Dolphins Working For The Navy Discover Rare 19th Century Torpedo
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The US Navy has recovered an exceptionally rare artifact off the coast of Coronado, California – and if that wasn’t enough, the item in question was actually discovered not by humans,...
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Normandy Park Mental Health Treatment Center Investigation is now closed. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Washington's state's Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has determined that Hanbleceya, the Normandy Park mental health treatment center, is operating in compliance with Washington state law and its investigation has been closed. Lori Melchiori, the Assistant Director for Residential Care Services at the mental illness treatment center, stated in a letter to...
Beach to Chowder is an early summer run on a 28-mile white-sand beach at the edge of the continent on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. All participants receive a finisher's medal and bowl of steaming chowder after completing the 5- or 10-mile course on hard-pack sand. Long Beach Peninsula, Wash. (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Marking the start of summer fun, the Beach to Chowder Run and Walk will take place on the Long Beach Peninsula, Washington, on Saturday, June 22. With a chip-timed...
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act. Following introduction of the legislation, CTIA-The Wireless Association® Vice President of Government Affairs Jot Carpenter offered the following comment: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/DC28223LOGO-a) "CTIA welcomes Senator Schumer's introduction of the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act. Stemming the problem of device...
Dr. Ileana Calinoiu, MD of Bellevue, WA, is ranked among the top physicians in the nation based on patient reviews. BELLEVUE, Wash., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Ileana Calinoiu, MD was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/DC19985) Each year, nearly 100 million patients across the U.S. access websites like Vitals,...
Executives to Unveil Company Financial Portfolios to Toronto Investment Community WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announced today their inaugural Oil & Gas Investment Symposium Toronto (OGIS Toronto), June 11(th) at the Ritz-Carlton Toronto. The IPAA has gathered a select group of their leading oil and gas Exploration & Production companies, ranging in market capitalization of $100M to $12B, to present...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- General Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, will discuss issues facing the army at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, June 4. As the Army's most senior officer, Odierno is the top advisor to the Secretary of the Army. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) Odierno has been grappling in recent weeks with several challenges facing the U.S. military, including a Defense Department report that tens...
Off-the-Shelf Integration Solution will Help Insurer Maximize Opportunity, Minimize Disruption and Deliver a Smooth Experience to Individuals and Small Business Participating on the Exchange BELLEVUE, Wash. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Today, Edifecs, Inc., a leading healthcare solutions provider specializing in healthcare information management and compliance technology, announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBS of VT) has chosen the company as its technology integration...
Study administered by Milliman, Inc. examines Affordable Care Act's impact on insurance premiums WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Center Forward announced it would hold an event Thursday, May 30(th), at the National Press Club to release a study on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) impact on insurance premiums. Participating in the event will be Doug Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum, former North Dakota Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy...
SEATTLE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On The Go Moving, a Seattle moving company announced that they will be celebrating National Moving Month by being more eco-friendly and going green. For Seattle movers, May is the busiest season for relocation and is the time of the year when a lot of Bellevue residents and Seattle families begin thinking about who they will hire to help them move. It's also a time when you and your family need help in your household move. In order to help you...
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American companies are suffering the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars a year due to intellectual property theft by foreign entities. This loss has tremendous implications for the future competitive, strategic, and economic outlook of the United States. For this purpose, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property (the IP Commission) was established to assess the scale and scope of the loss and provide...
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Mount Rainer National Park is located in the state of Washington in the United States. The park holds 236,381 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native American tribes including the Puyallup and Yakama tribes. Many sites were found throughout the park showing evidence of older tribes including rock shelters and projectile points. The establishment of the park began in 1893, when the Pacific Forest Reserve was established. This area included a national forest as well as Mount Rainer and...
Olympic National Park is located in the state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula, in the United States. The park holds 922,650 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native Americans. Most of the tribes were wiped out once European explorers introduced diseases into the area. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the logging industry boomed, but the public began to express concerns of over logging in the 1920’s. However, the first proposal to establish the area as a...
North Cascades National Park is located in the state of Washington in the United States and was established in 1968. The park holds 504,781 acres and is the largest of three national park areas known as the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. It once contained 318 glaciers, but all of these have retreated at a fast rate and many glaciers have completely disappeared. The largest remaining glacier is Boston Glacier, but other large glaciers include Redoubt, Neve, and McAllister....
Symbol: WARO Group: Monocot Family: Arecaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Native Status: L48 I Synonyms: WAGR2 Washingtonia gracilis Parish WASO Washingtonia sonorae S. Watson Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta...
Symbol: POLA10 Group: Monocot Family: Poaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Graminoid Native Status: L48 N CAN N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:ME, NH, NY, VT Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta –...
