State Invested $60 Million to House Largest and Fastest Supercomputer on Any University Campus URBANA-CHAMPAIGN–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday joined the National Science Foundation, officials from the University of Illinois and other state and business leaders to launch the Blue Waters Supercomputer at the University of Illinois at[Read More…]
Year: 2013
CDW-Government to Pay U.S. $5,663,902 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. CDW-Government LLC (CDW-G) has agreed to pay $5.66 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. CDW-G is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illinois-based CDW Corporation and a reseller of[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the 15th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. As Easter approaches, we mark the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The people of Northern Ireland and their leaders have traveled a great distance over the past fifteen years. Step by step, they have traded bullets for ballots, destruction and division[Read More…]
Tenants Tell Metrobank ‘Don’t Push Us Out of Pilsen!’
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. Tenants at 1140 W. 18th St. say the building has fallen into disrepair since Metrobank assumed ownership last fall and now, the bank is threatening to evict them. At 12:15 p.m. today outside the 1800 S. Halsted Metrobank, the building’s residents are fighting back. As supporters hold[Read More…]
Studies Find that Pesticides Cause Brain Damage in Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. Two studies released Wednesday support the findings of the European Food Safety Authority that neonicotinoid insecticides pose an unacceptable risk to bees. The pair of British studies indicate that neonicotinoids and miticides cause brain damage, compromising bee survival. The study, published in Nature Communications by researchers[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update March 29, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013 – During an operation in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and detained one other insurgent. The leader is believed to exercise operational control over multiple insurgent cells throughout Helmand province, committing multiple attacks against Afghan and[Read More…]
DOD News Briefing with Secretary Hagel and Gen. Dempsey from the Pentagon, March 28, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good afternoon. I brought one of our junior officers with me, young, handsome, vibrant. You all know the chairman, General Dempsey. Let me begin with a couple of comments, and first is reading a statement. I’ll hit a couple of points[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on US Drug Policy on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host an educational meeting on the topicof Drug Policy in the USon Wednesday, April 10, at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest. A panel of speakers will[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 28, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing CUBA Calls for Investigation into Deaths of Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero RUSSIA Inspections of NGOs DEPARTMENT Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Department Employees Accreditation of Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats CUBA Support for Calls for Investigation into Paya and Cepero[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Intention to Nominate General Philip Breedlove for U.S. European Command and SACEUR
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013. Today I am proud to announce my intention to nominate General Philip Breedlove as the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander of U.S. European Command. For over three decades, General Breedlove has served with distinction in assignments at all levels of the U.S. Air[Read More…]
