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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Editor's note (Feb 16): This story earlier reported that thermokarst failures were occurring do to permafrost melt. However, permafrost doesn't melt, it thaws. The changes have been made to this story to reflect that. Researchers studying Arctic thermokarst failures in Alaska were alarmed to find climate-warming carbon dioxide gas may be releasing into the atmosphere at an unprecedented rate. This release is being caused by...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Three-time Grammy Award-Winning Motown Recording Artist Ne-Yo will headline the 2013 Soul Beach Music Festival being held May 22-27 in Aruba. Bringing his sensational collection of Billboard chart-topping, dance-pop/R&B sophistication and a presence of style reminiscent of all things spectacular, Ne-Yo will headline the main stage of the Nikki Beach Amphitheatre closing night, Sunday, May 26. As Festival-goers escape to the perfect...
transcosmos provides monitoring operations at Okinawa MSP Center founded in 2007. Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 transcosmos inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; COO and President: Masataka Okuda; hereinafter "transcosmos"), Ryukyu Network Service K.K. (Headquarters: Okinawa, Japan; President: Yoshio Tokeshi; hereinafter "Ryukyu Network Service") and First Riding Technology K.K. (Headquarters: Okinawa, Japan; President: Inekzau Uehara; hereinafter "FRT")...
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...
FALMOUTH, Maine, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an interview with TideSmart Talk with Stevoe, a weekly radio show that takes a macro approach towards society and culture, seven-time Maine State Senator Peter Mills (R-26(th) District), joined host Steve Woods (Stevoe) for a discussion about the direct link between Maine's economic and infrastructure challenges. The show will air Saturday, February 2, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on News Talk WLOB 1310AM and will be live streamed at...
LONDON, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shard opens its doors - and viewing platform - 1 February As The Shard opens to an eager public on 1 February, Londoners and visitors will have the chance to view the capital from a whopping 800ft (244m) above the skyline. As one of the newest and most exciting experiences to book through GoSeeDo.com, it's no wonder that tickets are selling fast, but there are other great views to be enjoyed by those with a head...
Scientists have developed a new way to rescue the Bogong High Plains and their endangered alpine wetlands from invading European willows. The new strategy calls for an exclusive focus on eradicating willows within the threatened bogs – patches of muddy ground where the soil is always wet, says Dr Joslin Moore from the National Environmental Research Program’s (NERP) Environmental Decisions Hub and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. “After a severe bushfire burned out most of the...
An increase in temperatures due to climate change could mean that the Andorran ski resorts have a shorter season in the future, especially in lower areas. A study undertaken by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Andorran Sustainability Observatory has analyzed the specific case of the Pyrenean country and predicted that financial losses could come close to 50 million euros. SINC. 22 de enero de 2013 One of the major challenges when studying climate change effects is to...
AZOUR, Israel, January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (NASDAQ: ITRN , TASE: ITRN), announced that it will be releasing its fourth quarter and full year 2012 results on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The Company will also be hosting a conference that day at 9am Eastern Time. On the call, management will review and discuss the results, and will be available to answer investor questions. To participate, call one of the following...
Tech Atlantis, Inc., America’s leading provider of on-line tax services and solutions, in keeping with its growth strategy, has named Kevin Krest as its Director of Business Development. Bentonville, AR (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 Kevin brings over thirty years of experience in the retail, banking and electronic payment fields to the position. His role will be to lead the effort to introduce Tech Atlantis’ products to companies with the need to E-file large volumes of tax forms,...
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The dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii), also known as the dusky wallaby, is a marsupial that can be found on the Kai and Aru islands, Papua New Guinea, and in the Trans Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion in Papua Province in Indonesia. It prefers a habitat in both arid and tropical savannahs, forests, shrublands, lowlands, and grasslands. This species was named after its discoverer, Cornelis de Bruijn, and was once commonly known as philander, or “friend of man,” and the Aru Island...
The Central and Southern mixed grasslands are a prairie ecoregion of the central United States, a portion of the North American Great Plains. This is a vast grassland area with few trees running north to south from central Nebraska through central Kansas and western Oklahoma to north central Texas, covering about 282,000 square kilometers. This is a transition zone between the Central tall grasslands and Central forest-grasslands transition ecoregions towards the east and the Western short...
The Northern short grasslands is only 1 of 867 terrestrial ecoregions defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This ecoregion includes portions of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the American Great Plains states of Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The Northern short grasslands have a semi-arid climate, with the annual average precipitation ranging from 270mm to 450mm. The winters here are cold, with an average temperature of 14 degrees...
The Northern tall grasslands is only 1 of 867 terrestrial ecoregions defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This ecoregion largely follows the Red River Valley in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the American states of Minnesota and North Dakota. The grasslands have a humid continental climate with moderate precipitation, normally between 450 and 700 mm. The winters are very cold, with an average temperature of 9.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the summer are warm with the mean...
The Semi-arid Pampas, alternatively known as the Dry Pampas, is a temperate grassland ecoregion located in central Argentina. The Semi-arid Pampas cover an area of 126,000 square miles, including western Buenos Aires Province, southern Cordoba and San Luis Provinces and most of La Pampa Province. The area is, in all, a home to no more than a million people, who normally enjoy some of the nation’s lowest poverty rates. Not dissimilar to the more humid pampas to the east, the area is...
