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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to new prevalence data showing approximately 57 million Americans are affected by osteoporosis and low bone mass, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) kicked off a new national awareness campaign today, celebrating May as National Osteoporosis Month. Break …

NORTHFIELD, Ill., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) released today a new evidence-based guideline, "Validating Whole Slide Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology."  The guideline is the first of its kind and is now available in the CAP's peer-reviewed journal, Archives …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and testing facilities at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Friday, May 3.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)These facilities are …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A NASA program supporting innovative approaches to sustainability challenges has received an Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)  NASA's LAUNCH program …

BALTIMORE, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation's leading advocate for access to technology and education for the blind, commented today on Amazon's incorporation of new accessibility features into its application for the iPhone and other devices using Apple's iOS …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC and The Latino Coalition (TLC) announced today a cooperative agreement to jointly deepen and strengthen relations between the Jewish and Latino communities in the United States. The accord was signed today at a luncheon event in Washington, DC.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO)"We …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Florida House of Representatives today passed an amended version of the Senate's bill that attempts to scale back the anti-consumer "early cost recovery" law passed in 2006, which allows the state's big power companies to shift all the financial risk of building …

ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year and the fourth time since 2008, Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, has been awarded the 21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2013 from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). The nonprofit, online university …

PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrated fashion designer Nicole Miller was presented with the 2013 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show on Saturday, April 27, at Philadelphia's historic Academy of Music.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/DC05978)  "I …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE -www.score.org- mentors to America's small business, and The Company Corporation®  (www.incorporate.com) have teamed up to deliver helpful advice for new small business owners across the country. An updated edition of the proven and practical "How to Really Start …

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) told judges overseeing the licensing case for two proposed South Texas Project nuclear reactors that the applicant (NINA) is subject to foreign ownership control or domination requirements and does not meet the provisions …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)Scheduled for launch in November, …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)In conjunction with yesterday's release on the 2011 County Business Patterns, the Census Bureau has updated the Measuring America County Business and …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After President Obama named Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as acting Chairwoman, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/DC28223LOGO-a) "On …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  With unfair and unwarranted rate hikes legislation moving through the General Assembly in Springfield, AARP Illinois is putting pedal to the metal and launching a statewide Utility Van Tour to inform citizens about their rights as consumers and urge them to take …

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) today announces the winners of the inaugural University of Maryland Business Model Challenge.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101005/MTECHLOGO)The two winning UMD entrepreneur teams were selected from …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six years after Compass Airlines began commercial operations, Compass Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), ratified their first contract today with an overwhelming 99 percent of those participating voting in favor of the five-year …

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Individuals applying for child or spousal support for the first time will now have the option to complete a new questionnaire online that will help speed-up the process, saving time for the clients and the courts."By moving the questionnaire online, it will ease access …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's newest scientific rover is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the Latino community's historic turnout in Election 2012, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) will assemble the largest gathering of Latino policymakers for the NALEO 30th Annual Conference.  Considered the nation's annual …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today filed for mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB).  Today is the one-year anniversary of the contract's amendable date."For the last three contracts, Flight …

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Toledo, Ohio-based Destiny Tours to immediately cease all interstate passenger transportation service for failing to obtain proper federal operating authority. "We …

ATLANTA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that June 3 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans. …