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BOTHELL, Wash., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. (OTCQB: BRNE), (the "Company" or "Borneo"), today announced that it signed the purchase agreement to acquire 100% ownership in a 50 hectare property in the North Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi Province, one of the richest gold reserve areas in Indonesia. The purchase agreement supersedes the option agreement announced in early February. The property is located close to the regional capital, Manado,...
GPD Investments builds Empire Heights in Dubai, which provides offices, retail, and restaurants. Dubai, UAE NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- GPD Investments recently delivered a building complex in Dubai called Empire Heights in 2011. This commercial building will house offices, retail stores, and even restaurants. GPD Investments developed this beautiful 16-stories twin tower spectacle that will be seen against the Dubai skyline. Located just a few minutes walking...
LITTLETON, Colo., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX: URE, NYSE MKT: URG) ("Ur-Energy" or the "Company") provides the following update regarding its Lost Creek Project (the "Project") and the current legal action seeking review of the BLM's Record of Decision (see Ur-Energy News Release, January 29, 2013). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110913/LA67628LOGO) On March 1, 2013 the U.S. District Court for Wyoming denied the petitioner's motion for...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The gymnasium was filled with the smiles, aspirations, and enthusiasm of more than 70 young aspiring student athletes--all girls' basketball players of elementary and middle school age--enjoying what is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend an afternoon dribbling, drilling, learning, and just hanging out with a great group of role models, players from a highly esteemed, major college basketball program. That was the scene...
LITTLETON, Colo., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE MKT:URG) ("Ur-Energy") is pleased to share a few photos of the construction activities of the Lost Creek ISR processing facility located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130221/LA64617-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130221/LA64617-b) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130221/LA64617-c) (Photo:...
The Astara Blue Flame Mask deep cleans the pores of the skin, removing toxins and clarifying the skin Anaheim, Calif. (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 DrSkinSpa.com, a giant in the skin care industry focusing upon bringing cutting edge, anti-aging innovation to customers via premium skincare products, has just added the Astara Mask Madness Kit to its large collection of product offerings. The Astara Mask Madness Kit consists of three 1.3 oz. jars of mask products, each offering a separate and...
BOTHELL, Wash., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. (OTCQB: BRNE), (the "Company" or "Borneo"), today announced that it has entered into a formal agreement to acquire 100% ownership in a 50 hectare property in the North Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi Province, one of the richest gold reserve areas in Indonesia. The property is located close to the regional capital, Manado, and lies on a gold reef formation which runs for approximately 20km (12 miles) on...
BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PSP Children's Foundation (PSPCF) is honored to announce its establishment as a non-profit foundation with the help of Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSPINC). PSP Children's Foundation was established to provide programs and opportunities for children who are the victims of disasters. Its mission is to support children who suffered great losses in catastrophic disasters, such as the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 2011, to rebuild...
LITTLETON, Colo., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE MKT:URG) ("Ur-Energy" or the "Company") provides the following update on construction at its Lost Creek Project and the legal proceeding filed in November seeking review of the BLM's Record of Decision (see Ur-Energy News Release, December 4, 2012). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110913/LA67628LOGO) Construction continues to advance at the Lost Creek Project, with power and roads...
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative and cost effective treatments and therapies for rare diseases, today issued the following statement in response to an announcement issued January 24, 2013 by AFH Holding & Advisory, LLC.: AFH Holding & Advisory and its counsel have misrepresented the nature and effect of a recent ruling by the Los Angeles Superior...
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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...
Yunnanosaurus, meaning "Yunnan lizard," is a genus of prosauropod dinosaur from the Early to Mid Jurassic Period. This was perhaps one of the last living prosauropods of the time. It was discovered by Yang Zhongjian in the Lufeng Formation of Yunnan, China. The find consisted of twenty incomplete skeletons, including two skulls, and were excavated by Tsun Yi Wang. The type species, Y huangi, was named by C.C. Young in 1942, and created the family Yunnanosauridae based on the findings as a...
Lufengosaurus, meaning "Lufeng lizard", is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early and Middle Jurassic Period of what is now southwestern China. It was named by C. C. Young in 1941. The type species, L. huenei, was discovered in the Lower Lufeng Formation of the Yunnan Province in China. Young described and named a second species a few years later. This is one of the few prosauropod dinosaurs to survive from the Early Jurassic into the Middle Jurassic eras. Lufengosaurus was about 20...
The Marco Polo Sheep (Ovis ammon polii), is a subspecies of sheep, specifically the Argali. These sheep are found only in the Pamir Mountains in the border region of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. Some of the protected areas where the species occurs include the Khunjerab National Park and Central Karakoram National Park in northern Pakistan and the Taxkongau Nature Reserve in southwestern China. The Marco Polo sheep is particularly known for its long horns. The longest horn...
The Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), is a large ungulate and a close relative to the wild goat. Its native habitat is in the rugged wooded hills and mountain slopes of the Himalaya from northern India to Tibet. They spend the summers grazing in high pastures, then come down the mountains and form mixed-sex herds in the winter. Feral Himalayan Tahrs are an introduced species in the South Island of New Zealand, with herds forming in the Southern Alps. The rarity of this mammal in its...
