Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 30, 2013 – Recall number: 13-206 Dan-Dee “Chicken Dance” Easter Chick Recall Summary Name of product: Dan-Dee “Chicken Dance” Tap[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with Caterpillar
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The United Steelworkers (USW) yesterday said that negotiators for Local 1343 have reached tentative agreement with Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) on a new labor contract for 803 hourly workers at the company’s South Milwaukee, Wis. plant. Union members will meet with their negotiating committee on June 9, 2013[Read More…]
Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. In preparation for a future where parts and tools can be printed on demand in space, NASA and Made in Space Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., have joined to launch equipment for the first 3-D microgravity printing experiment to the International Space Station. If successful, the 3-D[Read More…]
NASA’s Grail Mission Solves Mystery of Moon’s Surface Gravity
PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has uncovered the origin of massive invisible regions that make the moon’s gravity uneven, a phenomenon that affects the operations of lunar-orbiting spacecraft. Because of GRAIL’s findings, spacecraft on missions to other celestial bodies can navigate with greater[Read More…]
Double Dose of Tamiflu Offers No Added Benefit in Severe Flu
UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2013. Giving double doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to patients admitted to hospital with severe flu offers no clinical advantage over the standard dose, according to a randomised trial involving Oxford University researchers based in South East Asia. This is the first study to look at the[Read More…]
Maine Project Launches First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.S.
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Energy Department today recognized the nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project represents the first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world – strengthening American leadership in[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on House Approval of South Suburban Airport
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement about the breakthrough vote in the Illinois House to create a public-private partnership that will allow the Illinois Department of Transportation to proceed with the development, construction and operation of the South Suburban Airport in Will County. Today’s vote in[Read More…]
Statement by Treasury Secretary Lew on the Releases of Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this afternoon to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit their Reports to Congress. I’d like to welcome my fellow Trustees. I also want to acknowledge the chief actuaries, Stephen Goss and Paul Spitalnic,[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: Social Security And Medicare Trustees Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of the programs. Social Security’s retirement and disability programs have dedicated resources sufficient to cover benefits for the next 20 years, until 2033. After 2033, it is expected that the income from the[Read More…]
Two Virginia Businessmen Sentenced for Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31 2013. William P. Danielczyk Jr. was sentenced today to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for illegally reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office and then obstructing the subsequent law enforcement investigation.[Read More…]
