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SCAD President Paula Wallace presents the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster prior to a Special Screening of their new film, "The Messenger" SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2009 annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design opened tonight with the university's President Paula Wallace presenting the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster for recognition of their...
Surprise Director's Choice screening returns to lineup SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hugh Dancy will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 3 with a "Spotlight Award" for his performance in this year's Fox Searchlight release "Adam" at the 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, which runs Oct. 31- Nov. 7. Dancy most recently starred in "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Evening." He will next star in the MCC Theater's Joe Mantello-directed Off-Broadway production of "The Pride," which...
ATLANTA, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- USCarrier Telecom, LLC, a Southeastern wholesale provider of high-speed, long-haul, optical transport has today announced the company has been awarded a contract from the City of Savannah to provide a 50 MG Internet transport circuit from Savannah to Atlanta. USCarrier was in competition for the city government's contract with several vendors, one of which was the incumbent. A recently constructed USCarrier metro fiber ring in Savannah was an easy link to the...
Screenings to include "Precious," "The Young Victoria" the North American Premiere of "The City of Your Final Destination" and more Scheduled attendees to include Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Patricia Clarkson and Emmy Rossum, among others SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, will take place from Saturday, October 31-Saturday, November 7. Films to receive special gala screenings will...
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX: HEM) Today, Hemisphere GPS introduced the new A220 and A221 smart antennas at the ION GNSS 2009 Conference in Savannah, Georgia. In rugged, portable all-in-one enclosures, the A220 and A221 deliver centimeter-level positioning accuracy for precise guidance, machine control and survey applications. Combining Hemisphere GPS' Eclipse(TM) dual frequency receiver and antenna technology with optional radio modem, the A220 and A221 are capable...
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX: HEM) From the ION GNSS 2009 Conference in Savannah, Georgia, Hemisphere GPS proudly unveiled the XF102 DGPS receiver today. The XF102 is the latest addition to Hemisphere GPS' XF-Series of DGPS receivers for handheld mapping. Hemisphere GPS' XF102 is ideal for professional GIS applications and surveying, and is specifically designed to work with the popular TDS Nomad(TM) handheld GIS data collection device. The XF102 boasts a rugged and...
SAVANNAH, Ga. July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Lester Jackson III (D - 2nd District), Diane Weems, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Coastal Health District, Charles Powell, Executive Director, Community Cardiovascular Council, and Loretha Jenkins, Program Coordinator, Coastal Area Agency on Aging, gathered today to urge all Savannah area seniors to learn more about their personal risk for diabetes. Together, they launched the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP) in Savannah before a...
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 900 athletes from all over Georgia will come to Savannah to compete to be the best bowler in the Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) Masters Bowling. Games will be held at AMF Victory Lanes and AMF Savannah Lanes. This is the third year SOGA will bring Masters Bowling to Savannah. The games, which are free and open to the public, begin Saturday with an Opening Ceremony at both lanes, which will be followed with competition. Awards will...
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSPM) has entered into a corporate consulting agreement with The Musser Group, a private equity advisory firm headquartered in Wayne, Pa., with a history of building growth companies by providing organizational consulting service to maximize corporate results. The Musser Group was founded in 2001 to provide the resources necessary to grow small companies. The company and its principal, Warren V. "Pete" Musser,...
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Jellyfish Squish(TM), an FDA compliant solution that works within minutes to relieve the pain of jellyfish stings, was recently proved to be effective on stings caused by the Portuguese man-of-war. Jellyfish Squish(TM) is produced by Coastal Solutions, Inc. in Savannah, Ga., and can be purchased online and at select stores including drug stores and beach supply stores. In May of 2009 Dr. Peter Verity, a world renowned marine biologist at the Skidaway...
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Brahea armata or Mexican Blue Palm is also known as the Blue Hesper Palm and grows in Baja, California and in Savannah, Georgia. An ornamental plant, it grows to 49 feet in height and features a broad trunk, blue tinted leaves measuring 3 - 6.5 feet in width with 3 foot petioles and small brown elliptical fruits measuring 0.7 - 0.9 inches in length. Seeds from these fruits were once a regular part of the Cocopah people's diets. This species can be found growing along riverbeds, arroyos and...
The Savannah is a cross between the Serval, an African wild cat and a domestic cat, typically the Egyptian Mau or another spotted breed. The Savannah, being one of the largest domestic breeds of cat, may weigh 10 to 40 pounds but are typically not much larger than 25 pounds. The coat of the Savannah depends on what breed is used for the domestic cross. Its coat can be tan with black or brownish spots, silver with dark spots, marble, or several other patterns. The wild look of the Savannah...
The bush dog (Speothos venaticus) is a canid found in Central and South America, including Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru (West of the Andes), Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, northeast Argentina (Misiones province), and Brazil. In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare. It was originally discovered as fossils in Brazilian caves and thought to be extinct. It is the only species in its genus, Speothos. The Bush Dog has soft long brownish-tan fur. It has a lighter reddish tinge on...
