Thursday, July 26, 2012

Durable Goods


Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories andOrders June 2012
“New orders for manufactured durable goods in June increased $3.4 billion or 1.6 percent to $221.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up two consecutive months, followed a 1.6 percent May increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.7 percent.”
“The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total May exports of $183.1 billion and imports of $231.8 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $48.7 billion, down from $50.6 billion in April, revised.  May exports were $0.4 billion more than April exports of $182.7 billion.  May imports were $1.6 billion less than April imports of $233.3 billion.”

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Grizzly/ Bison


On September 21, 2009, the Federal District Court in Missoula issued an order enjoining and vacating the delisting of the Greater Yellowstone Area grizzly population. In compliance with this order, the Yellowstone grizzly population is once again a threatened population under the Endangered Species Act (75 FR 14496, March 26, 2010).


                                                                   NPS/Jenny Jones

Missoulian: Montana plan: Bison couldroam year-round outside Yellowstone Park
The bison (Bison bison) is the largest land mammal in North America. In a typical year, more than 3,000 bison roam the grasslands of Yellowstone National Park. Bulls are more massive in appearance than cows, and more bearded. For their size, bison are agile and quick, capable of speeds in excess of 30 mph.

 

Monday, July 23, 2012

MT Supreme Court/ Oil Drilling/ Beef Recall / HIV/AIDS



“Given our clear holding in Duncan, Briscoe’s sentence based in part on lack of remorse is illegal. The District Court did not affirmatively point to any evidence in the record to support its finding of lack of remorse. When a portion of a sentence is illegal, and can be corrected on remand, we will remand to the district court to correct the illegal provision. State v. Olivares-Coster, 2011 MT 196, ¶ 16, 361 Mont. 380, 259 P.3d 760. Accordingly, we reverse Briscoe’s sentence and remand to the District Court to correct this illegal provision.”


“The products subject to recall bears the establishment number "EST. 9400" inside the USDA mark of inspection. While the use-by date has passed and these products are no longer available for retail sale, FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen in consumers' freezers. These products were produced on May 25, 2012, and were shipped to distribution centers in Connecticut, Maine and New York for further distribution.”