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Zaber Technologies is presenting its T-LS series of motorized linear stages. These linear stages can be controlled manually or through an RS232 or USB port. In addition, every linear stage can be used in x-y or x-y-z configuration with our AB90 angle bracketstext/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comNo More Needles? Georgetown University Teams with Gentag and SAIC to Develop New Glucose Sensor Technology with Wireless Connection to Cell Phones
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Washington, D.C. – Georgetown University, Gentag, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC, NYSE: SAI), have combined forces to develop a noninvasive method for glucose measurement. The three technology leaders agreed to combine their respective intellectual property (IP) and expertise to create a new method to monitor glucose, using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comStudy Finds Unique Patient Safety Program at Children’s Hospital Improves Communication Between Family and Caregivers
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PITTSBURGH – June 18, 2008 – Condition Help, a patient safety program launched more than two years ago at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has significantly improved communication between caregivers and patients and improved patient and family satisfaction, a review of the program has found. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comDarden Professor's Advice: Save Stimulus Check
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Ron Wilcox is a former Securities and Exchange Commission economist and author of "Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don't Save and What To Do About It." He says people should try to save part of their stimulus checks. According to the IRS, the majority of eligible Americans should receive their checks by mid-July.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comBerne Urges Ethical Explorations of Technological Change
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June 18, 2008 — As Rosalyn Berne sees it, human beings have crossed an important threshold. Our mastery of fields like genetic engineering and nanotechnology has presented us with unprecedented power to create new forms of life and new materials, instead of simply modifying them. And when we modify our surroundings, our influence is exponentially greater than it ever has been. Consider our ability to effect climate change.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comDHS Signs Visa Waiver Program Interim Declaration with Bulgaria
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff signed today a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) interim declaration with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. The security enhancements outlined in the declaration continues Bulgaria’s progress on the path toward visa-free travel to the U.S., and possible designation as a VWP member. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comTipu's Tiger Chai, Inc Recalls Tipus Tiger Chai Concentrate Because of a Possible Health Risk
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 17, 2008 -- Tipu's Tiger Chai Inc, of Missoula, Montana is voluntarily recalling its Tipu's Tiger Chai Concentrate because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comFDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures'
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Warning Letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. The FDA also warns North American consumers against using or purchasing the products, which include tablets, teas, tonics, black salves, and creams, and are sold under various names on the Internet. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comFDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it approved the NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, an implantable electronic device that stimulates the diaphragm and allows certain spinal cord injury patients to breathe for at least four hours a day without a mechanical ventilator.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comUnited States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safety
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China. The document outlines steps taken by both nations in implementing the 2007 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on food and feed safety. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comNew research assesses hospital chaplaincy services
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Despite changes over the last fifteen years in national accreditation guidelines making the religious and spiritual care of hospitalized patients a right, there is no evidence yet that this protection has had any effect on the number of hospitals with chaplains. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comPace Law School Names National Expert on Energy Regulation as Executive Director of Energy and Climate Center
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WHITE PLAINS, NY (June 17, 2008) – Pace Law School has appointed Jamie M. Van Nostrand the new Executive Director of its Pace Energy and Climate Center (formerly the Pace Energy Project).
The Center is part of the Law School’s influential environmental law program, which is ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comHygeia Foundation Establishes Scholarship Fund
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Scholarships and financial aid officials at Texas A&M University have announced establishment of the Hygeia Foundation Regents' Scholarship Fund for students in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. This scholarship was created from a gift of $400,000 provided by the Hygeia Foundation to assist students in achieving their educational goals at Texas A&M, university officials noted. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comEvans Library Features Juneteenth Display
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Located on the fourth floor near the skywalk, the display outlines the history of Juneteenth when the emancipation proclamation freeing the slaves was officially read by Maj. Gen.l Gordon Granger of the Union Army on June 19, 1865. From the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Granger delivered General Order No. 3 which stated, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.com"Camp Aggieland" Now Registering For July
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Registration for “Camp Aggieland,” a one-week day camp for six- to 12-year-olds sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology, now has 10 openings during session one (July 7-11) and session two (July 14-18). text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comLil' Aggies' Language Lab Looking For Participants
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The Lil’ Aggies’ Language Learning Lab in the Department of Psychology is seeking local parents to contribute to research on infant language learning by volunteering 30 minutes of their family’s time to participate in safe and comfortable behavioral and imaging paradigms. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comCaterpillar Forms Alliance with CleanAIR Systems to Reduce Emissions
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New alliance between Caterpillar and CleanAIR Systems offers customers a complete emissions solution for existing machines and engine applications.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comUCSF and YouTube create novel channel to drive medical research
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YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to launch an Internet video channel dedicated to improving understanding of incurable neurodegenerative brain diseases. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comTop security award granted to officers and staff at UMHHC
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Keeping patients and employees safe is something everyone at the University of Michigan Health System – from physicians and nurses to security officers – takes seriously.
