News from August 2010
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: A high proportion of nursing facility residents were found to have low serum (blood) zinc concentrations during an observational study funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute on Aging. The scientists found that those with normal blood zinc concentrations were about 50 percent less likely to develop pneumonia than those with low concentrations.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - By a vote of 247 to 161 the House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, to save or create hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Not only does H.R. 1586 prevent layoffs and provide funds to hire teachers and prevent law enforcement...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: We dare you to try to keep up with the Junior Rangers at Voyageurs National Park! It’s fun and healthy to play in the parks and now National Park Junior Rangers get an extra reward for movin’ it outside.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD) of the State of Israel today signed a formal agreement in Washington, DC, to collaborate on research to meet the world's food and fiber needs and address other high-priority agricultural issues. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: The House passed the Bill by voice vote.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today issued the following release in response to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke’s deceptive announcement that the 2010 Census saved taxpayers $1.6 billion, when in fact the Census ran $3 billion over its...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: LOWELL, MA - Lowell National Historical Park canal boat tours move to reduced daily operation rolling into the late summer season beginning August 23. The Park, one of over 390 units of the National Park Service, preserves and interprets the history of the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Park in historic downtown Lowell, Massachusetts includes former cotton textile mills, 5.6 miles of power canals, operating gatehouses, and worker housing.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli issued the following statement on the Department of Justice’s negotiations to establish an escrow account for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: "Today, the department announced that it had completed negotiations to establish a $20 billion fund to provide ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The second of two agreements to resolve longstanding problems with landfill gas emissions and their negative impacts on air quality at the Middlesex County and Edgeboro landfills in New Jersey has been reached to bring them into compliance with the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has sued Gwenn Wycoff and Frank Ozak of Los Angeles seeking to bar them from promoting the formation and operation of "common-law" trusts for the purpose of tax avoidance, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii today found Noshir S. Gowadia, age 66, of Maui, guilty of five criminal offenses relating to his design for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of a low signature cruise missile exhaust system capable of rendering a PRC cruise ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Brand Group Holdings, Inc., Lawrenceville, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, The Brand Banking Company, Lawrenceville, Georgia, a state-chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Banking Commissioner of the State of Georgia.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Sonoma Valley Bancorp, Sonoma, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: Online viewing will be available for a public hearing Thursday in Chicago on modernizing the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $15,640,385 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to Rhode Island. The state qualified for the remaining two-thirds of its share of funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by updating state unemployment insurance laws to include certain family-friendly provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a solicitation for grant applications for approximately $22 million to fund programs that will improve educational, training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 9, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 9, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 9, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 9, 2010
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
