News from October 2010
By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals, its quarterly online newsletter that compiles news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish. ARS is the chief intramural scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: Superintendent Cicely Muldoon announced the public review period for proposed changes to the camping fee structure and reservation system at Point Reyes National Seashore. The park proposes to raise camping fees from $15.00 to $20.00 for an Individual site for 1-6 people; $30 up to $40.00 for a small...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: San Juan National Historic Site and Museo del Niño de Puerto Rico are joining efforts again this year to celebrate International Children's Day on Sunday, November 14 on the grounds of Castillo San Felipe del Morro from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm.While it may not be locally well known as a "holiday," Children's...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: In recognition of the service of veterans and current members of the US Armed Forces, San Juan National Historic Site will offer free admission to visitors on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. This holiday is the perfect day to explore military history at the oldest European military structures in the NPS...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) is now accepting pre-applications from universities interested in conducting nuclear energy- related research and development (R&D) projects.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - The sun is slipping south, and a few minutes are shaved off of each day. More and more often, snowflakes stipple the sky. They form clean, white layers on forest trails, tree branches, and even the backs of black bears, who, eating their fill before hibernation, seem to observe Halloween (gorging themselves on treats) and Thanksgiving (they’re feasting) simultaneously and ahead of schedule, celebrating the holidays before their seasonal nap.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: Colorado National Monument will continue to maintain the east hill of Rim Rock Drive and provide plowing and sanding by contracting with Mesa County to do this work, just as we have for the past three winters at the Monument’s expense. This provides Glade Park residents with a well maintained route from the east gate of Colorado National Monument to the DS Road during the snowy and icy winter months.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 27, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today on the need for greater transparency regarding...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Addressing the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Orlando, Fla., Attorney General Eric Holder today unveiled the Department of Justice’s new Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) initiative. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the city of Kerrville, Texas, and Playhouse 2000 to bring the Cailloux Theater into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – An additional alleged member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been indicted for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: BOSTON – SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc., a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (GSK), has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at GSK’s now-closed Cidra, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility, the Justice Department announced today. The resolution includes a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $150 million and a civil settlement under the False Claims Act and related state claims for $600 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Elmore County, Ala., tax return preparer was indicted in the Middle District of Alabama for tax fraud and identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Sharon D. Thurman, who owned and operated "Sharon’s Tax Services," was charged with 14 counts of making false claims for tax refunds, two counts of aggravated identity theft and two counts of theft of government money.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and of the low reserve tranche for 2011. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements of depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit that will be used to determine deposit reporting panels effective 2011.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: FNB United Corp., Asheboro (57 KB PDF), North Carolina Written Agreement dated Oct. 21, 2010 First Southwest Bancorporation, Inc. (43 KB PDF), Alamosa, Colorado Written Agreement dated Oct. 20, 2010 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions
By Fed Newswire | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the proposal by SKBHC Holdings LLC, Corona del Mar, California, to become a bank holding company and to acquire all the voting shares of Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. ("Bancshares") and indirectly acquire Bancshares' wholly owned subsidiary bank, The First National Bank of Starbuck, both of Starbuck, Minnesota. Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at 2010 District Export Council (DEC) Conference Good morning everyone. It’s great to see so many people here for this conference.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: Locke presents Schramm, Inc. with certificate of appreciation at international District Export Council Conference in Detroit U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke presented a Certificate of Appreciation today to Vice President of Schramm, Inc. Fred Slack, whose Philadelphia company’s products were instrumental in rescuing the 33 miners who were trapped 2,300 feet underground after the collapse of the San Jose Mine in Copiapo, Chile.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that international visitation to the United States is projected to increase nine percent in 2010, setting a new record of 60 million visitors in a year. In addition, growth in the travel and tourism industry is projected to increase to nearly 83 million visitors by 2015 – a 51 percent increase over 2009.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has approved national guidelines for apprenticeship standards for the occupation of direct support professional. These standards will enable employers to use ETA's Registered Apprenticeship program to train workers for careers in the long-term care sector of the health care industry.
