Vista Continental Employs Research Consultant.Business EditorsLAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2002 Vista Continental Corp. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: VICC VICC Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center VICC Vehicle Information Center of Canada VICC Virtual Industry Capability Call VICC Voltage-Independent Calcium Channel (physiology) ) has contracted the services of Dr. Harry Fechter effective Aug. 15, 2002. Fetcher's primary responsibility will be to research and evaluate new uses and applications for rare earth elements found to be present in Vista's mining concessions in Peru. Preliminary sampling of the gravels contained in the concessions has indicated the presence of gold, rare earths and zirconium zirconium (zərkō`nēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Zr; at. no. 40; at. wt. 91.22; m.p. about 1,852°C;; b.p. 4,377°C;; sp. gr. 6.5 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. oxides. Fechter is a graduate of Stanford University in physics and electrical-microwave engineering. He is best known for his pioneering researches establishing the Charge Structure of Heavy Nuclei (Thesis) with Nobel Laureate Robert Hofstadter. Fechter is the co-discoverer of two sub-atomic particles, the Rho and the Eta. Fechter's academic experience includes professorships and associate positions in physics and electrical engineering at Purdue University, University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin. He originated and served 10 years as chairman of the Department of Physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas “UNLV” redirects here. For other uses, see UNLV (disambiguation). The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, known for its programs in History, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Hotel . His professional experience includes the design and fabrication of solar and wind energy systems, down-hole logging systems for oil wells, new seismic location techniques, manager of GAPA GAPA abbr. ground-to-air pilotless aircraft and BOMARC BOMARC Boeing and Michigan Aeronautical Research Center) missile telemetry programs, and founder and chief of Boeing Radiation Effects Laboratory. He has served as scientific consultant to the Department of Energy, to Los Alamos, to Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientific research center, at Upton (town of Brookhaven), Long Island, N.Y. It was founded in 1947 by Associated Universities, a management corporation sponsored by nine eastern U.S. universities. , and to the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal Radiation Laboratories. About Vista Continental Vista Continental Corp. is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The company is pursuing the development of its wholly controlled mining concessions along the Urubamba River in Peru. Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, statements are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in the future periods to differ materially from forecasted projections. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company's domestic and international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the company's ability to replace and expand its holdings. (c)2002 Vista Continental Corp. All rights reserved. |
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