Geneva/New Delhi–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2012 – German pharmaceutical company Bayer today heads to India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board in Chennai in a bid to overturn a compulsory licence that has allowed more affordable generic versions of sorafenib tosylate, a cancer drug patented by Bayer, to be produced in the interests of[Read More…]
Day: September 4, 2012
Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with U.S. Virgin Islands officials to help ensure that military service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in the territory’s Sept. 8, 2012 primary election and the[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to Speak on Importance of Mental Health Services at Public Meeting on September 5
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. Less than five months after the closure of half of Chicago’s public mental health clinics, growing concern over the consequences of unattended community mental health needs is prompting widespread calls for their re-opening. The latest voice supporting the movement for re-opened, fully funded, and fully staffed public clinics is Cook[Read More…]
September 4-6: Occupy Obama
Three Days of Action in Solidarity with the DNC Protests CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. In solidarity with those protesting the Democratic National Convention, Occupy Chicago will launch three days of demonstrations centered at Barack Obama’s 2012 Campaign Headquarters. The actions will focus on Obama’s failures as a president, and show how[Read More…]
Decision to Ban Hazardous-to-Farmworker Pesticide Stands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012, After considering comments from growers and other stakeholders, including over 2,000 emails generated from Beyond Pesticides’ supporters on the recent proposal to reverse a decision to end the use of the organophosphate insecticide azinphos-methyl (AZM), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again come[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Touring Flood Damage from Hurricane Isaac
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2012. THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I want to just say, first of all, how proud I am to be joined by Governor Jindal, Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator David Vitter, Representative Cedric Richmond. We’ve got Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans, St. John[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, September 3, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Kyle R. Rookey, 23, of Oswego, N.Y., died Sept. 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops[Read More…]
FBI: Suburban Chicago Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Stealing Motorola Trade Secrets Before Boarding Plane to China
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former software engineer for Motorola Inc., now Motorola Solutions Inc., a telecommunications company based in suburban Schaumburg, was sentenced on August 29, 2012, to four years in federal prison for stealing Motorola trade secrets relating to its proprietary iDEN technology. The defendant, Hanjuan Jin, a naturalized U.S.[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest Coming Saturday, September 15, 2012, 11 a.m. Downtown Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 57th Annual Park Forest Art Fair, will host a music festival on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The lineup of bands performing includes an eclectic mix of renowned artists from Chicago and the[Read More…]
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