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BOSTON, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Smart Destinations announced the launch of an exciting new product today - the Special Edition Go Orlando card. With the addition of two major theme parks, this card has been released just in time for those late summer vacations to the Sunshine State. The Special Edition Go Orlando Card welcomes two popular attraction partners in the Orlando area: LEGOLAND FLORIDA®, and SeaWorld Orlando®. The Special Edition Go Orlando Card is an attraction...
First, the bad news: all across America, trucks and tractor-trailers are transporting industrial explosives on nearly every artery of the country’s interstate and highway system. That’s right, volatile explosives, including munitions, rocket motors, and dynamite, are moving at a high rate of speed down a roadway not too far from you. Now, the good news: America’s track record in transporting these materials is about as safe as they come. Very rarely, almost never in fact, are the...
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With three astounding new attractions featuring all-new ways to connect guests to the mysteries of the sea, SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove are once again sure to top the "must-see" list for upcoming Orlando vacations. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111109/CL03062 ) SeaWorld designers just announced new experiences to open in 2012 at SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove, and released a few details of a massive expansion set to...
Mount Holyoke College paleontologist Mark McMenamin said on Monday a dig-site at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada contains evidence of a new sea creature that preyed on 45-foot-long ichthyosaurs. McMenamin reported his findings at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of American in Minneapolis. He said that there is a site in Nevada that holds the remains of nine ichthyosaurs of what could be the ancient den of a giant Kraken. He said when he arrived at the state park...
NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium spirits producer Proximo announced today the launch of a new, multi-million dollar television advertising campaign for the Kraken® Black Spiced Rum. Named for a legendary giant sea beast of myth and legend, The Kraken® Rum features the giant squid on its label and a bottle with handles evocative of the squid's eyes. The new advertisements were created by Proximo and Brooklyn, NY based agency Dead As We Know It. The campaign will mark...
High-performance computers support major research; push limits of computing powerEast Tennessee is now home to two of the world's three fastest computers, according to new rankings released today.The Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers places University of Tennessee supercomputer Kraken in third place, where it also holds the title of world's fastest academic supercomputer, while Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar computer took first place overall.Kraken, the result of a $65...
LOS ANGELES -- "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" opens Friday (July 7), but the Walt Disney Co. also has high hopes for the property in the strikingly different media of massively multiplayer online games. "Pirates of the Caribbean Online" will become a reality next year when Disney Online reveals an original story set within the mythology of the "Pirates" film trilogy.Disney Online Virtual Reality Studio vice president Mike Goslin knew he wanted to...
By Takanori Isshiki TOKYO (Reuters) - The first photographs of a live giant squid -- one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean -- suggest it is a more active creature than previously thought, a Japanese scientist said on Wednesday. Until now the only information about the behaviour of the creatures which measure up to 18 metres (59 feet) in length has been based on dead or dying squid washed up on shore or captured in commercial fishing nets. But Tsunemi Kubodera, of the...
