Movie was commissioned by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, developed by Almap/BBDO agency and produced by Vetor Zero studio in Brazil. International leaders of the Commission prepare to launch report in September with groundbreaking recommendations for major paradigm shift in global drug policy. São Paulo, Brazil—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014 –[Read More…]
Day: August 26, 2014
The Affordable Care Act Supports Patient-centered Medical Homes in Health Centers
Obama administration awards over $35 million to support facility improvements in 147 health centers nationwide to deliver better coordinated care Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $35.7 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 147 health centers in 44 states, the District[Read More…]
Governors State University Honors Outstanding Faculty and Staff With Annual Awards
Legacy award honorees 2014: Deborah Taylor of Rich Central High School, Lauren Lamaster of Alan B. Shepard High School, and Lindsay Beechy-Kociolek of Manteno High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) New award is added for educators of GSU’s first freshmen University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friday’s Convocation at Governors State not only welcomed the university’s[Read More…]
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
Genetically Engineered Crops Are Major Driver in Population Crash WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety as co-lead petitioners joined by the Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower filed a legal petition today to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking[Read More…]
America’s Data Centers Consuming Massive and Growing Amounts of Electricity
Cutting Server Room Energy Waste by 40% Could Save Businesses Over $3 Billion Annually SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014 – Much of the massive amounts of electricity that America’s data centers devour to support our business and online activity is being wasted running computer servers doing little or no work most[Read More…]
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune Orbit En Route to Historic Pluto Encounter
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has traversed the orbit of Neptune. This is its last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015. The sophisticated piano-sized spacecraft, which launched in January 2006, reached[Read More…]
Oregon Spray Pilot Fined $10,000 for Pesticide Drift that Residents Say Poisoned Them
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. Nearly a year after residents in Curry County Oregon were sprayed with herbicides, the pilot responsible for the incident had his license suspended for a year and was fined $10,000. The Pacific Air Research Company, which employed the pilot, was also fined $10,000 and had all its[Read More…]
U.S. Citizen Extradited from the Netherlands Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. A U.S. citizen living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor in California and elsewhere and producing images of that abuse. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Benjamin[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, August 25, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014 – 1:31 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Congratulations. MR. EARNEST: Thank you. Appreciate that. Q Personnel announcements? Q Sleep deprived? MR. EARNEST: That’s probably true. It’s been a couple weeks since we gathered in this room, so I’m glad to welcome you all[Read More…]
Tuesday, August 26: Trauma Center Activists to Block University of Chicago Hospital Expansion into Orland Park
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. South Side activists pushing for a trauma center will hold a press conference Tuesday, August 26 at 12 pm at 58th and Maryland to announce plans to travel to the state hospital board meeting to oppose the University of Chicago Medicine’s (UCM) plan to build[Read More…]