Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Senior Administration Officials Meet with BP Executives at the White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner, White House Counsel Robert Bauer, and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and other senior administration[Read More…]
Day: August 9, 2010
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Senior Administration Officials Meeting with BP Executives, August 9, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner, White House Counsel Robert Bauer, and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, joined by other senior administration officials, met with BP executives Bob Dudley and Lamar McKay this afternoon to[Read More…]
EZVille, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Revivexxx® Extra Strength
Ronkonkkoma, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. EZVille, Ltd. has been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Revivexxx® Extra Strength distributed by the company was found to contain undeclared tadalafil. Tadalafil is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction (ED), making Revivexxx®[Read More…]
EZVille, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Solo Slim®
Ronkonkoma, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. EZVille, Ltd. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Solo Slim® distributed by the company was found to contain an undeclared drug ingredient. Solo Slim® was found to contain Didesmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 9, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010 – 9 AM EDT Thad Allen: Thanks. Good morning, everyone. As you know at the end of last week, we successfully cemented in the well from the top down. There were pressure tests conducted at the end of last week to make sure we had integrity[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, August 9, 2010
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control The MC252 well has been shut-in since July 15; there is currently no oil flowing into the Gulf. BP continues to work with[Read More…]
BP Forms Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Escrow Trust
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP announced today that it has established a trust and made a $3 billion initial deposit of the previously-announced $20 billion escrow account to pay legitimate claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting oil and gas spill. “The purpose of the escrow account was[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Create Violence Prevention Hotline for Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined religious and community leaders to tour Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood and sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The hotline allows students, parents and members of the community to anonymously provide information that may prevent[Read More…]
With Prayers for Michael R. Unglo and His Family, and a Wake Up Call to the Bishop of Pittsburgh
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Editor and Publisher So I go to the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Web site this evening to see where an old friend, an excellent, excellent priest, is stationed so I can contact him, and this is what I see, front and center, on the diocese’s home page:[Read More…]
Before ‘Eye,’ There Was ‘Paul’
‘Eye’ and ‘Paul’ by Tony Tasset. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Artist Tony Tasset’s towering depiction of iconic woodsman Paul Bunyan made its debut in 2006 at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University. “Paul” is one of 26 pieces, many by masters of contemporary sculpture, in NMSP’s[Read More…]