News from May 2010
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: June 5th is National Trails Day. To mark the event the National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Service Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program and the Northwest Indiana Paddling Association (NWIPA), will launch the inaugural sea kayak tour of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Rome, NY: Come to Fort Stanwix National Monument over Memorial Day Weekend and you just might see a British flag flying over the fort. This is because the park will be hosting its annual French and Indian War encampment on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30. The encampment will run from 9 a.m. to 5...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Rome, NY: On Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2010, the gates to the parking lot at Steuben Memorial State Historic Site will open for the season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Park rangers from Fort Stanwix National Monument will provide interpretive services at the site as staffing permits.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Appearing this morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’s Face the Nation and on Fox News Sunday, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), the Pennsylvania Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said the White House should be responsible for further addressing...
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Some cut flowers and potted plants are better than others at fending off the aging process, known as senescence. To help tomorrow's blooms stay fresh longer, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Cai-Zhong Jiang is investigating the gene-controlled mechanisms of plants' aging. Such probing may eventually reveal how to modify flowers' aging-linked genes, or the proteins that are products of those genes.
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Washington - LBD Produce Inc. (LBD), a New York-based produce company, has paid a $300,000 civil penalty for violations relating to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), a statute governing fair trade in the produce industry. LBD and three individuals, John Thomas, Michael Hirsch, and Randall...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., following the recall of 40 varieties of childrens’ and infants’ formulations of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl by Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States, the Sierra Club, and other partners launched an environmental education program for Latino youth in a ceremony April 21, 2010 at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), Lorton, VA. The steady rain could not dampen the spirits of the...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2010
News Release: What: An opportunity to view a live broadcast of biologists banding two bald eagle chicks on Santa Cruz Island. Watch as biologist’s band the bald eagle chicks, attach wing tags, radio and satellite transmitters, and conduct health checks. Join hundreds of eagle fans who will watch this event on the...
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Ahead of Rep. Joe Sestak’s (D-PA) appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’s Face the Nation with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans today released a new video entitled : Honestly, They Both Can’t Be Right, So Who is Wrong? ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Ignatius Hills, a former officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), has been charged in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced today. The bill of information against Hills charges him with conspiracy to obstruct justice and misprision of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2010
News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today held the second of five joint public workshops on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. The workshop, led by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, focused on issues in the poultry industry and featured panel discussions on poultry grower issues and trends in poultry production. It also included opportunities for public comments.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and one of its former member hospitals, The Christ Hospital, have agreed to pay the United States $108 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by paying unlawful remuneration to doctors in exchange for referring cardiac patients to The Christ Hospital in a pay-to-play scheme, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—Aksat Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S., a Turkish corporation that operated the commercial ship M/T Kerim, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to two felony counts for knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book, which tracks pollutant discharge, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2010
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require AMC Entertainment Group Inc. to divest movie theater assets in Chicago, Denver and Indianapolis in order to proceed with its proposed $275 million acquisition of most of the theaters operated by Kerasotes Showplace Theatres. The department ...
By Commerce News Now | May 21, 2010
News Release: Secretary of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at American Chamber of Commerece and U.S.-China Busines Council in Bejing, China Release Thank you for that kind introduction.
By Commerce News Now | May 21, 2010
News Release: Thank you for inviting me to be here today in this beautiful and historic setting.
By Commerce News Now | May 21, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke delivered remarks today at a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-China Business Council in Beijing, focusing on opportunities for U.S.-China collaboration in the clean energy market and the special responsibility the two countries have to lead the way in combating climate change.
By Commerce News Now | May 21, 2010
News Release: Dialogue with U.S. administration official, questions with "Netizens" live on Web for first time Remarks U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke engaged in a dialogue with students and scientists working on cutting-edge, clean-energy technologies today at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University to discuss ...
By State News Post | May 21, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
