News from August 2007
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: In cooperation with the Leelanau County Road Commission, the National Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will begin to make improvements to beach access and parking at the ends of Leelanau County Roads 651 and 669 later this fall. The improvements include the installation of accessible...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: The National Park Service announces the issuance of a concession contract prospectus for operation of a horse camp within Point Reyes National Seashore. The concession operation is seasonal, open from approximately April 1 through Nov. 1, and is located in the Olema Valley of West Marin County. Because...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell E. Galipeau, Jr. has announced the availability of the recently prepared Environmental Assessment for Replacing the Pier at Bechers Bay on Santa Rosa Island. The document, which describes and examines the impacts of the proposed project, will be on public review from August 30 through Sept. 30, 2007.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: In preparation for the September 2 international voting deadline, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has supported a U.S. national body consensus position to vote "approve, with comments" on a proposed international standard known as Office Open XML (OOXML).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: 530-242-3451Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will continue to offer kayak and hiking tours into the month of September. “Visitors will have several more opportunities to attend ranger-guided kayak tours on the lake and hikes into the backcountry providing them with different perspectives of the natural wonders we have in the park," stated superintendent Jim Milestone.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: Each year on Aug. 29, park officials put closures in place for travel on foot or horse off established roadways or designated trails from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. These closures last through October 26 and are effective in Horseshoe Park, Upper Beaver Meadows, Moraine Park, Harbison Meadow and Holzwarth Meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park. Fishing in the Fall River, Thompson River or Colorado River within the posted areas and during the closure period is prohibited.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: Elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere could seriously impact air, weather and vegetation. Now a scientist with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is taking a closer look at what could happen underground.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: On Thursday, September 6, from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., artist-in-residence Sheri Marshall will conduct a workshop at the Schoodic portion of Acadia National Park. Sheri is a sculptor who works with clay and will be showing her work with various materials ranging from precious metal sculpture to pottery and tile. Students will then have the option of sculpting pinch pots or making 3-D tiles. The cost for the workshop is $5.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2007
News Release: The public will continue to have the opportunity to walk inside the base of the Bodie Island Lighthouse after Labor Day. Although the tower is not open for climbing, the base will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct 8, 2007.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 30, 2007
News Release: Factories have much to gain from wireless technology, such as robot control, RFID tag monitoring, and local-area network (LAN) communications. Wireless systems can cost less and offer more flexibility than cabled systems. But factories, such as auto production plants, are challenging environments for...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Justice Department Files Review of Final Judgements in Microsoft Case WASHINGTON The Department of Justice said today that competition and consumers have benefitted from the final judgements entered because ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the preliminary estimate of real gross domestic product (GDP), which showed that the American economy grew at 4.0 percent in the second quarter of 2007: “This upward revision of four percent to the already strong ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 30, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) today awarded a 24-month cooperative agreement for $1,850,000 to the Institute for Educational Leadership's Center for Workforce Development in Washington, D.C., to establish a National Technical Assistance Center on Transition and Employment for Youth with Disabilities.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 30, 2007
News Release: Payments to benefit 385 low-wage domestic workers who cleaned homes and carpets SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. district court judge has ordered Gardena, Calif.-based Southern California Maid Services and Carpet Cleaning to pay $3,467,789 in back wages, plus $1,058,973 in liquidated damages, to 385 current and ...
By Fed News Journal | Aug 30, 2007
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 30, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 30, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 30, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 30, 2007
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
