Foreclosure Fact Sheet: New Steps to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

Foreclosure Fact Sheet: New Steps to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure: "Today, President Bush Announced Steps At The Federal Level To Help Homeowners In Need Of Assistance Avoid Foreclosure. These steps will help homeowners having difficulty paying their mortgages and ensure that the problems now disrupting the housing industry do not happen again. The fundamentals of America's economy are strong – economic growth is healthy, wages are rising, and unemployment is low. The markets are in a period of transition as participants are re-assessing and re-pricing risk. One area that has shown particular strain is the mortgage market, particularly the subprime sector. "

Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory

Laboratory experiments show that an extract of the skin of muscadine grapes can inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. Investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their research partners also show that muscadine grape skin extract (MSKE) does not contain significant amounts of resveratrol, another grape skin component that has been widely studied and shown to be of potential benefit in preventing prostate cancer growth. The results appear in the September 1, 2007, issue of Cancer Research. Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory

Three California Marijuana Distribution Centers Shut Down

Three California Marijuana Distribution Centers Shut Down: "As a result of today’s search, law enforcement seized fifty (50) pounds of processed marijuana, hash, marijuana laced edibles, and approximately $30,000.00 US Currency. "

XM Radio Launch: National Endowment for the Arts and XM Radio Launch The Big Read on XM National Radio Series

Washington, DC -- Today the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with XM Radio, announced the launch of The Big Read on XM, a radio series based on the NEA's national reading program of the same name. The Big Read brings communities together to read and discuss a single book in order to restore reading to the center of American public culture.
XM Radio Launch: National Endowment for the Arts and XM Radio Launch The Big Read on XM National Radio Series

EAting Disorder: Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents, Recruiting Patients for Study

EAting Disorder: Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents, Recruiting Patients for Study: "The purpose of this study is to determine if an internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation skills will result in reductions in binge eating and weight loss, or weight maintenance, in overweight adolescents who binge eat. "

Yahoo Awarded 1 million Dollar Training Grant from the State of California

Yahoo Awarded 1 Million Dollars from the State of California to Train Workers: "The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s Employment Training Panel (ETP) today approved 22 contracts totaling almost $5.5 million in job training funds. This money will provide training to 4,404 California workers for various high-wage occupations. The program is funded by the Employment Training Tax paid by California employers, and targets firms threatened by out-of-state and international competition."

Honda Hybrids Still Qualify for Tax Credit

Honda Hybrids Still Qualify for Tax Credit: "WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced that purchasers of American Honda Motor Company, Inc., qualified vehicles may continue to claim the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit."

California Poizner Announces Settlement With Stewart Title Guaranty Company To Halt Illegal Rebate Activity, Pay Over $1 Million In Penalties

California Announces Settlement With Stewart Title Guaranty Company To Halt Illegal Rebate Activity, Pay Over $1 Million In Penalties: "Stewart Title Guaranty Company Agrees to End Captive Reinsurance Arrangements that Affected 3,908 Homeowners in California "

25 charged in N.C. identity theft investigation

25 charged in N.C. identity theft investigation: "RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced today that his office has obtained criminal complaints charging 25 individuals with identity theft and various immigration violations."

IRS Warns of New E-mail Scam Offering Cash for Participation in "Member Satisfaction Survey"

IRS Warns of New E-mail Scam Offering Cash for Participation in "Member Satisfaction Survey": "WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued a consumer alert regarding a new, two-step e-mail scam that falsely promises recipients they will receive $80 for participating in an online customer satisfaction survey."

Grants Announced For Hawaii and Pacific Region Native Groups

Grants Announced For Hawaii and Pacific Region Native Groups: "The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced the award of $2.2 million in new grants (subject to the availability of appropriations) to 12 Native organizations in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands."

Update: Government Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Update: Government Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Obesity and Sleep Patterns: Looking for Links

Obesity and Sleep Patterns: Looking for Links: "While many experts believe that weight gain and obesity are caused chiefly by too much eating and too little physical activity, additional factors may help explain the dramatic increase in obesity worldwide. "

Send your child back to school with grow-and-go foods

Research has shown that children's ability to learn and their attention span in school are greatly affected by the quality of their diet. We all want to give our children the best when it comes to food. Too often we are in a rush and go for what is most convenient, which may not be a healthy choice. This is especially true at the beginning of the school year when we are trying to get back into a routine. Yet, for children, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich too often can get old quickly, and often it ends up in the trash can. Send your child back to school with grow-and-go foods

Asbestos, Lead, and Mold Testing Contract Solicitation

Contractor agrees to provide all necessary labor, tools, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide on-call environmental testing and consulting services throughout California (counties listed in the Scope of Work). Bidders must provide all applicable certifications as noted in the Invitation for Bid to qualify.Asbestos, Lead, and Mold Testing Contract Solicitation

Asbestos, Lead, and Mold Testing Contract Solicitation

agrees to provide all necessary labor, tools, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide on-call environmental testing and consulting services throughout California (counties listed in the Scope of Work). Bidders must provide all applicable certifications as noted in the Invitation for Bid to qualify.Asbestos, Lead, and Mold Testing Contract Solicitation

Increase in College Dorm Fires Prompts Officials to Issue Warning

Increase in College Dorm Fires Prompts Officials to Issue Warning: "WASHINGTON, D.C. - As students go off to college and leave the comforts of home, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning about the dangers of fires in college housing such as dormitories, fraternities, sororities and barracks. According to National Fire Protection Association data , the estimated number of fires in campus housing has risen dramatically in recent years, from a low of 1,800 fires in 1998 to 3,300 fires in 2005. From 2000 through 2005 there were 39 deaths and nearly 400 injuries."

FTC Stops Spammers Selling Bogus Hoodia Weight-Loss Products and Human Growth Hormone Anti-Aging Products

FTC Stops Spammers Selling Bogus Hoodia Weight-Loss Products and Human Growth Hormone Anti-Aging Products: "Alleges Defendants Send Illegal E-mails via Web Form Hijacking and Make False and Unsubstantiated Product Claims"

Free Hunting Day Set For August 25

Free Hunting Day Set For August 25: "This special day offers a chance to introduce a youth or an adult to squirrel hunting, the species which most of us started out hunting. It is also a good opportunity for those folks who have not tried hunting in a while to get back into the woods."

Mutual Funds Begin Providing Risk-Return Information Using Interactive Data

Mutual Funds Begin Providing Risk-Return Information Using Interactive Data: "Millions of retail investors rely on mutual funds to finance their retirement, health care, education, and other financial needs, so shopping for the right fund shouldn't be a needlessly time-consuming and frustrating exercise,' said Chairman Cox. 'When most mutual funds provide their risk/return summary information using dynamic data that's searchable and comparable on the Web, investors will be able to comparison shop among thousands of funds at the click of a mouse. This is a potentially rich new source of investing information for retail investors who need it most"