News from May 2009
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine. The new NIST materials are samples of a typical tissue scaffold material that have been measured and documented by NIST for three different degrees of porosity.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Homestead Florida - The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Pilot Spreader Swale project. Southeast Regional Director David Vela approved the FONSI based on the environmental assessment (EA) recommended by Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan...
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Redwood National and State Parks’ Superintendents Steve Chaney and Jeff Bomke announced today that over nine million dollars will be invested in the parks as part of the American Reinvestment and.
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in high-rise buildings. A set of instructional DVDs based on the research is available for firefighter training, and will lead to improved safety for civilian and firefighters.
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study* of California homes by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: The U.S. military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement device developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today praised Finance Committee action to favorably report, by a unanimous voice vote, three important administration nominations, including William V. Corr, to be Deputy Secretary at Health and Human Services, Demetrios Marantis,...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: Today, two House Subcommittees held a joint public hearing to review the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, chaired by Representative David Scott of Georgia, and the Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity,...
By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2009
News Release: By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an efficient new approach to measure key structural properties of nanoscale metal-oxide films used in...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: "The image is an aerial view from the bowl looking towards the Sacred Ground. to the left in the background, a walkway approaches from an arrival court along the edge of and overlooking the Sacred Ground. The walkway eventually widens in from of a ceremonial gate, shown in bronze, and the wall of names...
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a proposed settlement with Consolidated Multiple Listing Service Inc. (CMLS) that requires CMLS to change its rules to allow low-priced and innovative brokers to compete with traditional brokers in the Columbia, S.C., area. The Department said the rules caused consumers to pay more for residential real estate brokerage services in the Columbia area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Todd Gongwer of Dublin, Ohio; Lance Parker of Dublin, Ohio; and Joel Lee, of Galena, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Gongwer, a licensed real estate agent, also pleaded guilty to tax evasion in the hearing before Judge Michael H. Watson in Columbus, Ohio. Parker also pleaded guilty to illegally structuring cash transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Marsha K. Parenteau of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Parenteau appeared before Judge Michael H. Watson in Columbus.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: Timothy Lantz, 57, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in Columbus to one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of failing to update his sex offender registration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Victor Ramirez, a/k/a "Mousey," age 30, a native of El Salvador who resided in Hyattsville, Md., to 60 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
By Fed Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved amendments to Appendix A of Regulation CC that reflect the restructuring of the Federal Reserve Banks' check-processing operations.
By Fed Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Hometown Bancshares, Inc., Carthage, Missouri, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
By Fed Newswire | May 4, 2009
News Release: On May 4, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
By DOT News Wire | May 4, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
