Sears, Kmart Closing At Least 50 Stores, Including 3 Ohio Locations. Published: 02/10/16 08:32 am EST. Updated: 02/10/16 11:25 am EST. HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. MONEYWATCH via CBS NEWS -- Sears Holdings is speeding up efforts to shutter about 50 unprofitable stores after warning its fourth-quarter revenue would come in short of expectations.
In anatomy, the second cervical vertebra of the spine is named the axis or epistropheus. By the atlanto-axial joint, it forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra, which carries the head, rotates. The most distinctive characteristic of this bone is the strong odontoid process known as the dens which rises perpendicularly from the upper surface of the body. That peculiar feature gives to the vertebra a rarely used third name: vertebra dentata. In some judicial hangings the odontoid pr
For the industrial rock supergroup, see Pigface. Carpobrotus, commonly known as pigface, ice plant, and Hottentot plant, is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name refers to the edible fruits. It comes from the Ancient Greek karpos (fruit) and brota (edible).The genus includes some 12 to 20 accepted species.arious Carpobrotus species are invasive introduced species in suitable climates throughout the world. The harm they do is variable, and sometimes hotly debated, when balanced against their value as firebreaks and as food for wildlife.