Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 – 11:28 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I want to say a few words about Hurricane Irene, urge Americans to take it seriously, and provide an overview of our ongoing federal preparations for what’s likely to be an extremely dangerous and costly storm.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
National Hurricane Center Local Statements for Hurricane Irene, August 26, 2011 (15:39:05 UTC)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 – UPDATE 15:39:05 UTC. Hurricane Local Statements are prepared by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) giving specific details for their County Warning Area (CWA) on weather conditions, evacuation decisions made by local officials, and other precautions necessary to protect life and property. On this[Read More…]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke: Near- and Longer-Term Prospects for the U.S. Economy
Jackson Hole, Wyoming–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium. Good morning. As always, thanks are due to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for organizing this conference. This year’s topic, long-term economic growth, is indeed[Read More…]
Cheryl Frazier Joins Southland College Prep Charter High School as Dean
Cheryl Frazier. (photo supplied) RICHTON PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 26 2011—Cheryl Frazier has been appointed Dean of Students and Director of Forensics and Theatre at Southland College Prep Charter High School. “Cheryl Frazier has a diversified educational and professional background, in both the sciences and arts, that will serve Southland’s students well as[Read More…]
Red Cross Opening Shelters, Mobilizing Equipment as Hurricane Irene Heads Toward East Coast
Residents Urged To Heed Evacuation Orders WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 — Hurricane Irene is headed toward the East Coast and the American Red Cross is mobilizing disaster workers and equipment along much of the eastern seaboard to help those in the path of this powerful storm. Hurricane Irene is predicted to[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack on UN Compound in Nigeria
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned this morning’s attack on the United Nations building in Abuja, in which a number of people have been killed or wounded, and said he is dispatching top officials to the Nigerian capital to respond to the emergency. The compound in Abuja, a[Read More…]
Increasing Fuel Efficiency With a Smartphone
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. In July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference, researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and tell drivers when slowing down could[Read More…]
Study: Vitamin A Supplements Could Save the Lives of 600,000 Infants a Year
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2011. An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses and blindness amongst those below the age of five. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Pakistan’s Aga Khan University have shown[Read More…]
USDA to Hold Public Listening Session Related to Organic Food and Farming
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will hold a free public listening session on the department’s activities related to organic food and farming in order to gather input from farmers, consumers, and other interested parties regarding a wide range of subjects. The[Read More…]
Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Postponed Due to Hurricane Irene
Washington–(ENEWPF)–August 26, 2011. Last night Harry E. Johnson, Sr. president and CEO of the Washington DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. released the following statement about Dedication Day. Thank you for coming back this evening for a further update on our Dedication plans. In consultation with the[Read More…]
