Era Selected for Namibia Project.
SRA subsidiary provides ADS-B and multilateration system for nationwide coverage FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Era Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. , today announced it has been selected to supply a national wide area multilateration (WAM) system for Namibia. The system, which will...

Manpower Inc. Undertakes Field Mission to Refugee Settlements in Africa.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. today announced that David Arkless, Manpower's President of Corporate and Government Affairs, is undertaking a field mission to refugee settlements in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, 16-20 February. The purpose of the visit is to better understand the plight of refugees and...

Looking for Love in All the RIGHT Places.
Adventuregirl.com's Stefanie Michaels Announces Year's Top Eco-Friendly Valentine's Day Hotspots LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, Adventuregirl.com's annual announcement of the "Valentine's Day Top Ten Global Places for Romance" offers a new twist: each destination is eco-friendly. "My travels abroad have really opened...

Photos: An Ancient Tree of Africa Yields the World's Most Exotic, Indulgent Liqueur: Amarula Cream.
A Treasured Spirit, Amarula Cream is Committed to Sustainable Harvesting and Community Care in South Africa NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Considered one of Africa's botanical treasures, the Marula tree has been an essential source of nutrition for thousands of years, and is the source of...

Ambassador Wisner Joins Patton Boggs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, one of the nation's most respected diplomats, is joining Patton Boggs LLP in early March. Ambassador Wisner will provide clients with strategic global advice concerning business, politics and international law from the firm's Washington and New York City offices. ...

Prospects for peace in Mindanao.
MANY among the key stakeholders interviewed in the two-hour ANC documentary expressed hope for peace in Mindanao. But they admitted that it would mean re-building trust, the most vital element in peace-building... The success of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland after decades of conflict, is...

Microsoft and Orascom Telecom to Distribute Windows Live Mobile Services.
New alliance extends Windows Live experience to mobile customers in new territories. BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at Mobile World Congress 2009, Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. and Microsoft Corp. announced a new alliance enabling them to distribute Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on...

Selection of events.
3 FEBRUARY CHAGOS: A jewel in the Indian Ocean (London City Lecture, Clothworkers' Hall, London) Join Professor Charles Sheppard of the Chagos Conservation Trust as he introduces the remarkable Chagos Archipelago--part of the British Indian Ocean Territory--home to pristine reefs and atolls, and...

Environmental changes trigger jelly blooms.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES TRIGGER JELLY BLOOMS Scientists think certain human-caused environmental stresses are behind the increase in jellyfish swarms. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT ON WHERE HAS STRESS JELLYFISH IT HAPPENED? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ships are a primary cause * Black Sea of invasive species of * Gulf of Mexico jellyfish. "When large *...

Era Wide Area System Certified and Two Surface Systems Commissioned in South Africa.
FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Era Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. announced today that its MSS ADS-B and multilateration systems have been commissioned for wide area and surface surveillance at Cape Town International Airport and in Johannesburg International Airport for surface surveillance by ATNS, South...