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New sales structure leverages company's local operating model MONROE, La., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/-- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has named five regional sales vice presidents in its Business Solutions organization to lead teams serving business, government and education customers while leveraging the company's local operating model. The executive appointments follow CenturyLink's January 3 announcement that it was combining its network services business sales and operations teams...
HONG KONG, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports for the active trading stocks in US market: Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX), Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI), and EMC (NYSE:EMC). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100419/HKM001LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and paste the full link to your...
RESTON, Va., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: NIHD] today announced its intention to offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary NII International Telecom S.C.A., approximately $500 million principal amount of senior notes due 2019 to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes will be...
Bi-coastal network service expansion to enhance global media and enterprise communities in the CoreSite Mesh DENVER, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreSite, a premier provider of network-dense, cloud-enabled data center solutions and the CoreSite Mesh, today announced that Chunghwa Telecom Global (CHT Global) is expanding its presence with CoreSite across North America. CHT Global, a U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan's largest telecom provider, is extending its network to CoreSite's One...
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In addition to fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal year 2013, ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) will also discuss the selection of a manufacturer for the ViaSat-2 satellite, along with additional details. ViaSat will issue a ViaSat-2 press release approximately 50 minutes prior to the call. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091216/VIASATLOGO) The conference call will take place, as previously scheduled, today at 5:00...
In Recognition of Armed Forces Day, Vivint Helps Service Members Monitor Their Homes and Families from Anywhere through Home Automation PROVO, Utah, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivint, the largest home automation services company in North America, continues to support those serving in the military by recognizing Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18(th). Vivint is proud to help safeguard the families of military members protecting the United States both at home and abroad. (Logo:...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 1Q13 Highlights (as compared to 4Q12): Net Revenue Decreased 9.2% to US$148.3 Million from US$163.3 Million Gross Profit Decreased to US$20.7 Million from US$25.8 Million Gross Margin Declined to 13.9% from 15.8% Net Earnings of US$0.42 Per Basic and US$0.41 Per Diluted Share Compared to US$0.26 Per Basic and US$0.25 Per Diluted Share Generated US$17.3 Million of Free Cash Flow after US$20.0 Million of CapEx Retained...
Spinal Network & micro-grants created by @UnitedSpinal & @BuonicontiFund - teaming up for #SCI/D peer support http://ow.ly/kzLN6 NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network of peer support groups called the "Spinal Network" that will set higher standards in assisting people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). (Logo:...
Sen. McCain to be honored by @UnitedSpinal w/ @Vets_First Congressional Bronze Award http://ow.ly/l3t0U #ROCH2013 NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's VetsFirst program will present U.S. Senator John McCain with the VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award for his extraordinary efforts to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which is the first treaty to address disability rights globally. (Logo:...
Up To 30 European Sites To Join 46 Active Sites In The US BETHESDA, Md., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: NWBO) (NW Bio), a biotechnology company developing DCVax(®)-L personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, today announced that its Phase III clinical trial with DCVax(®)-L for brain cancer has been initiated at King's College Hospital in the UK. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110329/SF73084LOGO) This is one of the first...
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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....
