Marian’s Maryssa Cladis defends on Friday night during the host Spartans’ ESCC showdown against Fenwick. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Seniors Jasmine Matthews and Simone Law (13 rebounds, five blocks) each scored 21 points to ignite host Marian Catholic to a 53-43 victory over rival Fenwick on Friday night. The[Read More…]
Day: February 14, 2011
Great Backyard Bird Count Asks for Your Help
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2011. The 14th annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins this Friday, February 18, and extends through the holiday weekend until February 21. People of all ages and skill levels are needed to count birds in their yards, neighborhoods, or other locations across the United States and Canada.[Read More…]
One Third of Us Have Tried Dating Websites With Middle-Aged Suitors Using Them Most
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENESPF)–14 February 2011. An Oxford University study suggests that nearly one in three of us who use the internet have visited online dating sites. An international survey of 24,000 men and women who are presently online found that just six per cent had gone to dating websites in 1997[Read More…]
Press Briefing by OMB Director Jack Lew and CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee on the Budget, Feb. 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011 – 12:31 P.M. EST MR. BAER: Hey, everybody. Thanks for coming. I’m Ken Baer from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, will go over the economic assumptions and take some questions, and then Jack will[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Students at Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology
Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011 – 10:38 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello — there we go. Parkville Middle School, can you hear me now? STUDENTS: Yesss! THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. And I want to thank your terrific principal, all the great staff who[Read More…]
Treasury Budget Focused on Economic Growth, Departmental Efficiencies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. As part of the Administration’s comprehensive plan to make investments that will foster economic growth and job creation while making the tough choices on things we cannot afford, Secretary Tim Geithner today highlighted parts of the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget intended to continue our country on[Read More…]
DOD Releases Fiscal 2012 Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $671 billion for fiscal 2012. The request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $553 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $118 billion to support overseas contingency operations (OCO),[Read More…]
President Obama’s Energy Budget Invests in Innovation, Clean Energy, and National Security Priorities
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama’s $29.5 billion Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy, emphasizing that it is part of an Administration-wide plan to win the future by out-innovating, out-educating and out-building the rest of the world.[Read More…]
New NIH Cookbook Encourages Families to Eat Healthfully
bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. Nutritious meals can be tasty and easy to prepare, according to a new family cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals has more than 40 kid-tested recipes featuring[Read More…]
Updated NDEP Guide Helps Keep Children With Diabetes Safe at School
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. School-age children with diabetes face unique challenges and sometimes dangerous situations tied to their oftentimes unpredictable glucose levels. To help teachers, principals and others ensure the safety of youngsters with diabetes during the school day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education[Read More…]