles had such significant structural and mechanical defects that they pose an...
Thousands of Postal Service Drivers Surpass Accident-Free Million-Mile Marker WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The thousands of Postal Service employees who have individually driven more than a million, accident-free miles are delivering safety tips to Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Drive defensively -- expect the unexpected. Maintain a safe distance of one car length for every 10 mph between you and the car in front of you. Be...
Fit for INDY Cars, Local Manufacturer Launches Air Protect®+ the Most Advanced Car Seat Technology on the Market COLUMBUS, Ind., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorel Juvenile, a segment of Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), and the world's largest juvenile products manufacturer announced today that Safety 1(st) is hosting the World's Largest Car Seat Check on May 22(nd) as part of the 500 Festival Community Day. With Memorial Day right around the corner, as the unofficial kick-off...
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Car accidents affect people from all walks of life throughout the Los Angeles area every day. An experienced Los Angeles car accident attorney can make a significant difference in an accident victim's recovery. Los Angeles car accident lawyer, Farhad Hamdam, offers comprehensive legal help for car accident victims. Mr. Hamdam has the experience, the skills and the resources to help victims recover their lives, rebuild their finances and move...
Company's Relentless Commitment to Service and Safety Underscored PHOENIX, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) is pleased to announce that two of its employees, Terrance Johnson and Daniel Parker, are the recipients of the prestigious Driver of the Year award given by the Environmental Industry Association (EIA). Johnson and Parker were honored for their outstanding customer service and safety records today at North America's largest annual industry...
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its plant host from dried herbarium samples. This opens up a new area of research to understand how pathogens evolve and how human activity impacts the spread of plant disease. Phytophthora infestans changed the course of...
Supports efforts in Moore, OK and other areas throughout the Southwest recently struck by tornadoes ATLANTA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot® Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Home Depot, today announced it has created a $1 million weather impact fund to aid relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts in response to the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and throughout the Southwest United States, and in expectation of continuing violent storms throughout the spring...
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's "Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributor" Designation Enables Only 50-State Program for Charitable Medications and Emergencies SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Direct Relief has been reaccredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy© (NABP©) as a Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributor © (VAWD©), through the rigorous national accreditation program developed to help secure the integrity...
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Ticket, traffic ticket attorney, now offers free consultations for drivers charged with a hit and run offense. Hit and run offenses are among the most serious traffic violations in the California Vehicle Code, and these charges can result in significant fines and penalties as well as jail time. A hit and run is defined under California Vehicle Code 20002 as leaving the scene of an accident without first identifying oneself to the other...
Latest Disaster Accident Reference Libraries
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...
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