Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Aspen Foods Division of Koch Meats, a Chicago, Il., based establishment, is recalling 28,980 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with a particular strain of Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. FSIS requested Aspen Foods[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Village of Park Forest’s 10th Annual Veterans Day Recognition Event to be Held on November 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. The Village Of Park Forest’s Tenth Annual Veterans Day Recognition event featuring Ava Logan in concert will be held on Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Freedom Hall 410 Lakewood Boulevard. Ava Logan is an award winning singer-actress from Washington, D.C., who now lives[Read More…]
Ebola: Doctors Without Borders Urges Immediate Action on Vaccines and Treatments for Frontline Workers
An MSF staff member examines a young patient at the Guéckédou Ebola case management center in Guinea. Julien Rey/MSF Geneva—(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Following a high-level meeting on access and funding for Ebola vaccines convened yesterday by World Health Organization (WHO), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged that plans[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Use Not Associated With Deficits In Intelligence Quotient
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Moderate cannabis consumption by young people is not positively associated with changes in intelligence quotient (IQ), according to data presented this week at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual congress in Berlin, Germany. Investigators at the University College of London[Read More…]
Ebola: Industry Leaders Meet to Discuss Vaccine Trials, as UN Agencies Continue Aid Push
Clinical trials of this candidate Ebola vaccine will take place in the US, Germany, Gabon and Kenya. Photo: WHO/M. Missioneiro GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–24 October 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a meeting with top Government officials from Ebola-affected countries, regulatory agencies, vaccine manufacturers and funding agencies to[Read More…]
After Congressional Hearing on Ebola Prep. National Nurses Say Mandate for Hospitals Still Needed
NNU co-president Deborah Burger, RN testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Following a Congressional hearing Friday morning in Washington on Ebola and the latest confirmed Ebola patient in New York Thursday, National Nurses United said a major gap remains in U.S.[Read More…]
Spring 2015 Registration Underway at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. Registration for the spring 2015 semester is now open at Prairie State College (PSC). New this semester at PSC is Flexible Scheduling – classes starting at different times during the semester. Students can choose their schedule, their class, their time. Hundreds of courses are offered days,[Read More…]
Roosevelt University String Chamber Musicians to Perform October 31 with Ying Quartet
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. String musicians studying at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) will perform with the Ying Quartet during CCPA’s String Chamber Music Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 in the University’s Ganz Hall, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Known for its brilliant communicative performances and[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Oct. 24, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s been a long week. I don’t have an opening statement for you. I’ll spare you that. I’ll just go right to questions. Bob? Q: Admiral, I was going to ask you about some of the comments that General[Read More…]
Protect Yourself from Electronic Spying with ‘Surveillance Self-Defense’
EFF Releases Updated Guide to Privacy and Security for Internet Users Worldwide San Francisco –(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched its updated “Surveillance Self-Defense” report today, a comprehensive how-to guide to protecting yourself from electronic spying for Internet users all over the world. “Everyone has something to[Read More…]
