Flexible design enables body-morphing capability. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal[Read More…]
Day: August 10, 2012
Autonomous Robotic Plane Flies Indoors
New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS. CAMBRDIGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote[Read More…]
FTC Approves Final Settlement With Facebook
Facebook Must Obtain Consumers’ Consent Before Sharing Their Information Beyond Established Privacy Settings Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Calls on U.S. and Colombian Governments To Encourage Negotiations with GM Subsidiary and Their Workers
Trumka additionally calls for Colombia to investigate GM safety record in Colombia Washington–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions call for immediate action in Colombia around the mistreatment of the members of ASOTRECOL, an association of ex-workers and injured workers at Colmotores, a General Motors (GM) subsidiary in[Read More…]
VoteVets.org Repudiates Anti-Veteran Comments from Rob Schilling; Calls on Rep. Hurt to do the Same
Charlottesville, VA–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The largest group of progressive veterans in America, with over 220,000 supporters – VoteVets.org – is repudiating an anti-servicemember, anti-veteran rant from conservative radio host Rob Schilling. On a recent broadcast, Schilling smeared the service of Congressional candidate John Douglass, a retired Air Force Brigadier General,[Read More…]
CDC Update on H3N2v Cases Telebriefing Transcript
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9 at 1:00 PM ET Operator: Welcome. I’d like to thank you all for holding. An inform you that your lines are in listen-only for the conference until the question-and-answer session. After that you will press star-1 on your touch tone phone. I would like to turn to[Read More…]
FDA Approves Lucentis to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME), a sight-threatening eye disease that occurs in people with diabetes. An injection administered once a month by a health care professional, Lucentis is intended to be[Read More…]
Efforts to Halt Klingle Valley Hiking and Biking Trail Plans Shut Down by D.C. Federal Court
Klingle Road — closed to motor vehicles since 1991 — is one step closer to becoming the hiking and biking trail approved by the D.C. Council in 2008 and supported by Friends of the Earth WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Yesterday the U.S. District Court in D.C. dismissed a lawsuit that[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Predicts Plummeting Corn Yields Due to U.S. Drought
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. In the first estimates to take into account the extreme heat and droughts that have ravaged the country this summer, the Department of Agriculture predicted this morning that U.S. corn production will fall to 10.8 billion bushels for the 2012/2013 growing season, the lowest since the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens 2012 Illinois State Fair
“Family Fun for Everyone” Fair Showcases Food, Entertainment, Illinois Produce and Livestock SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today officially opened the 2012 Illinois State Fair, “Family Fun for Everyone.” Today’s ribbon cutting at the fairground’s main gate marks the start of the 10-day celebration that features food, racing, music,[Read More…]
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