Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011 – 2:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. As many of you know, this morning I had a meeting with Speaker Boehner, Leader Reid, as well as the two appropriations chairs, Inouye and Rogers, to discuss the situation with last year’s budget, and I[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State-Wide Launch of ‘Illinois Saves’ Financial Literacy Program Brings Financial Benefits to Families
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Today, as part of national Money Smart Week®, State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Brent Adams announce the launch of a state-wide effort to help working families improve their financial futures with “Illinois Saves.” The program is also partnering with Consumer[Read More…]
IDOT Announces 2011 Operation Teen Safe Driving Winners
SPRINGFIELD–(ENWESPF)–April 5, 2011. Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig, Secretary of State Jesse White, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, Illinois State Police (ISP), Ford Motor Company Fund and The Allstate Foundation today announced the winning schools from each region under the 2011 Operation Teen Safe Driving Program. The winners[Read More…]
Dandelions: Don’t Kill ‘Em, Eat ‘Em
Cumberland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. The memory of my grandmother’s glee during this time of year is rekindled every spring when the light green shoots of dandelions emerge from the soil. Gram would get out there and dig like crazy before the plants flowered and became too bitter to consume (comfortably).[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Among ICJIA Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Awardees
Village of Park Forest Recipient of $20,000 Grant CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2011. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Executive Director Jack Cutrone today announced recipients of federal fiscal year 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awards for law enforcement vehicles. ICJIA designated more than $810,000 to 42 local law enforcement[Read More…]
Departments of Energy and Interior Announce $26.6 Million in Funding to Develop Advanced Hydropower Technologies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on development of innovative technologies that can[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 5, 2011 (Update 11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) continued efforts Tuesday to stop the flow of radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. On Saturday, workers found a crack in a concrete enclosure used to carry electric[Read More…]
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report. About 46 percent of teens have had sexual intercourse. About 14[Read More…]
Long-Term Care is Newest Topic on NIHSeniorHealth Site
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. What is long-term care and will I need it? If I do need long-term care services, where can I find them? Are there things I should be doing now to plan ahead? Older adults and their loved ones can find easy-to-understand answers to these and other[Read More…]
Studies Find Possible New Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Scientists have confirmed one gene variant and have identified several others that may be risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of the disorder. In the largest genome-wide association study, or GWAS, ever conducted in Alzheimer’s research, investigators studied DNA samples from more[Read More…]
