WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. Standard Chartered Bank, a financial institution headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $227 million to the Justice Department for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The bank has agreed to the forfeiture as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice[Read More…]
Day: December 10, 2012
Study Reveals: Organophosphate Pesticides Cause Lasting Damage to Brain and Nervous System
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– December 10, 2012. Long-term low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides produces lasting damage to neurological and cognitive functions, according to researchers at University College London (UCL). This research pulls data from 14 studies over the past 20 years, including more than 1,600 participants, in order to provide a quantitative[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, December 10, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader during an operation in Sayyid Karam district, Paktiya province, yesterday. The arrested leader controlled a group of insurgents that conducts improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan officials and Afghan and coalition forces. He also constructed,[Read More…]
Peter Mayer’s Stars And Promises Christmas Concert 2012
Peter Mayer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Peter Mayer, widely known as the lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, enters into his twelfth consecutive year with the Stars and Promises Christmas Tour. The tour will make a Chicago area appearance at Freedom Hall in[Read More…]
District 163 Fifth Graders Finding Winners in the Stock Market
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- When Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s fifth grader Khalia Smith arrives home from school she watches an episode of the reality investment program “Shark Tank” that she has recorded. The show’s business tips and the research she and her teammates undertake about investment possibilities help them[Read More…]
Future Spartans Show for Marian Catholic’s 2012 Open House
Student volunteers for Marian Catholic’s Open House – Back Row: Sarah George ’14, Chicago Heights; Heather Tilton ’14, South Chicago Heights; andMaureen Volkman ’13, Flossmoor; Middle Row: Marissa Brink ’13, Chicago Heights; Courtney Fuhrman ’14, Schererville; Front Row: Nicole Stevenson ’13, Homewood; and Troy Nutall ’13, Chicago Heights. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)[Read More…]
Adane Gebeyaw Kassa Joins Prairie State College as Director of Institutional Research and Planning
Dr. Adane Gebeyaw Kassa. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Adane Gebeyaw Kassa director, institutional research and planning. In that role, he will lead the college-wide efforts to create and maintain a culture of evidence-based decision-making. He will conduct institutional research and analysis to enhance[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Team Placed 1st at Tree Tournament
Pia Lyander ’13, Hazel Crest; Jasmine Jackson’13, Country Club Hills; and Cristin Milliner ’14, Richton Park (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School’s Speech Team took first place, with a 25 point lead, at the Tree Tournament on Saturday, December 1, 2012. “The Marian Speech team dominated the[Read More…]
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