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HOUSTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Energy, Inc. (OCTBB:DUNR) will distribute a press release today detailing its First Quarter 2013 financial and operating results. James A. Watt, President and CEO, will discuss these financial and operating results in a conference call to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. CDT (11:00 a.m. EDT). Participants may call toll free: United States: (800) 288-8967 International:...
North Carolina State University When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures. “It was not economically feasible to use a tract of beachfront property to treat stormwater. Instead, we were able to devise a system...
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The unveiling of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2013 will reveal Namibia as one of the featured international backdrops. Known as the 'Land of Endless Horizons,' this southern African destination's natural wonders provided a dramatic setting for SI Swimsuit models to be photographed in front of the world's tallest sand dunes in Namib-Naukluft National Park and the mysterious diamond mining ghost town of Kolmanskop. Sports Illustrated...
BOSTON, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Medical Devices, Inc. announced today the Company has opened a new headquarters office at 25 Thomson Place, which is part of the growing Innovation District on the South Boston Waterfront. The relocation follows the recent Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its flagship product, the MarginProbe® System, a breakthrough intra-operative tissue assessment device for early-stage breast cancer surgery. "The FDA approval of...
The Dune HD TV-102, TV-303D and Base 3D from the Company’s Compact and Premium Series’ are Now Available for Purchase LAS VEGAS, NV (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 Dune HD, award-winning manufacturer of full HD media players and connected boxes for home users and operators, today announced that three of its newest devices, the Dune HD TV-102, TV-303D and Base 3D are now available for purchase. The company, which recently won Home Theater Review’s Best Products of 2012, will showcase the...
Dune HD Max recognized as Best Media Player for its File, Disc and Streaming Content Support, Customizable Interface and High-Quality Performance. PHOENIX, ARIZONA (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 Dune HD today announced its flagship media player, the Dune HD Max, has been named one of Home Theater Review’s Best Products of 2012. After reviewing countless home entertainment devices, the experts at Home Theater Review released their picks for the very best products for audiophiles and home...
Pensoft Publishers In order to be effective, a Conservation Unit must have available a list of the species that live within it. They also should have detailed information about the distribution of species among the available habitats. It would be difficult to correctly plan the conservation actions and/or monitoring programs without some minimal knowledge about the species (who are the object of those measures). "This is why our study is so important to the park", said Dr. Miranda from...
HOUSTON, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Energy, Inc. (OCTBB:DUNR) will distribute a press release, prior to the market open on Thursday, August 2, 2012, detailing its Second Quarter 2012 financial and operating results. James A. Watt, President and CEO, will discuss these financial and operating results in a conference call to be held on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. CDT (11:00 a.m. EDT). Participants may call toll free: United States: (800) 398-9386International:...
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) This is unexpected because Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, is only about one percent as dense, and its high-speed winds are less frequent and weaker than Earth's. For...
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. This is unexpected because Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, is only about one percent as dense, and its high-speed winds are less frequent and weaker than Earth's. For years, researchers debated whether sand dunes observed on Mars were mostly fossil features related to past climate, rather than...
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The Sandhills, frequently written as Sand Hills, is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes within north-central Nebraska, covering just over a quarter of the state. The dunes were established as a National Natural Landmark in the year 1984. The boundaries of the Sandhills are defined by various standards by different organizations. Depending on the definition, the region's area can be as small as 19,600 square miles or as large as 23,600 square miles. The dunes...
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is located in Colorado in the United States. The park occurs in what is known as San Luis Valley in the far eastern areas of Saguache and Alamosa counties. The area was first established as a national monument in 1932. It was not until 2000, when Congress passed the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000, that the area became a national park. The park underwent an expansion when the government, collaborating with the Nature...
Kobuk Valley National Park is located in Alaska, 25 miles northwest of the Arctic Circle. The park contains 1,750,716 acres of protected land, of which 81,000 acres belong to the state and to native companies, and is one of the least visited national parks in America. It was first established as a national monument in 1978 by Jimmy Carter under the Antiquities Act, during which time the ANILCA bill was being proposed in Congress. Under this bill, which was signed by Carter in 1980, Kobuk...
