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Updated system gives intelligence analysts a clear picture of emerging and imminent threats, like the location of an enemy convoy, helping save military and civilian lives. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems for 10 vehicle-mounted Tactical Ground Station (TGS) Lot D systems with an option for 11 additional systems. The TGS system is part of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A), the Army's...
70 million plan to "Travel Like a Local" and use public transit in U.S. cities this summer with Millennials leading the way WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the temperatures rise and schools close down, over 126 million Americans are planning to vacation in a city this year - a seven percent increase over 2012. The American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) annual "Travel Like a Local" Summer Travel Survey shows that around 56 percent (70 million) of...
The contribution of H. pylori and smoking trends to the decline in gastric cancer in US men. Trends in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and smoking explain a significant proportion of the decline of intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA) incidence in US men between 1978 and 2008, and are estimated to continue to contribute to further declines between 2008 and 2040. These are the conclusions of a study by Jennifer M. Yeh of the Center for Health Decision Science at the...
PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University's M. Granger Morgan will moderate a distinguished panel of experts on the critical infrastructure in the United States from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 30, at the sixth installment of the CMU College of Engineering's Washington Speaker Series at the Cosmos Club at 2121 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) The panel discussion, titled "Natural Disasters...
HONG KONG, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com is focusing on the US market and has released an insider trading report to investors for stock investing. Today's report covers the following companies: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), and Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100419/HKM001LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to...
DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The AT&T* 4G LTE network has been ranked fastest for a second consecutive year by PCWorld/TechHive. The tests in 20 U.S. markets show AT&T wireless customers are benefiting from blazing-fast wireless Internet speeds. AT&T also outpaced the competition last year in PCWorld/TechHive's 2012 wireless Internet speed tests, having delivered faster download speeds than any other national carrier in 13 cities tested. Speed is the name of the...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, today released the OpenTable Restaurant Industry Index for the first quarter of 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110606/MM07085LOGO ) "During the first quarter of 2013, the reservation-taking industry in the U.S. was slightly down year-over-year," said Matt Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of OpenTable. "Denver and the San...
Availability of Climate Control Sleep System(TM) Expands to the Asian Market NORTHVILLE, Mich. and DONGGUAN, China, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS: THRM), the global market leader and a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, and De Rucci Beddings Co Ltd., a mattress and bedding specialist based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China, announced today the signing of an agreement to manufacture and sell a line of heated and cooled mattress...
NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RABEANCO, known the world over for quality leather accessories and fashion forward styles, unveils an ambitious new US website, www.rabeanco.com. In addition to several brick and mortar stores scheduled to open in California this year, the website is the first touchstone for US consumers. This launch will both propel the brand into the ever-broadening US marketplace and, in turn, evolve it into a larger global entity. (Photo:...
Presentations at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual Meeting Highlight the Estimated $30 Billion Annual Burden Imposed by VLUs and DFUs in the US CANTON, Mass. and NEW ORLEANS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organogenesis Inc., a commercial leader in the field of regenerative medicine, presented new data generated in collaboration with a team of expert economists from Analysis Group (a leading health economics consultancy) demonstrating the...
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The brown bear (Ursus arctos) can be found in North America and northern areas of Eurasia. There are sixteen recognized subspecies of the brown bear. This is the most widely distributed species of bear in the world, although its range is shrinking. Its range includes the Alaska and a few other areas of the United States, areas of Russia, and Romania and other areas of the Carpathian region, as well as Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the Balkans. The brown bear derives its common name from the...
The grey sea star (Luidia clathrata), also known as the slender-armed starfish or the lined sea star, is a species that can be found in westerns areas of the Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Brazil in the south to Virginia in the United States and includes the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. It prefers to reside in muddy or sandy areas along the coastline, at depths of up to 131 feet, although it can sometimes be found in deeper waters. This species was first discovered by Thomas...
Wrangell- St. Elias National Park and Preserve is located in the southeastern portion of the American state of Alaska. The park holds 13,175,799 acres of land, divided between the park and preserve, which was once inhabited by Native Americans like the Ahtna and Tlingit peoples. Although Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867, American citizens did not move into the area until the 1880’s, when gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory. It is thought that George Holt was the...
Petrified Forest National Park is located in the state of Arizona in the United States. The park holds 221,552 acres of land, of which 50,260 acres are comprised of a designated wilderness. The area was once inhabited by Native American tribes including the basket maker and pueblo peoples. The first American explorers to enter the area arrived while searching for good routes leading from east to west. This group, led by Army Lieutenant Amiel Whipple, surveyed the northern area of the...
The Columbia Plateau ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, with little areas over the Washington state border in Idaho. This ecoregion stretches across a wide swath of the Columbia River Basin from the Dalles, Oregon to Lewiston, Idaho to Okanogan, Washington near the Canadian border. It incorporates nearly 500 miles of the Columbia River, as well as the lower reaches of major tributaries....
