Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011 Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Tomorrow Delivers Major Address on Economics in Foreign Policy Under Secretary Sherman’s Testimony Today on Capitol Hill IRAN Diplomatic Corps Invitation / U.S. Has Had Direct Contact with Iran / Individual Consultations with Members of UN Security Council /[Read More…]
Day: October 13, 2011
Governor Quinn Announces Statewide Veterans Job Fairs
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn’s Office and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will host job fairs across the state to help put Veterans back to work. The fairs are part of the Governor Quinn’s ongoing efforts to grow jobs and connect qualified job seekers with ready-to-hire employers.[Read More…]
Lt. Governor Simon Hosts Classrooms First Hearing
Superintendents explain how consolidation can provide richer curriculum CARTERVILLE—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011. Two Southern Illinois superintendents who are preparing to consolidate their districts were among 14 people to testify in front of the Classrooms First Commission today. The Christopher and Ziegler-Royalton superintendents told the crowd of more than 100 educators and parents that[Read More…]
EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION: Keep Bloomberg and Kelly From Evicting #OWS
Tell Bloomberg: Don’t Foreclose the Occupation.- NEED MASS TURN-OUT: 6AM FRIDAY EVICTION DEFENSE **SHOW UP AT MIDNIGHT** NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. This is an emergency situation. Please take a minute to read this, and please take action and spread the word far and wide. Occupy Wall Street is gaining momentum, with[Read More…]
Commerce Department Statement on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services in August 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank issued the following statement today on the release of the August 2011 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports[Read More…]
Astronomers Find Bounty of Failed Stars
One youngster only six times heftier than Jupiter TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has discovered over two dozen new free-floating brown dwarfs, including a lightweight youngster only about six times heftier than Jupiter, that reside in two young star clusters. What’s more, one[Read More…]
NOAA Awards Nearly $1 Million to University of Miami for Coral Investigation
Project will investigate role Florida’s deep coral reefs play in fisheries, ecosystems Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011 Deep reefs, referred to as mesophotic coral ecosystems, can be found from 100-330 feet in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Pictured is a scamp grouper at 320 feet off the Dry Tortugas. High resolution (Credit:[Read More…]
Global Temperatures in September Were Eighth Warmest on Record
Annual minimum Arctic sea ice extent second smallest ever recorded Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies – September 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The Earth experienced its eighth warmest September since record keeping began in 1880. The annual minimum Arctic sea ice extent was reached on September 9 and[Read More…]
New Sanctuary Research Area to Help Improve Understanding of Important Habitats
Minimal economic effects seen from closing lightly used area to fishing, diving Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011 Black seabass swims in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The southern third of NOAA’s 22-square mile Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the Georgia coast was designated a research area, where[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Working Families Declare ‘America Wants to Work’ in Events Nationwide
Working people in the midst of hundreds of actions around the country for good jobswww.we-r-1.org Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 13, 2011. As demonstrations against Wall Street and the top 1 percent continue, the AFL-CIO and its 12 million members are calling for jobs and a just economy in more than 200 events[Read More…]