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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RealTime Marketing Group is thrilled to announce that Marble of the World has joined the growing list of business choosing to use RealTime Marketing Group and venture into the world of social media. Marble of the World is a leader in their industry, supplying consumers with the most exotic stone in the world. In addition to having a showroom of over 150,000 square feet filled with exceptional and exotic stones, Marble of the World is known...

CU-Boulder archaeologist believes a collective mind of humans developed no later than 75,000 years ago in Africa and fostered language, art and technologyScientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees -- not ancestral apes -- for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder archaeologist.CU-Boulder Research Associate John Hoffecker said there is abundant fossil and archaeological evidence for the evolution of the...

X-Men Star Encourages Giving For Relief and Reconstruction of Haiti NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor Hugh Jackman has taped a series of public service announcements urging support for humanitarian agency World Vision's Haitian earthquake relief response. The announcements will air on television stations and on social media platforms in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries where the aid group is fundraising for its Haiti response....

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As the response to Haiti's devastating earthquake enters its second week, Christian humanitarian agency, World Vision warns that children could endure lasting damage from the unique dangers that particularly target them. "In disasters, whether natural or man-made, children are especially vulnerable. When children are separated from their families and other caregivers, not only are they often excluded from services, they are also very vulnerable...

"Terra firma." It's Latin for "solid Earth." Most of the time, at least from our perspective here on the ground, Earth seems to be just that: solid. Yet the Earth beneath our feet is actually in constant motion. It moves through time and space, of course, along with the other objects in the universe, but it moves internally as well. The powerful forces of wind, water and ice constantly erode its surface, redistributing Earth's mass in the process. Within Earth's solid...

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Mining Equipment - November 2009 Edition http://www.reportlinker.com/p0163759/World-Mining-Equipment----November-2009-Edition.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire Global demand to increase over 4% yearly through 2013 Global demand for mining equipment is projected to increase over four percent per year through 2013 to exceed...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- What do you get when you combine a former Martha Stewart Vice President, a drag queen turned ad exec and New York Times bestselling author, an estate and farm in upstate New York, a few quirky neighbors and goats, pigs and a llama to boot? In the case of Planet Green, it's their next primetime docu-series Beekman Farm (wt). Laura Michalchyshyn, President and General Manager of Planet Green, announced today that the channel has greenlit the 10...

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Equipment http://www.reportlinker.com/p0135789/World-Electric-Power-Transmission--Distribution-Equipment.html Global demand to increase 5.3% annually through 2013 World transmission and distribution electric power equipment demand is forecast to rise 5.3 percent per year through 2013 to $128 billion. Although...

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Clinical Nutrition Products: World Markets, 3rd Edition http://www.reportlinker.com/p0102143/Clinical-Nutrition-Products-World-Markets-3rd-Edition.html This Kalorama Information report - Clinical Nutrition - focuses on three primary segments of essential medical nutrition: Infant Nutrition Enteral Nutrition Parenteral Nutrition For each category, the report provides...

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of ORBIS International is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward (Ned) Cloonan as President of the New York-based non-profit organization. "We are very fortunate to have Ned join ORBIS as President at this important time in the organization's history. ORBIS has reached a critical juncture and we are refining our programmatic scope--how we deliver our work and maximize operational efficiency. His 30 years of...