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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development have expanded their successful collaboration with international partners to launch an innovative, web-based environmental management system for the Himalaya region. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO)(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO)The partners inaugurated this state-of-the-art regional monitoring system, known as SERVIR-Himalaya, at the...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced the launch of a new national campaign designed to educate consumers about the benefits and purpose of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), the federal fund which insures member deposits in federally insured credit unions. The "Keep your money NCUA-safe" campaign includes TV public service announcements (PSAs) and mallscapes (information billboards in malls) featuring...
DALLAS, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the NCUA announced the conservatorship of Southwest Corporate, the wholesale credit union that serves as a central payment processing and investment facility for many Texas credit unions. While this news is disheartening, it wasn't wholly unexpected. The lasting legacy of toxic assets reached far and wide and has impacted many, many seasoned investment professionals ("corporate" or wholesale credit unions, in addition to providing services...
NASA will award about $4 million in grants to public school districts, state-based education leadership, and not-for-profit education organizations to support academic excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.The first round of awards is valued at $3.1 million. Each award is expected to leverage NASA's unique contributions in STEM education, enhance secondary students' academic experiences, and improve educators' abilities to engage their students.A...
JACKSON, Miss., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Currency Marketing and the Mississippi Credit Union Association (MSCUA), representing 21 participating credit unions have partnered to roll out the successful Young & Free program in Mississippi. Mississippi joins Alberta, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee to become the sixth Young & Free region in North America. "Young & Free credit unions to date have been single credit unions representing a small section of it home state or...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, announced today the publication of the 2010 Edition of Social Security and Medicare Fact Sheet, which aids employers, human resource professionals, and benefits specialists in answering employees' and retirees' questions about Social Security and Medicare benefits in a cost-effective and convenient way. (Logo:...
National award recognizes Sitar for providing high-quality afterschool arts education for youth WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sitar Arts Center, a multi-disciplinary arts center for children and youth in Washington, DC's at-risk communities, has been nationally recognized as a 2009 Coming Up Taller award winner by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, distinguishing Sitar as one of the premier afterschool arts and humanities organizations serving youth in...
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nevada Federal Credit Union (NFCU) is looking for a few good storytellers for its "You've Got Something to Say" Blog Contest. Writers of all levels are encouraged to enter a story about how something they read on a NFCU Web site, blog, Facebook wall or Twitter message helped them in some way. Entries must be submitted to blog@nevadafederal.org by September 30, 2009. Three finalists will be chosen then posted on NFCU's social web sites....
With the ever-increasing numbers of baby boomers leaving the workforce, Social Security officials are anticipating an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had expected, The Associated Press reported.Many officials are now suggesting there will be some 3.3 million new disability claims over the next year, up from their previous estimate of 3 million projected just five months ago.Until now, officials were cutting down a massive backlog of disability appeals cases that have...
HAMPTON, Va., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Orbiting "gas" stations and flying "sports cars" ... those are some winning ideas college students came up with to help astronauts get to the moon and explore the surface. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090616/DC33420) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Students from Georgia Tech, North Carolina State University, and the University of Maryland took first place honors in the 2009 Revolutionary...
