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ROCKVILLE, Md., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of international researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study detailing the degree of genomic diversity of several southern Africa populations. These populations are some of the oldest human lineages but are also some of the most diverse because of the influx of outside non-African populations. The team, led by JCVI's Vanessa Hayes, Ph.D., published their study in March...
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States announced today that its members have rated the organization's health plan highest in member satisfaction within its region in the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Member Health Insurance Plan Study(SM). This year's designation marks five consecutive years that Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States has been the highest rated plan in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Maryland, Virginia...
BETHESDA, Md., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bach to Rock (B2R), America's music school for students of all ages, announced today it has launched Rock n Roll, a new early childhood music education program designed for infants and toddlers and their parents. Classes are now available at all six of Bach to Rock's corporate schools in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. The company plans to roll out the program to its franchise locations in New York and Pennsylvania over the next six...
High-Throughput Technology Now Available to Expand Ka-band Services Worldwide GERMANTOWN, Md., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced the availability of its JUPITER((TM)) high-throughput technology to the global market, beginning with two new Ka-band satellite routers ? the HN9600 and HN9800. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) These advanced...
Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Maryland Students for their Academic Achievement and Community Service ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 100 Maryland high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's...
Major Employer Fitzgerald Auto Malls Provides Over 1,200 Jobs in Maryland ROCKVILLE, Md., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressman John Delaney (D-MD) from Maryland's 6(th )district was hosted by Jack Fitzgerald and his sister Dottie Fitzgerald on Tuesday morning. The meeting at the Fitzgerald Auto Mall Subaru Hyundai dealership in Rockville, MD was part of Congressman Delaney's continued outreach to his constituents within his district. (Photo:...
New Study Finds Enormous Job Creation Potential Following Integration of Unmanned Aircraft into the National Airspace ARLINGTON, Va., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) unveiled new economic data, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 1,725 new jobs in Maryland in the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online By studying microrganisms that thrive in the extreme environment of Antarctica, scientists from the University of Maryland have found new aspects of certain proteins that could enable life to function on Mars and in other extreme environments. According to their report in the journal BMC Biotechnology, the scientists found significant differences in the core proteins of Antarctic extremeophile bacteria known as Haloarchaea, when...
Company executives will participate in a wide range of technology and business panels; Hughes will exhibit its latest broadband satellite solutions at Booth #6001 GERMANTOWN, Md., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services and a leading provider of managed network services, announced today that several of its executives will share their expertise on panels during the SATELLITE 2013 Conference,...
Apartments first Gold Certified under LEED for Homes Program in Maryland OWINGS MILLS, Md., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Groveton Green Apartments was officially awarded LEED Gold Certification from Roger Platt, Senior Vice President of Global Policy & Law from the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), in an exclusive ceremony on Thursday. According to the USGBC, Groveton Green is the first multifamily LEED Gold certified project in the LEED for Homes program in all of...
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This past weekend we saw a massive line of storms impact large areas of the country from Iowa to Maryland in what is known as a Derecho. What is a Derecho? The best way to define this weather feature is by describing a large mass of t-storms combining together to form an elongated region of storms which can create intense surface winds that can blow in excess of 60mph reaching well into the 100 plus mph range. These winds are also known as straight line winds. What happens is, as these...
If you live in Annapolis Maryland or the Baltimore Maryland area this is what you can roughly expect to see when it comes to your heating and cooling budget. The above graph shows the situations that occurred during previous phases of all three events such as normal conditions along with EL-Nino and La-Nina. The left side is a normal month of March that shows the Heating Degree Days can exceed 600, while during a EL-Nino phase warming occurs which is represented by the drop in Heating...
Symbol: RHMAM2 Group: Dicot Family: Melastomataceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: RHDE3 Rhexia delicatula Small RHFI3 Rhexia filiformis Small RHLA8 Rhexia lanceolata Walter RHMAE Rhexia mariana L. var. exalbida Michx. RHMAL Rhexia mariana L. var. leiosperma Fernald & Grisc. Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, AR, DC,...
Symbol: POMA8 Group: Dicot Family: Polygalaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: POHA7 Polygala harperi Small Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TN, TX, VA Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision ...
Symbol: LEMA15 Group: Lichen Family: Lecideaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lecanorales Family Lecideaceae Genus Lecidea Ach. – lecidea lichen Species Lecidea marylandensis H. Magn. – Maryland lecidea lichen
