Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2012. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United State Armed Forces. The Park Forest American Legion will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28 at 11 a.m. on the Village Green in DownTown[Read More…]
Day: May 25, 2012
Gains in Consumer Confidence Continue, Depend on Job Growth
ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Surveys, conducted by the U-M[Read More…]
Nasty Green Slime Covers North-Central Florida’s Santa Fe River Due to Pollution
Health authorities urge people to keep out of the water – just in time for Memorial Day weekend Gainesville, FL–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. Boaters, anglers and swimmers heading to the spring-fed Santa Fe River near Gainesville for the Memorial Day weekend are in for a rude surprise – pollution from sewage,[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 25, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. Alan Simpson Unleashes Outrageous Attack on California Alliance Seniors When former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY), co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, ran into California Alliance (CARA) seniors in March, they let him know that they do not support his ideas for addressing[Read More…]
Spacex Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. The International Space Station’s Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. This is the first time a commercial company has accomplished this type of space operation. “Today marks another critical step in the future of American spaceflight,” NASA Administrator Charles[Read More…]
Is That Smile Real or Fake?
A computerized system developed at MIT can tell the difference between smiles of joy and smiles of frustration. Can you tell which of these smiles is showing happiness? Or which one is the result of frustration? A computer system developed at MIT can. The answer: The smile on the right[Read More…]
Research Shows Imidacloprid Depresses Honey Bee Feeding and Communication
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. Biologists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have discovered that a small dose of the commonly used neonicotinoid crop pesticide imidacloprid turns honey bees into “picky eaters” and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food. The results[Read More…]
US and EU Derailing Ten-year Process to Create Health Research & Development Convention
GENEVA/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–MAY 24, 2012—The US and European Union delegations to the World Health Assembly are currently blocking efforts to move towards a binding convention on health R&D aimed at filling critical medical gaps for people in developing countries. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged[Read More…]
Governor Pat Quinn Statement on General Assembly Passage of Medicaid Rescue Legislation
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday released a statement regarding the Illinois General Assembly passing Senate Bill 2840, a key part of his proposal for Medicaid restructuring. “I salute Speaker Michael Madigan, House Minority Leader Tom Cross, Senate President John Cullerton, Minority Leader Christine Radogno, Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, Rep.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Navy Casualty, May 25, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan J. Wilson, 26, of Shasta, Calif., died of complications associated with a medical condition May 20 in Manama, Bahrain. Wilson was assigned to U.S.[Read More…]
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