News from November 2006
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: In industries from textiles to automobiles and from pharmaceuticals to semiconductors, accurately measuring empty spaces-technically speaking, porosity-is a substantial matter, important to efforts to ensure high product quality and low scrap rates.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: This year Acadia National Park annual passes will be available during Bar Harbor’s Early Bird Sale and Pajama Party. On November 18 from 6 to 9 a.m., the Acadia information site located on the Village Green next to the Bar Harbor police/fire station will be open to sell passes. Acadia annual passes...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Huanglongbing, an exotic citrus disease that's also known as citrus greening, is the focus of the top-ranked research proposal in the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) 2007 Postdoctoral Research Award Program.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: By Sam Knowlton. [11/6/06] A new cemetery for Mississippi veterans will be in Mississippi, but won't be in Vicksburg. The Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board is taking offers for about 75 acres until Dec. 15. The location of the cemetery will be limited by a federal Department of Veterans Affairs...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Crews hiked into the woods this morning as the search for two missing hikers entered its second day. Neil Twilla, aged 41, of Silverdale and Jeff Mersmann, aged 38, of Bremerton were on an overnight hike to Upper Lena Lake and were expected home by Sunday evening and at work on Monday. A search for the two began late Tuesday after friends contacted park officials earlier that day.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two Full Committee, a National Parks Subcommittee, and Public Lands & Forests Subcommittee hearings next week.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: For the first time, tornado-like rotational motions have been transferred from light to atoms in a controlled way at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The new quantum physics technique can be used to manipulate Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), a state of matter of worldwide research interest, and possibly used in quantum information systems, an emerging computing and communications technology of potentially great power.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Join a Park Ranger on a hike to Whiskeytown Waterfalls and view the fall colors on Saturday Nov. 18, 2006 at 10:00 am. Visitors should meet at the James K. Carr Trailhead located 4 miles up Crystal Creek Road off of Highway 299 west.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: The American Physical Society (APS) announced last week the selection of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jun Ye, to receive the 2007 I.I. Rabi Prize. Named for the 1944 Nobel Laureate Isidor Isaac Rabi, the award is made every two years by the APS "To recognize and encourage outstanding research in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics by investigators who have held a Ph.D. for 10 years or less."
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Applications for the 2007 Artist-in-Residence program at Acadia National Park will be accepted until January 5, 2007. This program offers professional writers, musicians, composers, and visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while being surrounded by the inspiring landscape of Acadia National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: A two-person search team along the Duckabush Trail found missing hikers Neil Twilla, aged 41, of Silverdale and Jeff Mersmann, aged 38, of Bremerton at about 1:30 this afternoon.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Park crews continue to make progress in clearing roads and assessing damage from last weekend’s heavy rains and floods. A road engineer from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will work in the park this weekend to evaluate damage to park roads and explore options for making repairs and restoring vehicle access.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted at www.nist.gov/speech/tests/mt the results of the NIST 2006 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-06), part of an ongoing series assessing the effectiveness of the technologies underlying computerized text language translation systems. NIST conducts these evaluations in order to support machine translation (MT) research and help advance the state of the art in MT technology.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: North Cascades National Park Service Complex Flood Damage Summary.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: The schedule for this season’s Perspectives series has been announced and will begin at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center on Tuesday, November 14. Set for 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month from November through May, the series will explore the diversity of Olympic National Park and surrounding areas.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: (Pipestone, MN) Superintendent Jim LaRock has announced that in observance of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the Monument visitor center will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd. The visitor center will re-open on Friday, November 24th. Open hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2006
News Release: Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau will be the guest speaker for the November "From Shore to Sea" lecture sponsored by Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Galipeau will discuss the accomplishments of the park in 2006 and the challenges facing the park.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 8, 2006
News Release: I'm honored to be here tonight and to be a part of recognizing this year's award winners. This is truly an exceptional program that Secretary Evans and the U.S. Chamber started a few years ago.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Nov 8, 2006
The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