The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Security and Entrance Services earned this year’s Lindberg Bell Award from the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comExercise reduces hunger in lean women but not obese women
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Borer and her co-authors sought to better understand how changes in body fat level influence appetite and a hormone called leptin, which in animals curbs appetite when body fat increases. When leptin levels rise, it supposedly shuts off appetite and motivates physical activity to burn calories. However, as obese people become heavier, their leptin levels rise, but they become resistant to the actions of this hormone.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comWomen’s Health Talk to discuss osteoporosis prevention and management
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In order to raise awareness about this disease and its potential effects, the Women’s Health Program and the MFit Health Education Resource Center at the University of Michigan Health System will host the health talk “Osteoporosis: Prevention and Management” on Wednesday, June 25. The event will take place from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Ypsilanti District Library, located at 5577 Whittaker Road in Ypsilanti.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.com'Do research,' Nobel laureate Roger Kornberg urges graduates of Stanford Medical School
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STANFORD, Calif. — Nobel laureate Roger Kornberg, PhD, professor of structural biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, delivered the commencement address to the medical school’s class of 2008 on June 14. Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries of how DNA is converted into RNA, a process known as transcription. In recent months, he has met with national lawmakers to discuss the importance of continuing to fund scientific research.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comSustainability projects funded through High Meadows gift
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Supported by a gift from the High Meadows Foundation, the nine projects range from a course that evaluates energy efficiency in local homes to a new sustainability curriculum for Outdoor Action participants to the installation of a student-designed garden at Forbes College. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comYoung Native American Artists Invited to Express Their Vision of Community by Entering Poster Contest
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The contest, themed For All My Relations: Family Culture and Community, will award top prizes of $350 savings bonds in two categories for artists aged 10-13 and 14-17. Second and third prizes of $100 and $50 savings bonds will also be awarded in each age category.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comVerizon Business' IP Networking Powers Thing5 Software-as-a-Service Offering
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Thing5, a leading provider of messaging-based software services to the hospitality industry, is leveraging Verizon Business' industry-leading voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and hosting services to offer voice and messaging services for hotel employees and guests.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comSpecial Offer From Verizon FiOS TV Makes Staying Close to Home This Summer an Entertaining Alternative
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With higher gas prices and a weaker dollar causing many Americans to stay home, Verizon is offering a special discount to new FiOS TV customers when they subscribe to the Movie Package, which includes more than 40 channels from Showtime, Starz, The Movie Channel, Encore, Sundance Channel and IFC, as well as access to hundreds of video-on-demand (VOD) titles.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comSalmonella: Trickier Than We Imagined
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In research published June 4 in the online journal PloS One, researchers say they’ve identified a molecular trick that may explain part of the bacteria’s fierceness. A team from the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified a protein that allows the bacteria to maintain a low profile in the body, giving the bacteria crucial time to quietly gain a foothold in an organism before the immune system is roused to fight the invader. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comIRS Gives Storm Victims More Time to File and Pay; Taxpayers in Parts of 10 States Qualify
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WASHINGTON — Victims of storms and flooding in 10 states will have more time to make quarterly estimated tax payments normally due today, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
"Our hearts go out to the flood victims in the stricken states," IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said. "At a time like this, taxes should be the last thing on the minds of these unfortunate victims."text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comAction Plan to Reduce Nutrients to Mississippi River from 31 States Released
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(Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2008) The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force today is releasing an Action Plan that involves state and federal partners in reducing hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The 2008 Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin builds upon the 2001 plan by incorporating emerging issues, innovative approaches, and the latest science, including findings from EPA’s Science Advisory Board. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comPublic Meeting to be Held for Pooler Elementary Mercury Spill in Pooler, Georgia
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(ATLANTA – June 16, 2008) EPA, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and local officials which make up the Unified Command for the emergency response in Pooler, Ga., will hold a public meeting regarding the Pooler Elementary Mercury Spill in Pooler, Ga. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Chatham Middle School Gymnasium, 800 Pine Barren Rd., Pooler, Ga. 31322.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comEPA proposes settlement with owners of Crouching Lion restaurant for $42,000 for large capacity cesspool violations
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(06/16/08) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with Lion Pacific Investments, LLC, and other former owners of the Crouching Lion Inn, to pay a fine of $42,000 for failing to close large capacity cesspools at the Kaaawa, Oahu restaurant.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comClean Up Work Scheduled for this Summer at Montville, Conn. Superfund Site
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Boston, Mass. – June 16, 2008) – EPA’s New England office has issued a Unilateral Administrative Order directing the owners of the Wisniewski Superfund Site on Route 163 in Montville, Connecticut to remove all PCB-containing electrical transformers from the property to a licensed off-site disposal facility. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comMagellan Midstream Partners to Pay $5.3M in Civil Penalties for 11 Petroleum Pipeline Spills in Six Midwestern States
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(Kansas City, Kan., June 16, 2008) - Magellan Midstream Partners has agreed to pay $5.3 million in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to illegal spills or discharges of petroleum products from its pipeline network at 11 locations in six states over the past 10 years, officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comRegion 7 Providing Hazardous Material Expertise for Iowa Floods
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FEMA has funded EPA Region 7 with $10,000 to conduct initial hazardous material assessments. EPA may also provide expertise to the state about drinking water systems and waste water systems that may have been affected by the flooding.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comAttorney General Sues Billboard Company For Clear Cutting Trees On State Property Along I-84
