News from October 2009
By USDA Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Doppler technology-the very same technology used by meteorologists to track thunderstorms-is being used by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to better understand the rate at which fescue toxicosis restricts blood flow in cattle.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2009 Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Chairman's Award, the organization's highest honor. NIST was honored for its more than 14 years of work with AIAG. AIAG credited the collaborations with delivering tens of millions of dollars in cost savings to the automotive industry.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Medical clinics the world over could benefit from new software* created at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where a team of scientists has found a way to improve the efficiency of a pneumonia vaccine testing method developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Investigating mysterious data in ultracold gases of rubidium atoms, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland and their collaborators have found that properly tuned radio-frequency waves can influence how much the atoms attract or repel one another, opening up new ways to control their interactions.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Curecanti National Recreation Area would like to announce that the Dillon Pinnacles parking and picnic areas will be closing periodically over the coming weeks to allow for reconstruction of the area. "We apologize for the short term inconvenience however, the refurbished area will be safe and usable as soon as possible," said Superintendent Connie Rudd.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at about 1:20 p.m., National Park Service dispatch at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area received a distress call on marine band radio from people on board a sinking vessel. The call stated that the boat was rapidly taking on water and starting to sink. Rangers responded...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Trying to understand the complex workings of a biological cell by teasing out the function of every molecule within it is a daunting task. But by making synthetic cells that include just a few chemical processes, researchers can study cellular machinery one manageable piece at a time. A new paper* from...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next wonder drug, however, they have to confront a long-standing problem: how to produce large quantities of the protein in a highly pure state. Now, ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: The Glacier Point and Tioga Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed due to snow and ice on the roadways. The park is receiving snow at the higher elevations and both roads have been closed. Once the weather system clears out of the area, an assessment will be made as to whether or not to reopen the roads. A warming pattern is anticipated tomorrow afternoon.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions--including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)--working at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., are studying the metabolic activity of a pathogen shown to cause coral bleaching, a serious threat to undersea reef ecosystems worldwide.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2009
News Release: In the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake that occurred in China this past year and its high number of casualties, which included many children, the United States and China have signed a protocol for cooperation on earthquake and volcano sciences. This protocol was signed by the U.S. Geological Survey...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
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By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today announced formal guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The guidelines make clear that the focus of federal resources should not be on individuals whose actions are in compliance with ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON— BASF Corporation has agreed, under a Clean Air Act settlement filed today in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to reduce the use of refrigerant chemicals that destroy the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Mylan Pharmaceuticals, UDL Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical have entered into settlement agreements for a total of $124 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate rebates to state Medicaid programs for drugs paid for by those programs, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Pine Hills Kiddie Garden of Fort Wayne, Ind., will take necessary steps to ensure that a child’s diabetes care is integrated into the usual routine of its day care center and programs as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it discriminated on the basis of disability, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: A Maryland scientist who once worked in varying capacities for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been arrested for attempted espionage, David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Channing D. Phillips, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director for the FBI’s Washington Field Office, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: Solomon Nathaniel of Sterling Heights, Mich., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. In his guilty plea today, Nathaniel, 51, a licensed physical therapist, admitted that he worked as a contract therapist for Suresh Chand, ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement between American Eagle Financial Corporation, Otsego, Minnesota, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 19, 2009
News Release: Oct. 19, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $75 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).
