Sydney, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014 AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE DAVID JOHNSTON: (off-mic) discussions and we’ve had a roundtable discussion with some strategic commentators in Australia. Can I say this is the fourth time we’ve met? I’m very pleased that Secretary Hagel is here in Australia. I’m delighted to welcome him. I’m[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governor Hickenlooper’s Marijuana Prevention Campaign Reminiscent of Failed ‘This is Your Brain’ Effort
Approach Emphasizes Scare Tactics over More Effective Reality-Based Education Denver, CO—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Governor John Hickenlooper has introduced his administration’s marijuana prevention campaign to deter underage consumption. The theme of the campaign is marijuana’s potential impact on the developing adolescent brain, using the slogan “don’t be a lab rat.” The[Read More…]
Top of Head Concussions More Likely to Result in Loss of Consciousness
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A new study examines whether the location of impact affects the severity of concussions in young athletes. The study, “Impact Locations and Concussion Outcomes in High School Football Player-to-Player Collisions,” in the September 2014 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 11), analyzed injury surveillance data for[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Milestone for Commercial Wind Energy Development Offshore North Carolina
BOEM Defines Over 300,000 Acres for Three Wind Energy Areas for Renewable Energy Development WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy[Read More…]
Vermont Law School Becomes First BEE Protective Campus!
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Vermont Law School announced Friday that its campus is going neonicotinoid pesticide-free, making it the first higher-education campus in the country to earn official recognition from the BEE Protective Campaign, led by Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety. The university joins an expanding list of communities[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Innovative Swedish-Based Manufacturer to Expand in Naperville
SKF Group Creating 80 Jobs, Investing $18.6 Million in Research Center CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Swedish-based SKF Group has selected Illinois for its new North American research and development facility, which will create 40 full-time jobs within two years and another 40 within four years.[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Expands Green Transportation Program on Illinois’ Highways
‘Bus on Shoulders’ Program Made Permanent and Will Now Transport Even More People Over More Illinois Highways CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to expand the innovative ‘Bus on Shoulders’ program and make Illinois’ highways more environmentally-friendly, efficient and accessible. The legislation is part of Governor Quinn’s[Read More…]
Remarks By Secretary of State Kerry After a Tour of the HMB Endeavour
Sydney, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening everybody and thank you so much for the privilege of visiting this extraordinary museum, which I know the London Times a number of years ago called the coolest museum in the world. They didn’t mean the weather when they said that.[Read More…]
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Child Sex Trafficking Laws
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Victor Manuel Contreras, 29, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for obstructing and interfering with the enforcement of federal child sex trafficking laws. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Distributing Credit Card Data Belonging to Thousands of Card Holders
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A Russian national indicted for hacking into point of sale systems at retailers throughout the United States and operating websites that distributed credit card data of thousands of credit card holders appeared on Friday for arraignment in U.S. federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan[Read More…]