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against a billboard company that illegally cleared 83 mature trees on state property along Interstate 84 in order to maximize visibility of its billboard. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Department of Transportation (DOT), names Lamar Advertising of Hartford and related companies, and Long Hill Tree and Lawn Care Service, Inc. of East Hartford.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comAttorney General's Statement On Governor Veto Blocking State-Equivalent Insurance For Small Businesses And Municipalities
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"This veto will be a lasting legacy -- an unnecessary, unfair setback to public health. This tragic missed opportunity blocks good insurance for hundreds of thousands of Connecticut citizens. At no cost to taxpayers, insurance coverage for vital health care would be accessible -- but for this veto -- to thousands through small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comAttorney General, DCP Secure $250,000 For CT, Consumer Restitution For Mislabeled Lawn Tractor Engines
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced that a lawn tractor and engine maker will pay the state $250,000 and provide consumers with restitution for falsely labeling 16 horsepower engines as 18.5 horsepower. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comEkow Eshun and Bob and Roberta Smith present Fourth Plinth School Awards
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Ekow Eshun, Chair of the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group and Bob and Roberta Smith, one of the six shortlisted artists for the next Fourth Plinth commission presented the Fourth Plinth School Awards to talented young London schoolchildren at a ceremony at City Hall today (Friday 13 June).text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comMayor planning to tackle taxi touts
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will ask Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police to press ahead with plans to crack down on illegal cabs. Last night (12 June) the Mayor took part in a fact finding mission where he saw the extent of the problem for himself.
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This year's Rise festival takes place in Finsbury Park on Sunday 13 July, with another eclectic line up of music from around the world. Amongst those performing at this year's festival are CSS, whose new album 'Donkey' is due out in July, a unique opportunity to see for free one of the most exciting bands on this summer's festival circuit.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comGreen Tariffs: Check what yours delivers
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is today advising how consumers and businesses can establish what benefits their green electricity tariff delivers above and beyond the supplier’s existing legal obligation to provide electricity from renewable sources. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comBELIZE PROMOTES AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO BE AMBASSADOR TO OAS
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Ambassador Nestor Mendez today presented credentials as the fifth Permanent Representative of Belize to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS), using the occasion to accentuate his government’s assurance of unflagging support for the OAS’ role in helping member countries tackle poverty, social inequity, good governance and other major hemispheric challenges. text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comOAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE LAUNCHES UNDP REPORT “MAKING THE LAW WORK FOR EVERYONE”
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Making the Law Work for Everyone, a publication of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, was launched at the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday, amidst calls for new international norms, standards, values and processes to redress the widening gap between the hemisphere’s “haves” and the “have-nots.”text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comDEC Arrests Seafood Wholesalers
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) this week arrested the owners of the NK Seafood Group, Inc. (NK), a Brooklyn-based seafood wholesaler, on felony charges for the alleged illegal sale of several types of fish, shellfish, and other species. NK is located at 190 Morgan Avenue.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comMAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH STATE LEADERS ON OFF-TRACK BETTING IN NEW YORK CITY
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced an agreement with the State that allows for the creation of a new State entity to take over operations of Off-Track Betting in New York City, while ensuring the City receives a benefit from off-track wagering. This new State entity, embodied in a bill expected to pass both houses of the State Legislature on Monday and be signed by the Governor, will retain the approximately 1,500 OTB employees in New York City and also assume OTB’s financial liabilities. As part of this agreement, the City will continue to receive payments relating to tracks within the City, which last year resulted in approximately $4.25 million.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comMAYOR BLOOMBERG AND COMPTROLLER THOMPSON ANNOUNCE PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING GOLF COURSE AT FERRY POINT PARK
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today announced that the City has entered into negotiations with Sanford Golf Design for the contract for the design and construction management of a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx. Sanford Golf Design submitted the top-scoring proposal in an open procurement competition to choose a designer and construction manager.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comTo Qualify For Full Assistance, SBA Loan Application Is Essential
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CLINTON, Miss. -- For individuals who experienced losses in recent tornadoes in Hinds County, there are two important steps to qualify for federal help: Register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which can provide immediate rental assistance for people whose homes and apartments are unlivable.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comFEMA's Citizen Corps Program Forms Partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges
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Washington, D.C. -- In a signing ceremony today, the Deputy Administrator of the National Preparedness Directorate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Dennis Schrader, announced a newly-formed affiliation between Citizen Corps and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to help promote and improve community emergency preparedness, disaster response training for the public and volunteer service.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comAGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY GRANTS NOW OPEN
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Applications are now open for the annual Agricultural and Pastoral Society grants. Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said today grants of up to $10,000 would be made available to develop facilities at showgrounds throughout the state and for business activities linked to the running of shows.text/html2008-07-05T17:15:02+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comALLAN ANNOUNCES $80,000 TO LIFT BUILDING SURVEYING SKILLS
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The Brumby Government is providing $80,000 to fund a program to boost the number of building surveyors in regional and rural Victoria. Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan said the money would be provided to the state's Building Commission to fund 10 building surveying internships