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3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Technically Recoverable Oil Assessed in North D
2008-05-18 00:00:00 North Dakota and Montana have an estimated 3.0 to 4.3 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil in an area known as the Bakken Formation, according to a new USGS assessment. More About: North , Billion
Is it Safe to Swim at the Beach?
2008-05-18 00:00:00 How can you be sure it's safe to swim at the beach? By using the Nowcast Web site. More About: Beach , Swim , Safe
Show Your Postal Carrier Some Love, National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May
2008-05-18 00:00:00 Dog owners across America are being asked to show their letter carriers some love by making sure their pets are in separate rooms with closed doors before accepting mail from a carrier at their front doors. Last year, more than 3,000 city and rural carriers were attacked by dogs across the United States -including 103 city and rural carriers from the Houston metro area alone. More About: National , Love , Show , Postal , Prevention
Love and Weddings Are in the Air: U.S. Postal Service to Release New Weddin
2008-05-18 00:00:00 Love and marriage. They go together like, well, you know the rhyme. But you may not know the U.S. Postal Service will release three new love and wedding-themed stamps on June 10. In denominations of 42 and 59 cents, these new stamps add both elegance and whimsy to cherished correspondence. More About: Love , Weddings , Release
Having a Yard Sale? Make Sure You Have Enough Insurance Coverage
2008-05-16 00:00:00 A yard sale is a great way to clean out your home, make a little money and do some good for the environment by providing a second life for your possessions. But your enterprise could get expensive if someone gets hurt on your property and decides to sue, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). More About: Sale , Make , Yard , Coverage
So You?re in the Market for a Car?
2008-05-16 00:00:00 If you?ve heard about those great government auto auctions, but you?ve never known where to find one, wonder no more. More About: Market
CSU still faces critical challenges to meet 2008-09 needs
2008-05-16 00:00:00 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 's May revision of the State budget restored $97.6 million to the California State University, reducing the $386 million gap in state funding initially anticipated for the 2008 -09 CSU budget. More About: Faces , Meet , Critical
Memorial Day Camping Availability
2008-05-16 00:00:00 It's not too late to make reservations for camping to celebrate the Memorial Day ! Get out there and have your own adventure at one of our 278 State Parks. See below for parks with sites available for one or more nights between May 23 and May 26, 2008. More About: Camping , Availability
Ten Ways Drivers Can Cut Gasoline Costs and Gas Consumption
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Americans can take steps to reduce the nation's oil import dependence by maintaining their vehicles and driving them more economically. More About: Drivers , Gasoline , Costs , Consumption
Wireless Phone Study: 63 Million U.S. Adults Mostly or Only Use Wireless Ph
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Preliminary results from the July-December 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that nearly one out of every six American homes (15.8%) had only wireless telephones during the second half of 2007. More About: Wireless , Phone , Study , Million
China, Myanmar Events Are Deadliest Disasters in Years
2008-05-15 00:00:00 The devastating earthquake that hit southwestern China yesterday registered a 7.9 on the Richter magnitude scale, stronger than the 7.5 magnitude quake which struck the country in July 1976, killing tens of thousands of people. In the chart below the Insurance Information Institute has compiled the 10 deadliest world catastrophes between 1970 and 2007, according to Swiss Re. More About: Events , Disasters , Myanmar , Years
Tips on Eating Well as You Get Older
2008-05-15 00:00:00 How should you eat as you get older? Which foods are likely to keep you most healthy and which ones should you limit? Is it possible to eat well and stay within a healthy weight? (...) More About: Tips , Eating
For Sexual Harassment : Specialty Restaurants to Pay $625,000 For Sexual Ha
2008-05-15 00:00:00 EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who ComplainedRead More More About: Restaurants , Sexual , Sexual Harassment , Harassment
IRS Research: Tax Challenges of Business Income
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Internal Revenue Service research indicates that understated business income contributes significantly to the tax gap, with the majority understated by small businesses.Read More More About: Business , Research , Income
One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Survey reveals adolescent females are twice as likely as adolescent males to suffer a major depressive episode Read More More About: Depression , Past , Major , Year , Experienced
Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Disaster, New Survey Reveals
2008-05-14 00:00:00 As the nation continues to brace for hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and floods that accompany the spring and summer disaster season, a new survey shows that nearly half of U.S. consumers are insufficiently prepared - in terms of their insurance coverage - to deal with potential losses, according to new research by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). More About: Survey , Disaster , Americans , Half
MORTGAGE FRAUD: New Analysis of a Rising Threat, The FBI Reports
2008-05-14 00:00:00 Mortgage fraud is clearly on the rise. Although there is no central way to track the total extent of the problem, we received 46,717 Suspicious Activity Reports related to mortgage fraud last year--compared to 35,617 in 2006 and just 6,936 in 2003. Only seven percent of these reports documented an exact dollar amount in terms of losses, but even so, the total loss from this seven percent was $813 million. More About: Fraud , Mortgage Fraud , Analysis , Mortgage , Threat
The Subprime Mortgage Market 2007 Report: The Federal Reserves Reports
2008-05-14 00:00:00 Learn about the factors that led to the subprime mortgage crisis, the impact of these developments on the nation and the Twelfth District, and "lessons learned" that may contribute to financial market stability going forward More About: Market , Report , Mortgage , Subprime , Reserves
IRS Reminds Small Tax-Exempt Organizations of the First Filing Date for the
2008-05-14 00:00:00 The Internal Revenue Service today reminded small tax-exempt organizations of their new annual electronic filing requirement as the first filing deadline of May 15 approaches. Organizations can file by going to the appropriate page on this Web site. More About: Small
California Anti-Smoking TV Commercials Contest: Winning Commercial to Debut
2008-05-14 00:00:00 With this contest, we invited California ns to add their talents to the state's long history of effective anti-tobacco television ads that helped reduce smoking in our state by more than 30 percent," said Horton. "All Californians should be proud of the creativity, commitment and enthusiasm reflected in the Be A Reel Hero entries. " More About: Contest , Commercial , Smoking , Commercials
IRS Research: Tax Challenges of Business Income
2008-05-14 00:00:00 Internal Revenue Service research indicates that understated business income contributes significantly to the tax gap, with the majority understated by small businesses. More About: Business , Research , Income
One in Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression in the Past Year
2008-05-14 00:00:00 Survey reveals adolescent females are twice as likely as adolescent males to suffer a major depressive episode More About: Depression , Past , Major , Year , Experienced
$1,000,000,000 Tax on U.S. Exports to Colombia
2008-05-14 00:00:00 Yesterday at 8:51 p.m., the Colombia Tariff Ticker rolled to a staggering $1 billion. (...) More About: Exports
Married parents, household activities, and childcare
2008-05-12 00:00:00 Married mothers employed full time are more likely to do household activities and provide childcare on an average day than are married fathers employed full time. More About: Household , Activities , Parents , Married , Childcare
Stamps Increasing by One Cent to 42¢ on May 12
2008-05-12 00:00:00 WASHINGTON, DC?The price for a one-ounce First-Class stamp will increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12. More About: Cent , Stamps
Most Popular Baby Names for 2007 Announced
2008-05-12 00:00:00 Elvis Rises to Number 676 More About: Baby , Popular , Names
Eating Disorders: Group Parent Training, Recruiting Participants
2008-05-11 00:00:00 While parents are considered essential for the effective treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the most effective manner to involve parents in treatment is unknown. More About: Recruiting , Training , Eating Disorders , Group , Disorders
Frightened of Food: Living with Food Allergies
2008-05-11 00:00:00 Food allergies cause about 30,000 severe allergic reactions and 150 deaths every year in the United States. They affect nearly 4% of adults and about 7% of children under 4 years old. (...) More About: Living , Food , Allergies
Fake Nike Shoes Seized by CBP
2008-05-11 00:00:00 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport continue to seize millions of dollars worth of counterfeit Nike footwearRead More More About: Shoes , Fake
Burma Travel Warning Issued to American Citizens
More articles from this author:2008-05-11 00:00:00 This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens of the destruction caused to Burma by Cyclone Nargis from May 2-3, 2008. The Department of State has authorized the departure from Burma of non-emergency American citizen employees of U.S. (...) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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