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Upcoming Emerald City and Phoenix Comic Cons Aid in Book Giveaway HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today that Frank Beddor is partnering with actor Nathan Fillion's charity Kids Need to Read for a new initiative. For every book sold by author Beddor at the upcoming Emerald City Comicon (May 1-3), and Phoenix Comicon (May 23-26), or ordered through his new Kickstarter campaign (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/149372651/hatter-m-zen-of-wonder), he...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A Stanford University researcher took notice of the latest craze for the walking dead and decided to pinpoint the reason for the obsession of zombies in culture and society. Stanford literary scholar Angela Becerra Vidergar says the obsession over zombies can be traced back to the invention of nuclear warfare during World War II. She says our collective visions of the future changed after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, as well...
CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The global recycling equipment group owned by the Burda family has renewed effort for mini shredding systems for under 1 million with many designs in the $250,000 range for the recycling industry. Data shown on the website www.industrialshredder.com shows may layouts for a multi shred system with a dual wash line that can provide a MULT function use to shred plastic and other waste materials in large volumes with a wash line to clean dirty...
HOUSTON, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shale-Inland Holdings today announced that, effective February 21, 2013, Frank A. Riddick, III has been appointed the Company's Executive Chairman. Mr. Riddick, a member of the Company's Board of Directors since March 2012, replaces Craig Bouchard, who no longer serves as a director. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130110/NY40183LOGO) "We thank Mr. Bouchard for his service to Shale-Inland and wish him well as he pursues other...
Organic formula is safe around food, children and pets, but still powerful enough to send weevils packing OLDSMAR, Fla., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Weevil Away, a 100% organic pest repellant, prevents infestations of weevils, roaches and pantry moths. The product comes in two forms: a liquid spray for cleaning inside drawers and cupboards and a scent pad for releasing a continuous aroma that's unpleasant to weevils and other insects but smells great to humans. Weevil Away is not a...
Starbase Jet opens hangar to Non-profit organization Sci-Tech Discovery Center to help benefit science, math and technology programs. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 Starbase Jet, a full service private aviation company, announces they will host Sci-Tech’s annual Brainiac Bowl which helps raise money to keep upcoming discovery exhibits and education programs in science, math and technology successful. The Brainiac Bowl will take place at Starbase Jet’s hangar at Addison Airport...
Tech Star ALICE, “A Live Interactive Communications Experience,” arises out of #VegasTech scene; WinTech to launch ALICE Cloud/Mobile at SxSW conference. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 WinTech, LLC, the creators of virtual receptionist technology ALICE Receptionist™, today announced it has raised more than $1.7 million in private funding demonstrating investors vote of confidence in the potential of ALICE to revolutionize how companies manage their office visitor...
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, today announced the company's return to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festival to host the second annual Pandora Discovery Den at Antone's, the legendary Austin venue. More than 40 acts are scheduled to perform at the Pandora Discovery Den throughout the week, offering live music to fans both in-person and online via a live audio stream. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Are you one of the few human beings left on the earth who still has no idea what The Harlem Shake is all about? The time has come to join the tech savvy kids and the wise middle aged geeks who live and breathe Internet Memes and YouTube videos. Put the children to bed, buckle your seat belts and prepare yourself for the latest insane dance craze to sweep the Planet. Its time to do The Harlem Shake - Con Los Terroristas. (Photo:...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For over the last half-century only four species of mountain scorpions were known to inhabit the state of Arizona, but in the past six years that number has doubled. There are now ten species known to exist, and while all belong to the same group, the most recent scorpion was only recently discovered sharing the habitat with another scorpion species. The Vaejovis brysoni, which was found in the Santa Catalina Mountains in southern...
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The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the only species in the Vampyrum genus. Its other common names include Linnaeus's false vampire bat, the spectral vampire bat, and the false vampire bat. Despite these names, it is not related to the false vampire bats that are found in the Old World bat family. Its range extends from southern Mexico to Peru, from Ecuador to northern and central Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and the island of Trinidad. The spectral bat can reach an average body length of...
The silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is the only species in the genus Lasionycteris within the large family of vesper bats. It can be found in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Bermuda. Also known as silverwings, this bat is the most common in the forests of the United Sates. The bats are almost black in color with dense, silver tipped fur that makes them look “frosted”. At approximately 3.9 inches, this bat is considered medium sized. It can weigh up to .4 ounces. It...
Multiverse -- The term Multiverse was invented in December 1960, by Andy Nimmo, then vice chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, Scottish Branch, for a talk on the Everett many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics which had been published in 1957, to the branch. This was given in February 1961, and the word with its original definition, "an apparent universe, a multiplicity of which, go to make up the whole universe" was then first used. This was because the then dictionary...
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