NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 April 2012. Secretary-General Ki-moon today noted with concern that bloodshed continues in Syria despite the Government’s acceptance of proposals by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations-League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, to end the violence, and urged the international community to deepen support for the envoy’s[Read More…]
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Cannabis Movie Review: Cash Crop – The Golden State Gone Green
‘Cash Crop – The Golden State Gone Green’ Is My New Favorite Film About Marijuana OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. I first heard about ‘Cash Crop – The Golden State Gone Green‘ film when I was at the SSDP Conference in Denver. Some of the conference attendees had it in their hands[Read More…]
My Child Has Been Diagnosed with Autism, Now What?
Dr. Catherine Lord Highlights the Latest ASD Research and Approaches to Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012 — To help recognize Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Catherine Lord, Director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell & Columbia and a leading authority on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD),[Read More…]
International Job Creation Policy Menu
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Today, as the nation awaits tomorrow’s release of the latest unemployment numbers, the Just Jobs Network, coordinated by the Center for American Progress, unveiled a new analysis outlining job creation strategies developed by nations across the globe. The menu of policy options to get people back[Read More…]
Arizona’s ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law in the U.S. Supreme Court, What’s at Stake?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Yesterday the Center for American Progress convened a panel to discuss the potential ramifications of the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of Arizona’s S.B. 1070, which among other things requires the police to ask for documentation from anyone they have a reasonable suspicion of being[Read More…]
Madigan Announces Settlement with AMC Theatres
Settlement Provides Unprecedented Access for People with Disabilities to Go to the Movies Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a landmark settlement with Illinois’ largest movie theater operator that will provide unprecedented access for people with hearing and vision disabilities. Madigan said the settlement with AMC Theatres,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Tourism Organization Will Create Offices in Brazil, Germany and Japan
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Mayor Emanuel today addressed the membership of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, outlining some of his ambitious goals for the city’s tourism landscape in the coming years, including the opening of new offices in Brazil, Germany and Japan later this year. “Chicago is a global city[Read More…]
Possible Clues Found to Why HIV Vaccine Showed Modest Protection
Analysis by NIH-supported scientists may help identify requirements for HIV vaccine Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Insights into how the first vaccine ever reported to modestly prevent HIV infection in people might have worked were published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists have found that among adults[Read More…]
Spontaneous Gene Glitches Linked to Autism Risk With Older Dads
Non-inherited mutations spotlight role of environment – NIH-supported study, consortium Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2012. Researchers have turned up a new clue to the workings of a possible environmental factor in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs): fathers were four times more likely than mothers to transmit tiny, spontaneous mutations to their children[Read More…]
Satellite Observes Rapid Ice Shelf Disintegration in Antarctic
Larsen B: 2002-2012 EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 April 2012. As ESA’s Envisat satellite marks ten years in orbit, it continues to observe the rapid retreat of one of Antarctica’s ice shelves due to climate warming. One of the satellite’s first observations following its launch on 1 March 2002 was of break-up[Read More…]
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