Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013. A new analysis of data from 20 major U.S. cities reveals continued signs of sexual risk among gay and bisexual men, but shows dramatically lower sexual risk among those who accurately know their HIV status. The findings were published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Month: November 2013
South Suburban College to Host Holiday Basketball and Baseball Camps
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. The South Suburban College Basketball and Baseball Programs will return two Holiday Camps to SSC’s Main Campus in South Holland just before the New Year. First, Head Baseball Coach Steve Ruzich will be directing a two-day Catching Camp on Thursday, December 26th and Friday, December[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Business & Career Institute to Offer Free HVAC Workshop
Oak Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI), funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, presents a free one-day Residential HVAC Load Calculations Workshop. This workshop, directed at the Illinois residential heating and air conditioning industry, supports the compliance of the[Read More…]
FDA Study Helps Provide an Understanding of Rising Rates of Whooping Cough and Response to Vaccination
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. A new study is helping to provide a better understanding of vaccines for whooping cough, the common name for the disease pertussis. Based on an animal model, the study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and published November 25, 2013, in The[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Business & Career Institute to Offer Free Code Compliance Submittals Workshop: Developing & Reviewing Performance-Based Submittals for Code Compliance
Oak Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI), funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, presents a free workshop for developing and reviewing performance-based submittals for IECC code compliance. The workshop will provide an introductory understanding of the home energy[Read More…]
EPA Appoints Public Interest Scientist to Oversee Scientific Integrity
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has tapped a senior scientist at a nonprofit watchdog group to head the agency’s internal scientific integrity program. Francesca Grifo, PhD, former senior scientist and director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) scientific integrity program, is becoming EPA’s new scientific[Read More…]
NSA Reportedly Sought to Discredit ‘Radicals’ By Disclosing Online Sexual Activities, Visits to Porn Sites
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013. The NSA considered discrediting six people by revealing surveillance evidence of their online sexual activity, visits to pornography websites, and other personal information, according to a report today in The Huffington Post. The article cited documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden. The targets of[Read More…]
Former Suppliers of Beef to National School Lunch Program Settle Allegations of Improper Practices and Mistreating Cows
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. Several California companies and individuals that formerly supplied beef to the National School Lunch Program have agreed to settle allegations of inhumane handling of cattle, circumventing appropriate inspection of nonambulatory disabled (“downer”) cattle and false representations regarding their eligibility to process beef, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Company Agrees to Pay $1.44 Million Criminal Fine Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. Stanley Electric Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based company, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1.44 million criminal fine for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of lamp ballasts installed in cars sold in the[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Oklahoma Child Care Center to Ensure Equal Rights for Children with Disabilities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with Camelot Child Development Center of Oklahoma City and Edmond, Okla., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement resolves allegations that Camelot violated the ADA by prohibiting a child with Down syndrome from[Read More…]