University Park, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013 – The College of Education at Governors State University is proud to recognize the first two graduates of the university’s doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision, Dr. Ashley Rae Cosentino and Dr. Steve Hamm. Both graduates started the program in Fall 2010 as part[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Study Shows Pesticides Dramatically Increase Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. New research published in the journal Neurology further supports the causative link between pesticide exposure and Parkinson’s disease. Emanuel Cereda, M.D., Ph.D., of the IRCCS university Hospital San Matteo Foundation in Pavia, Italy, and coauthor Gianni Pezzoli, M.D., analyzed 104 studies published between 1975 and 2011[Read More…]
ISAF Condemns Insurgent Attack on International Committee of the Red Cross Building
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013 – ISAF strongly condemns the senseless attack by enemies of Afghanistan on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office building in Jalalabad yesterday. The ICRC is an organization that provides aid and comfort for Afghans, and this vicious attack shows how these enemies will[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, May 30, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested three insurgents during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Archi district, Kunduz province, today. The senior leader is responsible for constructing improvised explosive devices and suicide vests for use in insurgent operations. He has[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Requests Federal Disaster Aid for Residents in Eight Additional Counties
More Than 140 Homes Damaged by Flooding in Eight Counties SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today asked the Obama Administration to add eight additional Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration to help residents affected by widespread flooding last month. Counties included in today’s request are Brown, Calhoun,[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. Miller from the Pentagon Briefing Room, May 29, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. COMMANDER BILL SPEAKS: Good morning here in the briefing room, and good evening in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. I’d like to welcome Major General Lee Miller, commander of Regional Command Southwest and commanding general II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, to the Pentagon Briefing Room. Major General Miller[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 29, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Condemnation of Hezbollah Militants in Syria / Cross Border Destabilization / Lebanon Geneva 2 Conference / Iranian Involvement Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and acting Assistant Secretary Beth Jones Will Travel to Geneva Foreign Fighters Ambassador Ford’s Role in Istanbul Chemical Weapons[Read More…]
Louisiana Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Covering up Assault on an Inmate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Jason Giroir, 35, a former correctional officer with the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, La., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady for the Middle District of Louisiana for his role in covering up an incident in which correctional officers used excessive[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Convicted of Extorting a Defendant for $50,000
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were convicted of attempting to extort a commonwealth defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the[Read More…]
Former Navy Reservist Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Minors to Produce Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Anthony K. Mastrogiovanni, 30, of Crofton, Md., pleaded guilty today to the sexual exploitation of minors to produce child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod[Read More…]
