PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has uncovered the origin of massive invisible regions that make the moon’s gravity uneven, a phenomenon that affects the operations of lunar-orbiting spacecraft. Because of GRAIL’s findings, spacecraft on missions to other celestial bodies can navigate with greater[Read More…]
Month: May 2013
Double Dose of Tamiflu Offers No Added Benefit in Severe Flu
UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2013. Giving double doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to patients admitted to hospital with severe flu offers no clinical advantage over the standard dose, according to a randomised trial involving Oxford University researchers based in South East Asia. This is the first study to look at the[Read More…]
Maine Project Launches First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.S.
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Energy Department today recognized the nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project represents the first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world – strengthening American leadership in[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on House Approval of South Suburban Airport
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement about the breakthrough vote in the Illinois House to create a public-private partnership that will allow the Illinois Department of Transportation to proceed with the development, construction and operation of the South Suburban Airport in Will County. Today’s vote in[Read More…]
Statement by Treasury Secretary Lew on the Releases of Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this afternoon to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit their Reports to Congress. I’d like to welcome my fellow Trustees. I also want to acknowledge the chief actuaries, Stephen Goss and Paul Spitalnic,[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: Social Security And Medicare Trustees Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of the programs. Social Security’s retirement and disability programs have dedicated resources sufficient to cover benefits for the next 20 years, until 2033. After 2033, it is expected that the income from the[Read More…]
Two Virginia Businessmen Sentenced for Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31 2013. William P. Danielczyk Jr. was sentenced today to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for illegally reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office and then obstructing the subsequent law enforcement investigation.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on College Affordability
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013 – 10:26 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House. I know it’s a little warm. (Laughter.) One of my favorite things about this job is that I get to spend some time with[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Briefing Ahead of the 2013 Hurricane Season
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Today, the President convened a meeting in the White House Situation Room with key members of his response team to receive an update ahead of the 2013 hurricane season, which begins this Saturday, June 1st. In the meeting, which was led by Assistant to the President[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: President Obama Fights to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates from Doubling
“Helping more of our young people afford college should be at the forefront of American’s agenda. It shouldn’t be a Democratic or a Republican issue.” –President Barack Obama, University of Colorado-Boulder, April 24, 2012. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Last year the President worked with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to[Read More…]
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